Lap by lap coverage: Daytona 200 by Honda

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 (Did you miss the earlier Superbike race? Here's  a re-cap.)

4:03: Too far back for Hayes...Zemke holds on to win the 65th running of the Daytona 200 by Honda. Second is Hayes, then DiSalvo, Bostrom, Duhamel, Gobert, May then Wood.

4:02: The riders come off Nascar turn 4...Hayes looks for a draft off Gobert.

4:01: As the two leaders work back down the start/finish straight, Zemke is able to catch a draft tow off lapped rider Gobert. Zemke puts down a 1:41.840 lap time. 

4:00: Two laps to go. Can Hayes catch the draft? Again, more late braking into turn 1 for Hayes. Meanwhile, Bostrom takes fourth back from Duhamel.

3:59: A late-braking run into turn 1 by Hayes and more quick riding through the infield cuts Zemke's lead to about 10 bike length. The leaders get into lappers as they head through the chicane.

3:58: This race is not over yet...Hayes is running a full second quicker than Zemke. With no lap riders between the two leaders, it's going to be tight.

3:57: Hayes is making Zemke work to keep his lead. Hayes has cut the lead to just 2.9 seconds. Can Zemke hold on for 4 more laps?

3:55: Duhamel starts to stretch his gap over Bostrom for fourth.

3:53: Zemke has a 4 second lead, while Bostrom loses fourth place to Duhamel.

3:52: DiSalvo has lost ground on Hayes, while Bostrom and Duhamel keep the battle for fourth tight.

3:50: Duhamel and Bostrom are a bike length apart as they come off the banking on lap 60.

3:49: With 8 laps to go, it's Zemke, Hayes, DiSalvo. Zemke's lead is about 4.3 seconds.

3:46: The pace car moves off the track. The riders continue racing...It's Zemke, Hayes, DiSalvo, Bostrom, Duhamel.

3:43: Zemke is stuck back in the pack as officials start to work out the pace car situation.

3:41: Bostrom and Duhamel are just behind the pace car...

3:39: Following the pace car, Duhamel starts to pit but changes his mind. The #1 Honda stays on the track for the run to the finish.

3:37: The pace car flags come out on lap 55! The leaders will tighten up for a sprint race to the finish...13 laps to go.

3:37: Bostrom makes his way past Duhamel, who keeps pushing but clearly is suffering from a damaged motorcycle.

3:35: With 16 laps to go, Bostrom is 4 seconds behind Duhamel. After Bostrom, it's Gobert, May, then Eric Wood.

3:33: The leaders are on lap 53...Zemke is 16 seconds over Hayes, DiSalvo is 5 more seconds back. Duhamel is 13 seconds down on DiSalvo.

3:32: Duhamel is 10 seconds back from DiSalvo in third. Duhamel's laps are just slightly faster than DiSalvos. Broken faceshield? What broken faceshield?

3:31: Lap 51...It's Zemke, Hayes, DiSalvo, Duhamel, Bostrom, Gobert, May.

3:29: DiSalvo has not given up on Hayes. The Yamaha rider is five-seconds behind Hayes in second.

3:27: It's Zemke, Hayes, DiSalvo, Duhamel. Zemke's lead over Hayes is about 16 seconds. 

3:25: As the second pit stops shake out for the race leaders, it's Zemke, Bostrom, Hayes, DiSalvo and Duhamel, who's fading.

3:24: Duhamel's face shield is clearly giving him trouble as he works back through the infield.

3:23: Zemke comes in and gets a good pit. Zemke has a 16-second lead on Duhamel.

3:21: Duhamel pits on the next lap. Duhamel's helmet visor and the bike's windshield are both broken. Duhamel gets back on the track with a respectable pit.

3:19: Duhamel's crash was through turn 1, and his bike slid across the track, pitching the five-time Daytona winner into the pavment.

3:18: Duhamel gets up and loses about 24 seconds. Duhamel doesn't pit! He keeps his bike on the track to try and catch Zemke.

3:17: Duhamel is down! Lap 44 and race leader Duhamel drops his bike.

3:17: DiSalvo and Hayes are a bike length apart as they ride through the infield on lap 43. Meanwhile, Duhamel has lapped up into the top 10 and holds an 11 second lead on Zemke.

3:15: DiSalvo uses a slingshot pass to get in front of Hayes. Hayes tries for an outside pass, but DiSalvo shuts the door and holds onto third.

3:13: DiSalvo is held up through traffic, while Hayes makes quicker work and slips into third.

3:11: Duhamel keeps pounding out some hard laps. His lead on Zemke builds to more than 10 seconds, as the leaders start lap 41.

3:09: It's lap 38 for the leaders. With the second pit stop coming up soon, Zemke will need a perfect pit to gain some time on Duhamel.

3:07: It's Duhamel, 8 seconds back to Zemke, then Hayes and DiSalvo 20 seconds behind the race leaders.

3:06: Hayes works through the inside of a slower rider, while DiSalvo gets pushed to the outside and loses third place.

3:04: DiSalvo has worked into Hayes' draft and takes the lead down the start/finish straight. Hayes tries to edge back around on the outside, but DiSalvo goes into turn 1 with third.

3:02: It's lap 35 for the four lead riders. The battle is on for third with DiSalvo late braking into turn one and closing the gap to Hayes. 

3:01: Duhamel's last lap? 1:43.028. Zemke's? 1:43.454.

2:59: DiSalvo slices through lapped traffic to close the gap to Hayes in third.

2:57: Duhamel's lead has stretched to over 6 seconds over Zemke. It's 34 seconds back to fourth place rider Bostrom.

2:56: Lap 30 for the leaders...DiSalvo works his way back up to Hayes. A battle is brewing for third place behind Duhamel and Zemke.

2:54: Duhamel is using the draft of lapped riders perfectly, while Zemke gets caught up. Duhamel's lead edges back above 4 seconds.

2:52: Duhamel looks smooth and comfortable in the lead, but Zemke puts down a slightly quicker lap time to cut the lead to 3.7 seconds. 

2:50: It's lap 28 for the race leaders, as Zemke keeps the gap steady at 4 seconds. It's still Hayes in third.

2:48: Experience is serving Duhamel well as he makes quicker work of lapped traffic and leverages a slightly quicker pit stop than Zemke's to stretch his lead to 4 seconds.

2:46: The top five riders have pitted: It's Duhamel, 3 seconds to Zemke, 7.5 to Hayes, 2 more seconds to DiSalvo. Bostrom is 9 more seconds back.

2:45: Bostrom holds through lap 24, and gets down pit row and into his pit quickly. Two tires and fuel, as E-boz has a bit of trouble, costing a couple seconds.

2:42: Zemke is on pit row on lap 23. Two tires and fuel. Another quick stop for the Honda riders.

2:41: Miguel leads Zemke through turn 4 but comes into pit row. Zemke keeps going. Duhamel gets two tires and gas. DiSalvo also pits. Clean pits for both riders.

2:39: The Hondas start their 22nd lap. Pit stops could be coming soon.

2:36: Zemke and Duhamel exit traffic as they run down the start/finish straight and into turn 1. The gap on the Yamaha's is 6.7 seconds, but the Yamahas still have to work through the traffic that plagued the Honda riders.

2:34: Duhamel goes under Zemke to take the lead in traffic on lap 19.

2:33: Zemke and Duhamel are comfortably in the lead, but are coming into more heavy lapped traffic.

2:32: McWilliams comes in for his first pit stop.

2:30: Zemke and Duhamel have built a 5 second lead on the Yamaha's of Bostrom and DiSalvo. Hayes is in fourth.

2:29: Zemke's last lap: 1:42.752; DiSalvo in fourth: 1:45.653.

2:28: Lap 15: With the pit stops looming, the Honda riders have built nearly a 2 second gap on Bostrom in third.

2:26: DiSalvo and Bostrom slip back further as the two Honda riders do a better job of working through traffic: It's Zemke and Duhamel out front.

2:24: It's Zemke, DiSalvo, Bostrom, Duhamel as the riders start lap 13. 

2:22: Zemke leads: The Honda riders moves from fourth through fifth as the lead pack works it way through traffic into the horseshe.

2:21: Fourth through seventh: Hayes, Danny Eslick, Aaron Gobert, Jeremy McWilliams.

2:20: The lead pack is starting to pick up a few lappers and will reach much heavier lapped traffic shortly.

2:18: Zemke is close through Nascar turn 4 but is unable to draft past DiSalvo.

2:16: The lead pack of Bostrom, Duhamel, DiSalvo and Zemke have a 2.5 second gap on the field.

2:14: Zemke closes on Bostrom, Duhamel and DiSalvo. Zemke's a bit slower through the chicane, but tightens it back up heading down the long straight.

2:12: Now Zemke edges past Hayes and sets his sights on the race leaders. DiSalvo is pressuring Duhamel and drafts alongside through Nascar turn 4.

2:10: Hayes in forth starts to inch up on the lead pack of Bostrom, Duhamel and DiSalvo.

2:09: Duhamel drafts past DiSalvo on the banking and out-breaks the Yamaha rider into turn one. It's Bostrom and Duhamel.

2:08: The first three riders are keeping it very tight. Duhamel is not going to let the Yamaha's run away.

2:07: Bostrom looks comfortable out front, but Duhamel is pressuring DiSalvo in second as the riders work through their third lap.

2:06: It's Bostrom, DiSalvo, Duhamel, Hayes, Zemke.

2:03: DiSalvo takes the lead from Duhamel, but hands it to Bostrom who cuts into the lead.

2:02: Duhamel  leads off the start, and holds on through the horseshoe.

2:01: Note: The son of former 250 Grand Prix star Jimmy Filice made the field. Justin Filice will start on row 10 on a Honda.

1:59: The riders head out for their warm-up lap.

1:57: The front row: Miguel Duhamel (Honda), Jason DiSalvo (Yamaha), Eric Bostrom (Yamaha), Jake Zemke (Honda).

1:55: Note: Most riders will make two pit stops in the 200-mile race. A good pit time? About 11-12 seconds. 

1:52: Note: If Miguel Duhamel, 37 years old, wins the 200, he will become the first six-time winner in the storied history of the race, which was first run in 1937.

1:50: The riders are pulling in from the parde lap. The race start is just 10 minutes away.

1:45: Riders are being called out for the parade lap as the 65th running of the Daytona 200 by Honda prepares to get underway.

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