Matt Kenseth would take the lead late in the Subway Firecracker 200 at Daytona International Speedway and hold the field off on a late-race restart to take the victory.
Lap 1 Brian Scott pushes Travis Pastrana to the lead
Lap 3 Scott switches with Pastrana to lead……Austin Dillon blows by with a couple others in toe. Dillon is being pushed by Elliott Sadler
Lap 4 ColeTrickle….I mean Kurt Busch to the lead with a shove from Hornish
Lap 5 Dillon to the lead with a shove from Logano
Lap 11 Hornish leads with help from Logano
Lap 25 Vickers-Smith trying to get by the Penske duo for the lead. Penske duo Hornish-Logano holds on to the lead.
Lap 38 leaders cycle through stops with Vickers grabbing the lead with help from Smith
Lap 40 Hornish-Logano go back to the lead ahead of Vickers-Smith
Lap 44 Vickers-Smith trying to go by Hornish-Logano for the lead. Penske duo pull ahead again.
Lap 49 caution for debris. Leaders hit pit road for tires and fuel. Hornish leads Logano Vickers Sadler Smith KuBusch Kenseth Larson Allgaier and Buescher off pit road.
Restart 48 laps to go Hornish-Logano lead early, though Sadler-Cole Trickle (Kurt Busch) grab the lead down the backstretch
47 to go Hornish-Logano outside, Sadler-Trickle inside
46 to go Hornish-Logano pull ahead with Kenseth-Allgaier in toe
44 to go Hornish-Logano ahead of Vickers-Smith
36 to go Buescher Larson KuBusch Hornish Logano KyBusch Whitt ADillon TDillon Nemechek Scott
35 to go Cole Trickle (Kurt Busch)-Rowdy Busch lead
34 to go Hornish-Keselowski lead
30 to go Sorenson blows up. Leaders pit, Logano leads Hornish Smith Vickers Sadler Kenseth Dillon Larson KuBusch
Restart 23 to go Vickers-Kenseth leads the field
22 to go Vickers-Kenseth Logano-Smith………….Kenseth gives Vickers a shot, Vickers goes for the ride through the grass. No further contact, no caution
21 to go Larson-Allgaier leads Dillon-Trickle
19 to go Kenseth-Buescher leading Hornish-Logano
18 to go Hornish-Logano pull ahead of Kenseth-Buescher
13 to go Kenseth-Buescher leads ahead of the field
12 to go Kenseth-Buescher leads Dillon-Kligerman / Hornish-Keselowski
11 to go Kenseth-Buescher side-by-side with Hornish-Keselowski as Mike Wallace is slow. Caution flies as he stops in turns three and four.
Restart 7 to go Hornish-Logano get slightly separated as Kenseth-Buescher pull ahead of the field
6 to go Hornish-Logano to the outside of Kenseth-Buescher for the lead. Kenseth-Buescher keep the lead….Dillon goes for the lead to the outside of Kenseth……..Pastana thinks he can fit in hole but ends up crossing Whitt’s bumper. Jeffery Earnhardt, Dick, Pastrana, Richardson Jr., Jason White, McClure, Stacey collected
Red flag to clean up the mess.
When restart Kenseth ADillon Buescher Kligerman Sadler KyBusch Smith Hornish Logano KuBusch Larson Allgaier TDillon.
Restart 2 to go Kenseth-Buescher pull ahead of the field ahead of Sadler
Final lap. Kenseth-Buescher lead ahead of the field.
Kenseth Buescher Sadler KuBusch ADillon Larson Hornish Smith Logano Bayne KyBusch Allgaier Vickers
