Every Friday from now until the Friday before the 58th Annual Daytona 500 we will recap every race leading up to the 58th Daytona 500 ending on February 21st with the Recap of the 58th Annual Daytona 500.
On February 24, 2013 The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series opened two new chapters in the Record Books. One record was the New Generation Six Cars that would lead NASCAR into a newer generation with bodies on the cars that look more like the actual production car. The Other Ground Breaking feat that was set on this Daytona 500 was the pole winner. Danica Patrick paced the field in that Saturday's practice before the Daytona 500 Qualifying and then That Sunday she did it again winning the pole for the 55th Daytona 500. Becoming the First Female to win the Pole in the history of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
The day before the 55th Annual Daytona 500 Happened the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive4COPD 300 had a horrific crash as Kyle Larson would fly into the catchfence and land back onto the track. A total of left 33 spectators were injured but none died from their injuries. On the final lap of the Nationwide Series race, Regan Smith got turned into the wall while trying to block Brad Keselowski, causing a chain reaction, in which Kyle Larson's car few into the catch fencing. The impact ripped out its engine on the pathway in between the fence and first row of the grandstands. A tire and some other debris flew over the fence and landed half way up the
stands. Local officials reported that 19 people were taken to the hospital, including two in critical condition, while others were treated at the on-site infield care center. The incident raised questions about safety at Daytona International Speedway and many new safety initiatives would go into place before the next one would happen last season with Austin Dillon at the Coke Zero 400. NASCAR chose to repair the catch fencing overnight and have the Daytona 500 go on as scheduled.
There were 28 lead changes among 14 different drivers. Pole Sitter Danica Patrick stayed in the limelight, running in the Top 10 all afternoon while several pre-race favorites struggled. There were two major wrecks that occurred during the race: The first one was on lap 33. This began when Kyle Busch, heading into turn 1, turned Kasey Kahne into the infield. As the field checked up, a total of 6 more cars were collected: Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Jamie McMurray, Casey Mears, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Brad Keselowski. Later, on lap 136,
as cars checked up in front of them in turn 2, Keselowski got turned sideways by Trevor Bayne, who then got sideways himself, came up the track, and collected 7 more cars (totaling nine in all): Austin Dillon, Carl Edwards; Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.; David Ragan, David Gilliland, Josh Wise, and Terry Labonte.Jimmie Johnson, racing in his 400th career Sprint Cup start, was back in the field for most of the race. He emerged from the pack with 16 laps to go and seized control with 10 to go, racing past Keselowski on the final restart. A caution with six laps to go for debris bunched up the Field, but Johnson held on staving off a last lap charge by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Mark Martin.
Top 15 Finishers
- Jimmie Johnson
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Mark Martin
- Brad Keselowski
- Ryan Newman
- Greg Biffle
- Regan Smith
- Danica Patrick
- Michael McDowell
- JJ Yeley
- Clint Bowyer
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Aric Almirola
- Denny Hamlin
- Bobby Labonte
On February 24, 2013 The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series opened two new chapters in the Record Books. One record was the New Generation Six Cars that would lead NASCAR into a newer generation with bodies on the cars that look more like the actual production car. The Other Ground Breaking feat that was set on this Daytona 500 was the pole winner. Danica Patrick paced the field in that Saturday's practice before the Daytona 500 Qualifying and then That Sunday she did it again winning the pole for the 55th Daytona 500. Becoming the First Female to win the Pole in the history of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
The day before the 55th Annual Daytona 500 Happened the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive4COPD 300 had a horrific crash as Kyle Larson would fly into the catchfence and land back onto the track. A total of left 33 spectators were injured but none died from their injuries. On the final lap of the Nationwide Series race, Regan Smith got turned into the wall while trying to block Brad Keselowski, causing a chain reaction, in which Kyle Larson's car few into the catch fencing. The impact ripped out its engine on the pathway in between the fence and first row of the grandstands. A tire and some other debris flew over the fence and landed half way up the 
There were 28 lead changes among 14 different drivers. Pole Sitter Danica Patrick stayed in the limelight, running in the Top 10 all afternoon while several pre-race favorites struggled. There were two major wrecks that occurred during the race: The first one was on lap 33. This began when Kyle Busch, heading into turn 1, turned Kasey Kahne into the infield. As the field checked up, a total of 6 more cars were collected: Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Jamie McMurray, Casey Mears, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Brad Keselowski. Later, on lap 136, 
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