Daytona 500 Race Summary

2/14/10 Daytona 500 - Winner Jamie McMurrayRestart of the race was at 5:10 pm and Jimmie
Mark Martin led the first four laps with his start fromJohnson started at the back due to his penalty. Clint
the pole. The first caution of the day was early onBowyer was leading and then Kasey Kahne took the
and took out 2 of 3 Penske cars, the #12 and #77.lead. After 39 laps of racing a second red flag stop
Jeff Gordon drives through from the back untouchedagain for repair of the hole in the track. Already there
and eventually runs up to the lead on lap 106. Dalehave been a record number of changes for the lead
Earnhardt, Jr. ran during the Nationwide race the nightin the 2010 Daytona 500.
before and flipped over in a crash with his 88 car.During the last 32 laps to go Jimmie Johnson had
During the 500 he did lead four laps but fell backanother rear tire down and went to the garage with
running 23rd.something broken in the rearend. Harvick was
Jimmie Johnson started -- and on lap 117 came intodrafting off cars and slingshoting around them. There
pit road with a right front flat. Pit road was closedwas a wreck with 7 to go and Ryan Newman was
and he was penalized for a lap but his tire had thespun into the wall.
top layer ripped off and it really was urgent that heOn another restart Harvick slingshot to the front with
change the tire. After that on lap 122 there was acars upfront bouncing around. Then another wreck in
red flag stop for damage to the race track. Twothe back with 2 laps to go and another restart with
spots on the race track had pavement come out andHarvick shuffled to the back. Jamie McMurray was
were patched with apoxy. It was an hour and fortypushed to the front by Greg Biffle and led the last 2
minute red-flag stop waiting for the apoxy to hardenlaps to win. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. powered from 10th to
and begin racing again. The apoxy refused to cure2nd place in the last lap hard-charging behind
due to the wet conditions from Friday's rain and theMcMurray to finish second. Greg Biffle was third. Next
colder weather. They resorted to tourches to warmweek it's the Auto Club 500 at Fontana, California.
up and dry out the patch.