making it the closest Daytona 500 finish ever recorded in the sport's history. Denny Hamlin (11) steps in concrete after winning the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Credit ...

The 1.33-mile Darlington Raceway in South Carolina was perhaps the closest comparison to ... then-fledgling sport an incredible finish to the first Daytona 500, a race that is now the biggest ...

DAYTONA BEACH — NASCAR star Denny Hamlin won the closest Daytona 500, along with one of the most chaotic. He earned win No. 3 in a photo finish while Ryan Newman’s car was left behind in a ...

To date, Hamlin’s margin of victory over Truex remains the closest-recorded finish in the history of the Daytona 500. Three years later, Hamlin fended off teammate Kyle Busch and Joey Logano ...

01 seconds, the closest Daytona 500 in the event’s illustrious 66-year ... Denny Hamlin (11) beats Martin Truex Jr. (78) at the finish line by .01 seconds to win the NASCAR Daytona 500 Feb ...

and I can’t wait to see what this year’s Daytona 500 has in store for us.” After a wildly competitive 2024 season that saw 18 different race winners, three of the closest finishes in NASCAR ...

However, Harvick’s sensational final lap move dashed the dreams of Martin, edging Batesville, Arkansas, native by mere 0.2 seconds, one of the closest finishes in Daytona 500 history.