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Bayne’s Strong Talladega Run Cut Short by Lap 90 Crash
Press Release
Because the race was an impound event, Bayne had to give up his 11th starting position and start in the rear after his team made an adjustment to his brakes after qualifying. But he hooked up with fellow Ford driver Greg Biffle and drove the No. 21 Ford Fusion straight to the front.
Bayne, using the two-car tandem draft, pushed Biffle into the lead for the first time on Lap 25. The two swapped places and Bayne led for the first time at Lap 33. He then passed Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Lap 35 and maintained the top spot for three laps, and led again on Lap 37.
He and Biffle remained in the lead group until Lap 90 when Bayne was collected in a multi-car crash in Turn Three. Bayne, seeing the trouble ahead, slowed and drove onto the track’s apron in an effort to avoid the crash, but he was hooked by the spinning car of David Ragan, and the Good Sam Ford Fusion shot up the track and into the wall, ending the team’s run.
“That was one of the harder hits I’ve taken, just because it was so much of a frontal impact across the track, off the apron, all the way to the wall,” Bayne said after being checked out at Talladega’s infield care center.
Bayne, who wound up 40th in the finishing order, went on to say that he knew there was trouble ahead just before the crash, and radioed a warning to Biffle, who backed off immediately. But that wasn’t enough to salvage the day.
“I just saw the 2 [Brad Keselowski] get hooked at the same time the 6 [David Ragan] was on fire,” Bayne said. “He goes across the track, I saw him hit the outside wall, but then I don’t know who caught us in the right-rear and sent us.
“But I thought we were safe. I was like, ‘Man, that was close,’ and about the time I said that I was headed toward the outside wall, so not a fun ride.”
He said his car was every bit as good as it looked to those watching it up front and leading at Talladega.
“It really was,” he said. “I was excited about it, because anytime Greg and I wanted to go; we would go right to the front. We led some laps there. We hung out in the back when we wanted to.
“I thought we were kind of out of harm’s way there, but, obviously, we weren’t far enough back out of it.”
Bayne and the Wood Brothers team, who have planned a limited Sprint Cup schedule this year, will skip the next three Sprint Cup races and return to the track on May 21 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the running of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race with sponsorship from the Good Sam Club. Bayne and the Woods are guaranteed a starting spot in the All-Star race because of their victory in the season-opening Daytona 500.
- Wood Brothers Racing, Press Release
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Trevor Bayne sorry to hear about your accident you are a
bright intelligent skillful race car driver please get well soon thank you. On
February 20th 2011 at the 53rd Daytona 500 Trevor Bayne wins and
makes history as the youngest race car driver to win. Trevor Bayne 20, you worked
with Jeff Gordon and the Wood Brothers’ you have patience and your hard work paid
off. Trevor Bayne raced the Wood Brothers’ famous No. 21 car to Victory Lane
with a retro red white and golden number 21 on the side by David Pearson along
for the ride. Carl Edwards was the 2nd Place Winner. David Gilliland was 3rd
place and Bobby Labonte was 4th place winners of the 53rd Daytona 500
congratulations to all the race car drivers. Kurt Busch 5th place was in
perfect position to win with Kyle Busch was 8th place. All race car drivers were
glad to have been a part of this special 53rd Daytona 500 Great American Race
with Trevor Bayne as the winner. Juan Pablo Montoya was 6th place, Regan Smith
was 7th place, Paul Menard was 9th place and Mark Martin was 10th place. All
part of the 2011 Daytona 500 skillful driving team with Trevor Bayne as leader
and winner. Stephanie Bayne Trevor’s Mother was present and wished for her Son
Trevor Bayne to just finish the race and that he did driving skillfully and
winning bravo. Trevor Bayne turned twenty years old on February 19th
2011. Trevor Bayne winning Daytona 500 driver for the famous No. 21 Woods
Brothers’ Motorcraft Red and White Car with the Gold Number 21 painted on the
sides. Trevor Bayne concluded the race with a smooth finish in the grass a
homage and traditional honor to the late great racer Tom Petty in his 1974 Win.
Congratulations to Trevor Bayne the youngest man in history to win his 1st
Sprint Cup Race as the Daytona 500 winner. Trevor Bayne is the youngest winner
ever he made race car history and is the youngest race car driver a hero.
Trevor Bayne wins the 53rd Daytona 500 NASCAR Great American Race. Trevor Bayne
is the winner at 20 years young and you made history at the 53rd Daytona 500
February 20th, 2011 bravo. Trevor Bayne we are all praying for your
complete recovery and return to your sport of race car driving. We are sad to
learn about your accident you are a bright intelligent skillful race car driver
please be patient and let yourself heal well and completely you will we all
pray everyone at Darlington North Carolina prays for Trevor Bayne to heal
completely along with Regan Smith who took 1st Place his first win and Carl
Edwards was the 2nd place winner on May 9, 2011 at Darlington, North
Carolina. Trevor Bayne your patience is being tested get well soon to drive
again all the best to the best and youngest race car driver of the 53rd
Daytona 500 Trevor Bayne you are a USA Hero thank you. Kauaicr07