2017 Daytona 500: Kurt Busch wins; results, other highlights

Dave DeLuca

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What a way to start the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season

Kurt Busch made a last-lap pass to win the 2017 Daytona 500, a crash-filled race that had  35 of the 40-car field involved in a wreck in some way or another.

MORE: Wreck ends race for Kyle Busch, Dale Jr. | Johnson involved in 16-car 'Big One'

Busch passed Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson down the stretch to win his first Daytona 500. Busch entered Sunday with five top fives, including two second-place finishes, at the 500.

Ryan Blaney finished second, followed by AJ Allmendinger and Aric Almirola. 

The race featured nine cautions and 37 lead changes.

MORE:  Busch won without a rear-view mirror | Dale Jr. encouraged by Daytona performance

Here are some of the top moments from the 59th running of the Great American Race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete Results from the Daytona 500 are below.

  1. Kurt Busch
  2. Ryan Blaney
  3. AJ Allmendinger
  4. Aric Almirola
  5. Paul Menard
  6. Joey Logano
  7. Kasey Kahne
  8. Michael Waltrip
  9. Matt DiBenedetto
  10. Trevor Bayne
  11. Brendan Gaughan
  12. Kyle Larson
  13. Martin Truex Jr. 
  14. Chase Elliott
  15. Michael McDowell
  16. Landon Cassill
  17. Denny Hamlin
  18. Cole Whitt
  19. Austin Dillon
  20. Elliott Sadler
  21. Ryan Newman
  22. Kevin Harvick
  23. Joey Gase
  24. Corey LaJoie
  25. David Ragan
  26. Jeffrey Earnhardt
  27. Brad Keselowski
  28. Jamie McMurray
  29. Daniel Suarez
  30. Ty Dillon
  31. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 
  32. Clint Bowyer
  33. Danica Patrick
  34. Jimmie Johnson
  35. Chris Buescher
  36. D.J. Kennington
  37. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 
  38. Kyle Busch
  39. Erik Jones
  40. Matt Kenseth

Miss anything from a jam-packed Daytona 500 weekend? 

From massive wrecks, to Rob Gronkowski acting like a 13-year old in a middle school cafeteria, here's your one-stop shop for all of Sporting News' top stories from the 59th running of the Great American Race.

Sunday, Feb. 26 — Race day

Victory lane:  Kurt Busch wins crash-filled race with final-lap pass

Looking back: Busch wins without rear-view mirror  

Crash Bandicoot:  35 of the 40-car field have been involved in a wreck

Tireless: Kyle Busch loses tire; four drivers knocked out  

Big one: Jimmie Johnson involved in 16-car wreck

Jr. returns: Earnhardt encouraged by strong race despite crash

Bridesmaid: Ryan Blaney has mixed feelings about runner-up finish

Positioning: Gronk tries to get Monster girl to say '69'

My old man:  Dale Jr. wells up watching video of him and his dad

Goodbye: Michael Waltrip finishes eighth in final Daytona 500

Saturday, Feb. 25

Xfinity Series: Ryan Reed survives battle of attrition to win opener

Flags out: Consecutive wrecks delay Xfinity opener

New shoes: NASCAR confiscates Austin Dillon's tires prior to Xfinity qualifying

Friday, Feb. 24

Flippin: Matt Crafton flips airborne in last-lap 'big one' in truck series

Suarez exclusive: NASCAR's first Mexican driver ready for Cup debut​

Dave DeLuca

Dave DeLuca is an intern at Sporting News and a recent graduate of Buffalo State. He's a former intern and digital editor at The Buffalo News and executive editor of The Record, Buffalo State's student-run newspaper.