* Tony Stewart picked up his 47th career win in his 482nd race.
* His 47 Cup wins are now 14th all time.
* The man they call ‘Smoke’ grabbed his fourth Daytona win, all in the July race.
* Stewart has won four of the last eight Coke Zero 400s.
* He won from the 42nd start position, which is the lowest for a winner at Daytona.
* The No. 14 initially qualified second, but the time was disallowed for an illegal modification.
* Stewart’s third Cup win of 2012 ties Brad Keselowski for most in the series.
* His winning pass was the fifth last-lap pass at Daytona in the last 12 races.
* It’s the 17th win for Stewart-Hass Racing, the fourth of 2012 and their second at Daytona.
* Jeff Burton’s second-place finish was his best of the season.
* Matt Kenseth (third) led the most laps (89), and has three consecutive top-threes at Daytona.
* Joey Logano (fourth) had his third top-10 finish at Daytona, all in the last three races.
* Ryan Newman (fifth) posted his best finish at Daytona since winning the 500 (in 2008).
* Sam Hornish Jr. piloted the No. 22 car after AJ Allmendinger was suspended for a failed drug test.
(Racing Recall/nascar.com)(7-7-2012)
