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2026 Daytona 500 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Cup Series race number 1 of 36 Sunday, February 15, 2026 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:23:56 Average speed: 147.107 mph Pole speed: 183.651 mph Cautions: 5 for 32 laps Margin of victory: .308 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 65 Green flag passes: 15,158 (90.2 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2026 NASCAR Cup Series results   /   2026 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Status Led Pts 1 26 45   Tyler Reddick Chumba Casino   (23XI Racing) Toyota 200 running 1 58 3 3 22   Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil   (Roger Penske) Ford 200 running 9 46 4 4 9   Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 running 2 43 6 30 38   Zane Smith Speedy Cash   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 200 running 9 41 2 16 47   Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chef Boyardee   (HYAK Motorsports) Chevrolet 200 running 4 39 5 9 6   Brad Keselowski Castrol   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 running 0 39 7 41 17   Chris Buescher Body Guard   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 running 4 39 10 27 23   Bubba Wallace XFINITY   (23XI Racing) Toyota 200 running 40 37 18 6 77   Carson Hocevar Spectrum   (Spire Motorsports) Chevrolet 200 running 1 36 27 5 12   Ryan Blaney MenardsPEAK   (Roger Penske) Ford 199 crash 2 36 8 28 35   Riley Herbst Monster Energy Zero Sugar   (23XI Racing) Toyota 200 running 0 35 13 15 7   Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance   (Spire Motorsports) Chevrolet 200 running 0 35 9 14 21   Josh Berry Motorcraft Quick Lane   (Wood Brothers) Ford 200 running 0 33 15 1 8   Kyle Busch zone Jalapeño Lime   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 200 running 19 29 16 8 5   Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 running 7 29 11 25 4   Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 200 running 0 27 22 10 71   Michael McDowell Modo Casino   (Spire Motorsports) Chevrolet 200 running 10 26 12 39 24   William Byron Raptor   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 running 0 25 26 11 42   John H. Nemechek Dollar Tree   (Legacy Motor Club) Toyota 199 crash 19 25 14 34 10   Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches   (Matthew Kaulig) Chevrolet 200 running 3 23 17 33 51   Cody Ware Jacob Construction   (Rick Ware) Chevrolet 200 running 2 20 19 35 16   A.J. Allmendinger Celsius   (Matthew Kaulig) Chevrolet 200 running 1 18 20 37 1   Ross Chastain Busch Light   (Trackhouse Racing) Chevrolet 200 running 12 17 25 19 60   Ryan Preece Kroger/ Viva Towels   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 running 0 17 21 24 43   Erik Jones AdventHealth   (Legacy Motor Club) Toyota 200 running 0 16 23 20 54   Ty Gibbs Monster Energy   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 200 running 0 16 24 23 41   Cole Custer HaasTooling.com   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 200 running 0 13 30 13 97   Shane Van Gisbergen SuperFile   (Trackhouse Racing) Chevrolet 199 running 3 13 34 36 2   Austin Cindric Discount Tire   (Roger Penske) Ford 193 running 5 13 32 17 66   Casey Mears SI Yachts / Gracie Foundation   (Carl Long) Ford 195 running 0 9 35 12 20   Christopher Bell DEWALT - Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 191 crash 9 9 37 7 3   Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 137 crash 0 9 31 22 11   Denny Hamlin National Debt Relief   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 198 running 3 8 33 32 88   Connor Zilisch Red Bull   (Trackhouse Racing) Chevrolet 195 running 0 5 39 18 34   Todd Gilliland Love's Travel Stops   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 123 crash 1 4 40 21 48   Alex Bowman Ally   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 123 crash 0 4 36 2 19   Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 188 running 23 2 41 38 78   B.J. McLeod Superior Logistics   (B.J. McLeod) Chevrolet 4 crash 0 1 28 29 67   Corey Heim Robinhood   (23XI Racing) Toyota 199 running 8 0 29 31 84   Jimmie Johnson Carvana   (Legacy Motor Club) Toyota 199 crash 0 0 38 40 40   Justin Allgaier Traveller Whiskey   (JR Motorsports) Chevrolet 123 crash 3 0 Top 10 in Stage 1: #38, 2, 12, 77, 7, 17, 71, 60, 48, 4 Top 10 in Stage 2: #23, 12, 42, 8, 35, 67, 17, 45, 22, 7

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Ross Chastain 1 backup car Daniel Suarez 7 backup car Chris Buescher 17 backup car William Byron 24 backup car Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 41 Chandler Smith 36 QuickTie / Matheus Lumber Bob Jenkins Ford 42 Corey Lajoie 99 Trimble RFK Racing Ford 44 J.J. Yeley 44 Built To Work/Barnett Southern NY Racing Team Chevrolet 45 Anthony Alfredo 62 Dude Wipes Mark Beard Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 5 5     6 11 6   #4,24,40,45,66,78 accident turn 4 none 12 66 55     67 71 5   end of stage 1 #51 72 85 14     86 91 6   #1,3,19,34,40,51,54,67,88 accident frontstretch #21 92 124 33     125 135 11   #1,2,5,8,11,12,22,24,34,35,38,40,41,42,43,48,54,67,71,97 accident frontstretch #84 136 192 57     193 196 4   #11,20 accident frontstretch #97 197 200 4       Percent of race run under caution: 16.0%             Average green flag run: 28.0 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Kyle Busch 1 3 3   John H. Nemechek 4 7 4   Kyle Busch 8 11 4   Joey Logano 12 13 2   John H. Nemechek 14 18 5   Joey Logano 19 19 1   John H. Nemechek 20 28 9   Joey Logano 29 29 1   John H. Nemechek 30 30 1   Joey Logano 31 34 4   Chase Briscoe 35 57 23   Chase Elliott 58 58 1   Todd Gilliland 59 59 1   Zane Smith 60 68 9   A.J. Allmendinger 69 69 1   Ryan Blaney 70 71 2   Austin Cindric 72 74 3   Denny Hamlin 75 76 2   Bubba Wallace 77 79 3   Cody Ware 80 81 2   Ross Chastain 82 83 2   Justin Allgaier 84 84 1   Ty Dillon 85 87 3   Justin Allgaier 88 88 1   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 89 89 1   Ross Chastain 90 95 6   Austin Cindric 96 97 2   Ross Chastain 98 100 3   Shane Van Gisbergen 101 103 3   Kyle Larson 104 104 1   Kyle Busch 105 108 4   Kyle Larson 109 112 4   Kyle Busch 113 113 1   Kyle Larson 114 114 1   Kyle Busch 115 116 2   Kyle Larson 117 117 1   Kyle Busch 118 121 4   Denny Hamlin 122 122 1   Justin Allgaier 123 123 1   Bubba Wallace 124 130 7   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 131 133 3   Bubba Wallace 134 136 3   Corey Heim 137 138 2   Bubba Wallace 139 139 1   Christopher Bell 140 140 1   Corey Heim 141 141 1   Bubba Wallace 142 144 3   Christopher Bell 145 145 1   Bubba Wallace 146 146 1   Christopher Bell 147 148 2   Corey Heim 149 149 1   Christopher Bell 150 151 2   Bubba Wallace 152 152 1   Corey Heim 153 156 4   Christopher Bell 157 157 1   Bubba Wallace 158 162 5   Christopher Bell 163 164 2   Bubba Wallace 165 180 16   Chris Buescher 181 184 4   Kyle Busch 185 185 1   Ross Chastain 186 186 1   Chase Elliott 187 187 1   Joey Logano 188 188 1   Michael McDowell 189 198 10   Carson Hocevar 199 199 1   Tyler Reddick 200 200 1   Josh Berry 201 201 1 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Tyler Reddick 58     2   Joey Logano 46   -12   3   Chase Elliott 43   -15   4   Zane Smith 41   -17   5   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 39   -19   5   Brad Keselowski 39   -19   5   Chris Buescher 39   -19   8   Bubba Wallace 37   -21   9   Carson Hocevar 36   -22   9   Ryan Blaney 36   -22   11   Riley Herbst 35   -23   11   Daniel Suarez 35   -23   13   Josh Berry 33   -25   14   Kyle Busch 29   -29   14   Kyle Larson 29   -29   16   Noah Gragson 27   -31   17   Michael McDowell 26   -32   18   William Byron 25   -33   18   John H. Nemechek 25   -33   20   Ty Dillon 23   -35   21   Cody Ware 20   -38