63rd Running of the event, held in Daytona Beach, Florida
2021 Daytona 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Race 1 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Date
February 14–15, 2021
Location
Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (800 km)
Average speed
144.416 miles per hour (232.415 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Time
47.056
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Duel 2 Winner
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Most laps led
Driver
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps
98
Winner
No. 34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network
Fox
Announcers
Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer
Nielsen Ratings
4.830 million[12]
Radio in the United States
Radio
MRN
Booth Announcers
Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers
Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)
The 2021 Daytona 500, the 63rd running of the event, was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on February 14–15, 2021 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 200 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway, it was the first race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. In one of the biggest surprise upsets in Daytona 500 history, Michael McDowell, driving for Front Row Motorsports, won after Team Penske teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski wrecked battling for the lead on the final lap.[13][14] McDowell was a 100–1 underdog, making his 358th Cup Series start and driving for a team with only two previous Cup Series victories.
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^"Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^"Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^"Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^"Second Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^"Daytona 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^"Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^"Daytona 500 TV viewers in the U.S. 2021".
^"Daytona 500 2021 Results: Michael McDowell Wins After Avoiding Final-Lap Crash". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^"Michael McDowell emerges with Daytona 500 victory after massive crash on final lap". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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