A difficult end to an amazing race at Daytona International Speedway. During Saturday’s Nationwide race, Kyle Larson gets airborne with several cars piling up behind him. Tony Stewart managed to slide through, finding his way to victory lane.
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Statement From Daytona International Speedway
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Statement from Daytona International Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood provided the following statement Saturday evening:
First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers are with our race fans.
Following the incident, we responded appropriately according to our safety protocols and had emergency medical personnel at the incident immediately.
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NNS Recap: Last Lap Wreck At Daytona Injures Fans, Mars Tony Stewart’s Nationwide Victory
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By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tony Stewart won Saturday’s DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway, but the elation of his victory disappeared in the wake of a heart-stopping wreck that saw Kyle Larson’s car demolished after flying into the crossover gate that provides access from the asphalt to the main grandstand.
2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Daytona Starting Lineup – Bayne On Pole
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1 6 Trevor Bayne Cargill Ford 50.801 177.162
2 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Alliance Truck Parts Ford 50.885 176.869
3 77 Parker Kligerman Bandit Chippers Toyota 50.905 176.800
4 60 Travis Pastrana Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 50.952 176.637
5 3 Austin Dillon AdvoCare Chevrolet 51.020 176.401
6 11 Elliott Sadler OneMain Toyota 51.030 176.367
7 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Toyota 51.030 176.367
8 99 Alex Bowman # Florida Lottery Toyota 51.038 176.339
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9 18 Matt Kenseth(i) GameStop/Turtle Beach Toyota 51.042 176.325
10 33 Tony Stewart(i) Oreo/Ritz Chevrolet 51.043 176.322
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Danica Patrick to Race for Turner Scott Motorsports in Daytona Nationwide Race
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Patrick to Kick Off 2013 NNS Season in No. 34 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Camaro
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (February 14, 2013) – It was announced today that Danica Patrick will pilot Turner Scott Motorsports’ fourth entry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Daytona International Speedway. Patrick, who will be a full-time Rookie of the Year candidate in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) in 2013, will be behind the wheel of the No. 34 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Camaro in the season-opening DRIVE4COPD 300. Veteran crew chief Mike Greci will be calling the shots from atop the pit box.
The former IndyCar driver, who made her Nationwide Series debut at the 2.5-mile superspeedway in 2010, has five previous NNS starts in Daytona, with a best finish of 10th (July, 2011). Patrick has three top-five starts at the Daytona Beach, Fla. track, including one pole award, which she earned in the first race of the 2012 season.
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