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Nationwide Series DRIVE4COPD 300 Lap-By-Lap

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[media-credit name=”daytonainternationalspeedway.com” align=”alignright” width=”272″][/media-credit]After a wreck on the final lap, James Buescher would be crowned the winner of the DRIVE4COPD 300.

Green flag as Dale Earnhardt Jr. quickly gets on Danica Patrick’s bumper to push her ahead

Lap 1 – Patrick leads with Earnhardt Jr. as Bayne/Sadler try to run them down

Lap 2 – Bayne to the lead around the outside with help from Sadler, putting Patrick/Earnhardt Jr. behind them

Lap 5 – Sadler and Bayne swap so Sadler leads, but Tony Stewart/Sam Hornish Jr. go by them and take the lead

Lap 7 – Patrick brushes the wall and falls back as her partner Earnhardt Jr. goes looking for.

Lap 9 – Stewart and Kurt Busch become the newest team as Hornish tried to get his car cool.

Lap 11 – Kahne/Earnhardt Jr. to the lead as they go to the outside of Stewart/Busch while Bayne/Sadler chase them.

Lap 13 – Bayne/Sadler leading

Lap 14 – Hornish/Brad Keselowski takes the lead through turn 4 as Bayne/Sadler fall back

Lap 18 Hornish/Keselowski, Mike Bliss/Joe Nemechek, Michael Annett/Kurt Busch, Kenny Wallace/Mike Wallace

Lap 20 Hornish/Keselowski still hold the lead as Bliss/Nemechek try to chase them down. Annett/Busch battle side-by-side with the Wallaces for the next position

Lap 22 Bliss/Nemechek pass Hornish/Keselowski for the lead

Lap 26 Earnhardt Jr/Kurt Busch to the lead past Bliss/Nemechek

Lap 27 Bliss/Nemechek take the lead as Busch/Earnhardt Jr. swap positions in their tandem

Lap 28 Bliss, Nemechek, Kurt Busch, Earnhardt Jr., Joey Logano, Kahne, Stewart, Patrick, Hornish Jr., Mike Wallace

Lap 29 Busch/Earnhardt Jr. back to the lead in the tri-oval, ast Bliss/Nemechek as Logano/Kahne try to chase them down

Lap 30 Earnhardt Jr./Busch swap as Earnhardt Jr. keeps the lead through the lap traffic

Caution Lap 31 Debris on the track as Jason Bowles has an engine problem. Pit stops as some take two tires, some take four tires. Kurt Busch leads Tony Stewart, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Cole Whitt and Michael Annett off pit road. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has issues getting into his pit, but solved the problem by using his cup sign for the rest of the day. Kyle Busch had the right rear window vibrating so they sealed it.

Restart Lap 36 as Kurt Busch pulls slightly ahead through turns ½ with help from Kasey Kahne

Lap 37 Tony Stewart/Joey Logano side-by-side with Kurt Busch/Kasey Kahne for the lead

Lap 38 Stewart/Logano pull ahead to the lead with Busch/Kahne in toe followed by Danica Patrick

Lap 40 Stewart leads Logano, Busch, Kahne and Sam Hornish Jr. as Patrick falls back through the field

Lap 44 Logano/Stewart make the swap, allowing Busch/Nemechek to take the lead.

Lap 45 J.J Yeley has smoke trailing from his car, quickly gets outta line.

Lap 46 Busch/Nemechek lead as Dale Earnhardt Jr./Kyle Busch chase them down, followed by Hornish Jr.

Lap 48 Richardson Jr. makes a big save in the middle of three-wide to prevent a wreck

Lap 49 Kurt Busch leads Nemechek, Earnahrdt Jr., Kyle Busch, Hornish Jr., Hamlin, Logano, Ryan Truex, Kenny Wallace

Caution Lap 49 as Danica Patrick gets into the wall after contact from teammate Cole Whitt. Patrick has enough damage to send her behind the wall. Sadler got some damage after running down off the track to the apron to avoid Patrick, fixed it on pit road. Reed Sorenson gets the lucky dog……Pit stops: Cole Whitt gets turned around backwards on pit road, after contact from Kyle Busch. Cole was coming in as Kyle was going out.

Restart Lap 54 as Denny Hamlin leads the field to the green, but Kurt Busch quickly goes back to the points with help from Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 55 Busch/Earnhardt Jr. have spaced themselves from the field as Kenny Wallace/Mike Wallace are next in line, followed by Brad Keselowski/Kasey Kahne

Lap 58 Trevor Bayne has a flat tire as he brings the car to pit road. This came after contact with Brian Scott.

Lap 59 Busch/Earnhardt Jr. lead Hamlin/Logano as they have separated themselves from the pack

Caution Lap 60 Mike Bliss has wrecked at the halfway mark. He backed off and Joe Nemechek got into the back of him. Pit stops: Some choose to pit while others stay out. Kurt Busch now leads Earnhardt Jr. as they both stayed on track

Restart with 56 laps to go as Kurt Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. run side-by-side for the lead through turn 2. Earnhardt Jr. is able to get by Busch, but it is Elliott Sadler/Austin Dillon driving by him in a two-car tandem.

55 to go Sadler/Dillon pull out to a pretty sizable lead as the pack runs three-wide all the way back.

50 to go Sadler/Dillon continue to lead, in front of Kurt Busch, Nemechek, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Hornish Jr.,

Caution Lap 75 Brian Scott wrecks in the tri-oval. Michael Annett got into Scott, turning him into James Buescher, and then Scott hit the wall. Kurt Busch leading…..Pit Stops as most can make it from this point: Joe Nemechek leads Hornish Jr. and Mike Wallace off pit road…..Trevor Bayne took the wave around so he’s only one lap down now.

Restart 42 laps to go as Nemechek and Hornish Jr. are side-by-side through turns 1 and 2.

41 laps to go Hornish Jr. leads with help from Mike Wallace.

40 laps to go Hornish Jr. leads Wallace, Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch as they’ve separated themselves from the pack

39 laps to go Hornish Jr. and Wallace get separated, allowing the Busch brothers to go by on the outside.

38 laps to go Stewart/Sadler go by the Busch brothers for the lead with Stenhouse/Hamlin in toe.

37 laps to go Stewart/Sadler lead the Busch brothers and then Stenhouse/Hamlin

30 laps to go Hamlin/Stenhouse to the lead coming across the finish line but its Earnhardt Jr./Austin Dillon taking the lead coming out of turn two.

29 laps to go Earnhardt Jr./Dillon and Stewart/Sadler are side-by-side for the lead

28 laps to go Stewart/Sadler surge ahead

27 laps to go Joey Gase blows the motor, bringing out the caution, which puts Trevor Bayne back on the lead lap…..Pit stops as mostly everyone gets a splash of gas. Hamlin leads Stewart and Earnhardt Jr. off pit road. Timmy Hill stayed out so he’s the leader

Restart 22 laps to go. Kenny Wallace takes the lead down the back straightaway with help from Robert Richardson Jr.

21 laps to go three-wide for the lead as Denny Hamlin now leads with help from Dale Earnhardt Jr.

20 laps to go Hamlin/Earnhardt Jr. have left the field as the rest of the pack battles side-by-side.

19 laps to go Sam Hornish Jr. brushes the wall, Brian Scott gets into the wall hard – no caution. Tony Stewart takes the lead with Elliott Sadler’s help as Denny Hamlin/Earnhardt Jr. run behind them. This marks lead change no. 36 to break the record for the most lead change.

17 laps to go big wreck including Robert Richardson Jr., Denny Hamlin, Justin Allgaier, Kenny Wallace, Casey Roderick, Reed Sorenson, Johanna Long, Ryan Truex, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Austin Dillon, Mike Wallace, TJ Bell……Kurt Busch tries to squeeze through a hole that wasn’t there, and everybody started back off – Trevor Bayne got sideways once he slowed up and went up towards the wall, collecting the others…..Red flag…..

Restart 9 laps to go as Kurt Busch goes to the lead with help from Kyle Busch.

8 laps to go Stenhouse/Hornish battle three-wide for the race lead with Stewart/Sadler and Busch brother combo.

Caution with 7 to go as three-wide does not work out as Sam Hornish Jr. goes around, collecting Michael Annett, David Ragan, Joe Nemechek, Dale Earnhardt Jr……Ragan got a push from behind, causing him to get into the back of Hornish and spinning him in front of Earnhardt Jr., collecting others.

Restart 2 to go as Kurt/Kyle get the run off the top, go to the bottom and lead the field.

White flag as Kurt/Kyle pull to the lead with Logano/Bayne in toe, trying to pass.

Coming out of turn 4, Kurt Busch got into Joey Logano, sending him up into Tony Stewart, collecting the rest of the leaders.

WRECKED: Stewart, Bayne, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Whitt, Logano,

James Buescher misses the wreck and is scored the winner after coming through turn four in 11th.

James Buescher Pulls Off The Upset To Win The DRIVE4COPD 300

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SRT Motorsports — Dodge NNS Final Race Quotes / Daytona

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Toyota NNS Daytona Post-Race Notes & Quotes

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CHEVY NSCS AT DAYTONA — Jimmie Johnson Saturday Press Conf. Transcript

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NASCAR DAYTONA 500 WINNER WARD BURTON BRINGS HOME SOLID 8TH PLACE FINISH IN TRUCKS

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John King goes from anonymous and unassuming to Daytona winner

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[media-credit name=”Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR” align=”alignright” width=”225″][/media-credit]John King walked down pit road at Daytona on Friday night to his No. 7 Red Horse Racing Toyota and no one paid any mind.

King, a rookie, would be making just his eighth career start and wasn’t on the map when it came to contenders in the Camping World Truck Series. Most didn’t know his name and some didn’t even know what he looked like before he climbed out of his truck hours later in victory lane.

Starting 23rd King dropped to the back with his teammates looking to avoid the big wrecks. Then as the laps wound down and the field thinned they found themselves near the front of the field. And then after three wild green-white-checkered attempts NASCAR had a new winner.

“It’s unbelievable, a dream come true,” said King.

“I knew what the organization was when we went to Red Horse, I didn’t know how great it was, though. I mean, everything. Toyota is unbelievable, the backing and support you get from them. Joe Gibbs Motors, you can go on for days with the horsepower they’ve got. I’ve never driven anything so smooth in my life as that racetrack. It’s just a dream come true.”

Entering the night King only had one personal expectation and goal: finish the race. Having never raced at Daytona or any superspeedway for that matter, he was looking to just stay out of trouble and log laps. He told the team before the race to help keep him clean and they’ll get whatever they could at the end.

As the race neared is final 15 laps the Red Horse Racing drivers of King, Todd Bodine and Timothy Peters were ready to gang up on the leaders. Following a hard wreck by the dominant truck of Miguel Paludo on lap 84, King was already near the top 10. By lap 90 he was running seventh and soon found himself in a position he never dreamed of.

At the races schedule 100 lap mark King sat fifth as the race went into overtime. On the second attempt at a green-white-checkered finish King was riding behind leader Johnny Sauter and being pushed by Bodine. With the white flag just yards away contact from King sent Sauter into the fence and King to the lead.

“I don’t know that I was getting pushed, all I know was the closing rate was real fast, I couldn’t get off of him,” King said of the incident.

“I’m a rookie. I’ve never pushed in my life. This is my first time at Daytona or any superspeedway. I apologize to him from the bottom of my heart. It wasn’t my intention at all. Without wrecking him, I was good to go. I couldn’t get off of him. Once I got up to him in the tri-oval, that’s all I had.”

Now holding the lead with one more attempt to finish the race coming up, King wasn’t thinking about trying to win the event. He was clearly torn up about the wreck with Sauter as he talked to his team over the radio. It left Chad Kendrick doubling as crew chief and psychologist for his driver.

“I’m telling you, this is probably one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet,” said Kendrick. “When the caution came out, you could hear the concern in his voice, like he was truly almost sad about wrecking Johnny. I told him we’d worry about it at the end of the race. We had a race to run, we still had laps to go. At that point we were legitimate contenders.

“That was Daytona. That happens at Daytona. It’s happened a million times. It will happen again. So we both hate it for Johnny. But it was a racing incident; he was going as hard as he could, Johnny was going as hard as he could. I kept reassuring him it’s fine. It’s a racing incident. Johnny has been around long enough, he understands that. It was okay. Don’t worry about it anymore. Don’t have a second thought about it. Let’s go win it.”

King did. Keeping Peters behind him as he took the white flag and another violet wreck broke out behind. Joey Coulter went airborne into the fence following contact from James Buescher who had been hit by Ron Hornaday. The race was declared over and King was sent to victory lane.

He now leads the points heading into the second race at Martinsville on March 31. Before then though, everyone will be trying to find out who John King is and where he came from. And of course, how he became a winner at Daytona.

“I came off of dirt late models, went to late model stocks after that,” said King. “We’ve run a few truck races. This is feature win No. 3 for my whole career. This is it. I’ve won one dirt late model and one late model stock race. It’s unbelievable. I couldn’t imagine being here. We’re here.”

Ford Daytona — Saturday Advance (Doug Yates)

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