Trevor Bayne Stuns the Racing World With His Daytona 500 Win

Trevor Bayne becomes the youngest Daytona 500 winner ever

Associated Press

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Trevor Bayne finally made a mistake. Fortunately for him, it didn't happen until he missed the turn pulling into Victory Lane at the Daytona 500.

The youngest driver to win the Great American Race gave the historic Wood Brothers team its fifth Daytona 500 victory -- its first since 1976 with David Pearson -- and Bayne did it in a No. 21 Ford that was retrofitted to resemble Pearson's famed ride.

In only his second Sprint Cup start, the 20-year-old Bayne stunned NASCAR's biggest names with a thrilling overtime win Sunday at Daytona International Speedway, holding off Carl Edwards after fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. crashed in NASCAR's first attempt at a green-white-checkered-flag finish.

"Our first 500, are you kidding me?" said Bayne, who needed directions to Victory Lane. "Wow. This is unbelievable."

Unbelievable, indeed.

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Kurt Busch Wins Bud Shootout While Hamlin Gets Black Flagged

Sporting News

Kurt Busch wins his first restrictor plate race of any kind

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—With a push from 2010 Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray, Kurt Busch won Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway after Denny Hamlin was demoted for a slingshot pass of Ryan Newman below the yellow out-of-bounds line as the cars approached the finished line.

Without a teammate in the race, Busch took his first victory at Daytona in the No. 22 Penske Dodge with McMurray second and Newman third. In a race that saw drivers pick partners and pair up in two-car drafts, Hamlin was demoted to 12th at the finish, the last car on the lead lap.
Jimmie Johnson came home fourth in the season-opening exhibition race and Greg Biffle fifth.

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