Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo
Daytona International Speedway

Earnhardt Jr. Dominates Daytona, Scores 21st NBS Win
Despite his utterly dominant performance, Dale Earnhardt Jr. survived a scare of a potential tire problem to score an “overtime” NASCAR Busch Series win at Daytona International Speedway Friday night. Earnhardt drove his DEI Menards/Johns Manville Chevrolet to victory in the Winn-Dixie 250 presented by Pepsico for his 21st career NASCAR Busch Series win, matching the number of wins posted by his father, Dale Earnhardt and retired driver Harry Gant. It was also his fourth career NASCAR Busch Series win at Daytona. The 100-lap, 250 mile race was extended to an “overtime” period after a spin by Jason Leffler with three laps to go in the scheduled distance, necessitating a two-lap green-white-checkered finish. Earnhardt was able to hold off Brian Vickers in the Ore-Ida/Heinz Chevrolet by 0.154 seconds to take the win. Earnhardt’s perceived tire problem was never an issue, although the car’s transmission broke during his celebratory victory burn-out. Earnhardt walked from the start finish line to victory lane, while his car was eventually freed from it’s locked position and pushed to the winner’s celebration. Fifth-place starter Vickers finished with a strong second place performance, followed by series point leader Kevin Harvick in the U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet. Harvick started 42nd in the field as penalty for irregularities found with his car during inspection that caused his crew chief, Shane Wilson was ejected from the speedway earlier in the day. Pole sitter J.J. Yeley finished fourth followed by Carl Edwards. Completing the top-10 were Clint Bowyer, Mike Wallace, Martin Truex, Jr., Greg Biffle, and series rookie John Andretti who started 30th. Eighteen cars finished on the lead lap. Earnhardt led 88 of the race’s 103 laps, taking the lead from Denny Hamlin on lap 17. Yeley led the first 16 laps. The race was punctuated by two non-injury multi-car accidents, two cautions for debris, and one for Leffler’s late race solo spin.

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Yeley Wins Busch Pole at Daytona
Nextel Cup rookie J.J. Yeley won the pole position in NASCAR Busch Series qualifying for tonight’s Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo at Daytona International Speedway. Yeley clocked in at 49.044 seconds, at an average speed of 183.509 mph, to win his third pole of the season and his second at Daytona. All three of Yeley’s poles have been at the two restrictor-plate tracks, Daytona and Talladega. Last week’s winner in Milwaukee, Paul Menard will start from the outside pole, while Yeley’s teammate Denny Hamlin will start from the third position. Rounding out the top five on the starting grid are RYR development driver Stephen Leicht and Brian Vickers.