2022 Daytona 500

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2022 Daytona 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Race 1 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Date February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 201 laps, 502.5 mi (804 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (800 km)
Average speed 142.295 miles per hour (229.002 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 49.680
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner Brad Keselowski RFK Racing
Duel 2 Winner Chris Buescher RFK Racing
Most laps led
Driver Brad Keselowski RFK Racing
Laps 67
Winner
No. 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Tony Stewart
Nielsen Ratings 4.7, 8.868 Million viewers
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch), and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

The 2022 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series and the 64th running of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 20, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. In a green-white-checker finish, rookie Austin Cindric, driving for Team Penske, led 21 of the final 45 laps and held off challenges from teammate Ryan Blaney, RFK Racing's Brad Keselowski and eventual second-place finisher Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing to win his first career NASCAR Cup Series race. Chase Briscoe of Stewart-Haas Racing finished third. Team Penske dedicated their Daytona 500 win to legendary sportscaster Bob Jenkins after the race. Jenkins used to broadcast NASCAR Races on ESPN from 1981 to 2000.[14]

This race marked the debut of the Next Gen car, which replaced the previous Generation 6 car body.

Report[edit]

The 2022 Daytona 500 program cover.

Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida that is one of six superspeedways, the others being Auto Club Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, and Talladega Superspeedway.

Background[edit]

Daytona International Speedway, the circuit where the 64th annual Daytona 500 took place.

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[15] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[16] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[16]

Due to shortage issues surrounding the new Next Gen car, it was planned that the team that won the race would retain their car for the rest of the season, with NASCAR instead scanning the winner's car and place an identical paint scheme wrap (complete with Victory Lane confetti) on a prototype that would be shown at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, with the tradition of the exact winner's car being displayed at the Hall of Fame (formerly the Daytona 500 Experience) for a year being scheduled to continue in 2023.[17] However, it was later announced on March 8 that Austin Cindric's exact winning car would be displayed at the Hall of Fame.[18]

This was the first Daytona 500 without 2008 winner Ryan Newman since 2001. This was the first Daytona 500 for The Money Team Racing and Team Hezeberg. This was also the first Daytona 500 since 2016 to feature Greg Biffle, and the first Daytona 500 ever to feature Jacques Villeneuve. (Villeneuve previously failed to qualify for the event in 2008.)

Entry list[edit]

  • (W) denotes past 500 winner.
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon (W) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick (W) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin (W) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 David Ragan Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano (W) Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
27 Jacques Villeneuve Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell (W) Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
44 Greg Biffle (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet
45 Kurt Busch (W) 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
50 Kaz Grala (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
55 J. J. Yeley (i) MBM Motorsports Ford
62 Noah Gragson (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet
66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford
77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice[edit]

First practice (February 15)[edit]

Michael McDowell was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 46.696 seconds and a speed of 192.736 mph (310.179 km/h).[19]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 46.696 192.736
2 15 David Ragan Rick Ware Racing Ford 46.713 192.666
3 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 47.717 192.649
Official first practice results

Second practice (February 15)[edit]

Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 46.732 seconds and a speed of 192.588 mph (309.940 km/h).[20]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 46.732 192.588
2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 46.842 192.135
3 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 47.095 191.103
Official second practice results

Qualifying[edit]

Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.680 and a speed of 181.159 mph (291.547 km/h).[21]

Qualifying results[edit]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.789 49.680
2 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.870 49.711
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.765 49.765
4 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 49.946 49.854
5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.927 49.913
6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.078 49.989
7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 50.051 50.043
8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.152 50.077
9 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 50.157 50.106
10 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 50.139 50.137
11 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50.159
12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 50.160
13 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 50.162
14 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.187
15 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.191
16 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 50.196
17 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 50.196
18 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.202
19 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 50.203
20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.204
21 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 50.205
22 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.209
23 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 50.218
24 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 50.225
25 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 50.285
26 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 50.312
27 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50.315
28 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 50.378
29 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 50.539
30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 50.550
31 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.559
32 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 50.639
33 62 Noah Gragson (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 50.689
34 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 50.884
35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 50.928
36 27 Jacques Villeneuve Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 51.010
37 50 Kaz Grala (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet 51.094
38 44 Greg Biffle (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 51.100
39 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 51.153
40 15 David Ragan Rick Ware Racing Ford 51.216
41 55 J. J. Yeley (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 52.005
42 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 52.263
Official qualifying results

Bluegreen Vacations Duel[edit]

The Bluegreen Vacations Duels are a pair of NASCAR Cup Series races held in conjunction with the Daytona 500 annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. They consist of two races 60 laps and 150 miles (240 km) in length, which serve as heat races that set the lineup for the Daytona 500. The first race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in odd-numbered positions on pole qualifying day, while the second race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in even-numbered positions. The Duels set the lineup for positions 3–38, while positions 39 and 40 are filled by the two "Open" (teams without a charter) cars that set the fastest times in qualifying, but did not lock in a spot in the Duels.

Duel 1[edit]

Duel 1 results[edit]

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 60 10
2 11 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 60 9
3 7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 60 8
4 10 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 60 7
5 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 6
6 12 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 60 5
7 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 4
8 8 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 3
9 13 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 60 2
10 4 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 60 1
11 5 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 60 0
12 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0
13 14 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 60 0
14 18 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0
15 16 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 0
16 15 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 59 0
17 6 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 59 0
18 19 50 Kaz Grala (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet 58 0
19 21 55 J. J. Yeley (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 58 0
20 20 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 58 0
21 17 62 Noah Gragson (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 57 0
Official race results

Duel 2[edit]

Duel 2 results[edit]

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 14 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 60 10
2 11 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 9
3 5 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 60 8
4 9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 7
5 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 6
6 3 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 5
7 8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 60 4
8 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 60 3
9 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 59 2
10 13 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 59 1
11 15 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0
12 12 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0
13 19 44 Greg Biffle (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 59 0
14 1 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0
15 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 59 0
16 17 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 59 0
17 20 15 David Ragan Rick Ware Racing Ford 58 0
18 10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 58 0
19 2 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 58 0
20 21 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 56 0
21 18 27 Jacques Villeneuve Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 34 0
Official race results

Starting lineup[edit]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Notes
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Fastest in pole qualifying
2 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Second in pole qualifying
3 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford Duel 1 Winner
4 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford Duel 2 Winner
5 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford Second in Duel 1
6 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford Second in Duel 2
7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford Third in Duel 1
8 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford Third in Duel 2
9 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fourth in Duel 1
10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fourth in Duel 2
11 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Fifth in Duel 1
12 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fifth in Duel 2
13 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet Sixth in Duel 1
14 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Sixth in Duel 2
15 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Eighth in Duel 1
16 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota Seventh in Duel 2
17 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota Ninth in Duel 1
18 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet Eighth in Duel 2
19 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet Tenth in Duel 1
20 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Ninth in Duel 2
21 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet Eleventh in Duel 1
22 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Tenth in Duel 2
23 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Twelfth in Duel 1
24 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Eleventh in Duel 2
25 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Thirteenth in Duel 1
26 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet Twelfth in Duel 2
27 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Fourteenth in Duel 1
28 44 Greg Biffle (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet Thirteenth in Duel 2
29 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford Fifteenth in Duel 1
30 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fifteenth in Duel 2
31 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Sixteenth in Duel 1
32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford Sixteenth in Duel 2
33 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Seventeenth in Duel 1
34 15 David Ragan Rick Ware Racing Ford Seventeenth in Duel 2
35 50 Kaz Grala (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet Eighteenth in Duel 1
36 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Eighteenth in Duel 2
37 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford Twentieth in Duel 1
38 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Nineteenth in Duel 2
39 62 Noah Gragson (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet Qualifying speed
40 27 Jacques Villeneuve Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Qualifying speed
Did not qualify
41 55 J. J. Yeley (i) MBM Motorsports Ford
42 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford
Official starting lineup

Practice (post–Duels)[edit]

Third practice (February 18)[edit]

Michael McDowell was the fastest in the third practice session with a time of 46.710 seconds and a speed of 192.678 mph (310.085 km/h).[22]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 46.710 192.678
2 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 46.787 192.361
3 15 David Ragan Rick Ware Racing Ford 46.808 192.275
Official third practice results

Final practice (February 19)[edit]

Harrison Burton was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 47.782 seconds and a speed of 188.355 mph (303.128 km/h).[23]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 47.782 188.355
2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 47.790 188.324
3 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 47.805 188.265
Official final practice results

Race[edit]

Starting in 3rd place, Brad Keselowski took the lead from Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman and led the first lap of the race. On lap 7, Keselowski began to battle for the lead with Kyle Busch with Busch leading that lap but Keselowski got out in front of Busch on lap 8. On lap 27, Busch took the lead from Keselowski but Keselowski battled with him on lap 32 which Keselowski would lead that lap before Busch took it back the next lap. During green flag pitstops on lap 39, Jacques Villeneuve, making his first Daytona 500 start, spun coming to pit road and was able to keep the car going and no caution was thrown. The first caution flew on lap 41 when Kaz Grala's right rear wheel came off and Chase Briscoe got turned by Austin Cindric. The race restarted on lap 46 with Kyle Busch remaining as the leader. On lap 52, the second caution flew when Justin Haley's right front wheel came off. The race restarted on lap 57 with Kyle Busch remaining as the leader. On lap 58, William Byron took the lead from Busch. Harrison Burton took the lead from Byron on lap 59 but Burton lost the lead to Martin Truex Jr. on lap 61. With 3 laps to go in stage 1 on lap 63, an 8 car wreck occurred on the backstretch. It started when Brad Keselowski was pushing Harrison Burton when Keselowski pushed Burton at the wrong angle turning Burton into William Byron, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain, Christopher Bell, and Alex Bowman. Burton's car caught air, flipped over, and landed back on all 4 of his wheels. Everyone walked away ok.[24] Stage 1 ended under caution with Martin Truex Jr. winning the stage. Ryan Blaney led the field to the restart on lap 72. After green flag pit stops, Brad Keselowski took the lead on lap 110. On lap 125, Kyle Larson took the lead from Keselowski but Keselowski took it back from Larson on the next lap. With 2 laps to go in stage 2, Martin Truex Jr. took the lead and also won the stage edging out Joey Logano. The race restarted on lap 138 with Brad Keselowski leading the race. With 50 laps to go, the 5th caution flew for a 5 car crash on the front stretch. It started when Tyler Reddick got turned by Jacques Villeneuve collecting Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano, and Kurt Busch. The race restarted with 41 laps to go with Austin Cindric leading the field. Cindric soon began to battle for the lead with Bubba Wallace.

Final laps[edit]

With 23 laps to go, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. took the lead from Wallace. Wallace led with 22 to go but Stenhouse took full advantage the next lap. With 10 laps to go, a 6 car crash occurred in the tri-oval. Kevin Harvick got turned by Kyle Larson in which Harvick turned left and hooked Noah Gragson sending Gragson into the outside wall. The wreck also collected Chase Elliott, Todd Gilliland, and Erik Jones. The race was red flagged for a short period of time for over 5 minutes. On the restart with 6 laps to go, Austin Cindric took the lead with help from his teammate Ryan Blaney. Out of turn 4 on the same lap, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got turned by Brad Keselowski and collected Chris Buescher bringing out the 7th and final caution of the race. The race would set up overtime. On the restart, Cindric held onto his lead with help from Ryan Blaney. In just his 7th Cup Series start and his 2nd Daytona 500 attempt, Austin Cindric held off the pack and beat Bubba Wallace by half a car length to win his first Cup Series race of his career. Chase Briscoe, Ryan Blaney, and Aric Almirola rounded out the top 5 while Kyle Busch, Michael McDowell, David Ragan, Brad Keselowski, and Chase Elliott rounded out the top 10.[25]

Stage Results[edit]

Stage One Laps: 65

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 9
3 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 8
4 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 7
5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 6
6 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 4
8 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 65

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 9
3 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 8
4 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7
5 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 6
6 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 5
7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 4
8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results[edit]

Stage Three Laps: 71

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 5 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 201 45
2 16 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 201 43
3 9 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 201 34
4 7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 201 33
5 38 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 201 32
6 10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 201 31
7 6 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 201 30
8 34 15 David Ragan Rick Ware Racing Ford 201 29
9 3 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 201 44
10 11 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 201 28
11 26 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 201 26
12 33 16 Daniel Hemric (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 201 0
13 14 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 201 44
14 24 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 201 23
15 27 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 201 0
16 4 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 200 25
17 32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 200 20
18 21 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 199 19
19 17 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 199 22
20 31 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 199 17
21 20 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 198 31
22 40 27 Jacques Villeneuve Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 198 15
23 25 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 198 14
24 2 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 197 13
25 36 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 197 17
26 35 50 Kaz Grala (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet 196 11
27 37 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 196 10
28 18 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 194 22
29 13 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 191 11
30 22 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 191 10
31 39 62 Noah Gragson (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 190 0
32 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 190 9
33 29 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 190 13
34 12 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 152 3
35 15 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 151 2
36 28 44 Greg Biffle (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 136 0
37 30 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 63 1
38 23 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 1
39 8 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 62 1
40 19 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 62 1
Official race results

Race statistics[edit]

  • Lead changes: 35 among 13 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 37
  • Red flags: 1 for 5 minutes and 32 seconds
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 31 minutes and 53 seconds
  • Average speed: 142.295 miles per hour (229.002 km/h)

Media[edit]

Television[edit]

Since 2001—with the exception of 2002, 2004 and 2006—the Daytona 500 has been carried by Fox in the United States. The booth crew consists of longtime NASCAR lap-by-lap announcer Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing Tony Stewart.[26] Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Vince Welch handled pit road for the television side. 1992 and 1998 Daytona 500 winning crew chief Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Fox Television
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Tony Stewart
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Vince Welch
Larry McReynolds

Radio[edit]

The race was broadcast on radio by the Motor Racing Network who has covered the Daytona 500 since 1970—and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. The booth crew consists of Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and 1989 Cup Series champion Rusty Wallace. Longtime turn announcer Dave Moody was the lead turn announcer, calling the race from atop the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 2 when the field races through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley works the backstretch for the race from a spotter's stand on the inside of the track & Kyle Rickey called the race when the field races through turns 3 and 4 from the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 4. On pit road, MRN was manned by Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Dillon Welch.

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Backstretch: Mike Bagley
Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey
Steve Post
Dillon Welch
Kim Coon

Standings after the race[edit]

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