#11-Denny Hamlin won the rain-postponed Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway Monday evening on the second overtime attempt. The win is his 3rd Daytona 500 win and 38th career win.
#12-Blaney finished 2nd followed by #17-Buescher, #36-Ragan, #4-Harvick, #14-Bowyer, #62-Gaughan, #32-LaJoie, #6-Newman, and #42-Larson.
Coming to the checkered flag, #6-Newman was leading the race but got bumped in the rear by #12-Blaney. Newman shot into the outside wall and flipped upside down. His car was then hit full force by #32-LaJoie, sending the #6 down the track on its roof.
The biggest accident of the race came with 16 laps remaining when #22-Logano appeared to push #10-Almirola into the rear of #2-Keselowski and send him spinning. According to NASCAR, 19 cars were involved in some fashion. There was a 12 minute red flag for track cleanup.
The race went into overtime after a caution with two laps remaining that collected 8 cars and forced a 10 minute red flag.
During the first overtime attempt, contact between #16-Haley, #14-Boywer and #34-McDowell brought the caution out leading to the final restart.
Pole winner #47-Stenhouse, Jr. finished 20. He was penalized with 40 laps remaining for passing below the double yellow line. He fell back in the pack and then was rear-ended by #20 Jones while heading to the pits with under 30 laps to go.
Stage 1 was won by #9-Elliott. Stage 2 was won by #11-Hamlin.
There were 23 lead changes among 13 drivers and 10 cautions for 39 yellow flag laps.
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