NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 1 Unofficial Race Results for the 57Th Annual Daytona 500 - Thursday, February 19, 2015 Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, FL - 2.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 203 Laps - 507.5 Miles - Purse: $19,809,272
Leader Driver Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Rating Winnings Status Tms Laps 1 5 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 203 47 4 125.3 $1,581,453 Running 6 31 2 11 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser/Jimmy John's Chevrolet 203 42 116.3 $1,157,470 Running 3 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet 203 42 1 124.9 $857,245 Running 1 32 4 42 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 203 41 1 109.9 $680,758 Running 3 4 5 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 203 40 1 104.9 $616,232 Running 4 39 6 41 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 203 39 1 63.1 $470,640 Running 1 1 7 9 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 203 37 88.4 $437,870 Running 8 10 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet 203 37 1 98.4 $405,297 Running 1 1 9 13 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 203 35 104.5 $375,045 Running 10 8 16 Greg Biffle Ortho Ford 203 35 1 91.5 $389,308 Running 1 2 11 26 38 David Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford 203 33 61.3 $348,458 Running 12 38 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Twisted Tea Ford 203 32 76.1 $361,953 Running 13 27 46 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 203 32 1 74.4 $330,945 Running 1 1 14 30 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet 203 30 73.4 $365,219 Running 15 33 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 203 29 59.4 $363,381 Running 16 24 41 Regan Smith(i) Haas Automation Chevrolet 203 0 69.3 $340,558 Running 17 28 34 David Ragan Kentucky Fried Chicken Ford 203 27 45.1 $324,908 Running 18 4 18 Matt Crafton(i) M&M's Crispy Toyota 203 0 54.7 $383,124 Running 19 36 83 Johnny Sauter(i) Dustless Blasting Toyota 203 0 50.2 $318,970 Running 20 40 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger/USO Chevrolet 203 25 1 48.1 $337,420 Running 1 1 21 20 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 203 23 69.6 $331,628 Running 22 19 35 Cole Whitt Speed Stick Ford 203 22 54.8 $318,065 Running 23 6 19 Carl Edwards Arris Toyota 203 22 1 88.2 $335,603 Running 2 3 24 43 32 Bobby Labonte C & J Energy Services Ford 203 20 39.3 $326,103 Running 25 21 27 Paul Menard Peak/Menards Chevrolet 203 19 81.1 $327,840 Running 26 34 55 Michael Waltrip Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 203 18 43.7 $347,217 Running 27 15 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna/McDonald's Chevrolet 203 17 79.0 $349,398 Running 28 31 33 Ty Dillon(i) Cheerios/Kroger Chevrolet 203 0 72.0 $317,190 Running 29 32 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 203 15 72.3 $325,778 Running 30 37 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 203 14 61.8 $313,240 Running 31 23 95 Michael McDowell Thrivent Financial Ford 203 13 64.8 $313,590 Running 32 14 44 Reed Sorenson Golden Corral Chevrolet 203 12 39.2 $314,228 Running 33 1 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 203 13 2 106.7 $594,801 Running 6 87 34 29 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 202 10 54.8 $344,381 Accident 35 35 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 202 9 55.0 $350,826 Running 36 16 66 Mike Wallace Crazy Vapors/X8 Energy Gum Toyota 199 8 26.8 $313,883 Running 37 18 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 197 7 61.3 $319,158 Accident 38 22 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 184 6 43.2 $317,261 Running 39 12 21 Ryan Blaney(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 175 0 52.2 $281,003 Engine 40 25 23 JJ Yeley(i) MAXIM Fantasy App/Dr. Pepper Toyota 161 0 43.8 $273,790 Running 1 1 41 39 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 160 3 76.6 $318,331 Engine 42 7 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 72 2 59.5 $300,598 Accident 43 17 40 Landon Cassill CarsForSale.com Chevrolet 18 0 26.4 $262,390 Engine Race Comments: Joey Logano won the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, his ninth victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and first Daytona 500. Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: #18, #41 (Driver Change), #3, #6, #9, #10, #31, #32, #34, #42, #47, #83 (Backup Car). Failed to Qualify: (6) 62, 29, 30, 26, 7, 98. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 08 Mins, 02 Secs. Average Speed: 161.939 MPH Margin of Victory: Caution Caution Flags: 7 for 26 laps: Laps: 20-24 (Fluid On The Track From #40 [None]); 42-45 (#14, 20, 21, 55, 1, 15, 2 Accident Frontstretch [None]); 107-110 (Debris Frontstretch [44]); 162-165 (Fluid On The Track From #2 And #1, 31 Accident Backstretch [42]); 177-181 (Fluid On The Track From #21 [55]); 199-201 (#51, 33 Accident Frontstretch [Red 6:42] [20]); 203-203 (#24, 3, 37, 18, 47, 44, 17, 42 Accident Backstretch [None]). Lead Changes: 27 among 12 drivers: J. Gordon 1; J. Johnson 2-13; J. Gordon 14-19; J. Yeley(i) 20; M. Annett 21; C. Mears 22; J. Gordon 23-45; J. Logano 46-51; J. Gordon 52-86; C. Edwards 87; D. Hamlin 88; J. Gordon 89-107; A. Allmendinger 108; J. Gordon 109-111; D. Hamlin 112; J. Logano 113; D. Earnhardt Jr. 114-145; J. Logano 146-153; G. Biffle 154-155; J. Logano 156-157; J. Johnson 158-165; C. Edwards 166-167; J. Johnson 168-180; J. Logano 181; J. Johnson 182-187; M. Truex Jr. 188; D. Hamlin 189-190; J. Logano 191-203. Chase Grid Outlook: 1.J. Logano 47 (1 wins);2.K. Harvick 42 (0);3.D. Earnhardt Jr. 42 (0);4.D. Hamlin 41 (0);5.J. Johnson 40 (0);6.C. Mears 39 (0);7.C. Bowyer 37 (0);8.M. Truex Jr. 37 (0);9.K. Kahne 35 (0);10.G. Biffle 35 (0);11.D. Gilliland 33 (0);12.S. Hornish Jr. 32 (0);13.M. Annett 32 (0);14.A. Dillon 30 (0);15.A. Almirola 29 (0);16.D. Ragan 27 (0).
3M Lap Leader: Jeff Gordon, #24 87 Laps American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Bobby Labonte, #32 Coors Light Pole Award: Jeff Gordon, #24 201.293 mph Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Michael Annett, #46 16 positions Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #22 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kevin Harvick, #4 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Casey Mears, #13 0.112 secs Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Carl Edwards, #19 (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series Next Race: Feb. 22, 2015 - Daytona International Speedway NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications @ P.O. Box 2875, Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2875