Results Of Nascar's Daytona 500

Race Results
POS	DRIVER	CAR	MANUFACTURER	LAPS	MONEY	START	LEAD	PTS	BONUS	PENALTY
1	Ryan Newman	12	Dodge	200		7	8	190	5
2	Kurt Busch	2	Dodge	200		43	9	175	5
3	Tony Stewart	20	Toyota	200		6	16	170	5
4	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	200		24	86	170	10
5	Reed Sorenson	41	Dodge	200		5	5	160	5
6	Elliott Sadler	19	Dodge	200		35	0	150	0
7	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge	200		10	1	151	5
8	Robby Gordon	7	Dodge	200		26	0	142	0
9	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	88	Chevrolet	200		3	12	143	5
10	Greg Biffle	16	Ford	200		18	7	139	5
11	Bobby Labonte	43	Dodge	200		13	0	130	0
12	Brian Vickers	83	Toyota	200		23	0	127	0
13	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet	200		36	9	129	5
14	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	200		16	0	121	0
15	Sam Hornish Jr	77	Dodge	200		19	0	118	0
16	Dale Jarrett	44	Toyota	200		20	0	115	0
17	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	200		4	32	117	5
18	David Reutimann	00	Toyota	200		42	0	109	0
19	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	200		11	0	106	0
20	Martin Truex Jr.	1	Chevrolet	200		25	0	103	0
21	Scott Riggs	66	Chevrolet	200		27	0	100	0
22	Paul Menard	15	Chevrolet	200		21	0	97	0
23	Jeremy Mayfield	70	Chevrolet	200		33	0	94	0
24	Clint Bowyer	07	Chevrolet	200		31	4	96	5
25	J.J. Yeley	96	Toyota	200		37	0	88	0
26	Jamie McMurray	26	Ford	200		38	0	85	0
27	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	200		1	1	87	5
28	David Gilliland	38	Ford	200		32	0	79	0
29	Michael Waltrip	55	Toyota	200		2	3	81	5
30	Travis Kvapil	28	Ford	200		30	0	73	0
31	Mark Martin	8	Chevrolet	200		12	0	70	0
32	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Dodge	200		15	0	67	0
33	Dario Franchitti	40	Dodge	199		40	0	64	0
34	Kyle Petty	45	Dodge	197		39	0	61	0
35	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	194		28	1	63	5
36	Regan Smith	01	Chevrolet	194		29	0	55	0
37	Casey Mears	5	Chevrolet	194		9	0	52	0
38	Dave Blaney	22	Toyota	189		34	1	54	5
39	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	186		8	5	51	5
40	John Andretti	34	Chevrolet	184		22	0	43	0
41	Joe Nemechek	78	Chevrolet	171		41	0	40	0
42	David Ragan	6	Ford	161		14	0	37	0
43	Kenny Wallace	87	Chevrolet	141		17	0	34	0

Even NASCAR Is Issuing Discipline Now

NASCAR placed drivers Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart on probation for six races Tuesday, beginning with the Daytona 500.

Stewart

Kurt Busch

The punishment stems from a confrontation between the two former series champions, who wrecked in practice last week and then carried it into the NASCAR officials' trailer.

NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said the drivers were disciplined solely for the on-track portion of their clash, when the drivers deliberately used their cars as battering rams.

"We will continue to keep a check on this sport and won't let it get out of hand," Poston said. "If there is a repeat between these two, then we will take it much more seriously."

Although Busch and Stewart confronted each other during a closed-door meeting with NASCAR officials after the incident -- and ESPN.com's David Newton reported that Stewart punched Busch, according to sources close to the situation -- Poston stressed that nothing that happened off the track factored into their discipline.

And while it was Busch who slammed his car into Stewart's as they exited the track, Poston said both drivers were punished because they were involved.

I personally like it. This is what NASCAR needs....more edgier drivers to make the action more exciting than simply driving around the same pattern 400 times.