NASCAR race results from the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 2.5-mile of Daytona International Speedway is set to drop the green flag on the famed Daytona 500.
View Daytona 500 race results below.
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Kyle Busch and Chase Briscoe set the front row. 500 miles of stock car racing are up next…
Daytona 500
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 65 (1-65 / 200)
Green flag, Busch clears Briscoe into turn one. Briscoe pulls even off turn two.
Lap 2, Busch noses ahead and he begins blocking runs from both lanes behind him.
Lap 4, John Hunter Nemechek clears Busch via the inside lane. He pulls in front of Busch to lead the outside lane.
Lap 5, BJ McLeod spins off turn four. The caution is out. William Byron, Noah Gragson, Justin Allgaier and Casey Mears pick up light damage.
Nemechek leads most of the field to the pit lane. Logano wins the race to the pit exit. Busch stays out and returns to the lead.
Green, Nemechek shoves Joey Logano to the lead.
Lap 34, they form three wide for the lead. Briscoe takes the lead away from the outside lane.
Lap 36, Kyle Busch gets loose and he clips the side of Brad Keselowski. No caution as they all keep rolling.
7 to go in stage one, Jimmie Johnson spins while attempting to reach the pit lane, no caution.
2 to go, Zane Smith leads a pack of 10 cars that have yet to pit. They’re attempting to make it to the end of the stage with little fuel left.
Zane Smith wins stage one at Daytona International Speedway!
Daytona 500 Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. Zane Smith; 2. Austin Cindric; 3. Ryan Blaney; 4. Carson Hocevar; 5. Daniel Suarez; 6. Chris Buescher; 7. Michael McDowell; 8. Ryan Preece; 9. Alex Bowman; 10. Noah Gragson
Daytona 500
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 65 (66-130 / 200)
Zane Smith leads most of the field to the pit lane. Blaney and Cindric take over the front row.
Green flag on stage two, Cindric is shoved clear at the front of the field.
Lap 80, three wide for the lead. Kyle Larson shoves Cody Ware out front.
Lap 81, Chastain pulls even on the inside lane. Chastain to the lead. Moments later, Allgaier and Zilisch form side-by-side for the lead.
Lap 85
Lap 85, Zilisch rubs doors with Allgaier. The field wiggles behind them. Cody Ware bounces across the track. Austin Dillon, Ty Gibbs, Chase Briscoe and others are collected.
Ty Dillon leads the field to the pit lane. Chastain wins the race to the pit exit with fuel only.
Green, Hamlin shoves Chastain to the lead.
Lap 115, Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson run side-by-side at the front of the field.
10 to go in stage two, Blaney shoves Busch to the lead.
8 to go, Allgaier to the lead. Allgaier throws a block on Hamlin but Hamlin is already there. Hamlin is shoved in the wall at the front of the field. 20 cars are collected and the caution is out.
Bubba Wallace wins stage two as it finishes under caution.
Daytona 500 Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Bubba Wallace; 2. Ryan Blaney; 3. John Hunter Nemechek; 4. Kyle Busch; 5. Riley Herbst; 6. Corey Heim; 7. Chris Buescher; 8. Tyler Reddick; 9. Joey Logano; 10. Daniel Suarez
Daytona 500
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 70 (131-200 / 200)
Bubba Wallace and Corey Heim take over the front row.
Green flag on stage three, they run side-by-side for the lead. Buescher shoves Wallace clear to the lead.
55 to go, they form three wide for the race lead.
20 to go, Wallace leads a group of Toyotas to the pit lane.
16 to go, a group of Ford drivers head for the pit lane. Cole Custer is out of fuel.
13 to go, Chase Elliott leads a group of Chevrolets.
11 to go, Logano leads the final group to the pit lane.
10 to go, Michael McDowell has yet to pit.
9 to go, Christopher Bell is hooked into the outside wall. The caution is out.
McDowell has yet to pit. He’s staying out but he’s very low on fuel.
Green with 4 to go, Reddick clears McDowell before turn one. Byron makes it three wide for the lead.
3 to go, Hocevar shoves McDowell back to the lead.
2 to go, Hocevar works to the outside of McDowell. Hocevar to the lead! They run three wide for 2nd on back.
1 to go, Hocevar throws a block on Jones. They both crash. No caution! Elliott to the lead!
Elliott moves high off turn four to block a run from Tyler Reddick. Reddick looks inside of him. Reddick is clear and they’re crashing behind him.
Tyler Reddick wins the Daytona 500!
Daytona 500 Results
February 15, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Tyler Reddick
2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
3. Joey Logano
4. Chase Elliott
5. Brad Keselowski
6. Zane Smith
7. Chris Buescher
8. Riley Herbst
9. Josh Berry
10. Bubba Wallace
11. Noah Gragson
12. William Byron
13. Daniel Suarez
14. Ty Dillon
15. Kyle Busch
16. Kyle Larson
17. Cody Ware
18. Carson Hocevar
19. AJ Allmendinger
20. Ross Chastain
21. Erik Jones
22. Michael McDowell
23. Ty Gibbs
24. Cole Custer
25. Ryan Preece
26. John Hunter Nemechek
27. Ryan Blaney
28. Corey Heim
29. Jimmie Johnson
30. Shane van Gisbergen
31. Denny Hamlin
32. Casey Mears
33. Connor Zilisch
34. Austin Cindric
35. Christopher Bell
36. Chase Briscoe
37. Austin Dillon
38. Justin Allgaier
39. Todd Gilliland
40. Alex Bowman
41. BJ McLeod
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points | Wins
1. Tyler Reddick
58 | 1 Win
2. Joey Logano
46
3. Chase Elliott
43
4. Zane Smith
41
5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
39
6. Brad Keselowski
39
7. Chris Buescher
39
8. Bubba Wallace
37
9. Carson Hocevar
36
10. Ryan Blaney
36
11. Riley Herbst
35
12. Daniel Suarez
35
13. Josh Berry
33
14. Kyle Busch
35
15. Kyle Larson
29
16. Noah Gragson
27
17. Michael McDowell
26
18. William Byron
25
19. John Hunter Nemechek
25
20. Ty Dillon
23
21. Cody Ware
20
22. AJ Allmendinger
18
23. Ross Chastain
17
24. Ryan Preece
17
25. Erik Jones
16
26. Ty Gibbs
16
27. Cole Custer
13
28. Shane van Gisbergen
13
29. Austin Cindric
13
30. Casey Mears
9
31. Christopher Bell
9
32. Austin Dillon
9
33. Denny Hamlin
8
34. Connor Zilisch
5
35. Todd Gilliland
4
36. Alex Bowman
4
37. Chase Briscoe
2
38. BJ McLeod
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