Daytona II: Toyota NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Recap, Quotes

• Kyle Busch registered his sixth victory of the season Saturday night in Daytona.

• Busch started ninth and led the race three times for a total of 31 laps.

• In addition to tonight’s win, Busch has also crossed the finish line first at Atlanta, Talladega, Darlington, Dover and Sonoma, Calif.

• Camry drivers have now recorded seven NSCS wins this season.

• Tony Stewart, who had flu-like symptoms that forced him from the race, and substitute driver J.J. Yeley finished 20th in the No. 20 Home Depot Camry.

• Other Toyota drivers in the field included Brian Vickers (11th), Dave Blaney (19th), David Reutimann (21st), Michael McDowell (25th), Denny Hamlin (26th), Michael Waltrip (27th) and... // PaddockTalk

Daytona II: Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Recap, Quotes

In what became a wreck-filled overtime run to the finish, Team Chevy drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. No. 88 National Guard/AMP Energy Impala and Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Impala SS led a combined 97 of the 160-lap Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway.

But as the race neared the end Kyle Busch pulled inside of Gordon to take the lead just as a multicar accident brought out the yellow flag. In a slow restart, Gordon was knocked out of contention and wound up finishing 30th. “You know on a green/white/checkered its always going to get crazy in the end,†said Gordon. “We were going for the win and trying to get in the momentum and the ninety-nine got a run, and I went low to block him and... // PaddockTalk

Daytona II: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Recap, Quotes

ROBBY GORDON (No. 7 Dodge Charger) Finished 6th

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE LATE PART OF THE RACE? “I know everybody is out to win this thing. I definitely think if we had some help there at the end, we had a shot at the win. For us to come back after getting shuffled out, getting stuck in the middle and still finish sixth, it shows how strong our little team is getting in this world that everybody tells us single-car teams can’t compete. We have been very fast lately. We seem to mess it up when it comes to race time, but we’re been eliminating those mistakes lately. We didn’t mess up tonight.â€

KASEY KAHNE (No. 9 Budweiser Dodge Charger) Finished 7th

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR RUN? “I was having... // PaddockTalk

Daytona II: Toyota NASCAR Nationwide Race Recap, Quotes

• Camry driver Denny Hamlin earned his third NNS victory of the 2008 season Friday night at Daytona International Speedway. Earlier this year, Hamlin registered wins at Richmond and Dover.

• Hamlin started 17th and led three times for 29 laps in his Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) No. 20 Hardee’s/Coca-Cola Camry.

• Camry drivers have now won 13 of the 19 NNS races this year. Along with Hamlin, other Camry drivers who have won NNS races this year include Tony Stewart (five wins), Kyle Busch (four wins) and Joey Logano (one win).

• The JGR No. 20 Camry has nine NNS wins this season. Drivers who have recorded wins in the No. 20 entry include Stewart (five), Hamlin (two), Busch (one) and Logano (one).

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Daytona II: NASCAR Nationwide Race Results - Hamlin, Toyota Win

Before an estimated crowd of 60,000, Denny Hamlin and his No. 20 Hardee's/Coca-Cola Toyota won Winn-Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola, his eighth win in 103 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. This is Hamlin’s third win of the season. His previous wins came at Richmond and Dover. This is also Hamlin’s first win at Daytona. His previous best finish was eighth, in February 2008. Hamlin now has three top... // PaddockTalk

Daytona II: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Recap, Quotes

PATRICK CARPENTIER (No. 10 Auto Value Parts Dodge) Qualified 10th

ON QUALIFYING: “It’s always the hard part getting in the race. But here it’s going to be the easy part because with the way that we’ve the car setup. It’s going to be a tough ride in the race. Auto Value has been a good sponsor and they’ve been great people so I’m pretty happy to put their car in the show here. It’s going to be a tough race. We need a long pit stop because we have a lot of changes to make on our Dodge to make it drivable. We’re going to try and survive the first few laps and like always, the team has given me a good engine to make sure that we make it in.â€

SO YOUR’RE... // PaddockTalk