Daytona 500 Goes Double OT
02/20/2023
By: Jeff Yoder
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ends 5-Year Losing Streak With Daytona 500 Victory in Double Overtime
The wait is over! After a roller-coaster career for Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the 2023 Daytona 500 provided a milestone of epic relief. The Great American Race was one for the ages on Sunday as Stenhouse Jr. claimed just his third career NASCAR Cup Series win in 14 seasons, and his first win in the 500. The 35-year-old last won in 2017 at Talladega and Daytona’s summer race, but he ended a 199-race winless streak by winning the big one on Sunday. It was also the first Daytona 500 win for JTG Daugherty Racing.
How Stenhouse Jr. Won the 500
Sunday’s Great American Race ended up being the longest Daytona 500 in history, requiring double overtime and 212 laps before Stenhouse Jr. narrowly beat out Joey Logano down the stretch. Unofficially, the race became the Daytona 530 before the checkered flag was waved. The overtimes were sparked by a late Stage 2 wreck that took out some of the frontrunners. And since NASCAR no longer ends on caution, another overtime wreck led to a restart where Stenhouse Jr. took the lead and held it with another crash behind him in the final laps. He started the race in 31st (out of 40) and led just 10 laps, but he held the lead in the ones that mattered most.
Daytona 500 Results
1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
2. Joey Logano
3. Christopher Bell
4. Chris Buescher
5. Alex Bowman
Watch: Stenhouse Jr. Wins 65th Daytona 500
Additional Storylines
CBS Sports: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Narrowly Beats Joey Logano to Win Double OT Thriller in Daytona 500
NASCAR: Joey Logano Finishes 2nd in 2023 Daytona 500: ‘Second is the Worst, Man’
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