Kurt Busch made a last-lap pass to win the 2017 Daytona 500, a crash-filled race that had 35 of the 40-car field involved in a wreck in some way or another.
MORE: Wreck ends race for Kyle Busch, Dale Jr. | Johnson involved in 16-car ‘Big One’
Busch passed Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson down the stretch to win his first Daytona 500. Busch entered Sunday with five top fives, including two second-place finishes, at the 500.
Ryan Blaney finished second, followed by AJ Allmendinger and Aric Almirola.
The race featured nine cautions and 37 lead changes.
MORE: Busch won without a rear-view mirror | Dale Jr. encouraged by Daytona performance
Here are some of the top moments from the 59th running of the Great American Race.
Complete Results from the Daytona 500 are below.
Kurt Busch Ryan Blaney AJ Allmendinger Aric Almirola Paul Menard Joey Logano Kasey Kahne Michael Waltrip Matt DiBenedetto Trevor Bayne Brendan Gaughan Kyle Larson Martin Truex Jr. Chase Elliott Michael McDowell Landon Cassill Denny Hamlin Cole Whitt Austin Dillon Elliott Sadler Ryan Newman Kevin Harvick Joey Gase Corey LaJoie David Ragan Jeffrey Earnhardt Brad Keselowski Jamie McMurray Daniel Suarez Ty Dillon Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Clint Bowyer Danica Patrick Jimmie Johnson Chris Buescher D. J. Kennington Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kyle Busch Erik Jones Matt Kenseth
Miss anything from a jam-packed Daytona 500 weekend?
From massive wrecks, to Rob Gronkowski acting like a 13-year old in a middle school cafeteria, here’s your one-stop shop for all of Sporting News’ top stories from the 59th running of the Great American Race.
Sunday, Feb. 26 — Race day
Victory lane: Kurt Busch wins crash-filled race with final-lap pass
Looking back: Busch wins without rear-view mirror
Crash Bandicoot: 35 of the 40-car field have been involved in a wreck
Tireless: Kyle Busch loses tire; four drivers knocked out
Big one: Jimmie Johnson involved in 16-car wreck
Jr. returns: Earnhardt encouraged by strong race despite crash
Bridesmaid: Ryan Blaney has mixed feelings about runner-up finish
Positioning: Gronk tries to get Monster girl to say ‘69’
My old man: Dale Jr. wells up watching video of him and his dad
Goodbye: Michael Waltrip finishes eighth in final Daytona 500
Saturday, Feb. 25
Xfinity Series: Ryan Reed survives battle of attrition to win opener
Flags out: Consecutive wrecks delay Xfinity opener
New shoes: NASCAR confiscates Austin Dillon’s tires prior to Xfinity qualifying
Friday, Feb. 24
Flippin: Matt Crafton flips airborne in last-lap ‘big one’ in truck series
Suarez exclusive: NASCAR’s first Mexican driver ready for Cup debut
