Kevin Harvick won the
Daytona Unlimited race on Saturday evening, the third time that the Richard Childress Racing driver has won the exhibition race. Greg Biffle came home in second place ahead of Joey Logano.
Harvick wins $205,075 as a result of the victory, double that of Biffle's take from the event. The race results do not count toward any Sprint Cup championship points, but it was the formal race début of the Generation 6 Cup car that all teams will be using in this year's title battle.
An early multi-car accident eliminated a number of other contenders, including last year's event winner Kyle Busch and his brother Kurt along with Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin.
As a result of a fan vote, the starting positions were set according to the order in which the drivers won the 2012 pole position that made them eligible to compete in the Unlimited, followed by previous champions of the event.
Race results1.
#29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
75 laps 1hrs 3mins 22secs2.
#16 Greg Biffle Ford
75 laps + 0.149s3.
#22 Joey Logano Ford
75 laps + 0.246s4.
#14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet
75 laps + 0.281s5.
#20 Matt Kenseth Toyota
75 laps + 0.371s6.
#43 Aric Almirola Ford
75 laps + 0.392s7.
#5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet
75 laps + 0.514s8.
#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet
75 laps + 0.540s9.
#56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota
75 laps + 0.666s10.
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet
75 laps + 0.712s11.
#9 Marcos Ambrose Ford
75 laps + 6.936s12.
#99 Carl Edwards Ford
75 laps + 27.411s13.
#78 Kurt Busch Chevrolet
15 laps Accident14.
#48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
14 laps Accident15.
#11 Denny Hamlin Toyota
14 laps Accident16.
#18 Kyle Busch Toyota
14 laps Accident17.
#24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
14 laps Accident18.
#55 Mark Martin Toyota
14 laps Accident19.
#32 Ken Schrader Ford
2 laps VibrationStarting order1.
#99 Carl Edwards Ford
2.
#55 Mark Martin Toyota
3.
#5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet
4.
#16 Greg Biffle Ford
5.
#11 Denny Hamlin Toyota
6.
#56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota
7.
#24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
8.
#43 Aric Almirola Ford
9.
#22 Joey Logano Ford
10.
#9 Marcos Ambrose Ford
11.
#48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
12.
#20 Matt Kenseth Toyota
13.
#18 Kyle Busch Toyota
14.
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet
15.
#14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet
16.
#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet
17.
#29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
18.
#78 Kurt Busch Chevrolet
19.
#32 Terry Labonte Ford