When the caution came out with nine to go, Jimmie Johnson was just a nose ahead of Brad Keselowski, able to choose his line on the restart. He would choose the outside lane and would hold the field off to win the 2013 Daytona 500.
Green flag
Lap 1 Gordon uses the side draft and goes up in front of Patrick
Lap 2 Gordon leads Patrick and Ky Busch
Lap 5 Gordon leads Patrick Ky Busch Kahne and Dillon
Lap 6 Gordon and Patrick while Harvick and Busch are side-by-side for third
Lap 7 Gordon Patrick Ky Busch and Kahne single-file while Dillon and Harvick are side-by-side for fifth
Lap 11 Most of the field runs single-file. Gordon leads Patrick Busch Kahne Dillon Bowyer Johnson Harvick Biffle and Kenseth
Lap 14 Gilliland down a cylinder
Lap 15 the whole field is a single-file train
Lap 20 Waltrip and Bayne have both lost the draft.
Caution lap 27 debris. Joe Nemechek gets the lucky dog. Leaders pit. Gordon leads Dillon Kahne Ky Busch Patrick Johnson Biffle. Busch made dive for the grass as he almost got into McMurray as he was pitting.
Restart lap 31 Gordon leads as Kahne and Johnson are side-by-side
Lap 32 Johnson to the lead out of turn two ahead……Kenseth jumps to the top in front of Gordon, Johnson jumps up in front of him
Caution lap 33 Ku Busch, Montoya McMurray Mears Keselowski Stewart Harvick Kahne ……..Kyle Busch caught the left rear corner of Kahne, collecting the rest. Pit stops for some
Restart lap 37. Johnson gets a good start on the bottom with Kenseth, both quickly pulling up to the top line. Kenseth dives under Johnson through turns three and four. Kenseth to the lead.
Lap 38 Kenseth and Johnsin side-by-side for first……..Kenseth pulls up to top lae ahead of Johnson out of turn four.
Lap 39 Kenseth leads while Johnson and Bowyer are side-by-side for second
Lap 41 Kenseth leads Johnson and Patrick
Lap 43 Kenseth leads Johnson Patrick Gordon Ky Busch Logano and Dillon single-file
Lap 70 Dillon pits
Lap 71 Brad Keselowski pits
Lap 72 48 24 10 2 16 43 95 9 17 83 93 21 78 among those who pitted
Lap 73 20 18 56 11 15 31 88 47 36 34 55 99 among those who pitted. Jack falls during 18 pit stop. Newman and Mark Martin lead. They haven’t pitted yet
Lap 74 Menard pits. Almirola too fast exiting pit road in section 7.
Lap 78 Newman and Martin pitted. Hamlin to the lead ahead of Truex and Kenseth
Lap 79 Hamlin leads Truex Kenseth Johnson Gordon Biffle Logano Patrick Earnhardt Bowyer
Lap 85 Caution debris. Pit stops. Fuel only for the leaders. Patrick Bowyer Truex Hamlin Biffle Logano Gordon Johnson Earnhardt Jr. off pit road. Waltrip stays out to take the lead.
Restart lap 90 Patrick edges ahead for the lead with help from Bowyer. Both go from bottom to top.
Lap 92 Patrick leads as Bowyer and Hamlin are side-by-side for second…….Hamlin and Patrick side-by-side for the lead
Lap 93 Hamlin jumped up to the outside, Patrick sideways saves it
Lap 94 Kenseth jumps to the outside ahead of Hamlin and Patrick
Lap 102 Kenseth Hamlin Patrick Bowyer Johnson as the field is single file
74 to go Logano, Hamlin, Bowyer, Truex, Stenhouse, Newman, Bayne, Edwards among others pit, handing the lead to Patrick
71 to go Patrick, Biffle, Earnhardt Jr., Johnson, Gordon, among others pit. Logano to the lead
70 to go Logano, Ambrose and Keselowski pit.
69 to go Kenseth leads Hamlin Bowyer Busch Martin
64 to go top 10 are pulling away from the field. Caution. Wise, Edwards, Dillon, Bayne, Labonte, Regan, Gilliland, Keselowski……….Keselowski got sideways after contact from Bayne, and then the accordion effect behind
Restart 54 to go Kenseth grabs the lead off the jump
53 to go Kenseth leads Hamlin and Kyle Busch.
51 to go Kenseth gives up the lead as he has a vibration and smoke trialing. Hamlin leads Kyle Busch. “It’s a gear or something. It’s shaking in the shifter.”
50 to go Hamlin leads Kyle Busch, Truex, Biffle, Johnson, Gordon, B. Labonte, Ambrose, Bowyer, Patrick. All single-file, top 13 trying to escape the rest of the field.
49 to go Busch blew up. Hamlin leads Truex, Biffle, Johnson, Gordon, B. Labonte, Ambrose, Bowyer, Patrick.
27 to go top nine pit, Smith grabs the lead ahead of Earnhardt Jr.
26 to go Smith, Earnhardt Jr, Martin pit. Keselowski to the lead
25 to go Truex Jr. blowing up. Penske racing teammates pit. Stenhouse pits. Scott Speed leads
Caution 24 to go Burton got into the outside wall. Speed pits. Keselowski to the lead, ahead of Johnson, Ambrose, Biffle, Hamlin Patrick Bowyer Gordon Newman Martin Almirola DaleJr
Restart 19 to go as Keselowski and Johnson are side-by-side for the lead
18 to go Keselowski leads Biffle, Patrick and Gordon
17 to go Keselowski leads Biffle, Patrick, Gordon, Martin and Earnhardt Jr.
16 to go Keselowski leads Biffle and Patrick while Gordon and Johnson are side-by-side for fourth
15 to go Keselowski to the bottom to block as Johnson and Biffle were side-by-side…..Keselowski back to the top, Johnson alongside Keselowski for the lead
11 to go Keselowski leads while Biffle and Johnson are side-by-side for second
9 to go Keselowski and Johnson side-by-side for the lead. Caution debris in turn two
The top 10: Johnson, BradK, Hamlin, Biffle, Bowyer, Danica, Logano, Dale Jr., Gordon, Martin
Restart 6 to go Johnson to the lead in turn two, ahead of Biffle and Keselowski.
5 to go Johnson leads Biffle and Patrick while Johnson and Earnhardt Jr. are side-by-side for fourth
4 to go Johnson, Biffle, Patrick, Earnhardt Jr., Martin single-file
Final lap. Wreck in turns one and two. 93 got into the wall. Logano also got damage. No caution.
Johnson. Earnhardt Jr. Martin. Keselowski. Newman. Biffle. Smith. Patrick. McDowell. Yeley. Bowyer. Stenhouse.
