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Jeff's History At Daytona |
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Race Date
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Start
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Finish
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Notebook
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July 5, 2015
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23
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6
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Final Daytona race. Wrecked after the finish at 2:40 a.m.
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February 22, 2015
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1
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33
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Led 87 laps. Hit and spun on final lap while running 10th.
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July 5, 2014
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9
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12
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Evaded two major wrecks; minor damage. Rain-shortened race.
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February 23, 2014
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6
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4
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Gave Dale Jr the winning drafting push on the final restart.
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July 6, 2013
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23
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34
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Wreck.
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February 24, 2013
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2
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20
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Led 31 laps. Faded from 8th on final restart with 6 laps to go.
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July 7, 2012
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5
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12
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Collected in 3 different melees in the last 35 laps.
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February 26, 2012
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16
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40
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Blown engine on lap 81.
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July 2, 2011
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4
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6
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Spun with 3 to go. Rallied from 17th to 6th in final 2 laps.
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February 20, 2011
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2
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28
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Caught up in a wreck on lap 29. Needed repairs behind the wall.
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July 3, 2010
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5
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3
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Led with 3 to go before RCR teammates freight trained past him.
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February 14, 2010
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21
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26
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Led the mid-stages, struggled with tire choice late. Wrecked on the final lap.
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July 4, 2009
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2
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28
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Car damaged in multi-car incident on lap 77.
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February 15, 2009
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3
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13
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Rebounded from mid-race cut tire. Moved up to 13th before rains halted the race on lap 152.
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July 5, 2008
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26
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30
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Went to the high line and lost the lead with 5 to go. Spun after
blocking cars with 2 to go.
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February 17, 2008
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8
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39
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Broken suspension on lap 154.
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July 7, 2007
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1
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5
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Battled handling problems all night. Lost lead with 9 laps to go.
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February 18, 2007
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42
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10
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Moved up from 35th due to mid-race handling problems. Made a run at the top-5 but was
taken out in a final lap wreck on the last lap.
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July 1, 2006
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4
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40
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Running 7th, collected in a multi-car wreck with 6 laps to go when Greg Biffle got loose in front of him.
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February 19, 2006
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2
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26
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Damage after contact with Tony Stewart on lap 43. Drafted back to the top-10. Damage
after contact with Kurt Busch with 14 laps to go.
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July 2, 2005
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15
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7
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Struggling with loose handling condition on long runs.
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February 20, 2005
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15
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1
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Passed Dale Earnhardt Jr with 2 laps to go with drafting help from Jimmie Johnson.
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July 3, 2004
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1
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1
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Took four tires on the last pit stop and got drafting help from Jimmie Johnson
to take the lead.
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February 15, 2004
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39
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8
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Running in third after the final round of pit stops. Lost the lead
draft and slipped into the clutches of the second pack.
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July 5, 2003
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3
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14
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Ran in the top 10 for most of the night. Came in for fuel with 20 laps to go while
others were able to make it to the finish.
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February 16, 2003
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13
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12
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Worked his way up to 4th on lap 100, got shuffled out of the draft
and fell to 12th. Rain cancelled the rest of the event on lap 109.
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July 6, 2002
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3
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22
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Pitted for a flat tire on lap 27 and lost a lap. Couldn't
get around Michael Waltrip at the front of the field to make up the lap
for the remainder of the night.
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February 17, 2002
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3
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9
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Spun by Sterlin Marlin on a restart with 9 laps to go
while leading.
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July 7, 2001
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5
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37
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Running in the top ten with 18 laps remaining when he was caught
up in a ten car melee. Dale Earnhardt Jr. scores an emotional victory.
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February 18, 2001
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13
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30
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The day that shook the racing world-- Dale
Earnhardt's final lap.
Jeff was caught up in a 19-car wreck on the
backstretch on lap 174. Michael Waltrip's first win.
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July 1, 2000
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34
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10
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February 20, 2000 |
11
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34
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Loose oil line fitting.
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July 3, 1999
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11 |
21 |
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February 14, 1999 |
1
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1
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Holds off Dale Earnhardt in a dramatic final 10 lap
duel. |
| October 17, 1998
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11 |
1
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Postponed to October due to wildfires. In the first
race under the lights, the skies of Daytona had a rainbow tint. |
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February 15, 1998 |
29
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16 |
Dale Earnhardt's defining moment
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July 5, 1997
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4 |
21 |
Spin on the backstretch resulted in right side
damage. |
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February 16, 1997
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6
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1
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Hendrick Motorsports 1-2-3 finish.
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July 6, 1996
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1
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3
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February 18, 1996
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8
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42
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Early contact with the frontstretch wall.
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July 1, 1995
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3
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1
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Holds off a pack of cars on a last lap restart.
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February 19, 1995
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4
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22
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Car fell off the jack during a late race pit stop.
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July 2, 1994
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12
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8
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February 20, 1994
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6
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4
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July 3, 1993
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27
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5
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| February 14, 1993
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3
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5
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Edged out at the finish line by Hut Stricklin in a
battle for 4th.
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