After only leading the final lap of the race, Tyler Reddick took home the victory at the 68th Daytona 500 today. His car, owned by basketball great Michael Jordan and fellow racer Denny Hamlin, made a last-lap pass at the Daytona International Speedway. Afterwards, Jordan and Hamlin hugged Reddick in Victory Lane and jointly hoisted the Harley J. Earl Trophy with their driver.

Reddick Triumphs in the 500

Reddick is the 25th different driver to lead a lap today for a new Daytona 500 record. Hamlin, driving his Joe Gibbs Racing car, was involved in the final caution when he and his teammate Christopher Bell collided with nine laps to go. After that came the final push to finish the race.

Former Daytona winners Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Joey Logano finished second and third. Chase Elliott took the lead at the start of the final lap when Carson Hocevar was spun off the track. Reddick, with help from teammate Riley Herbst, made contact with Elliott, causing him to crash. Then Reddick drove past him to take the lead for good in NASCAR’s biggest event of the year. Elliott wound up fourth and looked completely dejected after the race.

Results of the 2026 Daytona 500

1. Tyler Reddick, No. 45
2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47
3. Joey Logano, No. 22
4. Chase Elliott, No. 9
5. Brad Keselowski, No. 6
6. Zane Smith, No. 38
7. Chris Buescher, No. 17
8. Riley Herbst, No. 35
9. Josh Berry, No. 21
10. Bubba Wallace, No. 23
11. Noah Gragson, No. 4
12. William Byron, No. 24
13. Daniel Suarez, No. 7
14. Ty Dillon, No. 10
15. Kyle Busch, No. 8
16. Kyle Larson, No. 5
17. Cody Ware, No. 51
18. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16
19. Carson Hocevar, No. 77
20. Ross Chastain, No. 1
21. Erik Jones, No. 43
22. Michael McDowell, No. 71
23. Ty Gibbs, No. 54
24. Cole Custer, No. 41
25. Ryan Preece, No. 60
26. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42
27. Ryan Blaney, No. 12
28. Corey Heim, No. 67
29. Jimmie Johnson, No. 84
30. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97
31. Denny Hamlin, No. 11
32. Casey Mears, No. 66
33. Connor Zilisch, 88
34. Austin Cindric, No. 2
35. Christopher Bell, No. 20
36. Chase Briscoe, No. 19
37. Austin Dillon, No. 3
38. Justin Allgaier, No. 40
39. Todd Gilliland, No. 34
40. Alex Bowman, No. 48
41. BJ McLeod, No. 78

What Comes After the Daytona 500

The NASCAR Cup Series moves to Atlanta next week for the Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway. Christopher Bell won last year’s race, his second consecutive win in 2025. He would make it three in a row as he took the checkered flag the next week at the Shriner’s 500 in Phoenix, Arizona. Next Sunday’s race will start at 3:00 pm ET.