Car 3 historically leads the Daytona 500 & Dale Earnhardt Jr. Car 88 National Guard Chevrolet wins the race!
Historically Austin Dillon Car 3 DOW Chevrolet leads the field in 2014 Daytona 500 & Dale Earnhardt Jr. Car 88 National Guard Chevrolet wins the race in a exciting green white checker! Second place Denny Hamlin Car 11 FedEx Express Toyota had a great week during Speed Week and won everything he was in except this one but was able to give Dale Earnhardt Jr. a good fight to the end.
Austin Dillon Car 3 DOW Chevrolet leads the first lap and is able to hold the lead until lap 3 when passed by Denny Hamlin Car 11 FedEx Express Toyota. 1st Caution came out on lap 22 for Kyle Larson Car 42 Target Chevrolet spin then it was red flagged on lap 39 for rain. Daytona International Speedway Warning “Weather Alert: Severe weather forecasted for the DIS area. We highly advise that you clear the grandstands and secure items at campsites. Please take necessary precautions.” Race was rain delayed for 6 hours & 20 minutes and engines were restarted at 8:32 P.M. ET Engines re-started.
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Lap 39 caution resumes the field, lap 47 green flag race resumes with Kyle Busch Car 18 M&M’s Toyota as leader. Lap 75 Kyle Busch Car 18 M&M’s Toyota penalized with drive thru penalty for pit lane infraction, then on lap 78 Kyle Busch Car 18 M&M’s Toyota penalty upgraded to stop & go because he did not serve drive thru penalty.
The race was intense with 19 leaders & 43 lead changes which kept a lot drivers still in the race to the end.
The big one did not happen until lap 144 which involved 13 cars Kevin Harvick Car 4 Budweiser Chevrolet got into the Brian Scott Car 33 Whitetail Chevrolet, sending Aric Almirola Car 43 Smithfield Ford into the wall who then collected Michael Waltrip Car 66 BlueDEF/AAA Toyota, Kasey Kahne Car 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, Brian Vickers Car 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota, Michael Annett Car 7 Pilot/Flying J Travel Centers Chevrolet, Ryan Newman Car 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, Casey Mears Car 13 GEICO Chevrolet, Paul Menard Car 27 Peak/Menards Chevrolet, Austin Dillon Car 3 DOW Chevrolet & Danica Patrick Car 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet. As you see Danicka Patrick on the incar video fighting the car to avoid hitting the wall, she did a great job from getting hurt as she let go of the steering wheel at the last second to avoid breaking her hands or arms. http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/videos/2014/2/23/sprint-cup-series-daytona-500-danica-patrick-michael-waltrip-aric-almirola-big-crash.html
Lap 159 27 cars still on the lead lap, lap 183 caution for Trevor Bayne car 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford. Lap 194 caution for a crash with
Ryan Newman Car 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, Terry Labonte Car 32 C&J Energy Services Ford, Cole Whitt Car 26 Speed Stick Gear Toyota, Justin Allgaier Car 51 Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevrolet & Parker Kligerman Car 30 Swan Energy Toyota.
Lap 197 under caution Dale Earnhardt Jr. Car 88 National Guard picked up a piece of tape on his grille from Ryan Newman Car 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, he tried to get rid of by pulling up to the pace car. Lap 198 the race restarts with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Car 88 National Guard & Brad Keselowski Car 2 Miller Lite Ford coming into the green. The next lap Dale Earnhardt Jr. holds the lead as he comes to the white & as he is about to get to the checker flag a caution flag comes out. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Car 88 National Guard wins his second Daytona 500 ten years after his one. Reed Sorenson Car 36 Golden Corral Chevrolet & Carl Edwards Car 99 Fastenal Ford were caught up in the last lap caution.
This was a great race for Hendrick Motorsports who with Dale Earnhardt Jr in 1st place, Jeff Gordon Car 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet in 4th place & Jimmie Johnson Car 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet in 5th place. Also with the changes in the Chase Championship this win could put Dale Earnhardt Jr in the Chase.
Next race The Profit on CNBC 500 presented by Small Business Fueling America at Phoenix International Raceway Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, FOX.
2014 Daytona 500 Starting line up Sunday February 23 1:00 pm ET
Position, Car #, Driver, Sponsor
1. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr., National Guard Chevrolet
2. Car 11, Denny Hamlin, FedEx Express Toyota
3. Car 2, Brad Keselowski, Miller Lite Ford
4. Car 24, Jeff Gordon, Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
5. Car 48, Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet
6. Car 20, Matt Kenseth, Dollar General Toyota
7. Car 17, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Nationwide Insurance Ford
8. Car 16, Greg Biffle, 3M Ford
9. Car 3, Austin Dillon, DOW Chevrolet
10. Car 13, Casey Mears, GEICO Chevrolet
11. Car 22, Joey Logano, Shell Pennzoil Ford
12. Car 40, Landon Cassill, Hillman Racing Chevrolet
13. Car 4, Kevin Harvick, Budweiser Chevrolet
14. Car 1, Jamie McMurray, McDonald’s Chevrolet
15. Car 52, Bobby Labonte, Phoenix Construction Chevrolet
16. Car 36, Reed Sorenson, Golden Corral Chevrolet
17. Car 99, Carl Edwards, Fastenal Ford
18. Car 9, Marcos Ambrose, Stanley Ford
19. Car 18, Kyle Busch, M&M’s Toyota
20. Car 32, Terry Labonte, C&J Energy Services Ford
21. Car 41, Kurt Busch, Haas Automation Chevrolet
22. Car 31, Ryan Newman, Caterpillar Chevrolet
23. Car 23, Alex Bowman, Dr. Pepper Toyota
24. Car 98, Josh Wise, Curb Records Ford
25. Car 33, Brian Scott, Whitetail Chevrolet
26. Car 47, AJ Allmendinger, Kroger/USO Chevrolet
27. Car 51, Justin Allgaier, Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevrolet – Accident
28. Car 26, Cole Whitt, Speed Stick Gear Toyota – Accident
29. Car 30, Parker Kligerman, Swan Energy Toyota – Accident
30. Car 55, Brian Vickers, Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
31. Car 5, Kasey Kahne, Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
32. Car 27, Paul Menard, Peak/Menards Chevrolet
33. Car 21, Trevor Bayne, Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford – Accident
34. Car 34, David Ragan, CSX – Play It Safe Ford
35. Car 14, Tony Stewart, Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
36. Car 38, David Gilliland, Love’s Travel Stops Ford
37. Car 7, Michael Annett, Pilot/Flying J Travel Centers Chevrolet – Accident
38. Car 42, Kyle Larson, Target Chevrolet – Accident
39. Car 43, Aric Almirola, Smithfield Ford – Accident
40. Car 10, Danica Patrick, GoDaddy Chevrolet – Accident
41. Car 66, Michael Waltrip, BlueDEF/AAA Toyota – Accident
42. Car 15, Clint Bowyer, 5-hour Energy Toyota – Engine
43. Car 78, Martin Truex. Jr., Furniture Row Chevrolet – Engine