NASCAR Season

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NASCAR season info:

Driver: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Difficulty: Legend

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12 pages of Daytona 500 coverage
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A DAY AT THE BEACH
Bowyer holds off Kyle Busch to win Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Throughout Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway, all the talk had been about teamwork, and most of it involved the dominant Hendrick Chevrolets and the presumptive pretenders to the throne, the Joe Gibbs Toyotas.
But it was the unsung Chevrolet of Richard Childress Racing and Evernham Racing Dodge that ganged up on Kyle Busch during a three-lap run to the finish, with Kasey Kahne propelling Clint Boywer to victory in Sunday's 50th Daytona 500.
"Just to be part of the 50th running of the Daytona 500 ... 15 years ago I was sitting in the grandstands in the Seagrave Tower," Bowyer said. "Obviously, I want to thank Kasey [Kahne]. Without a doubt, he could have easily gone three-wide and split us through the center and made one heck of a mess going into Turn 3.
Busch salvaged a second-place finish, with Kahne finishing third. Michael Waltrip ran fifth and Elliott Sadler sixth, followed by Dave Blaney and Reed Sorenson.

After a restart on Lap 198, Busch held the lead until Bowyer moved to the outside on the final circuit and picked up a push from Kahne.

On Lap 185, David Gilliland, who was running fourth at the time, moved up the track across the nose of Busch's No. 18 Toyota and slammed into the Turn 1 wall to bring out the fifth caution of the race.

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Standings
Finished Driver
1. Clint Bowyer
2. Kyle Busch
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Juan Pablo Montoya
5. Michael Waltrip
6. Elliott Sadler
7. Dave Blaney
8. Reed Sorenson
9. Travis Kvapil
10. Jeff Gordon
11. Jeff Burton
12. Matt Kenseth
13. Kenny Wallace
14. Tony Raines
15. Regan Smith
16. Denny Hamlin
17. Casey Mears
18. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
19. Patrick Carpentier
20. Carl Edwards
21. Jimmie Johnson
22. David Reutimann
23. David Ragan
24. David Stremme
25. Jamie McMurray
26. Greg Biffle
27. Derrick Cope
28. Tony Stewart
29. Scott Riggs
30. Paul Menard
31. AJ Allmendinger
32. Michael McDowell
33. Bobby Labonte
34. JJ Yeley
35. Kevin Lepage
36. David Gilliand
37. Brian Vickers
38. Martin Truex Jr.
39. Kurt Busch
40. Ryan Newman
41. Kyle Petty
42. Kevin Harvick
43. Mark Martin

RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 155.859 mph
Margin of Victory: .020
Time of Race: 03 28
Lead Changes: 38
Cautions: 5 for 15
CONTINGENCY AWARDS
Coors Light Pole: David Ragan
Crew Chief of the Race: Greg Zipadelli,#20, The Home Depot, Toyota
Dow Automotive "Strategic Call of the Race": Tony Stewart,#20, The Home Depot, Toyota
EA Sports Move of the Race: Tony Stewart,#20, The Home Depot, Toyota
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch,#18, M&M's, Toyota
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Ryan Newman,#12, ALLTEL, Dodge
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Kurt Busch,#2, Miller Lite, Dodge
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Ryan Newman,#12, ALLTEL, Dodge
USG Improving the Finish Award: Elliott Sadler,#19, Best Buy, Dodge
WIX Filters Lap Leader: Kyle Busch,#18, M&M's, Toyota

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points
1. Clint Bowyer --
2. Kyle Busch -5
3. Kasey Kahne -10
4. Juan Pablo Montoya -20
5. Michael Waltrip -20
6. Elliott Sadler -30
7. Dave Blaney -34
8. Travis Kvapil -37
9. Reed Sorenson -38
10. Jeff Gordon -46

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