DRIVE4COPD 300 - DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Nationwide Series Race #1 of 34 for the 2011 season
Daytona Race Page
Race Results
30TH ANNUAL DRIVE4COPD "300"
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Daytona Beach, FL - February 19, 2011
2.5-Mile Oval
120 Laps - 300 Miles Purse: $2,500,865
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Fin
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Car
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Series
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Bonus
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Driver
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Leader
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Pos
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Pos
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No
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Driver
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Team
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Laps
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Points
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Points
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Rating
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Winnings
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Status
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tms
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Laps
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1 |
14 |
4 |
Tony Stewart |
Oreo/Ritz Chevrolet |
120 |
0 |
0 |
125.9 |
$103,695 |
Running |
5 |
13 |
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2 |
1 |
33 |
Clint Bowyer |
Rheem Chevrolet |
120 |
0 |
0 |
125 |
87,650 |
Running |
8 |
40 |
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3 |
2 |
1 |
Landon Cassill |
Phoenix Construction Chevrolet |
120 |
41 |
0 |
101.3 |
74,875 |
Running |
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4 |
3 |
5 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr |
Hellmann's Chevrolet |
120 |
0 |
0 |
104.4 |
60,750 |
Running |
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5 |
16 |
32 |
Reed Sorenson |
Dollar General Chevrolet |
120 |
39 |
0 |
96.7 |
63,128 |
Running |
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6 |
22 |
30 |
Jason Leffler |
AccuDoc Chevrolet |
120 |
38 |
0 |
98.9 |
58,453 |
Running |
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7 |
8 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Z-Line Toyota |
120 |
0 |
0 |
118.7 |
49,710 |
Running |
6 |
17 |
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8 |
10 |
6 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr |
Blackwell Angus Ford |
120 |
36 |
0 |
96.4 |
55,603 |
Running |
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9 |
26 |
99 |
Michael Waltrip |
Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota |
120 |
0 |
0 |
92.2 |
53,853 |
Running |
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10 |
7 |
16 |
Trevor Bayne |
Ford Drive One Ford |
120 |
35 |
1 |
109.8 |
54,528 |
Running |
2 |
9 |
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11 |
20 |
38 |
Kasey Kahne |
Great Clips Chevrolet |
120 |
0 |
0 |
87.6 |
45,335 |
Running |
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12 |
6 |
20 |
Joey Logano |
GameStop Toyota |
120 |
0 |
0 |
117.7 |
44,960 |
Running |
10 |
22 |
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13 |
30 |
19 |
Mike Bliss |
TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet |
119 |
31 |
0 |
75 |
52,153 |
Running |
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14 |
4 |
7 |
Danica Patrick |
GoDaddy.com Chevrolet |
119 |
31 |
1 |
89.9 |
50,728 |
Running |
1 |
1 |
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15 |
18 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
D.A.B. Constructors, Inc. Toyota |
119 |
29 |
0 |
83.7 |
51,453 |
Running |
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16 |
29 |
51 |
Jeremy Clements |
RaceDaySponsor.com Chevrolet |
119 |
28 |
0 |
79.9 |
46,160 |
Running |
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17 |
23 |
52 |
Bobby Santos |
Target Your Market Promotions Chevrolet |
119 |
27 |
0 |
67.3 |
43,310 |
Running |
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18 |
36 |
15 |
Todd Bodine |
Tire Kingdom/Valvoline Toyota |
119 |
0 |
0 |
77.4 |
49,653 |
Running |
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19 |
15 |
88 |
Aric Almirola |
GT Vodka/Hard Rock Chevrolet |
119 |
25 |
0 |
71.5 |
49,528 |
Running |
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20 |
21 |
66 |
Steve Wallace |
5 Hour Energy Toyota |
118 |
24 |
0 |
63.7 |
50,128 |
Running |
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21 |
43 |
05 |
David Starr |
31-W/ALS Association Chevrolet |
118 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42,810 |
Running |
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22 |
24 |
70 |
Shelby Howard |
Foretravel Chevrolet |
118 |
22 |
0 |
70.4 |
49,153 |
Running |
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23 |
33 |
81 |
Donnie Neuenberger |
Eagle Convenience Stores Dodge |
118 |
21 |
0 |
46.1 |
49,378 |
Running |
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24 |
35 |
141 |
Patrick Sheltra |
Fuel Doctor Ford |
118 |
20 |
0 |
50.3 |
42,385 |
Running |
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25 |
41 |
28 |
Derrike Cope |
ThePreventionPlan.com Chevrolet |
118 |
19 |
0 |
44.3 |
49,328 |
Running |
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26 |
39 |
89 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Salvation Army Chevrolet |
117 |
18 |
0 |
41.2 |
48,578 |
Running |
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27 |
5 |
31 |
Justin Allgaier |
Brandt Chevrolet |
116 |
17 |
0 |
64.4 |
48,478 |
Running |
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28 |
25 |
09 |
Kenny Wallace |
UNOH Toyota |
115 |
16 |
0 |
43.5 |
48,403 |
Running |
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29 |
9 |
60 |
Carl Edwards |
Fastenal Ford |
107 |
0 |
0 |
58.1 |
41,835 |
Running |
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30 |
12 |
22 |
Brad Keselowski |
Discount Tire Dodge |
105 |
0 |
0 |
100.8 |
42,710 |
Accident |
3 |
17 |
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31 |
31 |
39 |
Josh Wise |
Cajun USA Ford |
103 |
13 |
0 |
55.6 |
48,703 |
Accident |
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32 |
38 |
23 |
Robert Richardson |
Wildlife Conservation Society Dodge |
103 |
12 |
0 |
53.5 |
47,928 |
Overheating |
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33 |
34 |
14 |
Eric McClure |
Hefty Black Out Chevrolet |
95 |
11 |
0 |
39.4 |
47,878 |
Running |
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34 |
11 |
11 |
Brian Scott |
Shore Lodge Toyota |
70 |
10 |
0 |
42 |
47,828 |
Engine |
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35 |
42 |
40 |
Scott Wimmer |
Key Motorsports Chevrolet |
57 |
9 |
0 |
31.5 |
47,678 |
Engine |
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36 |
17 |
12 |
Sam Hornish Jr |
"392" Dodge Challenger Dodge |
53 |
8 |
0 |
51.5 |
41,135 |
Accident |
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37 |
27 |
01 |
Mike Wallace |
G&K Services Chevrolet |
51 |
8 |
1 |
47.4 |
47,538 |
Running |
1 |
1 |
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38 |
19 |
2 |
Elliott Sadler |
OneMain Financial Chevrolet |
45 |
6 |
0 |
49 |
41,010 |
Running |
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39 |
13 |
62 |
Michael Annett |
Pilot Travel Centers/Flying J Toyota |
26 |
5 |
0 |
53.7 |
47,428 |
Accident |
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40 |
28 |
44 |
Jeff Green |
TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet |
18 |
4 |
0 |
32.4 |
40,910 |
Rear Gear |
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41 |
37 |
24 |
Kevin Lepage |
RaceDaySponsor.com Ford |
12 |
3 |
0 |
27.4 |
40,865 |
Vibration |
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42 |
40 |
27 |
J.R. Fitzpatrick |
Schick Hydro/Energizer Ford |
10 |
2 |
0 |
27 |
47,278 |
Accident |
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43 |
32 |
25 |
Kelly Bires |
RaceDaySponsor.com Ford |
5 |
1 |
0 |
25.8 |
40,721 |
Overheating |
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus.
Failed to qualify: (2) #55 Brett Rowe; #79 Jennifer Jo Cobb
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 82,000, Tony Stewart won the DRIVE4COPD 300, his 10th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. To start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: No. 32 (unapproved adjustments during
impound).
TIME OF RACE:2 hours, 8 minutes, 52 seconds AVERAGE SPEED:139.679 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY:0.007 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Clint Bowyer (180.821 mph. 49.773 secs.)
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER: Jeremy Clements (23 Places)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Earnhardt Childress Racing (#33)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Landon Cassill
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Not Awarded
Caution Flags: 5 cautions for 23 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 17-20 (Car #1, 11, 12, 31 Accident Frontstretch [None]); 25-28 (Car #01, 2, 6, 09, 15, 62 Accident Turn 1 [12]); 57-59 (Car #12, 15 Accident Frontstretch [19]); 102-104 (Debris [30]); 106-114
(Car #15, 16, 22, 39, 41 Accident Frontstretch [Red Flag 5 Min 36 Sec] [38]).
Lap Leaders: 35 lead changes among 8 drivers. Bowyer 1, Logano 2, Stewart 3, K. Busch 4, Logano 5-7, Stewart 8-9, Bowyer 10-17, Wallace 18, Bowyer 19-20, Logano 21, K. Busch 22-29, Patrick 30, Keselowski 31-32, Logano 33, Keselowski 34-36, Bayne 37-39,
Keselowski 40-51, Bayne 52-57, Logano 58-66, Bowyer 67-71, Logano 72-73, K. Busch 74-75, Stewart 76-77, Logano 78, Bowyer 79-84, K. Busch 85, Logano 86, Stewart 87-93, Logano 94, Bowyer 95-98, Logano 99-100, K. Busch 101-104, Bowyer 105-116, K. Busch 117,
Bowyer 118-119, Stewart 120.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS that were posted the day of the race
OFFICIAL RESULTS WILL be posted sometime on Monday following the race, ABOVE
Source: NASCAR Statistics
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Stewart wins at Daytona: #4-Tony Stewart won the DRIVEFORCOPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway, beating #33-Clint Bowyer to the finish line by .007 seconds. It is the third closest finish in the history of the series and the closest ever at Daytona. It was Stewart's 4th Nationwide Series win in a row. #1-Landon Cassill finished third followed by #5-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #32-Reeed Sorenson, #30-Jason Leffler, #18-Kyle Busch, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, #99-Michael Waltrip, and #16-Trevor Bayne. There were 5 cautions for 23 laps and 35 lead changes among 8 leaders. The announced attendance was 82,000. Complete results are posted on the Daytona race results page. (2-19-2011)
Daytona Race Fast Facts:
Tony Stewart(i) won the 30th Annual DRIVE4COPD 300, his 10th victory in 91 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2011.
This is his sixth victory and eighth top-10 finish in 11 races at Daytona International Speedway.
Clint Bowyer(i) (second) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 12 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2011.
Landon Cassill (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Daytona International Speedway.
Landon Cassill leads the point standings by 2 points over Reed Sorenson.
This event was the third closest finish in NASCAR Nationwide Series history and the closest in series history at Daytona International Speedway since introduction of electronic scoring.
This event tied the previous race records (1984, 1986) of 35 passes for the lead.
(NASCAR Statistics)(2-19-2011)Driver standings following Daytona:
1) #1-Landon Cassill 41
2) #32-Reed Sorenson 39
3) #30-Jason Leffler 38
4) #6- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 36
5) #16-Trevor Bayne 35
6) #19-Mike Bliss 31
7) #7-Danica Patrick 31
8) #87-Joe Nemechek 29
9) #51-Jeremy Clements 28
10) #52-Bobby Santos 27
Complete standings are posted on the driver standings page. (2-19-2011)-
Owner Standings following Daytona are posted. The top 30 from 2010 will remain locked in at Phoenix.(2-19-2011)
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: #12-Hornish,
Caution 3: #19-Bliss,
Caution 4: #30-Leffler,
Caution 5: #38-Kahne,
(NASCAR PR)(2-19-2011)
Unofficial Race Results for the 30Th Annual Drive4copd 300 - Saturday, February 19, 2011 Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, FL - 2.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 120 Laps - 300 Miles - Purse: $2,500,865
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Pts | Bns | Driver Rating | Winnings | Status | Tms | Laps |
| 1 | 14 | 4 | Tony Stewart(i) | Oreo/Ritz Chevy | 120 | 0 | 125.9 | $103,695 | Running | 5 | 13 | |
| 2 | 1 | 33 | Clint Bowyer(i) | Rheem Heating, Cooling & Water Heating Chevy | 120 | 0 | 125.0 | $87,650 | Running | 8 | 40 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 120 | 41 | 101.3 | $81,343 | Running | |||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i) | Hellmann's Chevy | 120 | 0 | 104.4 | $60,750 | Running | |||
| 5 | 16 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Chevy | 120 | 39 | 96.7 | $63,128 | Running | |||
| 6 | 22 | 30 | Jason Leffler | AccuDoc Chevy | 120 | 38 | 98.9 | $58,453 | Running | |||
| 7 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Z-Line Toyota | 120 | 0 | 118.7 | $49,710 | Running | 6 | 17 | |
| 8 | 10 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Blackwell Angus Ford | 120 | 36 | 96.4 | $55,603 | Running | |||
| 9 | 26 | 99 | Michael Waltrip(i) | Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota | 120 | 0 | 92.2 | $53,853 | Running | |||
| 10 | 7 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | Ford Drive One Ford | 120 | 35 | 1 | 109.8 | $54,528 | Running | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | 20 | 38 | Kasey Kahne(i) | Great Clips Chevy | 120 | 0 | 87.6 | $45,335 | Running | |||
| 12 | 6 | 20 | Joey Logano(i) | GameStop Toyota | 120 | 0 | 117.7 | $44,960 | Running | 10 | 22 | |
| 13 | 30 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 119 | 31 | 75.0 | $52,153 | Running | |||
| 14 | 4 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 119 | 31 | 1 | 89.9 | $50,728 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 18 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | D.A.B. Constructors, Inc. Toyota | 119 | 29 | 83.7 | $51,453 | Running | |||
| 16 | 29 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | RaceDaySponsor.com Chevy | 119 | 28 | 79.9 | $46,160 | Running | |||
| 17 | 23 | 52 | Bobby Santos | Target Your Market Promotions Chevy | 119 | 27 | 67.3 | $43,310 | Running | |||
| 18 | 36 | 15 | Todd Bodine(i) | Tire Kingdom/Valvoline Toyota | 119 | 0 | 77.4 | $49,653 | Running | |||
| 19 | 15 | 88 | Aric Almirola | GT Vodka/Hard Rock Chevy | 119 | 25 | 71.5 | $49,528 | Running | |||
| 20 | 21 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5 Hour Energy Toyota | 118 | 24 | 63.7 | $50,128 | Running | |||
| 21 | 43 | 05 | David Starr(i) | 31-W Insulation Chevy | 118 | 0 | 59.1 | $49,278 | Running | |||
| 22 | 24 | 70 | Shelby Howard | Foretravel Chevy | 118 | 22 | 70.4 | $49,153 | Running | |||
| 23 | 33 | 81 | Donnie Neuenberger | Eagle Convenience Stores Dodge | 118 | 21 | 46.1 | $49,378 | Running | |||
| 24 | 35 | 41 | Patrick Sheltra | Fuel Doctor Ford | 118 | 20 | 50.3 | $42,385 | Running | |||
| 25 | 41 | 28 | Derrike Cope | ThePreventionPlan.com Chevy | 118 | 19 | 44.3 | $49,328 | Running | |||
| 26 | 39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Salvation Army Chevy | 117 | 18 | 41.2 | $48,578 | Running | |||
| 27 | 5 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 116 | 17 | 64.4 | $48,478 | Running | |||
| 28 | 25 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | UNOH Toyota | 115 | 16 | 43.5 | $48,403 | Running | |||
| 29 | 9 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Fastenal Ford | 107 | 0 | 58.1 | $41,835 | Running | |||
| 30 | 12 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 105 | 0 | 100.8 | $42,710 | Accident | 3 | 17 | |
| 31 | 31 | 39 | Josh Wise | Cajun USA Ford | 103 | 13 | 55.6 | $48,703 | Accident | |||
| 32 | 38 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Wildlife Conservation Society Dodge | 103 | 12 | 53.5 | $47,928 | Overheating | |||
| 33 | 34 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty Black Out Chevy | 95 | 11 | 39.4 | $47,878 | Running | |||
| 34 | 11 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 70 | 10 | 42.0 | $47,828 | Engine | |||
| 35 | 42 | 40 | Scott Wimmer | Key Motorsports Chevy | 57 | 9 | 31.5 | $41,210 | Engine | |||
| 36 | 17 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 392 Dodge Challenger Dodge | 53 | 8 | 51.5 | $41,135 | Accident | |||
| 37 | 27 | 01 | Mike Wallace | G&K Services Chevy | 51 | 8 | 1 | 47.4 | $41,070 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | 19 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Chevy | 45 | 6 | 49.0 | $41,010 | Running | |||
| 39 | 13 | 62 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers/Flying J Toyota | 26 | 5 | 53.7 | $47,428 | Accident | |||
| 40 | 28 | 44 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 18 | 4 | 32.4 | $40,910 | Rear Gear | |||
| 41 | 37 | 24 | Kevin Lepage | RaceDaySponsor.com Ford | 12 | 3 | 27.4 | $40,865 | Vibration | |||
| 42 | 40 | 27 | JR Fitzpatrick | Schick Hydro/Energizer Ford | 10 | 2 | 27.0 | $47,278 | Accident | |||
| 43 | 32 | 25 | Kelly Bires | RaceDaySponsor.com Ford | 5 | 1 | 25.8 | $40,721 | Overheating |
Failed to Qualify: (2) #55-Brett Rowe, #79-Jennifer Jo Cobb #.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 08 Mins, 52 Secs.
Average Speed: 139.679 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.007 Seconds
Caution Flags: 5 for 23 laps: Laps: 17-20 (#1, 11, 12, 31 Accident Frontstretch [None]); 25-28 (#01, 2, 6, 09, 15, 62 Accident Turn 1 [12]); 57-59 (#12, 15 Accident Frontstretch [19]); 102-104 (Debris [30]); 106-114 (#15, 16, 22, 39, 41 Accident Frontstretch [Red Flag 5 min 36 sec] [38]).
Lead Changes: 35 among 8 drivers: C. Bowyer(i) 1; J. Logano(i) 2; T. Stewart(i) 3; K. Busch(i) 4; J. Logano(i) 5-7; T. Stewart(i) 8-9; C. Bowyer(i) 10-17; M. Wallace 18; C. Bowyer(i) 19-20; J. Logano(i) 21; K. Busch(i) 22-29; D. Patrick 30; B. Keselowski(i) 31-32; J. Logano(i) 33; B. Keselowski(i) 34-36; T. Bayne 37-39; B. Keselowski(i) 40-51; T. Bayne 52-57; J. Logano(i) 58-66; C. Bowyer(i) 67-71; J. Logano(i) 72-73; K. Busch(i) 74-75; T. Stewart(i) 76-77; J. Logano(i) 78; C. Bowyer(i) 79-84; K. Busch(i) 85; J. Logano(i) 86; T. Stewart(i) 87-93; J. Logano(i) 94; C. Bowyer(i) 95-98; J. Logano(i) 99-100; K. Busch(i) 101-104; C. Bowyer(i) 105-116; K. Busch(i) 117; C. Bowyer(i) 118-119; T. Stewart(i) 120
Coors Light Pole Award : Clint Bowyer, #33 180.821 mph
Featherlite Most Improved Driver : Jeremy Clements, #51 23 Places
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Earnhardt Childress Racing, #33
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Landon Cassill, #1
