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2023 Daytona 500

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2023 Daytona 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Race 1 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date February 19, 2023 (2023-02-19)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 212 laps, 530 mi (848 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (800 km)
Average speed 145.283 miles per hour (233.810 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 49.536
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner Joey Logano Team Penske
Duel 2 Winner Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing
Most laps led
Driver Brad Keselowski RFK Racing
Laps 42
Winner
No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Tony Stewart
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 2023 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race and the 65th running of the event. It was held on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.[3] It was the first race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series. Jimmie Johnson returned to the Cup Series for Legacy Motor Club in this race.[4] This was the longest Daytona 500 in history going 530 miles.[14]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driving for JTG Daugherty Racing, won his first Daytona 500 and third career race after edging out two-time series champion Joey Logano for the lead in front of a multi-car accident on the final lap.

Report

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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

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in victory lane after the Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta 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]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (W) denotes former winner.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric (W) 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 Kyle Busch 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
13 Chandler Smith (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Riley Herbst (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano (W) Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell (W) Front Row Motorsports Ford
36 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
50 Conor Daly (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
62 Austin Hill (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet
67 Travis Pastrana 23XI Racing Toyota
77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
84 Jimmie Johnson (W) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Qualifying

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Alex Bowman scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.536 and a speed of 181.686 mph (292.395 km/h). Kyle Larson earned the outside pole.[17]

Only the top two cars qualify from time trials. The Duels set the lineup for positions 3–38. 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. Only one Open team in each Duel will qualify in this manner. Grid 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.

The fastest two Open team qualifiers were Jimmie Johnson and Travis Pastrana which earned them a spot in the race regardless of the outcome of the Duels.

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.717 49.536
2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.870 49.708
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.926 49.799
4 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 49.903 49.800
5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 49.881 49.803
6 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 49.869 49.817
7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 49.965 49.985
8 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 49.927 49.996
9 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 49.996 50.070
10 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.920 0.000[a]
11 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 49.997
12 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 50.022
13 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 50.031
14 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.033
15 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 50.038
16 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 50.042
17 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 50.088
18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 50.091
19 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.107
20 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 50.108
21 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.140
22 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.182
23 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 50.202
24 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.205
25 67 Travis Pastrana 23XI Racing Toyota 50.208
26 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.236
27 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 50.280
28 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 50.296
29 36 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.318
30 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50.332
31 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50.346
32 62 Austin Hill (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 50.375
33 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.473
34 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.504
35 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 50.583
36 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 50.609
37 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 50.799
38 15 Riley Herbst (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 50.891
39 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 51.045
40 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 51.053
41 13 Chandler Smith (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 51.422
42 50 Conor Daly (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet 0.000
Official qualifying results

Bluegreen Vacations Duel

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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. Both races sets the lineup for positions 3–38. The first race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in odd–numbered positions on pole qualifying day with exceptions based on open teams. The second race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in even–numbered positions. Only the top finishing open car will transfer from each qualifying race. After qualifying races, the final two positions are determined by fastest times in qualifying of open teams that did not advance.

Duel 1

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Duel 1 results

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Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 60 10
2 11 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 9
3 4 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 60 8
4 7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 60 7
5 13 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 6
6 9 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 60 5
7 6 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 60 4
8 15 36 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 3
9 5 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 60 2
10 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 1
11 8 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 60 0
12 14 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 60 0
13 17 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 0
14 12 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 60 0
15 16 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 60 0
16 18 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 59 0
17 1 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0
18 21 13 Chandler Smith (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 59 0
19 10 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 59 0
20 19 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 59 0
21 20 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0
Official race results

Duel 2

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Duel 2 results

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Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 2 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 60 10
2 4 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 60 9
3 7 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 8
4 9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 60 7
5 20 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 60 6
6 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 5
7 17 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 4
8 11 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 3
9 13 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 2
10 8 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 60 1
11 14 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 60 0
12 6 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 60 0
13 10 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 60 0
14 15 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 60 0
15 3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 60 0
16 18 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0
17 21 50 Conor Daly (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet 59 0
18 16 62 Austin Hill (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0
19 5 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40 0
20 19 15 Riley Herbst (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 40 0
21 12 67 Travis Pastrana 23XI Racing Toyota 40 0
Official race results

Starting lineup

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Notes
1 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Fastest in pole qualifying
2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Second in pole qualifying
3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Duel 1 Winner
4 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Duel 2 Winner
5 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Second in Duel 1
6 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Second in Duel 2
7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford Third in Duel 1
8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Third in Duel 2
9 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford Fourth in Duel 1
10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford Fourth in Duel 2
11 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford Fifth in Duel 1
12 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Fifth in Duel 2
13 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Sixth in Duel 1
14 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford Seventh in Duel 2
15 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota Seventh in Duel 1
16 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Eighth in Duel 2
17 36 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford Eighth in Duel 1
18 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Ninth in Duel 2
19 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford Ninth in Duel 1
20 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Tenth in Duel 2
21 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tenth in Duel 1
22 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet Eleventh in Duel 2
23 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Eleventh in Duel 1
24 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Twelfth in Duel 2
25 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet Twelfth in Duel 1
26 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota Thirteenth in Duel 2
27 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Thirteenth in Duel 1
28 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Fourteenth in Duel 2
29 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Fifteenth in Duel 1
30 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fifteenth in Duel 2
31 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet Sixteenth in Duel 1
32 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet Sixteenth in Duel 2
33 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Nineteenth in Duel 1
34 50 Conor Daly (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet Seventeenth in Duel 2
35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 20th in Duel 1
36 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Nineteenth in Duel 2
37 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 21st in Duel 1
38 15 Riley Herbst (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 20th in Duel 2
39 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet Qualifying Speed
40 67 Travis Pastrana 23XI Racing Toyota Qualifying Speed
Did not qualify
41 62 Austin Hill (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet
42 13 Chandler Smith (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Practice

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First practice

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Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 46.338 seconds and a speed of 194.225 mph (312.575 km/h).[18]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 46.338 194.225
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.345 194.196
3 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 46.348 194.183
Official first practice results

Final practice

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Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 47.071 seconds and a speed of 191.201 mph (307.708 km/h).[19]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 47.071 191.201
2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 47.072 191.196
3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 47.076 191.180
Official final practice results

Race

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The race began with Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson on the front row, The next few laps Larson and Bowman exchanged the lead.

10 laps in, the inside line began to show its strength, with Larson, Joey Logano, and Christopher Bell making up the top 3 of the field. A third line emerged with Bubba Wallace, Tyler Reddick and Justin Haley, but quickly faded. Smoke started billowing from Ty Dillon's car on lap 28. His team pushed him to the garage, and discovered an engine problem, making him the first driver to retire from the race.

Between laps 37 and 40, the drivers made their first pit stops. On lap 38 there was a spin by Riley Herbst, however NASCAR did not throw the yellow flag. After the pit cycle, Denny Hamlin took the lead, but was passed by Chase Briscoe on lap 42, as two lines have formed again. On the bottom are Briscoe, Wallace and Aric Almirola, with Hamlin, Bell and Reddick on the top. On lap 55, Wallace had taken the lead but made contact with the backstretch wall after a push from Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr.

On lap 64, two laps from the end of the first stage, A. J. Allmendinger, who was one lap down at the time, blocked and slowed the inside line led by Almirola and Jimmie Johnson, with the intention of getting the free pass at the stage break, leading the top lane, now led by Brad Keselowski and Ryan Preece, to pass Hamlin and Truex. They were followed by Chris Buescher and Kevin Harvick. Keselowski would win the first stage.

The race restarts on lap 72, with Keselowski dropping to the inside to block Preece. Truex and Kyle Busch move to lead the outside line on lap 94, but it has no effect. After another sequence of pit stops, the pack went three wide on lap 112, with Logano and Ryan Blaney leading the race. On lap 117, Harvick bumped Reddick, causing a multi-car incident, the first of many, which would involve almost a dozen cars. Reddick, Erik Jones and Chase Elliott retired from the race, while Blaney received repairs on his right front. The leaders took advantage of the pit stops, with Cindric and Hamlin pitting for two tires while all other teams took four. The race restarted on lap 126, with a group of drivers preferring track position and stage points. Ross Chastain gets down to take the lead from Logano. He begins to block both lines, while Alex Bowman is strong on the outside line with a push from Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Chastain would win the second stage due to a late push from Truex and Logano, in a close finish against Bowman.

During the yellow flag at the end of the second stage, pit stops occurred place, with Chastain getting penalized for going too fast exiting pit lane. Bell was also penalized for passing over equipment, and rookie Noah Gragson was as well for an uncontrolled tire. All three would serve pass-throughs. Wallace stayed out of the pits and would takes the lead of the race at the lap 138 restart. Almirola would overtake him after a push from Buescher, though the yellow flag would come out for debris two laps later, with the right front tire tread coming off Blaney's car in turn two.

Almirola was strong on the inside line on the restart, receiving strong drafting help from Buescher. Wallace tried to stick the middle lane, but wound up losing the draft. On lap 145, Buescher moved up to the outside line with a push from teammate and co-owner Keselowski. They would go on to strongly lead the outside lane as laps go by and the inside line led by Hamlin gains no ground. Wallace's gamble of staying out on the stage break would not pay off, as he pitted for fuel alone with 30 laps to go, and would fall a lap down.

Between laps 176 and 180, drivers began making their final pit stops, with Harrison Burton taking the lead after the cycle. Stenhouse is penalized for speeding, having to make a pass-through on lap 180. With 18 laps to go, the first Big One takes place, with Preece losing control and making a heavy impact on the wall before collecting Harvick, Truex, Johnson, and Chase Briscoe. The race restarts with 14 laps to go, with Burton leading on the outside pushed by Busch, and Logano on the inside with William Byron. Logano would get loose on the straightaway, forcing him up to the outside, losing the draft. A dive-bomb move from Allmendinger would thrust him into the lead until he was overtaken by Keselowski with 10 laps to go.

With laps winding down, both RFK Racing cars of Keselowski and Buscher and the Richard Childress Racing cars of Busch and Austin Dillon remained close each other. With four laps to go, the RCR drivers coordinated with Byron on the back straight to pass Keselowski and Buescher, with Busch taking the lead, looking for his first Daytona 500 victory in his 18th attempt. But on the next lap, Suarez gets a touch from Johnson, sending him spinning at the exit of turn 4, and with this the race went into overtime.

After radio communications on how to take advantage of having his two cars in the first two positions, Richard Childress decided Dillon slow the inside line on the restart, to protect Busch, who would immediately switch into that line, in order to command a 1-2 finish for RCR. However, the inside line would lose pace with Logano and Stenhouse passing both cars. On the back straight, Stenhouse, with a push from Larson, passed Logano, and the yellow flag was waved seconds later for another Big One, caused by Byron's touch on Dillon who spun up the track collecting Cindric, Burton, Hamlin, Johnson, Gragson, Todd Gilliland, and Zane Smith.

Both RFK Racing drivers pitted for fuel, in the case that the race could extend into several additional overtimes. Herbst and Almirola also pitted at this time.

The race restarted for a second overtime on lap 210, with Stenhouse leading on the outside and Larson on the inside. Stenhouse grew his lead to a stable amount coming to the white flag, blocking the inside line, leaving Larson without a draft. In turn 2, Almirola bumped Travis Pastrana who lost control and spun, creating the third Big One with Keselowski, Almirola, Busch, Wallace, Allmendinger and Hamlin involved, and the yellow flag was quickly waved, ending the race as the white flag had already flown, with Stenhouse in the lead.

This was confirmed by NASCAR using video replay, confirming that Ricky Stenhouse Jr, driving the No. 47 car for JTG Daugherty Racing, was the winner of the 2023 Daytona 500.

Race results

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 65

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 10
2 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9
3 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 8
4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 6
6 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 4
8 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 65

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 10
2 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 8
4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 7
5 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 6
6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 2
10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 70

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 31 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 212 48
2 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 212 42
3 5 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 212 35
4 9 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 212 43
5 1 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 212 41
6 29 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 212 34
7 24 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 212 30
8 7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 212 29
9 23 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 212 38
10 38 15 Riley Herbst (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 212 0
11 40 67 Travis Pastrana 23XI Racing Toyota 212 26
12 13 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 212 32
13 17 36 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 212 0
14 35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 212 23
15 16 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 212 29
16 12 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 212 21
17 18 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 212 20
18 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 211 19
19 36 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 211 18
20 15 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 211 17
21 4 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 211 19
22 10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 211 25
23 6 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 210 20
24 22 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 210 13
25 33 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 17
26 19 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 210 11
27 14 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 208 11
28 11 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 208 15
29 34 50 Conor Daly (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet 206 0
30 32 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 204 7
31 39 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 203 10
32 28 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 203 5
33 27 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 202 4
34 21 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 202 7
35 30 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 182 2
36 20 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 181 10
37 25 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 118 1
38 8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 118 1
39 26 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 117 1
40 37 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 26 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 52 among 21 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 38 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 38 minutes and 53 seconds
  • Average speed: 145.283 miles per hour (233.810 km/h)

Media

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Television

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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. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Josh Sims 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
Josh Sims
Larry McReynolds

Radio

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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 operated by Steve Post, Kim Coon, Brienne Pedigo 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
Brienne Pedigo
Kim Coon

Standings after the race

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Notes

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  1. ^ Kyle Busch's Round 2 time was disallowed after he went below the yellow line during his qualifying run.

References

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