Daytona 500 Results
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The 2026 NASCAR season is officially underway, with Sunday delivering the Super Bowl of Stock Car racing at Daytona International Speedway with the Daytona 500. Under the first race in the new points-scoring format, the iconic track delivered a great finish for NASCAR fans.

Let’s dive into the NASCAR results today from the Daytona 500. We’ll start with the full Daytona 500 results followed by the NASCAR stage results today from the Cup Series.

Related: NASCAR Points Standings Today after Daytona 500

Daytona 500 Results: Who Won the Daytona 500?

Here are the Daytona 500 results for 2026.

  1. Tyler Reddick — 58 points
  2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr — 35 points
  3. Joey Logano — 36 points
  4. Chase Elliott — 33 points
  5. Brad Keselowski — 32 points
  6. Zane Smith — 41 points
  7. Chris Buescher — 39 points
  8. Riley Herbst — 35 points
  9. Josh Berry — 28 points
  10. Bubba Wallace — 37 points
  11. Noah Gragson — 27 points
  12. William Byron — 25 points
  13. Daniel Suarez — 31 points
  14. Ty Dillon — 23 points
  15. Kyle Busch — 29 points
  16. Kyle Larson — 21 points
  17. Cody Ware — 20 points
  18. Carson Hocevar — 27 points
  19. AJ Allmendinger — 18 points
  20. Ross Chastain — 17 points
  1. Erik Jones — 16 points
  2. Michael McDowell — 19 points
  3. Ty Gibbs — 14 points
  4. Cole Custer — 13 points
  5. Ryan Preece — 15 points
  6. John H. Nemechek — 19 points
  7. Ryan Blaney — 27 points
  8. Corey Heim — N/A
  9. Jimmie Johnson — 8 points
  10. Shane van Gisbergen — 7 points
  11. Denny Hamlin — 6 points
  12. Casey Mears — 5 points
  13. Connor Zilisch — 4 points
  14. Austin Cindric — 12 points
  15. Christopher Bell — 2 points
  16. Chase Briscoe — 1 point
  17. Austin Dillon — 1 point
  18. Justin Allgaier — N/A
  19. Todd Gilliland — 1 point
  20. Alex Bowman — 3 points
  21. BJ McLeod — 1 point

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NASCAR Stage Results Today: Daytona 500 Stage Results

Here are the NASCAR stage results today from the Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway. Of note, under the 2026 rules, playoff points are no longer awarded for winning a stage.

Stage 1

  1. Zane Smith — 10 points
  2. Austin Cindric — 9 points
  3. Ryan Blaney — 8 points
  4. Carson Hocevar — 7 points
  5. Chris Buescher — 6 points
  6. Daniel Suarez — 5 points
  7. Ryan Preece — 4 points
  8. Michael McDowell — 3 points
  9. Alex Bowman — 2 points
  10. Noah Gragson — 1 point

Stage 2

  1. Bubba Wallace — 10 points
  2. Ryan Blaney — 9 points
  3. Kyle Busch — 8 points
  4. John H. Nemechek — 7 points
  5. Riley Herbst — 6 points
  6. Chris Buescher — 5 points
  7. Tyler Reddick — 4 points
  8. Joey Logano — 3 points
  9. Corey Heim — 2 points
  10. Daniel Suarez — 1 point

Related: NASCAR Truck Results from Daytona International Speedway

Who won the Daytona 500?

Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 on Sunday, earning his ninth career Cup Series win.

Related: Winners, Losers from the Daytona 500

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