2011 NNS DRIVE4COPD 300 Race Results

Feb 19, 2011

Saturday

2011 NNS DRIVE4COPD 300 Race Results

Timing & Scoring

February 19, 2011 – 5:49 pm | Print |

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Tony Stewart celebrates with his crew in victory lane after winning the Drive4COPD 300 Saturday at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR

Tony Stewart, with the drafting help from Landon Cassill, edged out Clint Bowyer (who was being pushed by Dale Earnhardt, Jr.) by 0.007 seconds at the drop of the checkered flag during the NNS DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway.

This was Stewart’s 10th series career win, his fourth consecutive series win at Daytona International Speedway; as well as, his 6th overall series win at the superspeedway.

Cassill (who heads to Phoenix the points leader) ended up in the third position, followed by Earnhardt, Jr. finishing fourth, Reed Sorenson fifth, Jason Leffler sixth, Kyle Busch seventh, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. eighth, Michael Waltrip ninth and Trevor Bayne rounding out the top-ten finishers.

RACE NOTES:

Average Speed: 139.679 MPH
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 08 Mins, 52 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.007 Seconds
Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
Attendance: 82,000
Lead Changes: 35 among 8 drivers: C. Bowyer(i) 1; J. Logano(i) 2; T. Stewart(i) 3; K. Busch(i) 4; J. Logano(i) 5-7; T. Stewart(i) 8-9; C. Bowyer(i) 10-17; M. Wallace 18; C. Bowyer(i) 19-20; J. Logano(i) 21; K. Busch(i) 22-29; D. Patrick 30; B. Keselowski(i) 31-32; J. Logano(i) 33; B. Keselowski(i) 34-36; T. Bayne 37-39; B. Keselowski(i) 40-51; T. Bayne 52-57; J. Logano(i) 58-66; C. Bowyer(i) 67-71; J. Logano(i) 72-73; K. Busch(i) 74-75; T. Stewart(i) 76-77; J. Logano(i) 78; C. Bowyer(i) 79-84; K. Busch(i) 85; J. Logano(i) 86; T. Stewart(i) 87-93; J. Logano(i) 94; C. Bowyer(i) 95-98; J. Logano(i) 99-100; K. Busch(i) 101-104; C. Bowyer(i) 105-116; K. Busch(i) 117; C. Bowyer(i) 118-119; T. Stewart(i) 120;

Coors Light Pole Award: Clint Bowyer, #33 180.821 mph
Featherlite Most Improved Driver: Jeremy Clements, #51 23 Places
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Earnhardt Childress Racing, #33
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Landon Cassill, #1

Unofficial Top-10 in the Point Standings: 1. Landon Cassill – 41; 2. Reed Sorenson – 39 (-2 Points Behind the Leader) 3. Jason Leffler – 38 (-3) 4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 36 (-5) 5. Trevor Bayne – 35 (-6) 6. Mike Bliss – 31 (-10) 7. Danica Patrick – 31 (-10) 8. Joe Nemechek – 29 (-12) 9. Jeremy Clements – 28 (-13) 10. Bobby Santos – 27 (-14).

Next Up: The Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday, Feb. 26th at 5:30 PM (EST).