| 2026 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $31,045,575 | Race Date: | Feb 15, 2026 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .308 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 23Min 56Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 66 Among / 25 Drivers | Average Speed: | 147.107 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 32 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tyler Reddick T. Reddick | Driver: | Kyle Busch K. Busch | Toyota: | 55 | |||
| Car No.: | #45 Toyota | Car No.: | #8 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 35 | |||
| Team: | 23XI Racing | Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Ford: | 34 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Billy Scott | Crew Chief: | James Pohlman | |||||
| Laps Led: | 1 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 183.651 MPH | |||||
| Official 2026 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 26 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Chumba Casino | Running |  | 58 | 200 | 1 |
| 2 | 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Chef Boyardee | Running |  | 35 | 200 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Running |  | 36 | 200 | 9 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 33 | 200 | 2 |
| 5 | 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Castrol | Running | | 32 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 30 | 38 | Zane Smith | Speedy Cash | Running | | 41 | 200 | 9 |
| 7 | 41 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Body Guard | Running | | 39 | 200 | 4 |
| 8 | 28 | 35 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Zero Sugar | Running | | 35 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 21 | Josh Berry | Motorcraft / Quick Lane | Running | | 28 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Xfinity | Running | | 37 | 200 | 40 |
| 11 | 25 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Rush Truck Centers | Running | | 27 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 39 | 24 | William Byron | Raptor | Running | | 25 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance | Running | | 31 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 34 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Grizzly Nicotine Pouches | Running | | 23 | 200 | 3 |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Kyle Busch | zone Jalapeno Lime | Running | | 29 | 200 | 19 |
| 16 | 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com | Running | | 21 | 200 | 7 |
| 17 | 33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Jacob Construction | Running | | 20 | 200 | 2 |
| 18 | 6 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spectrum | Running | | 27 | 200 | 1 |
| 19 | 35 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Celsius | Running | | 18 | 200 | 1 |
| 20 | 37 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Busch Light | Running | | 17 | 200 | 12 |
| 21 | 24 | 43 | Erik Jones | AdventHealth | Running | | 16 | 200 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Modo Casino | Running | | 19 | 200 | 10 |
| 23 | 20 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Monster Energy | Running | | 14 | 200 | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | 41 | Cole Custer | HaasTooling.com | Running | | 13 | 200 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 60 | Ryan Preece | Kroger / Viva Towels | Running | | 15 | 200 | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 42 | John H. Nemechek | Dollar Tree | Accident | | 19 | 199 | 19 |
| 27 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards / Peak | Accident | | 27 | 199 | 2 |
| 28 | 29 | 67 | Corey Heim (I) | Robinhood | Running | | 0 | 199 | 8 |
| 29 | 31 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson (I) | Carvana | Accident | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | SuperFile | Running | | 8 | 199 | 3 |
| 31 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | National Debt Relief | Running | | 7 | 198 | 3 |
| 32 | 17 | 66 | Casey Mears | SI Yachts / Gracie Foundation | Running | | 6 | 195 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | Red Bull | Running | | 5 | 195 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Discount Tire | Running | | 13 | 193 | 5 |
| 35 | 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | DEWALT / Interstate Batteries | Accident | | 3 | 191 | 9 |
| 36 | 2 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Bass Pro Shops | Running | | 2 | 188 | 23 |
| 37 | 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops / Winchester | Accident | | 1 | 137 | 0 |
| 38 | 40 | 40 | Justin Allgaier | Traveller Whiskey | Accident | | 0 | 123 | 3 |
| 39 | 18 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Love's Travel Stops | Accident | | 1 | 123 | 1 |
| 40 | 21 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally | Accident | | 3 | 123 | 0 |
| 41 | 38 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Superior Logistics | Accident | | 1 | 4 | 0 |
