It was an exciting race with 3 cars wide at the finish with a Margin of Victory: .036 Seconds, ¼ car length. Starting from 5th place Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford Austin Cindric won the 64th Annual Daytona 500, his 1st win in 8 NASCAR Cup Series races. He is the 41st different driver to win the Daytona 500. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Daytona International Speedway. Austin Cindric was the highest finishing rookie. Becomes the 1st rookie to win the Daytona 500. Nine drivers have posted their 1st career NASCAR Cup Series win with a win in the Daytona 500 ? Tiny Lund (1963), Mario Andretti (1967), Pete Hamilton (1970), Derrike Cope (1990), Sterling Marlin (1994), Michael Waltrip (2001), Trevor Bayne (2011), Michael McDowell (2021), Ausitn Cindric (2022). This is Team Penske’s 3rd Daytona 500 victory – 2008 Ryan Newman, 2015 Joey Logano, 2022 Austin Cindric. This is Ford Motor Co.’s 17th win in the Daytona 500. 2nd Place Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota, started from 16th place posted his 2nd runner-up finish and 4th Top 10 finish in 10 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Plaace Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford, started from 9th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at Daytona International Speedway.
4th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Blue DEF/PEAK Ford, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 38th place. 6th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota, started from 10th place followed by 7th Place Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford, started from 6th place. 8th Place Car 15 David Ragan Select Blinds Ford, started from 34th place followed by 9th place Car 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Generators Ford, started from 3rd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 11th place. Canadian Car 27 * Jacques Villeneuve Hezeberg Engineering Systems Ford finished in 22nd place.
The race had 7 Cautions for 37 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 42 for #2, 14, 50 Crash in Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 53 for Debris Turn 1. 3rd Caution on lap 64 for #1, 6, 11, 18, 20, 21, 24, 48 Big Crash on the Backstretch / Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 132 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 152 for #8, 19, 22, 27, 45 Crash on the Frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 192 for #4, 5, 9, 38, 43, 62 Big Crash on the Frontstretch [Red: 00:05:32]. 7th Caution on lap 196 for #6, 17, 47 Crash on the Frontstretch.
The race had 35 Lead Changes among 13 drivers; K. Larson 0; B. Keselowski 1-6; K. Busch 7; B. Keselowski 8-26; K. Busch 27-31; B. Keselowski 32; K. Busch 33-37; R. Stenhouse Jr. 38; H. Burton # 39; J. Logano 40; K. Busch 41-57; W. Byron Jr. 58; H. Burton # 59-60; M. Truex Jr. 61-67; A. Dillon 68; E. Jones 69-71; R. Blaney 72-107; M. Truex Jr. 108; B. Wallace 109; B. Keselowski 110-124; K. Larson 125; B. Keselowski 126-129; M. Truex Jr. 130-132; B. Wallace 133; B. Keselowski 134-155; B. Wallace 156; A. Cindric # 157-162; B. Wallace 163-166; A. Cindric # 167-168; B. Wallace 169-170; A. Cindric # 171-175; B. Wallace 176-177; R. Stenhouse Jr. 178; B. Wallace 179; R. Stenhouse Jr. 180-193; A. Cindric # 194-201.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 6, 38, 47, 22, 3, 45, 43, 5, 9
Stage 2 Top 10: 19, 22, 23, 6, 47, 2, 17, 4, 5, 38
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 1
Race Results for the 64th Annual DAYTONA 500 – Sunday, February 20, 2022 Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 201 Laps – 502.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 5. Car 2 Austin Cindric # Discount Tire Ford 201 Running |
| 2. 16. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 201 Running |
| 3. 9. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 201 Running |
| 4. 7. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Blue DEF/PEAK Ford 201 Running |
| 5. 38. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 201 Running |
| 6. 10. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 201 Running |
| 7. 6. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 201 Running |
| 8. 34. Car 15 David Ragan Select Blinds Ford 201 Running |
| 9. 3. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Generators Ford 201 Running |
| 10. 11. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 201 Running |
| 11. 26. Car 42 Ty Dillon Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet 201 Running |
| 12. 33. Car 16 Daniel Hemric(i) Heritage Pool Supply Group Chevrolet 201 Running |
| 13. 14. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 201 Running |
| 14. 24. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Built.com Chevrolet 201 Running |
| 15. 27. Car 77 Landon Cassill(i) FOX Nation Chevrolet 201 Running |
| 16. 4. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 200 Running |
| 17. 32. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 200 Running |
| 18. 21. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 19. 17. Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 199 Running |
| 20. 31. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 199 Running |
| 21. 20. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 198 Running |
| 22. 40. Car 27 * Jacques Villeneuve Hezeberg Engineering Systems Ford 198 Running – Canadian |
| 23. 25. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 198 Running |
| 24. 2. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 197 Running |
| 25. 36. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 197 Running |
| 26. 35. Car 50 * Kaz Grala(i) Pit Viper Sunglasses Chevrolet 196 Running |
| 27. 37. Car 78 BJ McLeod NASCAR Ignition Ford 196 Running |
| 28. 18. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Irish Spring Chevrolet 194 Accident |
| 29. 13. Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 191 Accident |
| 30. 22. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light #BUSCHRACETEAM Ford 191 DVP |
| 31. 39. Car 62 * Noah Gragson(i) Beard Oil/South Point Chevrolet 190 Accident |
| 32. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 190 Accident |
| 33. 29. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # First Phase Credit Card Ford 190 Accident |
| 34. 12. Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota 152 Accident |
| 35. 15. Car 8 Tyler Reddick 3CHI Chevrolet 151 Accident |
| 36. 28. Car 44 * Greg Biffle(i) Grambling State University Chevrolet 136 Running |
| 37. 30. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 63 Accident |
| 38. 23. Car 24 William Byron Jr. Axalta Chevrolet 62 Accident |
| 39. 8. Car 21 Harrison Burton # Motorcraft/DEX Imaging Ford Accident |
| 40. 19. Car 1 Ross Chastain Advent Health Chevrolet 62 Accident |
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: Nos. 14 and 16 (Multiple Inspection Failures), No. 27 (Engine Change), No. 22 (Back-up Car). Failed to Qualify: (2) 55 JJ Yeley(i), 66 Timmy Hill(i). Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 31 Mins, 53 Secs. Average Speed: 142.295 MPH. Margin of Victory: .036 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 37 laps. Lead Changes: 35 among 13 drivers. Busch Pole Award: Kyle Larson, #5 181.159 mph.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 27, 2022 – Auto Club Speedway
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