Race Results : Daytona International Speedway
Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway , Daytona Beach, FL
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- Daytona International Speedway
- DAYTONA 500
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Kyle Busch
- Age: 40
- Team : No 8 - zone Jalapeno Lime Chevrolet
- Owner: Richard Childress Racing
- Crew Chief: James Pohlman
- Kyle Busch won the Pole Award for the DAYTONA 500 with a lap of 49006 seconds, 183651 mph
- This is his 35th pole in 751 NASCAR Cup Series races - 35 poles are 2nd most among active drivers
- This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2026 First Daytona 500 pole in his 21st race
- This is his second pole in 42 races at Daytona International Speedway
- Chase Briscoe (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2026 and his sixth in 11 races at Daytona International Speedway
- Ryan Preece (third) posted his third top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway
- Connor Zilisch (23rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: N/A
- Laps Actual: 200 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.308 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 23 Minutes 56 Seconds
- Average Speed: 147.107
- Cautions: 5 for 32 laps
- Lead Changes: 66
- Green Flag Passes: 15,158 (90.2 passes per green flag lap)
- Daytona International Speedway
- DAYTONA 500
- Race Winner: Tyler Reddick
- Age: 30
- Team : No 45 - Chumba Casino Toyota
- Owner: 23XI Racing
- Crew Chief: Billy Scott
- Tyler Reddick won the DAYTONA 500, his ninth victory in 219 NASCAR Cup Series races Becomes the 44th driver to win the Daytona 500
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2026
- This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 14 races at Daytona International Speedway
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 28 races at Daytona International Speedway It is his first top-10 finish in 2026
- Joey Logano (third) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 35 races at Daytona International Speedway
- Connor Zilisch (33rd) was the highest finishing rookie
- Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 17 points over Zane Smith
- Reddick led only the last lap, the fourth time a driver won the DAYTONA 500 after leading only one lap
- 23XI Racing's first DAYTONA 500 victory
- Toyota's 204th Cup Series win and fourth DAYTONA 500 win
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Toyota | 58 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | Running |
| 2 | 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 36 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | Running |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 30 | 38 | Zane Smith | Ford | 41 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 200 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 41 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 39 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 200 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Running |
| 8 | 28 | 35 | Riley Herbst | Toyota | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Running |
| 9 | 14 | 21 | Josh Berry | Ford | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 27 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 37 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 200 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Running |
| 11 | 25 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Ford | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 39 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 15 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | Running |
| 14 | 34 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 200 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | Running |
| 16 | 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 6 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Chevrolet | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 200 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 35 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 37 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 24 | 43 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 10 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 200 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 20 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 23 | 41 | Cole Custer | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 19 | 60 | Ryan Preece | Ford | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 11 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Toyota | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 199 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Accident |
| 27 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 27 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 199 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Accident |
| 28 | 29 | 67 | Corey Heim | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Running |
| 29 | 31 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Toyota | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 30 | 13 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 17 | 66 | Casey Mears | Ford | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 32 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 36 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 193 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 36 | 2 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Toyota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 38 | 40 | 40 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 39 | 18 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 40 | 21 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Accident |
| 41 | 38 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Ross Chastain | Pre-Race to the Rear Backup Car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Daniel Suarez | Pre-Race to the Rear Backup Car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Chris Buescher | Pre-Race to the Rear Backup Car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| William Byron | Pre-Race to the Rear Backup Car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Justin Allgaier | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 6 | 11 | Yellow |
| Noah Gragson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 6 | 11 | Yellow |
| William Byron | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 6 | 11 | Yellow |
| BJ McLeod | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 6 | 0 | Yellow |
| William Byron | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 6 | 11 | Yellow |
| Justin Allgaier | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 6 | 11 | Yellow |
| Casey Mears | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 7 | 11 | Yellow |
| Noah Gragson | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 7 | 11 | Yellow |
| Carson Hocevar | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
| Cody Ware | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
| Jimmie Johnson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
| Ryan Blaney | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
| Austin Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
| Tyler Reddick | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
| Corey Heim | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
| Alex Bowman | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
| Riley Herbst | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 10 | 11 | Yellow |
| Josh Berry | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 65 | 71 | Yellow |
| Noah Gragson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 67 | 71 | Yellow |
| Riley Herbst | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 67 | 71 | Yellow |
| Ty Gibbs | Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box | Tail End | 67 | 71 | Yellow |
| Daniel Suarez | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Carson Hocevar | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Chase Elliott | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Kyle Larson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Todd Gilliland | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Riley Herbst | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Connor Zilisch | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Kyle Busch | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Shane van Gisbergen | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Justin Allgaier | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Cole Custer | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Joey Logano | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Jimmie Johnson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| AJ Allmendinger | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Ty Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Ty Gibbs | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| William Byron | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 70 | 71 | Yellow |
| Chase Briscoe | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 86 | 0 | Yellow |
| Todd Gilliland | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 86 | 91 | Yellow |
| Austin Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 86 | 0 | Yellow |
| Cody Ware | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 87 | 91 | Yellow |
| Casey Mears | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 88 | 91 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 90 | 91 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 90 | 91 | Yellow |
| AJ Allmendinger | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 90 | 91 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 90 | 91 | Yellow |
| Todd Gilliland | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 124 | 135 | Yellow |
| Kyle Larson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 124 | 135 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 124 | 135 | Yellow |
| Ty Gibbs | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 124 | 135 | Yellow |
| Connor Zilisch | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 125 | 135 | Yellow |
| Shane van Gisbergen | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 125 | 135 | Yellow |
| Shane van Gisbergen | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 125 | 135 | Yellow |
| Zane Smith | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 127 | 135 | Yellow |
| Austin Cindric | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 129 | 135 | Yellow |
| Michael McDowell | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 129 | 135 | Yellow |
| Austin Cindric | DVP Violation DVP Time Expired | Tail End | 129 | 135 | Yellow |
| Erik Jones | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 130 | 135 | Yellow |
| Cody Ware | Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box | Tail End | 130 | 135 | Yellow |
| William Byron | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 130 | 135 | Yellow |
| Casey Mears | Tire violation | Tail End | 131 | 135 | Yellow |
| Erik Jones | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 134 | 135 | Yellow |
| Daniel Suarez | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 134 | 135 | Yellow |
| Ty Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 134 | 135 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 134 | 135 | Yellow |
| Chase Briscoe | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 134 | 135 | Yellow |
| Casey Mears | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 134 | 135 | Yellow |
| Austin Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 134 | 135 | Yellow |
| Denny Hamlin | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 192 | 196 | Yellow |
| Denny Hamlin | Unspecified Choose Violation | Tail End | 195 | 196 | Yellow |