Daytona Beach, Fla. • Denny Hamlin won his second Daytona 500 in four years on Sunday, taking the checkered flag for Joe Gibbs Racing a month after Joe Gibbs’ oldest son died following a long battle with a degenerative neurological disease. J.D. Gibbs was 49.
Hamlin moved out front after a final restart and had teammate Kyle Busch blocking in the final lap. Busch finished second, followed by another JGR teammate, Erik Jones. Defending Cup Series champion Joey Logano was fourth.
Joe Gibbs Racing and Fox Sports paid tribute to J.D. Gibbs early in the race.