Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins longest DAYTONA 500 in two overtimes: In the longest DAYTONA 500 in NASCAR history, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got help from an unexpected source and won the sport’s most prestigious race when a wild wreck froze the field in the second overtime. Stenhouse and reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano were battling for the lead on Lap 212 when contact from Aric Almirola’s Ford started Travis Pastrana’s Toyota spinning in Turn 2. Pastrana’s Camry clipped the Chevrolet of Kyle Larson and set it rocketing into the outside wall.[Read More](2-19-2023)

#47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway. The win is his 1st Daytona 500 win, 2nd win at Daytona and 3rd of his career.
#22-Logano finished 2nd followed by #20-Bell, #17-Buescher, pole winner #48-Bowman, #16-Allemendinger, #99-Suarez, #12-Blaney, #1-Chastain, and #15-Herbst.
The race ended under caution during the second overtime attempt. Stenhouse took the lead just before caution during the first overtime attempt and was out front at the time of the final caution.
Most of the race was calm with only one natural caution prior to the end of stage 2.
The race ran 212 laps for 530 miles and was the longest Daytona 500 by distance in history.
#6-Keselowski won Stage 1. #1-Chastain won Stage 2.
There were 53 lead changes among 21 drivers and 8 cautions for 38 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 145.283mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Race Fast Facts – Daytona:

• Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the DAYTONA 500, his third victory in 365 NASCAR Cup Series races.
• This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2023.
• This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 22 races at Daytona International Speedway.
• Joey Logano (second) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 29 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2023.
• Christopher Bell (third) posted his first top-10 finish in seven races at Daytona International Speedway.
• Noah Gragson (24th) was the highest finishing rookie.
• Today’s DAYTONA 500 produced 21 different leaders in the race – tied with 2010 for the second-most all-time in the DAYTONA 500; behind only the 2011 race with 22.
• Today’s DAYTONA 500 produced 52 lead changes, the fourth-most in the history of the Great American Race; behind 2011 (74 lead changes), 1974 (60) and 1983 (58).
• Today’s DAYTONA 500 produced 204 Green Flag Passes For The Lead – which is the most all-time at Daytona International Speedway surpassing the previous record of 177 GFPL set in the 2014 DAYTONA 500.
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Cup Series Playoff Standings after Daytona:
Race 1 of 26 in the regular season:
1) #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. [1 win], 48
2) #22-Joey Logano, 52
3) #17-Chris Buescher, 50
4) #20-Christopher Bell, 44
5) #48-Alex Bowman, 41
6) #1-Ross Chastain, 38
7) #12-Ryan Blaney, 37
8) #4-Kevin Harvick, 37
9) #16-A.J. Allmendinger, 34
10) #19-Martin Truex, Jr., 32
11) #6-Brad Keselowski, 32
12) #99-Daniel Suarez, 30
13) #10-Aric Almirola, 29
14) #2-Austin Cindric, 29
15) #7-Corey LaJoie, 27
16) #5-Kyle Larson, 24
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Cars to the rear: #8-Busch (backup car)

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #48-Bowman chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #5-Larson took the 19th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Daytona 500 Pit Stall chart.

Final practice for the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway is over. The results:
#6-Keselowski 191.200
#22-Logano 191.196
#12-Blaney 191.180
#41-Preeece 191.180
#21-Burton 191.176
Slowest:#38-Gilliland 178.080
Most laps run: #50-Daly, 11 laps
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 11 drivers): #41-Preece 189.316.
Notes: There were no incidents during practice.  Most teams did not participate.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Final Practice speeds page.

First practice for the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway is over. The results:
#84-Johnson 194.225
#9-Elliott 194.195
#47-Stenhouse, Jr 194.183
#48-Bowman 194.132
#10-Almirola 194.107
Slowest: #2-Cindric 182.326
Most laps run: #9-Elliott & #48-Bowman, 38 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 31 drivers): #14-Briscoe, 192.001
Notes: There were no incidents during the session. #15-Herbst, #16-Allmendiner, and #31-Haley did not practice.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the First Practice speeds page.

Field set for Daytona 500: With the conclusion of the Bluegreen Vacations Duels, the lineup is set for Sunday’s Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
#48-Bowman and #5-Larson earned the front row based on their qualifying speeds Wednesday night.
The rest of the top 10: #22-Logano, #10-Almirola, #20-Bell, #2-Cindric, #12-Blaney, #9-Elliott, #17-Buescher, and #6-Keselowski.
After the front row, the odd numbered starting positions were based on the finishes in Duel 1, the even number positions were based on Duel 2 finishing spots.
Open teams that made the race: #84-Johnson, #67-Pastrana, #36-Smith, #50-Daly.
Drivers that did not make the race: #13-Smith, #62-Hill.
See the full field on the Daytona 500 Starting Lineup page.

Joey Logano, Aric Almirola win Bluegreen Vacations Duel at Daytona: Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano and Florida native Aric Almirola each won their Bluegreen Vacations Duel at Daytona qualifying races at Daytona International Speedway Thursday night – the event setting the starting order for Sunday’s DAYTONA 500. It was a Ford sweep at Daytona, but the two races played out very differently.[Read More](2-16-2023)

#10-Aric Almirola won the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 for the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
#2-Cindric finished second, followed by #9-Elliott, #6-Keselowski, #7-LaJoie, #5-Larson, #38-Gilliland, #19-Truex, Jr., #11-Hamlin, and #41-Preece.
#50-Daly was the top finishing open driver and will race Sunday.
#67-Pastrana was caught in an accident and finished 21st but will make the Daytona 500 based on his qualifying speed.
#62-Hill did not make the race after finishing 18th following an accident.
The second Duel race sets the outside lane of the starting lineup for the Daytona 500.
There were 2 cautions for 9 laps and 15 lead changes among 6 leaders.
See complete results on the Duel #2 race results page.

#22-Joey Logano won the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 for the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
#20-Bell finished second, followed by #12-Blaney, #17-Buescher, #34-McDowell, #4-Harvick, #23-Wallace, #36-Zane Smith, and #24-Byron.
There were no cautions.
#36-Smith was the top finishing open driver and will race Sunday.
#84-Johnson finished 14th but will make the Daytona 500 based on his qualifying speed.
#13-Chandler Smith was the lowest finishing open driver and will miss the race.
The first Duel race sets the inside lane of the starting lineup for the Daytona 500.
There were 4 lead changes among 3 drivers.
See complete results on the Duel #1 race results page.

Duel Races Pit stall selections

Alex Bowman sets blistering pace in Daytona 500 qualifying: Wednesday was a banner day for Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman. After announcing a contract extension that will keep him in the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet through 2026, Bowman sped to his third DAYTONA 500 pole position, dominating both rounds of times trials at 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. The numbers are staggering—and not just Bowman’s final-round qualifying speed of 181.686 mph (49.536 seconds), which eclipsed the pole-winning speed of teammate Kyle Larson (181.159 mph) in the 2022 debut season of NASCAR’s Next Gen Cup Series car.[Read More](2-15-2023)

#48-Alex Bowman won the Busch pole for the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway with speed of 181.686mph, for his 3rd pole at Daytona and 4th of his career.
#5-Larson will start the race in second.
The rest of the field will be set after the Duel races on Thursday night. Qualifying sets the lineup for those races.
#48-Bowman will start on the pole for the first duel, followed by #24-Byron, #22-Logano, #12-Blaney, and #21-Burton.
#5-Larson is the pole sitter for the second duel, followed by #10-Almirola, #14-Briscoe, #2-Cindric, and #8-Busch.
The fastest two open teams: #84-Johnson and #67-Pastrana are guaranteed a starting position in the race based on their qualifying speeds. Their starting spots will be determined by their finish in the Duels.
The remaining open drivers: #36-Zane Smith, #62-Hill, #13-Chandler Smith, and #50-Daly will have to race their way in.  The top open driver in each Duel makes the race.  The others will not qualify.
See the Qualifying results, Duel #1 Starting Lineup and Duel #2 Starting Lineup page.

Daytona International Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Alex Bowman won the Busch Light Pole Award for the DAYTONA 500 with a lap of 49.536 seconds, 181.686 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 257 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2023.
This is his third DAYTONA 500 pole in 14 races at Daytona International Speedway (2018, 2021, 2023). This is the sixth consecutive DAYTONA 500 start on the front row for Bowman (2018-2023).
Kyle Larson (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2023 and his fifth in 18 races at Daytona International Speedway.
William Byron (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway. It is his first in one race this season.
Ty Gibbs (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Legacy Motor Club’s Jimmie Johnson (No. 84 Chevrolet) and 23XI Racing’s Travis Pastrana (No. 67 Toyota) have qualified their open cars on time for the DAYTONA 500.
Hendrick Motorsports has won 16 DAYTONA 500 poles, the series-most: Ken Schrader (1988, 1989, 1990), Jeff Gordon (1999, 2015), Jimmie Johnson (2002, 2008), Mark Martin (2010), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2011), Chase Elliott (2016, 2017), Alex Bowman (2018, 2021, 2023), William Byron (2019), Kyle Larson (2022).
This is Chevrolet’s 11th consecutive DAYTONA 500 pole (2013-2023) and 31st DAYTONA 500 pole total, series-most.
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Qualifying Order

The entry list for the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway is posted, 42 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
The 36 chartered teams are entered, as well as 6 open team that must race their way into the field.
The open teams are: #13-Smith, #36-Smith, #50-Daly, #62-Hill, #67-Pastrana,, #84-Johnson.
Since 42 cars are entered, 2 drivers will miss race.
See the full entry list on the Daytona 500 Entry List page.

Daytona 500 Qualifying Procedures (see bottom of page)

Daytona At-Track Schedule page

TandemDraft Stats: Cup Series Edition – Daytona 500

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