2019 Daytona 500

2019 Daytona 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Race 1 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 207 laps, 517.5 mi (828 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (800 km)
Average speed 137.440 miles per hour (221.188 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 46.319
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Duel 2 Winner Joey Logano Team Penske
Most laps led
Driver Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing
Laps 49
Winner
No. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings 9.170 million[14]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

The 2019 Daytona 500, the 61st running of the event, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 17, 2019, Contested over 207 laps—extended from 200 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. After three multiple cars crash in the last 20 laps (including the Big One on lap 191 which involved 21 cars), only 19 of the 40 cars were running at the end of the race and only 14 completed every lap. It was the first race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and also marked the debut of the Ford Mustang, which Ford brought in as a replacement for the Fusion. This race was the final career start for Casey Mears. 2016 winner Denny Hamlin held off teammate Kyle Busch over the final laps to win his second Daytona 500 in four years.

The program cover for the 2019 Daytona 500.

This Daytona 500 was the first not to feature the Earnhardt name in the starting lineup since 1978.

Report

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Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, that is one of two superspeedways, the other being Talladega Superspeedway.

Background

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Daytona International Speedway, the track where the race was held

Daytona International Speedway is one of two superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other being Talladega Superspeedway.[15] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[16] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[16]

Entry list

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No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet
1 Kurt Busch (W) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon (W) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick (W) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
6 Ryan Newman (W) Roush Fenway Racing Ford
8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin (W) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet
14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano (W) Team Penske Ford
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
27 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet
31 Tyler Reddick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford
40 Jamie McMurray (W) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Jimmie Johnson (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet
52 Cody Ware (R) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet
66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
71 Ryan Truex (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota
96 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice (February 9)

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Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 45.937 seconds and a speed of 195.920 mph (315.303 km/h).[17]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45.937 195.920
2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45.953 195.852
3 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45.967 195.793
Official first practice results

Second practice (February 9)

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Darrell Wallace Jr. was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 46.149 seconds and a speed of 195.020 mph (313.854 km/h).[18]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 46.149 195.020
2 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 46.152 195.008
3 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 46.168 194.940
Official second practice results

Qualifying

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William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 46.319 and a speed of 194.305 mph (312.704 km/h).[19]

Qualifying results

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Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.432 46.319
2 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.408 46.355
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.649 46.438
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.469 46.444
5 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46.861 46.763
6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 46.782 46.766
7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.803 46.789
8 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 46.857 46.804
9 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 46.797 46.811
10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46.938 47.018
11 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 47.072 47.094
12 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.009 47.246
13 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.080
14 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.089
15 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 47.131
16 31 Tyler Reddick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.161
17 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 47.170
18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 47.177
19 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 47.185
20 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 47.195
21 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 47.222
22 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 47.261
23 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 47.264
24 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 47.364
25 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 47.374
26 27 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 47.406
27 71 Ryan Truex (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 47.434
28 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 47.441
29 40 Jamie McMurray Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 47.498
30 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 47.515
31 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 47.520
32 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 47.565
33 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 47.571
34 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 47.691
35 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 47.703
36 96 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 47.820
37 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 47.898
38 00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 48.025
39 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 48.427
40 52 Cody Ware (R) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 48.983
41 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 49.266
42 66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 49.743
Official qualifying results

Gander RV Duel

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The Gander RV Duels are a pair of NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races held in conjunction with the Daytona 500 annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. They consist of two races 60 laps and 150 miles (240 km) in length, which serve as heat races that set the lineup for the Daytona 500. The first race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in odd-numbered positions on pole qualifying day, while the second race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in even-numbered positions. The Duels set the lineup for positions 3–38, while positions 39 and 40 are filled by the two "Open" (teams without a charter) cars that set the fastest times in qualifying, but did not lock in a spot in the Duels.

For championship purposes, each Duel is a full Championship Stage, except there is no playoff point awarded. The top ten drivers receive championship points.

Duel 1

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Duel 1 results

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Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 60 10
2 10 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 60 9
3 6 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 60 8
4 16 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 60 7
5 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 6
6 17 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 60 5
7 12 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 60 4
8 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 3
9 13 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 60 2
10 15 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 60 1
11 11 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 60 0
12 19 96 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 60 0
13 9 31 Tyler Reddick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 0
14 14 71 Ryan Truex (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 60 0
15 20 00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 60 0
16 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0
17 3 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 59 0
18 7 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 59 0
19 18 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 59 0
20 5 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 58 0
21 21 52 Cody Ware (R) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 58 0
Official race results

Duel 2

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Duel 2 results

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Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 60 10
2 4 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 60 9
3 9 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 60 8
4 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 7
5 10 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 60 6
6 8 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 60 5
7 14 40 Jamie McMurray Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 60 4
8 2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 3
9 5 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 2
10 17 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 60 1
11 11 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 0
12 16 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 60 0
13 1 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0
14 7 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 59 0
15 15 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0
16 19 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 59 0
17 13 27 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 59 0
18 12 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 58 0
19 18 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 57 0
20 21 66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 57 0
21 20 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 57 0
Official race results

Starting lineup

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William Byron started from pole position.
Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Notes
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Fastest in pole qualifying
2 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Second in pole qualifying
3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford Duel 1 Winner
4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Duel 2 Winner
5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford Second in Duel 1
6 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Second in Duel 2
7 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford Third in Duel 1
8 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Third in Duel 2
9 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota Fourth in Duel 1
10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fourth in Duel 2
11 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fifth in Duel 1
12 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Fifth in Duel 2
13 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet Sixth in Duel 1
14 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford Sixth in Duel 2
15 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet Seventh in Duel 1
16 40 Jamie McMurray Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Seventh in Duel 2
17 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Eighth in Duel 1
18 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Eighth in Duel 2
19 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ninth in Duel 1
20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Ninth in Duel 2
21 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 10th in Duel 1
22 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 10th in Duel 2
23 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11th in Duel 1
24 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 11th in Duel 2
25 96 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 12th in Duel 1
26 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 12th in Duel 2
27 00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 15th in Duel 1
28 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14th in Duel 2
29 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 17th in Duel 1
30 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 15th in Duel 2
31 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 18th in Duel 1
32 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 16th in Duel 2
33 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 19th in Duel 1
34 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 18th in Duel 2
35 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 20th in Duel 1
36 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 19th in Duel 2
37 52 Cody Ware (R) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 21st in Duel 1
38 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 21st in Duel 2
39 31 Tyler Reddick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Qualifying speed
40 27 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet Qualifying speed
Did not qualify
41 66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
42 71 Ryan Truex (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Practice (post–Duels)

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Third practice (February 15)

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Kyle Busch was the fastest in the third practice session with a time of 44.936 seconds and a speed of 200.285 mph (322.327 km/h).[20]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 44.936 200.285
2 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 44.955 200.200
3 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 44.962 200.169
Official third practice results

Fourth practice (February 15)

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Paul Menard was the fastest in the fourth practice session with a time of 44.830 seconds and a speed of 200.758 mph (323.089 km/h).[21]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 44.830 200.758
2 40 Jamie McMurray Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 44.844 200.696
3 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 44.851 200.664
Official fourth practice results

Final practice (February 16)

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Michael McDowell was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 47.012 seconds and a speed of 191.440 mph (308.093 km/h).[22]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 47.012 191.440
2 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 47.014 191.432
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 47.037 191.339
Official final practice results

Race

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New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman and Houston Texans linebacker J. J. Watt each had duties before the race. Watt, the race’s grand marshal, became the first NFL player to give “drivers, start your engines” in race history. Edelman was the race’s honorary starter – something several current and former NFL players have done in year’s past – as Edelman waved the green flag to signal the start of the 500. “I think these guys are absolutely insane,” Edelman, the MVP at Super Bowl LIII earlier that month, said before the race. “First and foremost, they’re going 200 miles an hour around for three hours straight and (are) able to focus in extreme conditions.”

Stage 1

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Pole sitter William Byron led the first lap of the race. On lap 3, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. battled Byron for the lead and was able to get infront of him by lap 5. On lap 7, Matt DiBenedetto battled Stenhouse for the lead and was able to get infront of him on lap 11. On lap 21, the first caution flew when Corey LaJoie's right front tire blew and had laid debris on the racetrack. Some drivers pitted during the green flag run including Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Stenhouse led the field to the restart on lap 25. On lap 35, Kyle Busch took the lead. On lap 50, the second caution flew for it being the first multi car wreck of the race in turn 2. It started when Kurt Busch cut across the nose of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Busch spun. Drivers started to check up but Bubba Wallace spun after getting bumped from behind by Tyler Reddick and it sent Wallace into Kurt Busch and the two spun. The wreck also collected Austin Dillon and Jamie McMurray. The race would restart on lap 54. Kyle Busch held onto the lead and Busch won stage 1 earning himself 10 playoff points.

Stage 2

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Some drivers pitted while others stayed out including Joey Logano and Logano led the field to the restart on lap 66. On the restart, Daniel Suárez took the lead but was immeadietly passed by Logano. On lap 73, Logano pitted which gave the lead to Daniel Hemric. On lap 74, Matt DiBenedetto took the lead from Hemric. DiBenedetto had recently joined Leavine Family Racing whom had formed a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing and it began to show as DiBenedetto held onto the lead until the next caution. On lap 107, the fourth caution would fly when Casey Mears and Parker Kligerman crashed in turn 1. Ryan Blaney was the new leader and Blaney led the field to the restart on lap 112. Blaney would hold off the pack and Blaney would win stage 2 giving himself 10 playoff points.

Final stage

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William Byron was the new leader and Byron led the field to the restart on lap 126. On the restart, Aric Almirola took the lead but was immeadietly passed by Byron. Almirola attempted to take the lead on lap 127 but failed to get infront of Byron. With 44 laps to go, green flag pitstops began. With 42 to go, the 6th caution would fly for the second multi car crash of the race that occurred on pit road. Drivers began to slow down to make their way down to pit road which caused some cars to check up. B. J. McLeod went to go to pit road but got hooked in the right rear by his teammate at Rick Ware racing in Cody Ware and both McLeod and Ware went spinning towards the entrance of pit road. Ware spun into Tyler Reddick which caused Reddick to spin and ramp over the left rear of Jimmie Johnson's car giving both of them damage before Ware spun into Ricky Stenhouse Jr. which caused Stenhouse to turn left into Reddick and sent Stenhouse spinning. Kyle Busch won the race off of pit road but Jamie McMurray did not pit and McMurray led the field to the restart with 33 laps to go. On the restart, Denny Hamlin attempted to take the lead from McMurray but could not get infront of him. With 31 to go, Hamlin was able to take the lead from McMurray. With 27 laps to go, the 7th caution would fly for debris. The race would restart with 23 laps to go. With 20 to go, the 8th caution would fly when Kyle Larson crashed in turn 3 after he blew a left rear tire. The race would restart with 16 laps to go. With 14 laps to go, the 9th caution would fly when Brad Keselowski blew a left rear tire and spun off of turn 4. The race would restart with 10 laps to go. On the restart, Kyle Busch took the lead from Hamlin. At the same time, the 10th caution flew for the first of three big wrecks that would occur in the final 10 laps of the race. It started in turn 3 when Paul Menard was pushing Matt DiBenedetto but Menard bumped DiBenedetto at the wrong angle and turned DiBenedetto around right infront of the pack and collected a lot of more cars with them. During the wreck, David Ragan ended up lifting the rear of Aric Almirola's car and Ragan was underneath Almirola. DiBenedetto's race had unfortunately come to an end. DiBenedetto led a race high 49 laps and was in the midst of pulling off perhaps one of the greatest upsets in NASCAR history before he got collected. The wreck collected a total of 22 cars. The cars involved were Matt DiBenedetto, Paul Menard, Erik Jones, Ryan Blaney, Matt Tifft, Tyler Reddick, Daniel Suárez, Austin Dillon, Ryan Newman, Aric Almirola, David Ragan, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ryan Preece, Chris Buescher, Daniel Hemric, Martin Truex Jr., Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, William Byron, Ty Dillon, Joey Logano, and Kyle Larson.[23] The race was red flagged for about 20 minutes to clean up the wreck before the race restarted with 6 laps to go. Kyle Busch took the lead on the restart as he was looking for his first ever Daytona 500 win in his 15th try. But going into turn 3, the 11th caution would fly for the second big one of the race that collected 7 cars. It started when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. went to the inside of Kyle Larson to make it three wide but ended up making contact with Larson and sent Stenhouse into Kevin Harvick and it sent the three cars spinning into turn 3 and also collected Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman, Ty Dillon, and Brad Keselowski. During the wreck, Ryan Preece attempted to shoot through the gap of the spinning Elliott and Stenhouse and Preece was able to do so on the apron of the track unscathed. This put Preece in the 7th spot and in contention for the win. The race would restart with 2 laps to go. On the restart, Denny Hamlin took the lead. Going down the backstretch, Clint Bowyer went to make it three wide underneath Michael McDowell and William Byron but Bowyer ended up cutting across the nose of McDowell and turned up into Byron and Chase Elliott and triggered the third big one and the 12th and final caution of the race collecting 8 cars including Landon Cassill, Jamie McMurray, Brad Keselowski, and Brendan Gaughan. The wreck would cause another red flag and would set up overtime. On the restart, Hamlin would jump infront for the lead and Hamlin would be able to hold off the pack and win his second career Daytona 500 victory. The win was a special one for Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing after former college football player and NASCAR driver J. D. Gibbs, the son of Joe Gibbs, passed away over a month ago on January 11 at the age of 49. The win occurred seven days before Gibbs would've turned 50. Kyle Busch, Erik Jones, Joey Logano, and Michael McDowell rounded out the top 5 while Ty Dillon, Kyle Larson, Ryan Preece, Jimmie Johnson, and Ross Chastain rounded out the top 10. This would be Ross Chastain's first career Cup Series top 10.[24]

Race results

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 8
4 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 6
6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3
9 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two

Ryan Blaney won the second stage.

Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 10
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 7
5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 6
6 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 5
7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Denny Hamlin won the race.

Laps: 80

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 207 45
2 31 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 207 45
3 28 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 207 35
4 4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 207 42
5 34 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 207 32
6 22 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 207 31
7 26 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 207 33
8 21 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 207 29
9 17 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 207 30
10 36 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 207 0
11 2 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 207 35
12 35 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 207 32
13 5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 207 30
14 19 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 207 23
15 25 96 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 205 0
16 20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 205 21
17 18 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 24
18 32 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 200 19
19 38 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 200 0
20 6 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 199 17
21 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 198 25
22 16 40 Jamie McMurray Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 198 15
23 30 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0
24 27 00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 196 13
25 12 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 196 12
26 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 194 17
27 39 31 Tyler Reddick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 191 0
28 9 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 190 14
29 7 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 190 8
30 24 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 190 7
31 14 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 190 22
32 8 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 190 13
33 23 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 190 14
34 29 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 190 3
35 11 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 190 2
36 33 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 190 1
37 15 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 190 1
38 13 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 169 1
39 37 52 Cody Ware (R) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 155 1
40 40 27 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 104 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 15 among 9 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 12 for 47
  • Red flags: 2 for 39 minutes and 38 seconds
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 45 minutes and 55 seconds
  • Average speed: 132.792 miles per hour (213.708 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Jamie Little interviewing Brendan Gaughan in this race

Since 2001—with the exception of 2002, 2004 and 2006—the Daytona 500 has been carried by Fox in the United States. The booth crew consisted of longtime NASCAR lap-by-lap announcer Mike Joy, three–time Daytona 500 winner Jeff Gordon, and for the final time 1989 race winner Darrell Waltrip. Pit road was manned by Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum.

Fox Television
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum

Spanish-language network Fox Sports LA aired the race live, with lap-by-lap announcer Jessi Losada and color analyst Rodolfo Landeros.

Radio

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The race was broadcast on radio by the Motor Racing Network—who has covered the Daytona 500 since 1970—and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. The booth crew was consisted of Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and 1989 Cup Series champion Rusty Wallace. Longtime turn announcer Dave Moody was the lead turn announcer. He called the Daytona 500 from atop the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley worked the backstretch for the Daytona 500 from a spotter's stand on the inside of the track & Kyle Rickey called the Daytona 500 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4 from the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 4. On pit road, MRN was manned by lead pit reporter and NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director Winston Kelley. He will be joined on pit road by Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Dillon Welch.

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Backstretch: Mike Bagley
Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey
Winston Kelley
Steve Post
Dillon Welch
Kim Coon

Standings after the race

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References

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