Cindric Haley pits and reports that hes got no breaks either. Daytona 500. Checkered flag: Rookie Austin Cindric wins the race. https://t.co/3v0GC49JGL. The full top 10 following Stage 1: 4:17 p.m.: Burton's car is getting transported off the track. 1 spot on just the second lap. Harrison Burton gets upside down at Daytona. 1. We are under caution but going green soon. 10:55 p.m. Kyle Larson is the leader after all the pit stops. That's been our motto the whole offseason -- that we believe. 6:43 p.m.:Stenhouse leads the Daytona 500 as we ready to return to green, It's anybody's race. 7:05 pm ET, at As drivers got closer to the checkered flag, though, the carnage ramped up, and when the dust finally settled, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got by far the biggest of his three career victories. The field is running single file on the high side before the serious racing begins. 6:37 p.m.: CAUTION! 5:34 p.m.: Now58 laps to go. After pitting, Kaz Gralas car loses a tire in Turn 2 and the cars behind the debris lift. Cole Custers team didnt get fuel in turning that stop and tell him to watch his gauges. All Rights Reserved. 50 of @KazGrala had a wheel come off, and @ChaseBriscoe_14 was turned. There was no overtime then, and Earnhardt won under caution. Still fine for the drivers but I could see where it might be an issue at some point for spotters. 4:07 p.m.:It's Keselowski, Preece and Buescher competing for the stage victory. Johnson Reddick's car was destroyed, while Elliott sustained major suspension damage. 3:10p.m. The caution flag goes up after Derrike Cope hitsthe wall on Lap 3. Logano is the leader after the green-flag pit stop. With his victory, Cindric now takes a decisive lead over his competition for the Rookie of the Year title. Tiffany Haddish waved the green flag to get things going, and just like that, the 65th Daytona 500 was underway. The message? Hemric, driver of the No. Stenhouse won the NASCAR Cup Series ' biggest and most prestigious race Sunday on FOX, after a. Cindric is now the ninth driver in history to earn his first career Cup win in the Daytona 500, and the second in a row to do so. 4:01 p.m.:It was contact from Toyota teammate Martin Truex Jr. that forced Wallace into the wall. Theyre tracking Ryan Blaney, in that lane further back behind Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Erik Jones, Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman. 5:03 p.m.:Reddick, Jones, Elliott all out after the collision, which started when Harvick tapped into the No. She is a two-time APSE award winner for her NASCAR beat coverage and National Motorsports Press Association award winner. 7:55p.m. Trending in the right direction "Just a light sprinkle through 3 and 4," reports a truck to the tower. Might be an engine issue. In addition, musical artist Pitbull is the only Hispanic owner. Denny Hamlin is out of his car, marking his first DNF in this race. Inclement weatherloomed over the 500 on Sunday, and then rain over Daytona Beach, Fla., caused almost six hours of delays. (1:47). "I think this whole offseason, Mike just preached how much we all believed in each other. Lots of collateral damage, with Blaney, Jones and Elliott all getting caught up in the mix-up. 8:40 pm ET, at 34 Ford with three different drivers: David Ragan at Talladega, Chris Buescher at Pocono and McDowell at Daytona. MORE:How NASCAR decided Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the 2023 Daytona 500. Fewer than 20 laps to go in Stage 2. In addition to those drivers, No. No issue, all good, he responds. 6:51 p.m.:Ready to go green. Ally 400 June 25th | RESULTS Grant Park 220 Race Results Chicago Street Race July 2nd, 2023 Entry List OVERALL OVERALL 5 LAP 10 LAP 15 LAP 20 LAP 25 LAP 30 LAP Lap 25 Lap 1 Lap 2 Lap 3 Lap 4 Lap 5 . Busch and Keselowski are side-by-side, with Busch having a slight advantage. Brad Keselowski was pushing Stenhouse when he lost control. The highly anticipated race took center stage at Daytona International Speedway and we had you covered with all the action from start to finish. At the turn of the 21st century, NASCAR's popularity grew to . CRASH! Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these. 6:33 p.m.: Stenhouse, Cindric, Keselowski, Blaney and Wallace make up the top five coming out of the caution, respectively. 5:59 p.m.: Now Bubba Wallace takes over the top spot with Kyle Busch hot on his trail with 36 laps remaining. So many years of just grinding it out, hoping for an opportunity like this. #DAYTONA500 pic.twitter.com/b2HPDnde7D. Allmendinger got to the lead with help from Larson, while Logano dropped way back and Busch got a piece of the wall. I know there's going to be highs and lows being a rookie in a field of drivers this strong. 6:57 pm ET, at 5:15p.m. OK, this rain really needs to chill out for a minute. Safety crews are there to extinguish it. Ross Chastain 8. @DAYTONA is special. Chase Elliott, Todd Gilliland, Erik Jones and Noah Gragson are involved in that wreck. NASCARs track drying system air titans began the process of blowing water off the track. 3:58 pm. Oh my. It's go time. 5:54 p.m.:Wallace and Busch hoping to make do with less fuel. Talking with @TiffanyHaddish is always an adventure and we LOVE it #DAYTONA500 | #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/RX1V8iQYMi. pic.twitter.com/M7AUZJ1c1C. 6:28 p.m.: Red flag reverts back to caution. "I don't feel like I made a mistake, but I can't drive everybody else's car." Austin Dillon 3. However, things were halted once again when the caution came back out after Dillon went for a spin that resulted in a big crash off Turn 3 that decimated nearly half of the remaining field. Im proud to be a part of this small group that I hope continues to grow and become larger as we go forward, not only with African Americans, but with women. Wallace's first career win at Talladega last fall is sandwiched in-between second-place runs at Daytona both last August and tonight. Derrike Cope, Aric Almirola, David Ragan, Ryan Blaney, Daniel Suarez, Erik Jones, Alex Bowman and Ryan Newman. Hows your balance? Ryan Blaney is asked. 4:57 p.m.:Busch, Wallace, Zane Smith and Travis Pastrana competing for the free pass as we approach the end of Stage 2. Bubba Wallace says his steering well is a little bit off following the contact with the wall. Burtons car goes spinning down the track, and flips, collecting multiple cars. The race will also be live-streamed on FoxSports.com, as well as fuboTV, which offers a free trial. NASCAR & Auto Racing Daytona 500 live updates: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins By Alex Zietlow Updated February 19, 2023 7:48 PM NASCAR fans began filing into the Daytona International Speedway. Another crash. Blaney lays back to let Cindric into the inside line. Although he said that hes open to making future NASCAR race appearances, he reiterated that his focus is on his family. 9. Multiple contenders are collected in this early accident in the #DAYTONA500 . Almirola took the early lead. Grid | Race Results. Keselowski is in third. 3:16 p.m.:The green flag is waved and we are underway at Daytona! @CBellRacing has a problem in the middle of the corner, and he collects @StenhouseJr in the process. Too aggressive pushing there when they werent lined up and in control, Hamlin says, referring to Brad Keselowskis shoving of rookie Harrison Burton while up front. Christopher Bell has gone to the garage with a broken rear suspension. pic.twitter.com/ZW7ulLt9Nf. Riley Herbst, who was making his first Daytona 500 start and his Cup debut, went for a spin into the infield, but managed to make it to his pit stall. "I just wrote him a note that only he would see. MORE:Kyle Busch laments late crashes that denied him a win: 'Back in 1998, that would be the win'. Larson won his first Daytona 500 pole at Wednesday's qualifying session. #DAYTONA500 pic.twitter.com/YlNExBriS9. 5. 6:23 p.m.: Red flag out, halting all movement on the track. Joey Logano won the Dual races on Thursday and spoke to FOX's NASCAR RaceDay crew on how he is feeling ahead of Sunday's Daytona 500. "The 2 (Keselowski) kept trying to back up, trying to get a run, (I) was trying to back up to him to keep the run from being too big. Full results, winner from NASCARs 2023 season-opening race, How NASCAR decided Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the 2023 Daytona 500, Kyle Busch laments late crashes that denied him a win: 'Back in 1998, that would be the win', Why Fox's Daytona 500 'driver's eye' camera is blurring out dashboard, Watch NASCAR races live with fuboTV (free trial). NASCAR's Daytona 500 is today at 2:30 p.m. on FOX. For much of Sundays Daytona 500, there was only one crash that could qualify as the Big One that annually seems to wreak havoc on the iconic NASCAR race. "I can't wait to go get changed and go give him a big hug, because he is one of my great buddies.''. Material from the NASCAR Wire Service also was used in this report. Bell sitting in second, followed by Chase Briscoe, Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace. 6:03 p.m.:Hamlin will pit soon, according to Bob Pockrass. Wallace has less fuel than other racers, having stayed out on the track. He was side-drafting Wallace, whose car took some damage (losing a fender) but was regardless able to avoid the worst of the crash. Byron and AJ Allmendinger made aggressive moves in the final few laps of Sunday's race. We'll keep you updated on everything happening at the track. Heartbreak for @MartinTruex_Jr. Truex says there are puddles by the wall in areas where water is coming out for under the barrier. 6:36 p.m.: Stenhouse is the cause of the wreck. "Man, I need to talk about some happy stuff here. : Caution 2 (Lap 54): Justin Haley has lost a wheel now. 7:51 pm ET, at The Daytona 500 is Sunday afternoon, as NASCAR's biggest race takes centerstage in Florida. The Sporting News tracked live updates from Sunday's race at Daytona International Speedway. It's Truex-Hamlin-Gibbs-Almirola-Keselowski. The Daytona 500 broadcast will begin at 2:30 p.m. 3:20 p.m., Lap 15: Brad Keselowski continues to run out front followed by a fleet of Fords. #DAYTONA500 pic.twitter.com/QArMrwNB5k. This is his eighth career Cup start. 6:08 p.m., Lap 175: Bubba Wallace is leading the pack with Kyle Busch behind him. 6:29 p.m.: CAUTION! Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson finished 32nd. That's all I could think about after I crashed, waiting to hear that he won," Larson said. think we got a problem here. The energy just feels right, said Steward-Haas Racing driver Aric Almirola hours before the race. @pitbull delivers the command to start the engines at the #DAYTONA500 ! 3:49 p.m.:The No. https://t.co/44U1Jp4JWK pic.twitter.com/HDAiuVJlDA. Keselowski drops all the way to sixth. #NASCAR. Buescher, Aric Almirola, Kyle Busch, Ty Dillon and Chase Briscoe make up the remainder of the top 10. (: FOX) pic.twitter.com/0h1OCZL88I. Dillon and Busch are in cahoots, as one would expect. 7. Wallace Contributing: Tom Gatto. The rubber went for a nice stroll while the tire itself is split. A pileup in Turn 1. 4:07 p.m.: Harrison Burton takes over the lead with six laps remaining. 2 p.m.:Whole lot of racing luminaries on site at the World Center of Racing: Seeing the #Daytona500 grand marshals all sitting together is pretty cool. 6:41 pm ET, at The green flag is scheduled for 3:06 p.m. "We were out of fuel, so the fuel light was going crazy. They will drop to the rear and lose a crew member. Jordan Greer is an NBA content producer for The Sporting News. Dont threaten me with a good time, Woodson said, adding that he, Wouldnt mind exploring it.. Full results, winner from NASCARs 2021 season-opening race, Watch NASCAR racing live withfuboTV (7-day free trial), Remembering Dale Earnhardt's deadly crash at Daytona 20 years later. Jamie McMurray 9. Logano and Buescher were racing side-by-side for the lead late in the second stage when misfortune struck. 6-keys: media/spln/nascar/reg/free/stories_live-blog, at pic.twitter.com/OstRwcdmFi. Ryan Blaney pushes Austin Cindric off Turn 4 and tries to make the winning move. #HotPass pic.twitter.com/P1bGIaaTQR. A dozen or so cars get caught up, which will almost certainly result in someone other than an RCR car ending the day in the winner's circle. Gilliland I was hoping it was going to stay green so it would have been me or him win. RT to congratulate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on his #DAYTONA500 win! 2022 Daytona 500 Results. I would love to see more women have opportunities to be owners and be part of this collective effort to climb into the 21st century.. Logano was leading, but Ross Chastain had other ideas. A PHOTO FINISH IN THE #DAYTONA500! Almirola pic.twitter.com/hk56hTy7eH, MORE: Watch NASCAR races live with fuboTV (free trial). So only car going to the rear that I am aware of is Busch for a backup car. Still under a yellow flag at the moment. Three other drivers before him -- Sterling Marlin (1994, 1995), Cale Yarborough (1983, 1984) and Richard Petty (1973, 1974) -- won the Daytona 500 in back-to-back years. 3:38 p.m.:Ty Dillon looks to be in a bit of trouble. 5:51 p.m.:Buescher and Keselowski keeping one another entertained at the front of the field, followed by Almirola, Cindric, Preece and 22-year old Harrison Burton. I'm just surrounded by great people, that's all there is to it. 4:39 p.m.:All Fords in the top-five as we approach the halfway point of the race. 5:08 p.m., Lap 126: RFK Racing leads with Brad Keselowski out front and Chris Buescher behind, but Kyle Larson makes a big move, tries to get around Keselowski and he does briefly, but doesnt have any help. Search "Had a big run down the backstretch, went to make the pass to win the Daytona 500and it ended up really bad," he told Fox Sports. 3:54 p.m., Lap 51: Ryan Blaney went three-wide and makes contact with Kyle Larson on the side, nearly wrecking, but neither spins. 3:58 p.m.:Wallace clips the wall while in the lead, sending him down the field quickly. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. claimed victory in the longest Daytona 500 in history. In addition to ending the day for Tyler Our first big crash affects, among others, Tyler Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fends off Joey Logano to win longest Daytona 500 in history. Take a look at the accident that brought out the caution flag at the end of the #DAYTONA500 . 3:25p.m. Whoa. 4:17 p.m., Lap 62: Harrison Burton loses control of his car with a big push by Brad Keselowski out front, causing a massive accident. 3 p.m.:We're about 15 minutes away from the waving of the green flag. Racing will be stopped for at least 30 minutes. Keselowski, meanwhile, threw his gloves andhelmet in frustration after he exited his heavily damaged car. 99 car just doesn't have the speed to lead the inside lane. NASCAR Cup Series DAYTONA 500 race results, live scoring, practice and qualifying leaderboards and standings for the 2022 season. Three DAYTONA 500s going for a historic fourth. Said that "was not smart." His uncle, Ward Burton, won the Daytona 500 in 2002. Fellow Ford drivers Buescher and Harvick were right behind him, while Corey LaJoie emerged as a force to be reckoned with late in the race. 5:38 p.m.: Keselowski leads with 50 laps remaining. She'll be waving the green flag to start Sunday's race. Meanwhile, Larson and William Byron led a group of cars onto pit road, where Bowman nearly collided with Noah Gragson, who was exiting his stall just as Bowman was entering his. He had to serve a pass-through pit road penalty as a result. Amazingly, Grala tried to keep racing before being told to call it quits for the night. On the restart, Stenhouse and Logano jostled back and forth. Stenhouse did not mince words in voicing his displeasure with Keselowski's driving, which included him taking a shot at how Cindric won the Daytona 500 -- which Keselowski has never won -- in the car he vacated at the end of 2021. All both Cup champs and 500 champs. In his sit down with Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson says coming back to race in his 20th Daytona 500 just felt right, and he wants to continue his legacy. 5:12 p.m.: Christopher Bell is back out there: Christopher Bell heads back out at Daytona after suspension repairs. What a wild start. Significant crash has taken out multiple cars, including Burton, whose car hit its roof before ending up on its wheels. Fans were treated to a flyover show by the Thunderbirds while those three drivers got situated. Keselowski, Preece, Harvick and McDowell were single-file at the front of the lead pack. pic.twitter.com/qYpFqUMe4k. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is a Daytona 500 champion! Ford drivers were controlling the race late with 40 laps to go. He was the leader ahead of teammate Austin Dillon with three laps remaining in regulation when a spin by Suarez brought out the caution and sent the race to overtime. This will be the running order at the restart: 1 - #2 - Austin Cindric (R)2 - #12 - Ryan Blaney3 - #23 - Bubba Wallace4 - #6 - Brad Keselowski5 - #10 - Aric Almirola6 - #18 - Kyle Busch7 - #14 - Chase Briscoe8 - #15 - David Ragan9 - #34 - Michael McDowell10 - #19 - Martin Truex Jr. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. As #NASCAR celebrates 75 years, we asked drivers to name their favorite moment in the sport's history. 12:16 a.m. Huge, fierycrash on the last lap takes out leaders Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski and opens it up for Michael McDowell to win NASCAR's premier event under caution. Odds. He had no interest in making it a bicentennial. Excited for the climb the mountain ahead of us. Joey Logano is up to second. Gragson, who's driving a Chevrolet, had some difficulties pulling in. By Des Bieler. 2:59 p.m.: Engines are FIRED for 200 laps with NFL great Charles Woodson delivering the command for, Drivers, start your engines. Theyre strapped in and ready to go. First caution of the day. I hope y'all had fun, that was a heck of a race," he added. Keep up with the latest storylines, expert analysis, highlights, scores and more. Expect these last rotations to get crazy. 5:18 p.m., Lap 130: Martin Truex Jr. wins sweeps the first two stages of the Daytona 500. The anxiety is rising for many teams. The speedway seats 101,000 in its grandstands, and there could be up to 150,000 fans on site throughout the day, Sports Business Journal previously reported. 5:38 p.m.:We're back to green. So worldly. After 155 laps, there were 44 lead changes the most lead changes in a Daytona 500 since 2011. Sporting heritage on display. Fords were the first to pit road, followed by Chevrolets and then Toyotas. It is Larson's first pole and Bowman's fifth consecutive front-row start in the Great American Race. 4:35 p.m.: Seventeen laps into Stage 2 and Ryan Blaney sits in the lead for the moment. The field stacks up on the back straightaway, with Dillon veering into the outside lane. Go figure. pic.twitter.com/EVSvrSdTan. pic.twitter.com/abobUxgbRa. Trouble strikes some of our contenders late in the #DAYTONA500! Pitbull. Keselowski falls to second. pic.twitter.com/1ZRLvMNsC9. Check out the full results from an action-packed, crash-filled Daytona 500: 6:45 p.m.: Oh man, what a finish! "Back in 1998 that would be the win, boys." Let's see who's all involved. Wednesday's pole qualifying set the front row for the Daytona 500 with Alex Bowman earning the nod and William Byron recording the second-fastest lap. pic.twitter.com/gNYD19v3QK. Watch. The crash ended Reddick, Elliott and Jones' race early. A real back-and-forth display. Singer Breland sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the Daytona 500. For now, enjoy The Clash on FOX. Trouble strikes some of our contenders late in the #DAYTONA500! His day is done. 9:35p.m. Green flagis waving. Logano Michael McDowell 2. 2 team.". This is why it is hard to predict whether it will rain today cells in area that could hit or miss. The NASCAR Hall of Famer might be on pace for a solid showing if these early laps are any indication. Itwill be held at Daytona International Speedway inDaytona Beach, Fla. MORE: Remembering Dale Earnhardt's deadly crash at Daytona 20 years later. It was a single-file line roughly 15 cars strong with five laps remaining. 4:15 p.m.:Stage points breakdown, provided by The Athletic's Jeff Gluck. Team is planning to make further repairs to the 23 car during this caution. 3:52 p.m.:Leading the charge with 20 laps to go in Stage 1 is none other than Denny Hamlin, who is seeking his fourth Daytona 500 title. Feb 20, 2022, 4:06 PM The 64th running of the Daytona 500 came down to contact between Penske teammates Cindric and Ryan Blaney, allowing Bubba Wallace a chance to dive to the inside of. Below are the highlights and live results from 65th running of The Great American Race. Chastain This time, it came from Justin Haleys right front. William Byron also slid a good ways before hitting the wall. He finds himself a lap down. "The way that these runs work, sometimes when you hit a guy, you kind of push him out a little bit and you get detached from him," McDowell continued. 6:49 p.m.:Expect Keselowski to be aggressive on the race restart ahead of yet another overtime period. 77 car is spewing out plumes of smoke through its pipes. 10:10p.m. Denny Hamlin takes Stage 1 of the Daytona 500. Giving the command to start engines were eight drivers who had won both a Daytona 500 and Cup Series Championship: Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Bill Elliott, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Kurt Busch, Johnson, Logano and Harvick. Refresh this page for the latest. It provided anxious moments before a landmark celebration: The first Daytona 500-winning team co-owned by a Black man and a woman. It was a Cinderella story in the Daytona 500 for the second year in a row. (Oh, by the way, the race is now official after moving past Lap 100.). Incredible driving by Cindric in the overtime period. 6:06 p.m.:Burton the last driver to reach pit road.Now 20 laps to go. Full results, winner from NASCAR's 2021 season-opening race Jordan Greer 12 min read The winner of the 2021 Daytona 500 wasn't. Stenhouse, the driver of the lone JTG Daugherty Racing entry in this year's Daytona 500 field, captured the checkered flag at the World Center of Racing on Sunday night, edging Joey Logano in overtime. STAGE ONE DUB Y'ALL @keselowski | #DAYTONA500 pic.twitter.com/CtWewHO6Cj. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. talks about winning at Daytona to get back to Victory Lane for the first time since 2017. We go again. Check out the final Daytona 500, results right here at ESPN.com. Browse through 2021 NASCAR Cup Daytona 500 results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. Follow below for complete results from NASCAR's 2021 season-opening race. Coverage will be on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Corey LaJoie finished 14th and Landon Cassill 15th, marking the second-straight year that both Spire cars have earned Top 10s in the Daytona 500. Lots of good ones to choose from. The final crash. "I appreciate Ryan being a great teammate," Cindric said on the Fox telecast following the race. This time around, the racing Gods smiled upon Cindric as he had the lead coming off Turn 4 and kept it. Schedule Standings All-Access Motormouths NASCAR 75th Anniversary Podcasts NASCAR on NBC Sports Live Ross Chastain wins at Nashville Ross Chastain drives from pole position at victory lane in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. Mike Kelley's biggest task was convincing Stenhouse that he can, indeed, win races. The rookie found himself leading the field after two crashes (drawing the sixth and seventh cautions of the day, respectively) in the final six laps of the race. The yellow caution flag came out during Lap 182, where Harrison Burton who started in 19th place and was as far back as 33rd at one point took the top spot after 45 lead changes and with less than 20 laps to go. 10. pic.twitter.com/On0SY53dWB. Cindric now joins a group that includes Tiny Lund (1963), Mario Andretti (1967), Pete Hamilton (1970), Derrike Cope (1990), Sterling Marlin (1994), Michael Waltrip (2001), Trevor Bayne (2011), and Michael McDowell (2021). 5. Who won the Daytona 500? The front of the field was bound to get crowded, though, and when Kyle Larson's car collided with the inside wall, Stenhouse held the slightest of margins over Logano as NASCAR threw the caution flag. . Here's what happened. Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson. 1:25 p.m.:Pre-race tour for Haddish andPete Davidson. Had a lot of speed heading in. Hendrick Motorsports announced that Chase Elliott signed a five-year contract extension to remain with the team through the 2027 season. First caution of the 2021 #DAYTONA500 ! Lap 150: Fifth caution of the day came out with 50 laps to go. The Sporting News tracked live updates, highlights and results. Stenhouse and Larson were side-by-side before crashing in the very final moments of the race. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert: Next 3-5 years crucial for WNBA, Capitals take power forward Ryan Leonard with eighth pick in NHL draft. Kevin Harvick 6. 4:05 p.m., Lap 57: William Byron lines up on the outside lane after the restart and then moves down in front of Kyle Busch on the inside, as Harrison Burton leads the outside lane. "Obviously he wants to win this one but I'm so pumped. 4:03 p.m.: Now Ryan Blaney is having trouble with his right-rear tire. "Man, this is unbelievable. Despite retiring from full-time driving at the end of 2019, Ragan has now scored two Top 10 finishes in his last three Daytona 500 appearances. Tyler Reddick got loose around Turn 4, spun and went into the wall, taking with him Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch and Joey Logano. Pitbull will be happy about that. 11:35 p.m. DennyHamlin leads with 52 to go. "What a great way to get a first victory in the Daytona 500!". Keep following us and @bobpockrass . pic.twitter.com/3gROzztXRc. It marked the first time the pole sitter has finished in the top five since Bill Elliott in 2001. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nascar | pageType: stories | 6:23 p.m.:RFK's dynamic duo of Keselowski and Buescher holding firm over RCR's team of Dillon and Busch. Sunday marked the eighth start of Cindric's Cup career after a limited schedule of seven races in 2021. Zac Al-Khateeb is a content producer for The Sporting News. Tony Stewart will replace Jeff Gordon in the booth after Gordon left TV to become the vice chairman for Hendrick Motorsports. The Daytona 500 is set to begin around 2:30 p.m. The Observers Alex Andrejev is at the track covering the race. 3. The race is 200 laps (500 miles) with stages ending on laps 65, 130 and 200. He's get pinned with a pass-through penalty. Sucks that I was along for the ride.. Stenhouse claimed his third career Cup Series win by beating out 39 other drivers who made up this year's field, including former winners Joey Logano, Austin Cindric, Michael McDowell, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Austin Dillon and Jimmie Johnson.