2023 Daytona 500

2023 Daytona 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Race 1 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date February 19, 2023 (2023-02-19)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 212 laps, 530 mi (848 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (800 km)
Average speed 145.283 miles per hour (233.810 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Time 49.536
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner Joey Logano Team Penske
Duel 2 Winner Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing
Most laps led
Driver Brad Keselowski RFK Racing
Laps 42
Winner
No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Tony Stewart
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch), and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

The 2023 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race and the 65th running of the event. It was held on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.[3] It was the first race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series. Jimmie Johnson returned to the Cup Series for Legacy Motor Club in this race.[4] This was the longest Daytona 500 in history going 530 miles.[14]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driving for JTG Daugherty Racing, won his first Daytona 500 and third career race after edging out two-time series champion Joey Logano for the lead in front of a multi-car accident on the final lap.

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  11. ^ "Final Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
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  14. ^ "Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins first Daytona 500 after record 212 laps". ESPN. Retrieved 21 February 2023.