Tony Stewart wins Drive4COPD 300, Earnhardt Jr. takes wild ride

For the fifth time in his career, Tony Stewart won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Drive4COPD 300 at Daytona, after starting the race near the back of the pack. Stewart held off a late challenge by Justin Allgaier and a horde of other strong contenders. Some of those contenders were caught up in a couple of major crashes.

On lap 68, twelve cars, including Danica Patrick, were caught up in a big crash heading into the tri-oval. It began when Josh Wise was tagged by Colin Braun, and chaos ensued from there. Also involved in the accident was Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Johnny Sauter, Jason Leffler, Brian Scott, Robert Richardson, Jr. and Stanton Barrett.

Later on, another huge wreck took place on the backstretch, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. got the worst of it. Carl Edwards nudged Brad Keselowski, who in turn nudged Earnhardt, and sent his #88 Chevrolet up onto his roof in a wild ride. The crash also collected Brendan Gaughan, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Tony Raines, Kyle Busch, Joe Nemechek, and Greg Biffle. Everybody walked away from the crash, while some were able to fight their way back into contention.