Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Cup Series: Race 1 of 36
Date: February 14, 2021
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona 500 Race Information
| Winner | Michael McDowell | Car | No. 34 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Front Row Motorsports | Sponsor | Love's Travel Stops |
| Winner Start | 17 | Winner Laps Led | 1 |
| Most Laps Led | Denny Hamlin (98) | Starters | 40 |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved | Lead-Lap Finishers | 11 |
| Cautions | 7 for 40 laps | Lead Changes | 22 |
Daytona 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 1 | Running | 44 |
| 2 | 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 3 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 7 | Running | 48 |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light #TheCrew | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 17 | Running | 42 |
| 5 | 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 98 | Running | 52 |
| 6 | 11 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Cottonelle | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 7 | 34 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Clover | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 8 | 19 | 77 | Jamie McMurray | AdventHealth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 16 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Youtheory | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 13 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Nations Guard | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | Running | 37 |
| 11 | 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | HaasTooling.com | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 1 | Running | 27 |
| 12 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Ford | 199 | 26 | Accident | 33 |
| 13 | 24 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Ford | 199 | 0 | Accident | 25 |
| 14 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Accident | 25 |
| 15 | 39 | 33 | Austin Cindric(i) | Verizon 5G | Team Penske | Ford | 199 | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | DEWALT | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 | 32 | Running | 26 |
| 17 | 6 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | DoorDash | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 198 | 1 | Accident | 32 |
| 18 | 21 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/NOS Energy Drink | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 30 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | HighPoint.com | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 28 | 53 | Joey Gase | Page Construction | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 35 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 20 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 38 | 78 | BJ McLeod(i) | NASCAR Heat 5 | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 195 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 24 | 37 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Wisconsin Lighting Lab | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 26 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 193 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 29 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Lenovo | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 40 | 16 | Kaz Grala | Hyper Ice | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 115 | 10 | DVP | 9 |
| 29 | 33 | 00 | Quin Houff | Mane 'n Tail | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 30 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Blue DEF/PEAK | Team Penske | Ford | 14 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 31 | 22 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | DVP | 6 |
| 32 | 36 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo | Speedy Cash | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 14 | 0 | DVP | 5 |
| 33 | 23 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Motorcraft/Quick Lane | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | DVP | 4 |
| 34 | 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 13 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 1 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13 | 1 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 15 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | iFly | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 18 | 36 | David Ragan | Select Blinds | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 13 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 7 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Kohler Generators | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 13 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 39 | 31 | 43 | Erik Jones | Armor All | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 40 | 32 | 15 | Derrike Cope | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
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