(RaingWire) - Kyle Busch used an old school slingshot move on defending Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart to win his first Budweiser Shootout Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.  Stewart finished third and Marcos Amborse rounded out the top three. 

The race was marred by several multi-car wrecks as drivers tried to figure out what the limits were of the cars in their new aerodynamic configuration.  

The worst incident found Jeff Gordon sliding on the roof of his No. 24 Henrick Motorsports Chevy for hundreds of feet before the car began to barrel roll several times.  It came to a rest on its roof.  Gordon escaped the wild ride uninjured.

The 75 lap dash for cash saw a return of pack racing.  A result of NASCAR's efforts to reduce the two-car tandem drafting seen at Daytona last year.  Nearly every car in the field was knocked out by a wreck or had some damage by the end of the race.

The Sprint Cup drivers will be back on track Sunday at 1 p.m. ET to qualify for the Daytona 500. 

Unofficial Race Results for the 34Th Annual Budweiser Shootout At Daytona

- Saturday, February 18, 2012

Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, FL - 2.5 Mile Paved

Total Race Length - 82 Laps - 205 Miles - Purse: $1,040,667

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Rating Winnings Status Tms Laps

1 2 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 82 103.4 $198,550 Running 2 3
2 15 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevrolet 82 90.3 $94,800 Running 1 7
3 21 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 82 84.6 $54,800 Running 1 1
4 3 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 82 55.9 $45,800 Running
5 16 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 82 69.4 $44,800 Running
6 7 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 82 97.2 $43,400 Running 3 17
7 13 39 Ryan Newman WIX Filters Chevrolet 82 61.9 $42,050 Running
8 17 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 82 66.2 $40,025 Running
9 11 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 82 71.1 $38,025 Running
10 25 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 82 68.8 $36,525 Running 1 1
11 12 31 Jeff Burton CAT Chevrolet 81 49.5 $36,025 Running
12 9 22 AJ Allmendinger Shell Pennzoil Dodge 80 56.2 $35,525 Running 1 1
13 19 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 79 37.8 $35,025 Running
14 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 74 90.2 $33,525 Accident 1 1
15 14 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 73 98.5 $33,025 Accident 3 16
16 4 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet 73 105.7 $32,525 Accident 5 11
17 6 51 Kurt Busch Tag Heuer Avant-Garde Chevrolet 73 70.8 $30,025 Accident
18 10 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 54 70.8 $28,025 Accident 1 1
19 1 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 54 86.5 $25,025 Accident 2 7
20 8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard / Diet Mtn. Dew Chevrolet 54 78.4 $23,025 Accident 2 12
21 23 17 Matt Kenseth Best Buy Ford 54 50.9 $21,025 Accident
22 22 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 54 75.5 $20,025 Accident 3 4
23 24 27 Paul Menard Menards / Peak Chevrolet 8 35.4 $18,030 Accident
24 5 34 David Ragan MHP / Power Pak Pudding Ford 8 33.6 $16,030 Accident
25 20 55 Michael Waltrip Aaron's Toyota 8 25.0 $15,032 Accident

Race Comments:

Failed to Qualify:

Before an estimated crowd of 82,000, Kyle Busch won the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona, his first victory in the preseason event. Prior to the green flag to start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #2, 18, 22, 51 (backup car).

N/A

Time of Race:

1 Hrs, 39 Mins, 07 Secs.

Average Speed:

124.096 MPH

Margin of Victory:

0.013 Seconds

Caution Flags:

Lead Changes:

5 for 22 laps: Laps: 10-15 (#5, 11, 17, 27, 42, 31, 34, 55, 24 accident turn 2 [None]); 25-25 (Competition [11]); 33-36 (#15 spin turn 1 [11]); 56-61 (#9, 17,

20, 29, 56, 88 accident turn 2 [15]); 75-80 (#1, 9, 18, 22, 24, 48, 51, 99 accident 4 [31]).

26 among 13 drivers: M. Truex Jr. 0; D. Earnhardt Jr. 1-3; J. McMurray 4; J. Logano 5; K. Harvick 6; D. Earnhardt Jr. 7-15; K. Harvick 16; J. McMurray 17; M. Truex Jr. 18-22; J. McMurray 23-25; J. Gordon 26-27; G. Biffle 28-33; A. Allmendinger 34; G. Biffle 35-36; J. Montoya 37; J. McMurray 38-42; M. Truex Jr. 43-44; J. Johnson 45; K. Harvick 46-47; J. Gordon 48-51; J. McMurray 52; G. Biffle 53-61; J. Gordon 62-71; Kyle Busch 72-73; T. Stewart 74-80; M. Ambrose 81; Kyle Busch 82;

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: Feb. 23, 2012 - Daytona International Speedway

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