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Blaney, driver of the No. 22 Caterpillar Camry, finished 23rd after starting 40th. He ran portions of the race in the top-10 and was running among the top-15 late in the event when David Gilliland made contact with Blaney's Camry. It forced Blaney to the pits and he wasn't able to work his way back up through the field.

"We were pretty strong tonight," said Blaney, after the race. "We were able to come up into the top-10 during the long runs. We had a really fast car the whole time. I got in trouble with the No. 38 (David Gilliland) a little bit and it put us to the back. I still should've gotten back into the top-15, but I made a couple mistakes and just couldn't get it done."

The three other Camry drivers in the field were David Reutimann, Dale Jarrett and Brian Vickers. Reutimann guided the No. 00 Burger King Camry to a 26th-place finish and Jarrett finished 27th in the No. 44 UPS Camry. Toyota drivers that did not start the race were AJ Allmendinger, Jeremy Mayfield, Michael Waltrip.

Vickers started 36th and crossed the finish line 29th in the No. 83 Red Bull Camry. He ran a number of laps among the top-15, but late contact with Joe Nemechek's car relegated him to the back of the field.

"We got some points, but we could have been better," said Vickers, after the race. "We got hit by the No. 13 (Joe Nemechek) late in the race and couldn't get back to where we were."

McMurray squeezed past Kyle Busch at the finish line to record his first victory of the season in his Roush Racing Ford. It was the first win for McMurray in 166 races -- his last victory came at Lowe's Motor Speedway in October of 2002. Crossing the finish line behind McMurray and second-place Busch were Kurt Busch (third), Carl Edwards (fourth) and Jeff Gordon (fifth).

The next NASCAR Nextel Cup race on the schedule will take place at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday (July 15) at 4:00 PM (EST).

In Saturday morning's NASCAR Busch Series race at Daytona -- which was rescheduled from Friday evening due to rain -- Blaney's Camry was one of the strongest cars in the field, but he lacked drafting partners during the 'green-white-checkered flag' finish to pass eventual race-winner Kyle Busch.

Despite not leading a lap, Blaney ran among the leaders throughout the 250-mile race at the 2.5-mile Florida superspeedway. "It was a good day," said Blaney, after the race. "We had a great car here in February and it was the same thing today. We got it handling better and better as the race went on. I wish we could've gotten to the front one time because I think it would've been over, but we couldn't quite get there. Kyle (Busch) was way fast and running a good line."

Blaney's Braun Racing teammate, Jason Leffler, finished eighth in the No. 38 Great Clips Camry. It was his sixth-straight top-15 finish. Leffler started on the pole -- the second pole for Toyota in the Busch Series -- and ran among the leaders throughout the race.

Brian Vickers finished 13th in the No. 32 Fort McDowell Resort Camry in his first Busch Series start in a Camry. David Reutimann wound up 40th in the No. 99 Aaron's Dream Machine Camry.

The next race on the NASCAR Busch Series schedule is July 14 at Chicagoland Speedway.

Toyota NNCS Finishing Positions at Daytona International Speedway
23rd, DAVE BLANEY
26th, DAVID REUTIMANN
27th, DALE JARRETT
29th, BRIAN VICKERS

Toyota Drivers in the NNCS Point Standings following Daytona International Speedway **
35th, DAVE BLANEY 1,197 Points
39th, BRIAN VICKERS 899 Points
40th, DALE JARRETT 835 Points
41st, DAVID REUTIMANN 789 Points
45th, AJ ALLMENDINGER 464 Points
48th, JEREMY MAYFIELD 388 Points
52nd, MICHAEL WALTRIP 191 Points
**Unofficial Point Standings

Toyota NBS Finishing Positions at Daytona International Speedway
3rd, DAVE BLANEY
8th, JASON LEFFLER
13th, BRIAN VICKERS
40th, DAVID REUTIMANN

Toyota Drivers in the NBS Point Standings following Daytona International Speedway**
3rd, DAVID REUTIMANN 2,095 points
4th, DAVE BLANEY 2,056 points
5th, JASON LEFFLER 2,033 points
**unofficial point standings

* Dave Blaney started 40th in the No. 22 Caterpillar Camry and crossed the finish line 23rd.
* David Reutimann finished 26th in the No. 00 Burger King Camry after beginning the race 42nd.
* Dale Jarrett ended up 27th in the No. 44 UPS Camry after starting 37th.
* Brian Vickers finished 29th in the No. 83 Red Bull Camry after starting 36th.
* The best finish for a Camry in the season-opener at Daytona was Jarrett's 22nd-place finish. Camry drivers Michael Waltrip (30th), Blaney (34th) and Reutimann (40th) also raced in the Daytona season-opener.
* The best finish by a Camry in NNCS competition was when Vickers finished fifth at Lowe's Motor Speedway (May 27).
* The best start for a Camry in NNCS competition was when Blaney started from the pole at New Hampshire International Raceway (June 30).
* Camrys have led a total of 124 laps in NNCS competition this season. Vickers has led 84 laps and Blaney has led 35 laps. Jeremy Mayfield (four) and Michael Waltrip (one) have also been in front of the field this year.

23rd, DAVE BLANEY, No. 22 Caterpillar Camry, Bill Davis Racing

How was your race car tonight?
"We were pretty strong tonight. We were able to come up into the top-10 during the long runs. We had a really fast car the whole time. I got in trouble with the No. 38 car (David Gilliland) a little bit and it put us to the back. I still should have gotten back into the top-15, but I made a couple of mistakes and just couldn't get it done. I had a very fast car, but I just didn't get a good finish."

What was the damage done by contact with the No. 38?
"It smashed the side and we had a fender rub with the tire, so we had to come in there at the end."

29th, BRIAN VICKERS, No. 83 Red Bull Camry, Team Red Bull

How was your race tonight?
"We got some points, but we could've been better. We got hit by the No. 13 car (Joe Nemechek) late in the race, which put us behind for the last few laps. Our car was decent tonight. If qualifying was finished, we wouldn't have made the race. Tonight, the car raced a little bit better than we were. It was a good handling car, but it wasn't that good. We were struggling to run what we were running. We still have a lot of work to do on the speedway program, but we'll keep at it."

What changes did you make early in the race to improve the car's handling?
"We made some changes early in the race that helped, but nothing that big. We weren't too far off from what we started with. I would've liked to have come out of here with a solid top-15 finish, but unfortunately that didn't happen. We need all the points we can get each week, so I'm a bit disappointed with the finish."

26th, DAVID REUTIMANN, No. 00 Burger King Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing

27th, DALE JARRETT, No. 44 UPS Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing