Camry driver Denny Hamlin won his first career Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday and earned the first victory in the Daytona 500 for Toyota.
With a late surge, Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS, finished in fourth place to lead five Team Chevy drivers in the top 10 in the 58th running of the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) on Sunday.
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Finishing Position: 1st - How did you decide to make your move for the win? “I don’t remember it honestly. I mean, I just remember pulling up in front of the 4 (Kevin Harvick) and him giving me a push and not letting off when he was pushing and ultimately that was the push to the victory for us."
GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 KFC Ford Fusion – “It was a pretty rough day for us. We got a flat trying to make the outside groove push to the front and couldn’t get our lap back and then later the 10 came across our nose there. It was unfortunate but it happens. I don’t know if she was trying to block me or didn’t know I was there but it happens. Tough day for sure. I am proud of my guys for all their work this week. We had a pretty good week minus these issues today.”
Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed and the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association team finished 16th on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway in the race that Reed won just one year ago.
Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 6 Selfeo Ford Mustang, earned an sixth-place finish on Saturday afternoon in the NASCAR XFINITY Series season opening event at Daytona International Speedway.
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang – WALK US THROUGH THE LAST LAP THERE. “The plan was to make the move off of four and going to the top he blocked the first move and wiggled to the bottom and back to the top. At that point it is a little late and then we touched each other and that is the killer."
BUBBA WALLACE – No. 6 Selfeo Ford Mustang – WITH HOW THE WEEKEND STARTED, YOU HAVE TO BE HAPPY WITH HOW IT ENDED? “Yeah, absolutely. Man, I’m getting a little bit emotional just to finish one of these deals. It feels like I won, so it’s cool. I can’t thank Selfeo enough for making this deal happen. We’re continuing to fight for sponsorship and to start the season off with this sponsorship on the car is outstanding."
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, for the Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY on Sunday, May 3 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
In seven NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS), Spire Motorsports has earned one win, two top-five and two top-10 finishes, highlighted by Kyle Busch's victory in April 2024.
Marc Austin and Jason Golan Lead and Finish Second in the Am Division in Their GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS Debut in Sunday's Three-Hour Race in the No. 11 Mad Joker by Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3
