NASCAR Cup PR

Oh man! That was so close. I don't know what else I could have done, really. Justin Alexander and the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER OFF Road Chevrolet team built a rocket."

The Ford Mustang recorded another milestone moment in its illustrious history today when Michael McDowell captured the 63rd running of the Daytona 500, giving the famous muscle car its first win in The Great American Race.

Front Row Motorsports driver Michael McDowell claimed his first NASCAR Cup Series victory after charging into the lead during a brutal multicar wreck in Turn 3 on the final lap.

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1 1LE – Finished 2nd “I don’t think it was very close. I kind of got next to him and I saw the lights come on, so I knew it was over right then."

Michael McDowell registered his first career Cup Series victory today in the Daytona 500. This also marks the third series win for Front Row Motorsports.

Denny Hamlin (fifth) was the top finishing Toyota in the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday evening. Hamlin won both of the opening stages and led a race-high 98 of 200 laps.

MICHAEL MCDOWELL, No. 34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford Mustang -- “I just can’t believe it. I’ve just got to thank God. So many years just grinding it out and hoping for an opportunity like this.

Ryan Newman pushed his Kohler Generators Ford to the front of the field early in his emotional return to the Daytona 500, but his day was cut short when a 17-car pileup collected his Mustang just a handful of laps into the race.

As NASCAR prepares to kickoff one of the biggest days of the season with the running of the 63rd Daytona 500, Toyota wants to take a moment to encourage the youth of America to find their dream and pursue it.

Twenty years after the loss of Dale Earnhardt, Sr., the all-time winner at Daytona International Speedway, his life and legacy will be celebrated Sunday (Feb. 14) on Lap “3” of the 63rd Annual DAYTONA 500 (2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, FOX Deportes, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).