RACE RECAP | DAYTONA 500
10 Mark Martin
9 Paul Menard
8 Kyle Busch
7 Regan Smith
6 Juan Montoya
5 Kurt Busch
4 Bobby Labonte
3 David Gilliland
2 Carl Edwards

VICTORY LANE

1 Trevor Bayne a rookie in just his second Cup Series race ever, wins the sports biggest race driving for one of the sports most storied car owners in Wood Brothers Racing. He’s also the youngest driver ever to win the Great American Race.

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

– Kyle Busch brought out the first caution spinning in the two-car draft with Michael Waltrip, no damage to the 18 machine.

-Kevin Harvick blew an (ECR) engine early on in this race, from the smoke Jeff Gordon tagged the back of Robby Gordon’s machine.

-Massive wreck on lap 29 when David Reutimann got spun by Michael Waltrip, involved are Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Brian Keselowski, Greg Biffle, Marcos Ambrose, Brian Vickers, Travis Kvapil, and others. 17 cars in total in this Big One.

-Jeff Burton is the second victim of a blown RCR (ECR) engine.

-Juan Pablo Montoya spun off turn 4 about half way

-Matt Kenseth wrecks hard in the tri-oval.

-Greg Biffle, Juan Montoya wreck hard for caution 11

-Brad Keselowski got turned into the wall

-Kasey Kahne blew a tire with 18 laps to go

-Jamie McMurray’s engine (ECR) dropped a cylinder

-Wreck with 4 laps to go, Regan Smith, Ryan Newman, and Clint Bowyer

-Dale Earnhardt Jr. came in for a flat tire under caution

-David Ragan black flagged on the restart for changing lanes too soon

GREEN WHITE CHECKERED #1 – Dale Earnhardt Jr, Martin Truex, Ryan Newman involved