Patrick will be the first woman to start from the top qualifying spot in NASCAR's second-tier series since Shawna Robinson did it at Atlanta on March 12, 1994.
But,
After starting from the pole position in Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway, Patrick was caught in a crash when JR Motorsports teammate Cole Whitt nudged her rear bumper and sent her spinning into the wall.
Patrick vented her frustration on the radio with her team immediately after the wreck, then acknowledged after the race that she wanted an explanation.
"I don't think it's ever great when teammates come together," Patrick said. "So we'll have to figure out what happened and move forward."
And the Result
James Buesher, driver of the Number 30 Chevrolet, is the winner of the 2012 DRIVE4COPD 300 Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway. Buescher battled through 120 laps of mayhem, including a last-lap crash that took out front-runners like Trevor Bayne, Tony Stewart, Elliott Sadler, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Busch, to take the victory, despite being in a crash himself late in the game.
Buescher said of his first victory, “It’s incredible. This is top of the list for any race car driver to win at — and we did it.” He’s not the only first-time winner this weekend, as rookie John King won the Camping World Truck Series race on Friday night.
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