Race Summary:

For nearly three decades, the Budweiser Shootout has served as the ultimate kickoff to the weeklong party that is Daytona Speedweeks. From Dale Earnhardt to Bill Elliott to Jeff Gordon, superstars have long used this matchup of pole winners to throw down the gauntlet for the upcoming season. Just the kind of event that a racer like Tony Stewart lives for. In a field that included Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, and Jeff Gordon, Stewart outran them all, blasting by Kyle Busch with eight laps to go to take his third Shootout victory.