The Start of Daytona Speed week with the NASCAR Sprint Unlimited race

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The Sprint Unlimited race is a non-points Sprint Cup 75 lap race to kick off the start of the NASCAR speed week at Daytona. In anticipation for the start of the NASCAR season the Sprint Unlimited is an exciting event for the fans.

The field of 25 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers includes 2014 Coors Light Pole Award winners, former Sprint Unlimited race winners and Daytona 500 pole winners who competed full time in 2014, and all 16 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers from 2014. If an eligible driver does not enter the race, the open position will be filled based on 2014 Championship driver points. The first five provisional drivers, respectively, are Clint Bowyer, Paul Menard, Marcos Ambrose, Casey Mears, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Sprint Unlimited starting and pit road positions were chosen by random draw.

NASCAR Sprint Unlimited Saturday February 14, 2015
Race starts 8:15 p.m. ET start (live on FOX, Motor Racing Network Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Starting Line Up by Row
Daytona International Speedway
The 3rd Annual Sprint Unlimited at Daytona
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, February 13, 2015 @ 02:31 PM Mountain
Driver Date Time Speed
Track Race Record: Bill Elliott 02/08/87 12:15:10 197.802
Pos Car Driver Team Reason
Row 1:
1. Car 27 Paul Menard Peak/Menards Chevrolet
2. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Great Clips Chevrolet
Row 2:
3. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford
4. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford
Row 3:
5. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Crispy Toyota
6. Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet
Row 4:
7. Car 16 Greg Biffle Ortho Ford
8. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet
Row 5:
9. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota
10. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet
Row 6:
11. Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
12. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet
Row 7:
13. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet
14. Car 19 Carl Edwards Arris Toyota
Row 8:
15. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy/TaxACT Chevrolet
16. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota
Row 9:
17. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
18. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota
Row 10:
19. Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford
20. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford
Row 11:
21. Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet
22. Car 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet
Row 12:
23. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet
24. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet
Row 13:
25. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet

Next Sprint Cup Race: The 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season will kick off with the 57th running of the DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. ET from Daytona International Speedway®.

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series.html

Graphics & Photos Courtesy of NASCAR

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