Race Results

• Stewart wins at Daytona: #4-Tony Stewart, making his only planned Nationwide start of the year, won the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway. This is his second consecutive February Daytona win. #60-Carl Edwards finished second. The rest of the top 10: #33-Kevin Harvick, #12-Justin Allgaier, #32-Brian Vickers, #98-Paul Menard, #20-Joey Logano, #1-James Buescher, #10-Steve Wallace, and #38-Kasey Kahne. #7-Danica Patrick was caught in a large accident involving 12 cars midway through the race and finished 35th. Another large wreck came on lap 91 and invovled numerous cars near the front of the race. The accident started when #60-Edwards got into #22-Keselowski, who hit Earnhardt, Jr. in the rear quarter panel. Earhhardt, Jr. flipped over and back upright before sliding backwards across the track. No one was injured, but the race was red flagged for 11 minutes for track cleanup. There were 7 cautions for 32 laps and 16 lead changes among 12 leaders.(2-13-2010)

• Daytona Race Fast Facts:
  Tony Stewart won the DRIVE4COPD 300, his ninth victory in 90 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
  This is his fifth victory and seventh top-10 finish in ten races at Daytona International Speedway.
  Carl Edwards (second) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 11 races at Daytona International Speedway.
  Kevin Harvick (third) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 16 races at Daytona International Speedway.
  James Buescher (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  Tony Stewart leads the point standings by 20 points over Carl Edwards.(NASCAR Statistics)(2-13-2010)

• Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Daytona and their finish
  Caution 1: none, no one on track a lap or more down
  Caution 2: #89-Shepherd, 22nd
  Caution 3: #7-Patrick, 35th
  Caution 4: none, #23-Richardon was involved in the wreck
  Caution 5: #05-Green, 27th
  Caution 6: #02-Efland, 21st
  Caution 7: #18-Busch, 18th
  (NASCAR PR)(2-13-2010)

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 80,000, Tony Stewart won the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway. To start the race, no cars dropped to the rear of the field.
Failed to Qualify: (8) 0, 56, 83, 75, 73, 92, 35, 70.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 25 Mins, 32 Secs.
Average Speed: 123.683 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.309 Seconds

Caution Flags: 7 for 32 laps: Laps: 2-5 (#04, 41 Accident Frontstretch [None]); 8-11 (#01, 16, 26, 40, 61, 81, 98, 99 Accident Turn 2 [89]); 52-55 (#01 Spun Turn 3 [7]); 69-78 (#6, 7, 10, 11, 16, 21, 23, 31, 43, 48, 61, 87 Accident Frontrstretch [None]); 85-88 (Debris Backstretch [05]); 93-95 (#01, 05, 18, 20, 22, 33, 60, 62, 87, 88 Accident Backstretch [Red Flag 11 min. 0 sec.] [02]); 98-100 (Debris Turn 3 [18]).
Lead Changes: 16 among 12 drivers: K. Busch 1-5; K. Harvick 6-42; K. Busch 43-46; T. Raines 47-49; J. Nemechek 50-52; G. Biffle 53-61; Brad Keselowski 62-64; T. Stewart 65-74; M. Wallace 75; E. McClure 76; C. Edwards 77-78; K. Busch 79; C. Edwards 80-82; D. Earnhardt Jr. 83-89; T. Stewart 90-92; S. Wallace 93-95; T. Stewart 96-120.
Featherlite Most Improved Driver : Eric McClure, #24 11 Places
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Tony Stewart, #4
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : James Buescher, #1
Raybestos Rookie of the Race : James Buescher, #1
Sunoco Diamond Performance : Tony Stewart, #4
WIX Filters Lap Leader : Tony Stewart, #4 38 Laps