Martin ran well in the Bud Shootout, but was caught up in the "big one" during a green-white-checker finish and finished 21st.
Derrike Cope finished 24th in the Bud Shootout.
Kevin Harvick, winner of the Bud Shootout, was second.
Gordon's 2012 season started on a frightening note in the Bud Shootout.
He also was involved in a controversial restart and a had a broken transmission in the Bud Shootout earlier this week.
From 2001-2002, the other non-points, exhibition event during the season, the Bud Shootout adopted the green-white-checkered rule, if necessary.
However, Budweiser was still the official sponsor for Bud Shootout at Daytona in February.
In 2001, Labonte began the year with a 7th place finish in the Bud Shootout.
This was the first time drivers were back on the track after the Bud Shootout last Sunday.
You sat on the pole for the Daytona Five Hundred and had a starting position in the Bud Shootout, right?