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NASCAR Nationwide Series race number 1 of 33
Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
120 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:18:51 Average speed: 129.636 mph Pole speed: 182.741 mph	Cautions: 8 for 35 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 82000 Lead changes: 38
Green flag passes: 7,646 (90.0 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series results / 2012 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	15	30	James Buescher	Fraternal Order of Eagles (Steve Turner)	Chevrolet	120	114288	running	1	0
2	9	22	Brad Keselowski	Discount Tire (Roger Penske)	Dodge	120	81385	running	0	0
3	3	2	Elliott Sadler	OneMain Financial (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	120	79228	running	8	42
4	8	88	Cole Whitt	Hellmann's (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	120	71903	running	0	40
5	5	3	Austin Dillon	AdvoCare / American Ethanol (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	120	65388	running	0	39
6	25	19	Tayler Malsam	G-Oil (Mark Smith)	Toyota	120	59513	running	0	38
7	29	15	Timmy Hill	Poynt.com (Rick Ware)	Ford	120	50770	running	4	0
8	7	33	Tony Stewart	Oreo / Ritz (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	120	49695	running	22	0
9	11	38	Kasey Kahne	Great Clips (Steve Turner)	Chevrolet	120	48445	running	4	0
10	14	1	Kurt Busch	HendrickCars.com (James Finch)	Chevrolet	120	51770	running	42	0
11	2	60	Trevor Bayne	Roush Fenway Racing 25th Anniversary (Jack Roush)	Ford	120	53113	running	3	34
12	33	24	Benny Gordon	Kentucky Antler Company / VSI (Jason Sciavicco)	Toyota	120	46020	running	0	32
13	41	4	Danny Efland	DERacing.com (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	120	52013	running	0	31
14	37	40	Josh Wise	The Motorsports Group (Curtis Key)	Chevrolet	120	45220	running	0	0
15	4	5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	TaxSlayer.com (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	120	45770	running	8	0
16	22	20	Joey Logano	GameStop (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	120	44845	running	0	0
17	31	41	Blake Koch	Rise Up and Register (Rick Ware)	Ford	120	50838	running	0	27
18	24	54	Kyle Busch	Monster Energy / RaceTrac (Kyle Busch)	Toyota	119	44445	crash	2	0
19	10	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats / Pop Tarts (Jack Roush)	Ford	119	51588	crash	0	25
20	6	12	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Alliance Truck Parts (Roger Penske)	Dodge	119	50963	running	7	25
21	21	70	Johanna Long	Foretravel Motorcoach / Biomet (Mary Louise Miller)	Chevrolet	119	50513	running	0	23
22	20	14	Eric McClure	Hefty / Reynolds Wrap (Mark Smith)	Toyota	118	50213	running	0	22
23	27	87	Joe Nemechek	D.A.B. Constructors (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	116	50038	crash	2	22
24	39	50	T.J. Bell	Eastbound & Down Only on HBO (Mark Beaver)	Chevrolet	115	49913	crash	0	20
25	36	51	Jeremy Clements	Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet / 92.5 WESC (Jeremy Clements)	Chevrolet	115	50238	running	0	19
26	23	27	David Ragan	CertainTeed / Mercury (Steve Meehan)	Ford	113	43170	crash	0	0
27	16	43	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers / Flying J (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	113	49538	crash	0	17
28	28	01	Mike Wallace	G&K Services (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	112	49463	running	0	16
29	35	39	Joey Gase	Go Green Racing / JoeyGase.com (Archie St. Hilaire)	Ford	108	49363	running	0	15
30	26	09	Kenny Wallace	Family Farmers / American Ethanol (Robby Benton)	Toyota	104	49538	crash	1	15
31	18	36	Ryan Truex	Grime Boss (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	104	42595	crash	0	13
32	17	18	Denny Hamlin	Z-Line Designs (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	103	42520	crash	7	0
33	12	31	Justin Allgaier	Brandt (Steve Turner)	Chevrolet	103	48938	crash	0	11
34	42	52	Reed Sorenson	Better Business Bureau / HPT (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	103	48888	crash	0	10
35	34	23	Robert Richardson, Jr.	North Texas Pipe (Robert Richardson, Sr.)	Chevrolet	103	48728	crash	1	10
36	32	08	Casey Roderick	Randy Hill Racing (Randy Hill)	Ford	103	42185	crash	0	8
37	19	11	Brian Scott	Dollar General (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	96	48588	running	0	7
38	1	7	Danica Patrick	GoDaddy.com (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	72	52427	running	2	7
39	13	44	Mike Bliss	TriStar Motorsports / UNO Pizzeria (Mark Smith)	Toyota	59	40960	crash	6	6
40	38	28	J.J. Yeley	JPO Absorbents / Green Stuff / HTP (Robinson-Blakeney Racing)	Chevrolet	43	40910	engine	0	0
41	40	81	Jason Bowles	American Majority / PledgeToVote.com (Pat MacDonald)	Dodge	28	47333	engine	0	3
42	30	97	Johnny Sauter	AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	14	40810	electrical	0	0
43	43	10	Jeff Green	TriStar Motorsports (Mark Smith)	Toyota	3	40721	vibration	0	1

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
David Ragan	27	missed drivers meeting
J.J. Yeley	28	missed drivers meeting
Johnny Sauter	97	adjustments outside impound

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Morgan Shepherd	89	GoodInfo.com	Morgan Shepherd	Chevrolet
45	Derrike Cope	73	Tito's Handmade Vodka	Derrike Cope	Chevrolet
46	Erik Darnell	42	Curtis Key Plumbing	Curtis Key	Chevrolet
47	Scott Speed	47	Curtis Key Plumbing	Curtis Key	Chevrolet
48	Mike Harmon	74	American Fallen Heroes	Mike Harmon	Chevrolet
49	Donnie Neuenberger	76	Eagle Convenience Stores	Ray Hackett	Ford
50	Chase Miller	46	Curtis Key Plumbing	Curtis Key	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	30	30
	31	35	5	fluid on track	#19
	36	49	14
	50	53	4	#7,88 accident turn 3	#52
	54	60	7
	61	64	4	#44,87 accident backstretch	#70
	65	74	10
	75	79	5	#11,30,43 accident frontstretch	#50
	80	94	15
	95	98	4	fluid on track	#60
	99	104	6
	105	112	8	#01,43,51,08,19,50,23,70,4,18,09,40,31,30,24,52,36,87,3 accident turn 4	#14
	113	114	2
	115	118	4	#12,15,87,4,41,70,43,01,27,5,20,38,14,88 accident frontstretch	#40
	119	119	1
	120	120	1	#1,20,60,33,22,88,38,6,54,41,11 accident turn 4	none
Percent of race run under caution: 29.2% Average green flag run: 10.6 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Danica Patrick	1	2	2
Trevor Bayne	3	3	1
Elliott Sadler	4	4	1
Tony Stewart	5	8	4
Kasey Kahne	9	12	4
Denny Hamlin	13	13	1
Trevor Bayne	14	15	2
Sam Hornish, Jr.	16	20	5
Mike Bliss	21	25	5
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	26	26	1
Mike Bliss	27	27	1
Kurt Busch	28	29	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	30	32	3
Kurt Busch	33	36	4
Tony Stewart	37	43	7
Kurt Busch	44	48	5
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	49	50	2
Denny Hamlin	51	53	3
Kurt Busch	54	64	11
Elliott Sadler	65	66	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	67	67	1
Elliott Sadler	68	72	5
Kyle Busch	73	73	1
Kurt Busch	74	76	3
Robert Richardson	77	77	1
Joe Nemechek	78	79	2
Sam Hornish, Jr.	80	81	2
Kurt Busch	82	82	1
Tony Stewart	83	88	6
Kyle Busch	89	89	1
Denny Hamlin	90	90	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	91	91	1
Tony Stewart	92	94	3
Timmy Hill	95	98	4
Kenny Wallace	99	99	1
Denny Hamlin	100	101	2
Tony Stewart	102	103	2
Kurt Busch	104	119	16
James Buescher	120	120	1

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
22	4	Brad Keselowski	120	129.159Brad Keselowski	32.290
20	5	Joey Logano	120	162.387Joey Logano	32.477
33	5	Tony Stewart	120	164.453Tony Stewart	32.891
1	4	Kurt Busch	120	134.169Kurt Busch	33.542
15	7	Timmy Hill	120	236.377Timmy Hill	33.768
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Elliott Sadler	42
2	Cole Whitt	40	-2
3	Austin Dillon	39	-3
4	Tayler Malsam	38	-4
5	Trevor Bayne	34	-8
6	Benny Gordon	32	-10
7	Danny Efland	31	-11
8	Blake Koch	27	-15
9	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	25	-17
9	Sam Hornish, Jr.	25	-17
11	Johanna Long	23	-19
12	Eric McClure	22	-20
12	Joe Nemechek	22	-20
14	T.J. Bell	20	-22
15	Jeremy Clements	19	-23
16	Michael Annett	17	-25
17	Mike Wallace	16	-26
18	Joey Gase	15	-27
18	Kenny Wallace	15	-27
20	Ryan Truex	13	-29
21	Justin Allgaier	11	-31