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The Daytona 200 was red-flagged following a series of crashes, one of which involved Greg Fryer and dislodged a section of Air Fence at the exit of turn six. The section of Air Fence moved out onto the racing surface.

Running order at the time of the red flag was as follows:

1. Nicky Hayden
2. Kurtis Roberts
3. Miguel Duhamel
4. Anthony Gobert
5. Aaron Yates
6. Jamie Hacking
7. Eric Bostrom
8. Pascal Picotte
9. Michael Barnes
10. Larry Pegram
11. Eric Wood
12. Andy Deathrage
13. Vince Haskovec
14. Stephane Mertens
15. John Ashmead
16. Rich Conicelli
17. Marco Martinez
18. John Jacobi
19. Ricky Orlando
20. John Dugan

Nicky Hayden had turned the fastest lap of the race, a 1:49.933.