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race held at

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on February 22, 2013. The race the 14th iteration of the

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and the first race of the

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. Rookie Brennan Newberry won the pole while

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led the most laps. But it was

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who would take home the win, his first at Daytona.

Background

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, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the

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, the most prestigious race in

as well as its season opening event. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races for ARCA,

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, and

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. The track features multiple layouts including the primary high-speed

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, a

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course, a motorcycle course, and a karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's infield includes the Lake Lloyd, which has hosted

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racing. The speedway is operated by NASCAR pursuant to a lease with the City of Daytona Beach on the property that runs until 2054.

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is Daytona International Speedway's all-time winningest driver, with a total of 34 career victories (12- Daytona 500 Qualifying Races) (7- NASCAR Xfinity Series Races) (6- Busch Clash Races) (6- IROC Races) (2- Pepsi 400 July Races) (1- The 1998 Daytona 500).

Entry List

*(R) denotes rookie driver *(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points

Qualifying

Rookie Brennan Newberry won the pole for the race with a time of 50.797 and a speed of 177.176 mph. * – Made the field via owners points ** – Johnny Sauter and David Starr had to start at the rear of the field. Both had adjustments outside impound.

Race

Outside pole sitter Justin Lofton took the lead from pole sitter Brennan Newberry and Lofton led the first lap of the race. On lap 7, Ty Dillon took the lead with a push from James Buescher. On lap 18, Buescher attempted to take the lead from Dillon and led that lap but couldn't get in front of Dillon. The first caution flew on lap 26 for debris. Ty Dillon won the race off of pit road and he led the field to the restart on lap 30. On lap 54, the big one would occur in turn 3 bringing out the second caution of the race. It started when Brendan Gaughan tried to go through the middle of Germán Quiroga and Brennan Newberry but ended up making contact with the two and Quiroga, Gaughan, and Newberry went into the outside wall in turn 3 triggering the crash. The wreck collected 15 trucks. The wreck collected Chris Cockrum, Jeb Burton, Tim George Jr., Max Gresham, Brennan Newberry, Jeff Agnew, Ryan Truex, John King, Norm Benning, Dakoda Armstrong, Brendan Gaughan, Germán Quiroga, Chris Fontaine, Jason White, and Bryan Silas.

Final laps

Ty Dillon won the race off of pit road and he led the field to the restart with 40 laps to go. On the restart, Johnny Sauter took the lead from Dillon. With 39 to go, Dillon took the lead back from Sauter. With 38 to go, the third caution flew when Jason White crashed in turn 4. Todd Bodine was the new leader and Bodine led the field to the restart with 33 laps to go. With 32 to go, Kyle Busch took the lead but Bodine immeadietly took it back with 31 to go. With 27 to go, Kyle Busch took the lead after Bodine almost wrecked in the tri-oval. With 23 to go, the 4th caution flew when Jennifer Jo Cobb's engine blew. The race would restart with 19 laps to go. With 16 to go, Johnny Sauter took the lead with a push from Todd Bodine. With 9 to go, the 5th caution flew for a 5 truck crash in turn 3. It started when Ryan Truex spun after having a flat tire and Truex collected John Wes Townley, Timothy Peters, Ross Chastain, and Ryan Sieg. The race would restart with 5 laps to go. Sauter held on to the lead with Kyle Busch waiting to pounce on him for the lead. As soon as they took the white flag, Jeff Agnew got turned by James Buescher and Agnew spun up into Joey Coulter, Max Gresham, and John King bringing out the 6th and final caution of the race. Sauter was in front when the caution flew and Johnny Sauter won his first ever race at Daytona and Kyle Busch finished in second. Ron Hornaday, Justin Lofton, and Jeb Burton rounded out the top 5 while Ty Dillon, Miguel Paludo, Ryan Blaney, Matt Crafton, and Ryan Sieg rounded out the top 10.

Race results

References

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