Denny Hamlin won the Winn Dixie 250 powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway. He scored his eighth career victory in his 103rd series race. Hamlin’s last win came at Dover in May. He has finished first or second in his last five Nationwide starts. Hamlin became the 16th different winner in 34 series races at Daytona. Hamlin led three times for 29 laps, including the final 16. He led the most laps.
Hamlin’s win marked the 12th series victory for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2008.
The most wins by a series team in a single season is 13 by Richard Childress Racing in 2007.
Hamlin scored the 13th series victory for Toyota in 2008. Chevrolet has four wins and Ford has two. Dodge still seeks its first of the season.
Toyota scored their second victory at Daytona, sweeping both races in 2008. Tony Stewart won at Daytona in February.
The #20 has won all three restrictor-plate races this season.
Kyle Busch (second) scored his third top-5 finish in 10 races at Daytona.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (third) has scored top-10 finishes in all three series restrictor-plate races this season.
Points leader Clint Bowyer finished fourth, posting his series leading 16th top-10 finish of 2008 and ninth in a row.
Bowyer remained the points leader for the 14th straight race (since Nashville) by 202 points over second-place Brad Keselowski. This is the largest points margin of the season.
Rookie Pole winner Bryan Clauson finished 19th.
The top-10 finishers consisted of six Chevrolets, two Toyotas and one Ford and one Dodge.
The race featured 17 lead changes among 10 drivers.
The race featured just three cautions for 10 laps, tying the record for the fewest at Daytona for the fifth time. It is also the fewest this season.
The race featured the seventh green-white-checkered finish in 2008.(ESPN.com)(7-7-2008)
