Catchfence

Pos.St.No.Driver             Make      LAPS PTS/   STATUS
                                            BONUS

 1  39 17 Matt Kenseth       Ford      152  190/5  Running
 2  32 29 Kevin Harvick      Chevrolet 152  170    Running
 3  20 44 AJ Allmendinger    Dodge     152  165    Running
 4  22 33 Clint Bowyer       Chevrolet 152  160    Running
 5  30 19 Elliott Sadler     Dodge     152  160/5  Running
 6  33  6 David Ragan        Ford      152  150    Running
 7  27 55 Michael Waltrip    Toyota    152  146    Running
 8   5 14 Tony Stewart       Chevrolet 152  147/5  Running
 9  34 43 Reed Sorenson      Dodge     152  138    Running
10  13  2 Kurt Busch         Dodge     152  134    Running
11   1  1 Martin Truex Jr    Chevrolet 152  135/5  Running
12  28 00 David Reutimann    Toyota    152  127    Running
13   3 24 Jeff Gordon        Chevrolet 152  129/5  Running
14   8 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 152  121    Running
15  25 07 Casey Mears        Chevrolet 152  118    Running
16   2  5 Mark Martin        Chevrolet 152  120/5  Running
17  23 47 Marcos Ambrose     Toyota    152  112    Running
18  16 99 Carl Edwards       Ford      152  109    Running
19  37 34 John Andretti      Chevrolet 152  106    Running
20  35 16 Greg Biffle        Ford      152  103    Running
21  42 78 Regan Smith        Chevrolet 152  100    Running
22  12 96 Bobby Labonte      Ford      152  102/5  Running
23  40 21 Bill Elliott       Ford      152   94    Running
24  43 66 Terry Labonte      Toyota    152   91    Running
25  17 36 Scott Riggs        Toyota    152   88    Running
26  10 11 Denny Hamlin       Toyota    152   85    Running
27  14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr  Chevrolet 152   87/5  Running
28  26 31 Jeff Burton        Chevrolet 152   79    Running
29  15  9 Kasey Kahne        Dodge     152   76    Running
30  11  8 Aric Almirola      Chevrolet 152   73    Running
31   7 48 Jimmie Johnson     Chevrolet 152   70    Running
32  29 77 Sam Hornish Jr     Dodge     151   67    Running
33  24 12 David Stremme      Dodge     151   64    Running
34  31  7 Robby Gordon       Toyota    151   61    Running
35  38 82 Scott Speed#       Toyota    151   58    Running
36  36 39 Ryan Newman        Chevrolet 150   55    Running
37  21 26 Jamie McMurray     Ford      139   52    Running
38  19 98 Paul Menard        Ford      138   49    Acc.
39   6 83 Brian Vickers      Toyota    134   46    Acc.
40  18 41 Jeremy Mayfield    Toyota    126   43    Running
41   4 18 Kyle Busch         Toyota    123   50/10 Acc.
42  41 28 Travis Kvapil      Ford       90   37    Running
43   9 20 Joey Logano#       Toyota     79   34    Acc.

# Denotes Rookie

Race Comments: Before a capacity crowd of 180,000 – Matt Kenseth won the rain-shortened Daytona 500, his 17th win in 329 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #14 Stewart, #17 Kenseth, #29 Harvick, #34 Andretti, #39 Newman, #77 Hornish, #82 Speed (backup cars).
Failed to Qualify: (13) 87 Joe Nemechek, 08 Boris Said, 09 Brad Keselowski, 27 Kirk Shelmerdine, 71 Mike Wallace, 37 Tony Raines, 73 Mike Garvey, 75 Derrike Cope, 23 Mike Skinner, 51 Kelly Bires, 46 Carl Long, 64 Geoff Bodine, 57 Norm Benning.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 51 Mins, 40 Secs.
Average Speed: 132.816 MPH
Margin of Victory: Caution
Caution Flags: 8 for 35 laps: Laps: 9-10 (#8 spun turn 3 [None]); 27-29 (Competition [None]); 56-59 (#28 accident turn 1 [66]); 82-85 (#20 accident turn 4 [34]); 120-123 (Debris [24]); 125-132 (#2,7,11,18,26,48,82,83,88,99 accident turn 2 [None]); 139-142 (#31,98 accident backstretch [88]); 147-152 (#8 accident backstretch [48]).
Lead Changes: 9 among 9 drivers: M. Truex Jr 1; M. Martin 2; Kyle Busch 3-52; D. Earnhardt Jr 53; T. Stewart 54-68; J. Gordon 69-82; Kyle Busch 83-120; B. Labonte 121; E. Sadler 122-145; M. Kenseth 146-152.
Top 12 Driver Points: 1 – Matt Kenseth – 190, 2 – Kevin Harvick – 170, 3 – AJ Allmendinger – 165, 4 – Clint Bowyer – 160, 5 – Elliott Sadler – 160, 6 – David Ragan – 150, 7 – Tony Stewart – 147, 8 – Michael Waltrip – 146, 9 – Reed Sorenson – 138, 10 – Martin Truex Jr. – 135, 11 – Kurt Busch – 134, 12 – Jeff Gordon – 129.
Coors Light Pole Award : Martin Truex, Jr, #1 (188.001 mph)
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Denny Hamlin, #11
DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race : Matt Kenseth, #17
EA Sports Move of the Race : Matt Kenseth, #17
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Mark Martin, #5 (189.187 mph, Lap 2)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder : Matt Kenseth, #17
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Michael Waltrip, #55
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Kurt Busch, #2 (.009 seconds)
Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Scott Speed, #82
Sunoco Diamond Performance : Matt Kenseth, #17
WIX Lap Leader : Kyle Busch, #18 (88 Laps)
Next Race: Feb. 22, 2009 – Auto Club Speedway