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Boggity! Boogity! Boogity! We're green at Daytona!
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The 51st Daytona 500 went green just a few minutes ago and pole sitter Martin Truex Jr. led the 43-car field on the first lap. Joey Logano, the 18-year-old rookie driver from Middletown, Conn., was ninth on the first lap.
Mark Martin, the 50-year-old driver who started on the outside pole, took the lead on Lap 2, with Logano dropping two spots to 11th.
Aric Almirola brought out the first caution when he sput out in front of the field as he entered Turn 3 on Lap 8. Almirola emerged unscathed, but pitted along with several of the lead pack runner for four fresh tires.
After 10 laps, here's the running order of the top 5:
1. Kyle Busch
2. Mark Martin
3. Bobby Labonte
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Carl Edwards
About the auto racing blog Updates and insights from The Globe's Michael Vega.






