The Daytona 500 is the most prestigious NASCAR race of the year – and it is one of the most unpredictable for wagering nationwide, including Florida sports betting.
That’s because cars at Daytona International Speedway run in huge, high-speed packs, where one slip can cause 10 or 15 or even 20 cars to wreck all at once. Upsets are often the order of the day in the Daytona 5000 and that means some drivers who go in as favorites wind up disappointed, or with a damaged race car.
At Florida.Bet.com, we wanted to know which drivers have the worst average finishing position in Daytona superspeedway races (both the 500 and the 400-mile summer race). Here’s what we found:
Biggest Gap Between Starting And Finishing Spots At Daytona
| Rank | Driver | Average Starting Position | Average Finish Position | Difference |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 10.3 | 21.3 | 11.0 |
| 2 | William Byron | 13.6 | 23.1 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Daniel Suarez | 20.2 | 27.7 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 15.0 | 22.0 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 13.4 | 19.7 | 6.3 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 12.7 | 17.7 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | 20.0 | 24.9 | 4.9 |
| 8 | Ryan Preece | 19.9 | 24.5 | 4.6 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 18.0 | 22.2 | 4.2 |
| 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 17.3 | 21.3 | 4.0 |
* Driver information from Racing-Reference.info; all drivers must have 10 or more races at Daytona to be included
— Florida Bet —