Starting from 31st place Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Cottonelle Chevrolet won the longest Daytona 500 in NASCAR’s 75-year history his 3rd win in 365 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 2nd win & 4th Top 10 finish in 22 races at Daytona International Speedway. posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 29 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. The cool thing is Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s JTG Daugherty Racing is a single car team, so even small teams can win the Daytona 500. 2nd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 3rd place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 29 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt/Rheem Toyota, started from 5th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 7 races at Daytona International Speedway.
4th Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford, started from 9th place followed by 5th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from pole. 6th Place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, started from 29th place followed by 7th place Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet, started from 24th place. 8th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Blue DEF/PEAK Ford, started from 7th place followed by 9th place Car 1 Ross Chastain AdventHealth Chevrolet, started from 23rd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 15 Riley Herbst SunnyD Ford, in 10th place, started from 38th place.
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. The race broadcast mentioned condolences to Canada for the passing of Trevor Boys.
The race had 8 Caution Flags for 38 laps: 1st Caution on lap 67 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 119 for #45, 19, 12, 9, 43, 8, 5, 99, 4 Crash in Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 140 for Debris Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 183 for #4, 19, 41, 14, 54, 84, 34 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 199 for #99 Spin Frontstretch. 7th Caution on lap 204 for #2, 38, 21, 42, 3, 31, 15, 84, 24, 36, 11, 6, 1 Big Crash in Turn 3. 8th Caution on lap 212 for #12, 10, 2, 23, 6, 5, 8, 11, 16 Big Crash in Turn 2.
The race Had 52 Lead Changes among 21 drivers; A. Bowman 0; K. Larson 1; A. Bowman 2-10; K. Larson 11-12; C. Bell 13-20; K. Larson 21-23; C. Bell 24-34; A. Almirola 35; A. Bowman 36-37; C. Bell 38; *. Pastrana 39-40; D. Hamlin 41; C. Briscoe 42; D. Hamlin 43-47; C. Briscoe 48-51; M. Truex Jr. 52-64; B. Keselowski 65-67; R. Preece 68-71; B. Keselowski 72; A. Almirola 73; B. Keselowski 74-76; A. Almirola 77-79; B. Keselowski 80; A. Almirola 81; B. Keselowski 82-108; K. Harvick 109; J. Logano 110; R. Blaney 111; J. Logano 112-115; C. Buescher 116; J. Logano 117; C. Buescher 118-121; J. Logano 122-125; R. Chastain 126; J. Logano 127; R. Chastain 128-132; A. Bowman 133; B. Wallace 134-137; A. Almirola 138-142; B. Wallace 143; A. Almirola 144-145; C. Buescher 146; A. Almirola 147-148; C. Buescher 149-153; A. Almirola 154; C. Buescher 155-175; D. Suarez 176-178; H. Burton 179-187; J. Logano 188; A. Allmendinger 189; B. Keselowski 190-196; K. Busch 197-202; R. Stenhouse Jr. 203-212.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 6, 41, 17, 4, 34, 54, 84, 10, 19, 38
Stage 2 Top 10: 1, 48, 47, 22, 2, 19, 24, 16, 17, 20
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 1
Race Results for the DAYTONA 500 – Sunday, February 19, 2023
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 212 Laps – 530. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 31. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Cottonelle Chevrolet 212 Running 2. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 212 Running 3. 5. Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt/Rheem Toyota 212 Running 4. 9. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 212 Running 5. 1. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 212 Running 6. 29. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 212 Running 7. 24. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 212 Running 8. 7. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Blue DEF/PEAK Ford 212 Running 9. 23. Car 1 Ross Chastain AdventHealth Chevrolet 212 Running 10. 38. Car 15 Riley Herbst(i) SunnyD Ford 212 Running 11. 40. Car 67 * Travis Pastrana Black Rifle Coffee Toyota 212 Running 12. 13. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 212 Running 13. 17. Car 36 * Zane Smith(i) Wellcare Ford 212 Running 14. 35. Car 51 Cody Ware Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 212 Running 15. 16. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 212 Running 16. 12. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Celsius Chevrolet 212 Running 17. 18. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx 50 Toyota 212 Running 18. 2. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 211 Accident 19. 36. Car 8 Kyle Busch 3CHI Chevrolet 211 Accident 20. 15. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 211 Accident 21. 4. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 211 Accident 22. 10. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Nexlizet Ford 211 Accident 23. 6. Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 210 Accident 24. 22. Car 42 Noah Gragson # Wendy’s Chevrolet 210 Running 25. 33. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy/Interstate Batteries Toyota 210 Running 26. 19. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/DEX Imaging Ford 210 Running 27. 14. Car 38 Todd Gilliland gener8tor Skills Ford 208 Accident 28. 11. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 208 Running 29. 34. Car 50 * Conor Daly(i) BitNile.com Chevrolet 206 Running 30. 32. Car 78 BJ McLeod Power Slap Rumble Chevrolet 204 Running 31. 39. Car 84 * Jimmie Johnson Carvana Chevrolet 203 Accident 32. 28. Car 31 Justin Haley Cirkul Chevrolet 203 Accident 33. 27. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Club Chevrolet 202 Accident 34. 21. Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 202 Accident 35. 30. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 182 Accident 36. 20. Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 181 Accident 37. 25. Car 43 Erik Jones GUNS N’ ROSES Chevrolet 118 Accident 38. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 118 Accident 39. 26. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Monster Energy Toyota 117 Accident 40. 37. Car 77 Ty Dillon Ferris Chevrolet 26 Engine
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: No. 8 (Backup Car). Failed to Qualify: (2) 62 Austin Hill(i), 13 Chandler Smith(i). Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 38 Mins, 53 Secs. Average Speed: 145.283 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 8 for 38 laps. Lead Changes: 52 among 21 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 26, 2023 – Auto Club Speedway
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