Kyle Larson: 19 career wins, 0-for-9 in Daytona 500. Best finish: 2nd, 2019īrad Keselowski: 35 career wins, 0-for-13 in Daytona 500. Kyle Busch: 60 career wins, 0-for-17 in Daytona 500. Martin Truex Jr.: 31 career wins, 0-for-18 in Daytona 500. Five legends who've somehow never won the Daytona 500 Speaking of the future NASCAR Hall of Famer. Bowman was in first grade.īrad Keselowski is behind the wheel of a Ford, a widely accepted advantage, and finished fourth in his Duel 150. There is a temptation to include Alex Bowman on this list, who has started a record six Daytona 500s from the front row, but the last driver to this race from the front row was pole sitter Dale Jarrett in 2000. There is much buzz in the garage about Ross Chastain, whom you know from his Hail Melon move at Martinsville Speedway last fall, although he hasn't made a lot of noise during Speedweek other than announcing a big contract extension with Trackhouse Racing. Austin Cindric, who shocked Wallace and the rest of the world by winning last year's Daytona 500 as a rookie, nearly won his Duel 150 on Thursday night and will start his 500 title defense from the third row. The next five to keep an eye onīubba Wallace has made five Daytona 500 starts and finished second twice, and the first of his two career Cup Series wins came at Talladega, Daytona's sister superspeedway, in 2021. Larson has won Cup races on every type of track except for "plate races" at Daytona and Talladega, places that he has openly admitted he can't stand and simply tolerates. Kyle Larson is also listed in that group, but we're not counting him. Five favorites to win the Daytona 500Īccording to the wise guys in the desert, the consensus top picks are three-time Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin (+1100 via Caesars), followed by a five-pack of drivers at +1200, including Ryan Blaney, who should have won this race a year ago, Joey Logano, who won the first of Thursday night's Duel 150s, Kyle Busch and Elliott. Feel free to print it out, keep a cheat sheet in your pocket and randomly blurt out fact and figures to impress your friends as you watch the Great American Race. No matter how much you do or don't know about NASCAR, the following Daytona 500 preview is for everyone. Or perhaps you are currently reading this while dressed in your Chase Elliott pajamas and tucked into your Jimmie Johnson bed sheets. They may not know the difference between a lug nut and a walnut. Much like Sunday's Super Bowl, though, we are well aware that many people will tune into this weekend's Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing who won't watch another race this year. It is time for the 65th running of the Daytona 500, NASCAR's biggest event on its biggest stage, kicking off what many believe could be one of the sport's biggest seasons. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĭaytona 500 cheat sheet: Everything you need to know about NASCAR's showpiece event in 2023ĭAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
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