1 4 17 Matt Kenseth Best Buy Ford
2 5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet
3 2 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
4 31 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota
5 9 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
6 37 27 Paul Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet
7 13 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
8 1 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford
9 12 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota
10 22 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Toyota
11 30 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota
12 26 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
13 7 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford
14 32 47 Bobby Labonte Kroger Toyota
15 24 36 Dave Blaney Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Chevrolet

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In the first ever never ending Monday Night / Tuesday Morning Prime-Time edition of The Daytona 500
RACE RECAP | DAYTONA 500
10 Mark Martin
9 Joey Logano
8 Carl Edwards
7 Kevin Harvick
6 Paul Menard
5 Jeff Burton
4 Denny Hamlin
3 Greg Biffle
2 Dale Earnhardt

VICTORY LANE

1 Matt Kenseth becomes a two time Daytona 500 winner, overcoming overheating and radio problems throughout the night

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RACE RECAP | GATORADE DUEL #2

On lap 6 JJ Yeley hit the apron having trouble with his 49 machine

Kenny Wallace lost the draft with 29 laps to go and later had fuel problems on the #09 car

Kurt Busch got busted with speeding on pit road

Transferring into the Daytona 500: Joe Nemechek and Dave Blaney

5 Greg Biffle
4 Elliott Sadler
3 Jimmie Johnson
2 Regan Smith

1 Victory Lane – Greg Biffle led most of this race, which was pretty uneventful until the final lap, but it was teammate Matt Kenseth who took the checkered flag first.

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1 7 17 Matt Kenseth Best Buy Ford
2 18 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row/CSX Play It Safe Chevrolet
3 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
4 16 33 Elliott Sadler(i) General Mills/Kroger Chevrolet
5 1 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
6 9 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota
7 12 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Brown Toyota
8 3 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
9 8 39 Ryan Newman U.S. ARMY/Quicken Loans Chevrolet
10 10 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
11 5 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Toyota
12 14 36 * Dave Blaney Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Chevrolet
13 4 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
14 15 51 Kurt Busch Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet
15 24 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota
16 19 47 Bobby Labonte Kroger Toyota
17 17 87 * Joe Nemechek(i) AM FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota
18 2 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford
19 22 23 * Robert Richardson Jr.(i) North Texas Pipe Toyota
20 20 97 * Bill Elliott AM FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota
21 13 09 * Kenny Wallace(i) American Ethanol Toyota
22 11 26 *Tony Raines Front Row Motorsports Ford
23 21 93 David Reutimann Burger King Toyota
24 23 49 * JJ Yeley America Israel Racing Toyota

Minneapolis, Dec. 20, 2011 – Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced a new sponsorship deal for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Season. Best Buy will serve as primary sponsor of the Matt Kenseth No. 17 Ford for nine races and Carl Edwards’ No. 99 Ford for two races. In addition, Best Buy will serve as associate sponsor for each.

“Best Buy is thrilled to announce this new NASCAR sponsorship deal with Roush Fenway Racing,” said Drew Panayiotou, senior vice president of marketing for Best Buy. “Roush Fenway Racing is a great fit for Best Buy Racing. NASCAR continues to be a relevant way for us to connect with our customers. Our goal is to reach our target audiences in a meaningful way, while maximizing the value of our marketing and sponsorship investments.”

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