Who won the Daytona 500? Full 2026 finishing order
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Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY February 16, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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Who won the Daytona 500? Full 2026 finishing order
The 2026 Daytona 500 needed to be pushed up an hour to avoid storms, but the thunder of engines roaring was still loud as ever from Daytona International Speedway.
After an early wreck from No. 78 car B.J.McLeod, the omen had been set. There were more wrecks on lap 85 and lap 124. In total 28 cars were involved. In fact, the wreck on lap 124 happened up front, and even involved then-leader Justin Allgaier.
Those wild wrecks opened the door for several other drivers in the home stretch. It was anyone's guess who would emerge victorious? Could William Byron win his third straight? Could Jimmie Johnson win his third despite racing on an Open Exemption Provisional?
At the end of the day, it was Tyler Reddick. Two wrecks on the final lap knocked out the drivers in front, including Michael McDowell and Chase Elliott.
1 / 10Scenes of speed and spectacle at 68th running of the Daytona 500Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 zone Jalapeno Lime Chevrolet, and Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, lead the field to start the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Fla.Who won the 2026 Daytona 500?
Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500.
Reddick took the lead on the final lap of the race, thanks in large part to two wrecks that took out the leaders. Reddick spent much of the race near the front of the pack but had trouble maitaining his lead. All that matters is leading at the end of the final lap though.
This marks Reddick's ninth win of his career and his first at the Daytona 500. He finished second behind William Byron in 2025.
Daytona 500 finishing order 2026 -
Tyler Reddick, No. 45
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47
Joey Logano, No. 22
Chase Elliott, No. 9
Brad Keselowski, No. 6
Zane Smith, No. 38
Chris Buescher, No. 17
Riley Herbst, No. 35
Josh Berry, No. 21
Bubba Wallace, No. 23
Noah Gragson, No. 4
William Byron, No. 24
Daniel Suarez, No. 7
Ty Dillon, No. 10
Kyle Busch, No. 8
Kyle Larson, No. 5
Cody Ware, No. 51
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16
Carson Hocevar, No. 77
Ross Chastain, No. 1
Erik Jones, No. 43
Michael McDowell, No. 71
Ty Gibbs, No. 54
Cole Custer, No. 41
Ryan Preece, No. 60
John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42
Ryan Blaney, No. 12
Corey Heim, No. 67
Jimmie Johnson, No. 84
Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97
Denny Hamlin, No. 11
Casey Mears, No. 66
Connor Zilisch, 88
Austin Cindric, No. 2
Christopher Bell, No. 20
Chase Briscoe, No. 19
Austin Dillon, No. 3
Justin Allgaier, No. 40
Todd Gilliland, No. 34
Alex Bowman, No. 48
BJ McLeod, No. 78
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