Starting from 26th Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick Chumba Casino Toyota won the DAYTONA 500, his 9th win in 219 NASCAR Cup Series races. Becomes the 44th driver to win the Daytona 500. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Daytona International Speedway. Reddick led only the last lap, the 4th time a driver won the DAYTONA 500 after leading only one lap. 23XI Racing’s 1st DAYTONA 500 win. Toyota’s 204th Cup Series win & 4th DAYTONA 500 win. 2nd Place Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Chef Boyardee Chevrolet, started from 16th place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 28 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 3rd place posted his 12th Top 10 finish in 35 races at Daytona International Speedway.
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images).
4th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Ford, started from 9th place. 6th Place Car 38 Zane Smith Speedy Cash Ford, started from 30th place followed by 7th place Car 17 Chris Buescher Body Guard Ford, started from 41st place. 8th Place Car 35 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Zero Sugar Toyota, started from 28th place followed by 9th place Car 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, started from 14th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 23 Bubba Wallace Xfinity Toyota, in 10th place, started from 27th place. Connor Zilisch (33rd) was the highest finishing rookie. Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 17 points over Zane Smith.
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, and Michael Jordan, NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing lift the Harley J. Earl Trophy in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images).
The race had 5 Cautions for 32 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 6 for #4, 24, 40, 45, 66, 78 Crash in Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 67 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 86 for #1, 3, 19, 34, 40, 51, 54, 67, 88 Crash on the Frontstretch. 4th Caution on lap 125 for the big one #1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 22, 24, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 54, 67, 71, 97 Crash on the Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 193 for #11, 20 Crash on the Frontstretch.
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 zone Jalapeno Lime Chevrolet, and Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, lead the field to start the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images).
The race had 65 Lead Changes among 25 drivers; K. Busch 1-3; J. Nemechek 4-7; K. Busch 8-11; J. Logano 12-13; J. Nemechek 14-18; J. Logano 19; J. Nemechek 20-28; J. Logano 29; J. Nemechek 30; J. Logano 31-34; C. Briscoe 35-57; C. Elliott 58; T. Gilliland 59; Z. Smith 60-68; A. Allmendinger 69; R. Blaney 70-71; A. Cindric 72-74; D. Hamlin 75-76; B. Wallace 77-79; C. Ware 80-81; R. Chastain 82-83; *. Allgaier(i) 84; T. Dillon 85-87; *. Allgaier(i) 88; R. Stenhouse Jr. 89; R. Chastain 90-95; A. Cindric 96-97; R. Chastain 98-100; S. Van Gisbergen 101-103; K. Larson 104; K. Busch 105-108; K. Larson 109-112; K. Busch 113; K. Larson 114; K. Busch 115-116; K. Larson 117; K. Busch 118-121; D. Hamlin 122; *. Allgaier(i) 123; B. Wallace 124-130; R. Stenhouse Jr. 131-133; B. Wallace 134-136; *. Heim(i) 137-138; B. Wallace 139; C. Bell 140; *. Heim(i) 141; B. Wallace 142-144; C. Bell 145; B. Wallace 146; C. Bell 147-148; *. Heim(i) 149; C. Bell 150-151; B. Wallace 152; *. Heim(i) 153-156; C. Bell 157; B. Wallace 158-162; C. Bell 163-164; B. Wallace 165-180; C. Buescher 181-184; K. Busch 185; R. Chastain 186; C. Elliott 187; J. Logano 188; M. McDowell 189-198; C. Hocevar 199; T. Reddick 200.
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, lead the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images).
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 38, 2, 12, 77, 7, 17, 71, 60, 48, 4
Stage 2 Top 10: 23, 12, 42, 8, 35, 67, 17, 45, 22, 7
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images).
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Credit: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France (L) congratulates Michael Jordan, NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing in victory lane after Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, wins the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 1
Race Results for the DAYTONA 500 – Sunday, February 15, 2026
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 500. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 2/15/2026 @ 06:42 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 26. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Chumba Casino Toyota 200 Running
2. 16. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Chef Boyardee Chevrolet 200 Running
3. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 200 Running
4. 4. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 200 Running
5. 9. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Ford 200 Running
6. 30. Car 38 Zane Smith Speedy Cash Ford 200 Running
7. 41. Car 17 Chris Buescher Body Guard Ford 200 Running
8. 28. Car 35 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Zero Sugar Toyota 200 Running
9. 14. Car 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 200 Running
10. 27. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Xfinity Toyota 200 Running
11. 25. Car 4 Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers Ford 200 Running
12. 39. Car 24 William Byron Raptor Chevrolet 200 Running
13. 15. Car 7 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 200 Running
14. 34. Car 10 Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 200 Running
15. 1. Car 8 Kyle Busch zone Jalapeno Lime Chevrolet 200 Running
16. 8. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 200 Running
17. 33. Car 51 Cody Ware Jacob Construction Chevrolet 200 Running
18. 6. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Spectrum Chevrolet 200 Running
19. 35. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet 200 Running
20. 37. Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Chevrolet 200 Running
21. 24. Car 43 Erik Jones AdventHealth Toyota 200 Running
22. 10. Car 71 Michael McDowell Modo Casino Chevrolet 200 Running
23. 20. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 200 Running
24. 23. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Chevrolet 200 Running
25. 19. Car 60 Ryan Preece Kroger/Viva Towels Ford 200 Running
26. 11. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 199 Accident
27. 5. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Peak Ford 199 Accident
28. 29. Car 67 * Corey Heim(i) Robinhood Toyota 199 Running
29. 31. Car 84 * Jimmie Johnson Carvana Toyota 199 Accident
30. 13. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen SuperFile Chevrolet 199 Running
31. 22. Car 11 Denny Hamlin National Debt Relief Toyota 198 Running
32. 17. Car 66 * Casey Mears SI Yachts/Gracie Foundation Ford 195 Running
33. 32. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # Red Bull Chevrolet 195 Running
34. 36. Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 193 Running
35. 12. Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT/Interstate Batteries Toyota 191 Accident
36. 2. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 188 Running
37. 7. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet 137 Accident
38. 40. Car 40 * Justin Allgaier(i) Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet 123 Accident
39. 18. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford 123 Accident
40. 21. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 123 Accident
41. 38. Car 78 * BJ McLeod Superior Logistics Chevrolet 4 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: Nos. 1, 7, 17, 24 (backup cars). Failed to Qualify: (4) 99 Corey LaJoie, 62 Anthony Alfredo(i), 36 Chandler Smith(i), 44 JJ Yeley(i). Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 23 Mins, 56 Secs. Average Speed: 147.107 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.308 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 77 lap 108/45.584. Caution Flags: 5 for 32 laps. Lead Changes: 65 among 25 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 22, 2026 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
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