2017 Daytona 500

2017 Daytona 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Race 1 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date February 26, 2017 (2017-02-26)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (800 km)
Average speed 143.187 mph (230.437 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Time 0.069420
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Duel 2 Winner Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 50
Winner
No. 41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings 6.5/15 (Overnight)[13]
6.6/15 (Final)[14]
11.9 million viewers[14]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

The 2017 Daytona 500, the 59th running of the event, was held on February 26, 2017, and was won by Kurt Busch of Stewart-Haas Racing after Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson ran out of fuel over the final laps of the race. This was Busch's first Daytona 500 win, and his first career win on a restrictor plate track. Ryan Blaney finished second, and A. J. Allmendinger finished third. This race was contested for 200 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and also marked the first race for Monster Energy as the new title sponsor for NASCAR's top series, replacing Sprint. Jeffrey Earnhardt made NASCAR history when he became the first ever fourth generation driver to compete in the Daytona 500.

The 2017 Daytona 500 program cover. "The Race Defines Legends. The Place Redefines Everything."

This was the final Daytona 500 start for Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Elliott Sadler, Cole Whitt, and Michael Waltrip.

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