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Daytona 500

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Date & Time
Sun 15th February 2026 1:30pm Local
Sun 15th February 2026 6:30pm UTC

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League
NASCAR Cup Series

Season
2026

Round
Round 1

Status
FT

Location

Daytona International Speedway

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The 2026 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race and the 68th running of the event. It was held on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was the first race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. The race was Kyle Busch's final Daytona 500 as well as his final cup series pole before his death on May 21, 2026.

The race saw 65 lead changes, with the total of 26 different leaders (out of a 41-car field) being a Daytona 500 record. 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick avoided multiple accidents on the final lap and passed Chase Elliott just before the start/finish line to claim both his and the team's first Daytona 500 victory, as well as the ninth win of his Cup Series career and his first since the 2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished 2nd, and Joey Logano finished 3rd. Elliott and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five, and Zane Smith, Chris Buescher, Riley Herbst, Josh Berry, and Bubba Wallace rounded out the top ten.

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Result List

01	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	200 laps
02	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Hyak Motorsports	200
03	Joey Logano	Team Penske NASCAR	200
04	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	200
05	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	200
06	Zane Smith	Front Row Motorsports	200
07	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	200
08	Riley Herbst	23XI Racing	200
09	Josh Berry	Wood Brothers Racing	200
11	Noah Gragson	Front Row Motorsports	200
12	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	200
13	Daniel Suárez	Spire Sports	200
14	Ty Dillon	Kaulig Racing	200
15	Kyle Busch	_Deceased Motorsport	200
16	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	200
17	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	200
18	Carson Hocevar	Spire Sports	200
19	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	200
20	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing Team	200
21	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	200
22	Michael McDowell	Spire Sports	200
23	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	200
24	Cole Custer	Haas Factory Team	200
25	Ryan Preece	RFK Racing	200
26	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	199
27	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske NASCAR	199
28	Corey Heim	TRICON Garage	199
29	Jimmie Johnson	_Free Agent Motorsport	199
30	Shane van Gisbergen	Trackhouse Racing Team	199
31	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	198
32	Casey Mears	Germain Racing	195
33	Connor Zilisch	Trackhouse Racing Team	195
34	Austin Cindric	Team Penske NASCAR	193
35	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	191
36	Chase Briscoe	Joe Gibbs Racing	188
37	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	137
38	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	123
39	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	123
40	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	123
41	B. J. McLeod	Live Fast Motorsports	4

Result Description

1 26 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 200 58
2 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 200 35
3 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 200 36
4 4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 33
5 9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 200 32
6 30 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 200 41
7 41 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 200 39
8 28 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 200 35
9 14 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 28
10 27 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 200 37
11 25 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 200 27
12 39 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 25
13 15 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 200 31
14 34 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 23
15 1 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 29
16 8 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 21
17 33 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 200 20
18 6 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 200 27
19 35 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 18
20 37 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 200 17
21 24 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 200 16
22 10 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 200 19
23 20 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 14
24 23 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 200 13
25 19 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 200 15
26 11 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 199 19
27 5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 199 27
28 29 67 Corey Heim (i) 23XI Racing Toyota 199 0
29 31 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 199 8
30 13 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 199 7
31 22 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 198 6
32 17 66 Casey Mears Garage 66 Ford 195 5
33 32 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 195 4
34 36 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 193 12
35 12 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 191 2
36 2 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 188 1
37 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 137 1
38 40 40 Justin Allgaier (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 123 0
39 18 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 123 1
40 21 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 123 3
41 38 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 4 1

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