NASCAR race results from Daytona International Speedway
Tonight, the NASCAR Cup Series regular season comes to a close. The 2.5-mile of Daytona International Speedway offers one final chance to grab a playoff spot.
View Daytona results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
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Chase Briscoe and Aric Almirola set the front row. 160 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Daytona
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 35 (1-35 / 160)
Green flag, Almirola stalls his start. Briscoe drops from the top to the bottom lane and he leads the field into turn one.
Lap 22, Hamlin is shoved to the race lead. He has Truex Jr on his bumper.
4 to go in stage one, Hamlin moves off the bottom to block a run from Riley Herbst. Truex Jr leads the inside lane and he pulls even with Hamlin.
1 to go in stage one, Hamlin loses momentum. Truex Jr takes the lead with Christopher Bell on his bumper.
Martin Truex Jr wins stage one at Daytona International Speedway!
Daytona Results (Stage 1) : 1. Martin Truex Jr; 2. Christopher Bell; 3. Kevin Harvick; 4. Ty Gibbs; 5. Joey Logano; 6. Bubba Wallace; 7. Austin Cindric; 8. Denny Hamlin; 9. Chase Briscoe; 10. Daniel Suarez;
Daytona
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 60 (36-95 / 160)
The field heads to the pit lane. Logano takes over the lead.
Pit Penalty: Kyle Busch and Justin Haley will drop to the rear.
Green, Harvick shoves Logano out front.
Lap 47, Allmendinger shoves Elliott to the lead. Elliott drops to the bottom and Allmendinger takes over the lead.
Logano fights back to retake the lead.
Lap 55, Allmendinger returns to the lead with a push from Kyle Busch. Chastain leads the middle lane and Ty Gubbs leads the inside lane. They run three wide for the lead.
Lap 64, Chastain to the lead.
Lap 76, Logano shoves Ryan Blaney to the lead.
Pit Penalty: Hamlin will serve a pass-through.
Pit cycle
Lap 87, green flag pit stops are complete. Kyle Busch and Harrison Burton run side by side for the lead. Burton wins the battle via the outside lane.
7 to go in stage two, Suarez to the lead. Burton fights back on the inside lane with a push from Kyle Busch.
5 to go, Busch to the lead.
1 to go in stage two, Blaney shoves Gibbs to the lead off turn two. Blaney cuts inside of Gibbs into turn three. Bell leans on the bumper of Gibbs, Gibbs is turned sideways! Blaney is hooked into the outside wall. 16 cars are involved in the crash.
The red flag is out, Brad Keselowski takes the stage two win at Daytona!
Daytona Results (Stage 2) : 1. Brad Keselowski; 2. Kyle Busch; 3. Daniel Suarez; 4. Alex Bowman; 5. William Byron; 6. Ross Chastain; 7. Chase Elliott; 8. Erik Jones; 9. Josh Berry; 10. Joey Logano;
Daytona
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 65 (96-160 / 160)
The field heads to the pit lane. Kyle Busch wins the race to the pit exit.
Green flag on stage three, Briscoe and Busch run side by side for the lead. Briscoe wins the race off turn two with a push from Almirola.
17 to go, green flag pit stops are underway.
10 to go, Harvick has cycled to the race lead with Chase Elliott on his bumper.
7 to go, Larson shoves Elliott even with Harvick. Harvick holds him off.
6 to go, Ryan Preece gets turned off a bump draft from Erik Jones. Preece is turned left in front of the field where he collects Chase Briscoe. Preece slides through the grass. The car digs into the grass and begins flipping violently. The car flips 10 times but Preece is able to climb out.
NASCAR driver placed on a stretcher after Daytona crash (Video)
Green in NASCAR overtime, Keselowski shoves Chris Buescher to the race lead.
1 to go, Buescher leads the outside lane, Harvick leads the inside lane. Buescher and Keselowski clear the inside lane in turn four.
Chris Buescher wins at Daytona International Speedway!
Daytona International Speedway
Race Results
August 26, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Chris Buescher
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Aric Almirola
4. Chase Elliott
5. Joey Logano
6. Alex Bowman
7. Kyle Busch
8. William Byron
9. Kevin Harvick
10. Corey LaJoie
11. Ty Dillon
12. Bubba Wallace
13. Michael McDowell
14. Austin Hill
15. Chandler Smith
16. Christopher Bell
17. Ross Chastain
18. Erik Jones
19. JJ Yeley
20. Daniel Suarez
21. Justin Haley
22. Josh Berry
23. BJ McLeod
24. Martin Truex Jr
25. Tyler Reddick
26. Denny Hamlin
27. Kyle Larson
28. Harrison Burton
29. AJ Allmendinger
30. Chase Briscoe
31. Ryan Preece
32. Todd Gilliland
33. Austin Dillon
34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
35. Ty Gibbs
36. Ryan Blaney
37. Austin Cindric
38. Riley Herbst
39. Brennan Poole
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points
1. William Byron
2,036
2. Martin Truex Jr
2,036
3. Denny Hamlin
2,025
4. Chris Buescher
2,021
5. Kyle Busch
2,019
6. Kyle Larson
2,017
7. Christopher Bell
2,014
8. Ross Chastain
2,011
9. Brad Keselowski
2,010
10. Tyler Reddick
2,009
11. Joey Logano
2,008
12. Ryan Blaney
2,008
— Round of 12 Cutline —
13. Michael McDowell
2,007
14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
2,005
15. Kevin Harvick
2,004
16. Bubba Wallace
2,000