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Sunday marked the 65th running of the Daytona 500, also known as The Great American Race or Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing.
Alex Bowman started on the pole, making it the sixth consecutive year he has started on the front row, while his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson sat alongside him. Row 2 featured reigning Cup Series champion Joey Logano and Stewart-Haas Racing’s Aric Almirola.
But when it was all said and done, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. brought home the checkered flag and Harley J. Earl Trophy in his No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for JTG Daughtery Racing in a narrow overtime thriller.
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Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano and former NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Christopher Bell rounded out the top three.
Where did your favorite driver finish the first race of the NASCAR Cup Series season?
The full results from the 2023 Daytona 500 can be seen below.
2023 Daytona 500 Results
| Pos | Driver | Car # | Make | Started |
| 1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | 31 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | 3 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Toyota | 5 |
| 4 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | 9 |
| 5 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Chevrolet | 1 |
| 6 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Chevrolet | 29 |
| 7 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | 24 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Ford | 7 |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | 1 | Chevrolet | 23 |
| 10 | Riley Herbst | 15 | Ford | 38 |
| 11 | Travis Pastrana | 67 | Toyota | 40 |
| 12 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Ford | 13 |
| 13 | Zane Smith | 36 | Ford | 17 |
| 14 | Cody Ware | 51 | Ford | 35 |
| 15 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Chevrolet | 12 |
| 16 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Toyota | 16 |
| 17 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | 18 |
| 18 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 19 | Kyle Busch | 8 | Chevrolet | 36 |
| 20 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | Toyota | 15 |
| 21 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | 4 |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Ford | 10 |
| 23 | Austin Cindric | 2 | Ford | 6 |
| 24 | Noah Gragson | 42 | Chevrolet | 22 |
| 25 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | Toyota | 33 |
| 26 | Harrison Burton | 21 | Ford | 19 |
| 27 | Todd Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 14 |
| 28 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | 11 |
| 29 | Conor Daly | 50 | Chevrolet | 34 |
| 30 | B.J. McLeod | 78 | Chevrolet | 32 |
| 31 | Jimmie Johnson | 84 | Chevrolet | 39 |
| 32 | Justin Haley | 31 | Chevrolet | 28 |
| 33 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | 27 |
| 34 | William Byron | 24 | Chevrolet | 21 |
| 35 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Ford | 30 |
| 36 | Ryan Preece | 41 | Ford | 20 |
| 37 | Erik Jones | 43 | Chevrolet | 25 |
| 38 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 39 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | Toyota | 26 |
| 40 | Ty Dillon | 77 | Chevrolet | 37 |
