On lap 23, the first of two caution flags came out, and SPEED gave up 2nd
position to lead almost the entire field onto pit road, while STENZO and
COYOTE decided to stay out and pit the next time by. However, the track was
cleared quickly and the race was set to restart, leaving STENZO and COYOTE
to pit as the green flag came out. This allowed SPEED to resume the race
lead on lap 25, with BOB close behind in 2nd. STENZO and COYOTE fell a half
a lap behind the field but drafted well together in an effort to catch back
up. As they approached the backmarkers, COYOTE brushed the wall in the
trioval, damaging his fender and dropping him from contention. SPEED and
BOB maintained 1st and 2nd, and worked through the lap traffic and pitting
cars toward the final laps of the race. Meanwhile, STENZO was closing in on
5th position, when, with only 2 laps to go, the 2nd caution flag flew.
Several cars had already pitted, but those who hadn't were dangerously low
on fuel and were forced to make quick "splash-and-go" pitstops. SPEED, who
has 3 wins in 4 career races at Daytona, earned an additional 5 bonus
points for leading the most laps, and was the only Team SPEEDLAN member to
make it back to pit road, but fell to 8th in the process. BOB ran out of
gas and had to be towed back to the pits, dropping him from 2nd to 20th.
STENZO ran out of fuel on the backstretch and attempted to coast back to
the finish line, but came to a stop about 50 yards short, dropping him to
18th. COYOTE finished 21st, marking the worst finish of his career.