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2013 Daytona: NASCAR Nationwide Starting Line-Up & Race Preview
By Mike Sulka
Since 1982 the NASCAR Nationwide Series has been racing at the historic 2.5-mile tri-oval at Daytona International Speedway. Over the past 35 races, Chevrolet has absolutely dominated the competition with 28 race victories which includes 16 of the past 20 contests.
With Chevy power under the hood, Dale Earnhardt Jr. found victory lane five times through the 2000’s, and he added another triumph in 2010. Today, he'll start 13th.
Although Earnhardt Jr. and Busch are huge names in NASCAR racing, is it possible that a bigger name is rising to the top... former IndyCar driver Danica Patrick.
After grabbing the Pole for the 2013 Daytona 500, there is no question she’ll have an enormous following for the DRIVE4COPD 300. But can she win ?
We doubt it. Because to do so she'll have to unseat 3-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart from his throne. Did you know Tony Stewart has won six of the last eight January NASCAR Nationwide races at Daytona ?
That makes the pick today easy.... Tony Stewart.
Should Tony Stewart fail, check out Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Kyle Busch to bring home the glory.
As always, Daytona is always a wild race to begin the season with extremely close, side-by-side pack racing and finishes that are too close to call.
Expect much of the same today.
So enjoy the NASCAR Nationwide season opener.
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Starting Line Up by Row
Daytona International Speedway
32nd Annual DRIVE4COPD 300
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, February 22, 2013 @ 06:02 PM Eastern
Track Race Record: Geoff Bodine 02/16/85 01:54:33 157.137
| Row |
Pos |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Speed |
| 1 |
1 |
6 |
Trevor Bayne |
Cargill Ford |
50.801 |
177.162 |
|
2 |
12 |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
Alliance Truck Parts Ford |
50.885 |
176.869 |
| 2 |
3 |
77 |
Parker Kligerman |
Bandit Chippers Toyota |
50.905 |
176.800 |
|
4 |
60 |
Travis Pastrana |
Roush-Fenway Racing Ford |
50.952 |
176.637 |
| 3 |
5 |
3 |
Austin Dillon |
AdvoCare Chevrolet |
51.020 |
176.401 |
|
6 |
11 |
Elliott Sadler |
OneMain Toyota |
51.030 |
176.367 |
| 4 |
7 |
54 |
Kyle Busch(i) |
Monster Toyota |
51.030 |
176.367 |
|
8 |
99 |
Alex Bowman # |
Florida Lottery Toyota |
51.038 |
176.339 |
| 5 |
9 |
18 |
Matt Kenseth(i) |
GameStop/Turtle Beach Toyota |
51.042 |
176.325 |
|
10 |
33 |
Tony Stewart(i) |
Oreo/Ritz Chevrolet |
51.043 |
176.322 |
| 6 |
11 |
22 |
Brad Keselowski(i) |
Discount Tire Ford |
51.043 |
176.322 |
|
12 |
34 |
Danica Patrick(i) |
GoDaddy.com Chevrolet |
51.067 |
176.239 |
| 7 |
13 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i) |
TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet |
51.071 |
176.225 |
|
14 |
31 |
Justin Allgaier |
Brandt Chevrolet |
51.078 |
176.201 |
| 8 |
15 |
7 |
Regan Smith |
Clean Coal Chevrolet |
51.086 |
176.174 |
|
16 |
10 |
Jeff Green |
TriStar Motorsports Toyota |
51.161 |
175.915 |
| 9 |
17 |
30 |
Nelson Piquet Jr. # |
Worx Chevrolet |
51.167 |
175.895 |
|
18 |
55 |
Jamie Dick |
Viva Motorsports Chevrolet |
51.195 |
175.798 |
| 10 |
19 |
5 |
Kasey Kahne(i) |
Great Clips Chevrolet |
51.202 |
175.774 |
|
20 |
20 |
Brian Vickers |
Dollar General Toyota |
51.217 |
175.723 |
| 11 |
21 |
32 |
Kyle Larson # |
Clorox Chevrolet |
51.222 |
175.706 |
|
22 |
43 |
Michael Annett |
Pilot Ford |
51.266 |
175.555 |
| 12 |
23 |
01 |
Mike Wallace |
G&K Services/Flex Seal Chevrolet |
51.305 |
175.421 |
|
24 |
8 |
Scott Lagasse Jr. |
Hybrid Light/Boy Scouts of America Chevrolet |
51.358 |
175.240 |
| 13 |
25 |
70 |
Johanna Long |
Foretravel Chevrolet |
51.363 |
175.223 |
|
26 |
19 |
Mike Bliss |
G-Oil Toyota |
51.400 |
175.097 |
| 14 |
27 |
74 |
Mike Harmon |
Mike Harmon Racing Dodge |
51.433 |
174.985 |
|
28 |
14 |
Eric McClure |
Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota |
51.435 |
174.978 |
| 15 |
29 |
2 |
Brian Scott |
Shore Lodge Chevrolet |
51.450 |
174.927 |
|
30 |
23 |
Robert Richardson Jr. |
Stalk It/World Ventures Chevrolet |
51.630 |
174.317 |
| 16 |
31 |
79 |
Jeffrey Earnhardt # |
Uponor Ford |
51.632 |
174.311 |
|
32 |
44 |
Hal Martin # |
American Custom Yachts Toyota |
51.713 |
174.037 |
| 17 |
33 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
Florida DOT Toyota |
51.719 |
174.017 |
|
34 |
24 |
Blake Koch |
I Am Second/Salt Life Toyota |
51.911 |
173.374 |
| 18 |
35 |
00 |
Jason White |
JW Demolition Toyota |
51.929 |
173.314 |
|
36 |
15 |
Juan Carlos Blum # |
VMP Ford |
52.205 |
172.397 |
| 19 |
37 |
51 |
Jeremy Clements |
USSJamesE.WilliamsDDG95/ASE Chevrolet |
Owner Points |
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38 |
4 |
Danny Efland |
Flex Seal Chevrolet |
Owner Points |
|
| 20 |
39 |
40 |
Reed Sorenson |
e-Swisher Chevrolet |
Owner Points |
|
|
40 |
1 |
Kurt Busch(i) |
Guy Roofing Chevrolet |
51.435 |
174.978 |
Did Not Qualify: # 85 Bobby Gerhart; # 89 Morgan Shepherd; # 92 Dexter Stacey #; # 52 Joey Gase.
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 20 0 Ford 8 0
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