2017 Daytona 500

2017 Daytona 500

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Race 1 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date	February 26, 2017 (2017-02-26)
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	143.187 mph (230.437 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports
Time	46.663
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports
Duel 2 Winner	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Most laps led
Driver	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps	50
Winner
No. 41	Kurt Busch	Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings	6.5/15 (Overnight)[13] 6.6/15 (Final)[14] 11.9 million viewers[14]
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

The 2017 Daytona 500, the 59th running of the event, was held on February 26, 2017, and was won by Kurt Busch of Stewart-Haas Racing after Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson ran out of fuel over the final laps of the race. This was Busch's first Daytona 500 win, and his first career win on a restrictor plate track. Ryan Blaney finished second, and A. J. Allmendinger finished third. This race was contested for 200 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and also marked the first race for Monster Energy as the new title sponsor for NASCAR's top series, replacing Sprint. Jeffrey Earnhardt made NASCAR history when he became the first ever fourth generation driver to compete in the Daytona 500.

This was the final Daytona 500 start for Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Elliott Sadler, Cole Whitt, and Michael Waltrip.