| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Make | Laps | Pts | Status | Laps Led |
| 1 | 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 209 | 50 | Running | 79 |
| 2 | 27 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 209 | 43 | Running | 4 |
| 3 | 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 209 | 37 | Running | – |
| 4 | 30 | 36 | David Ragan | Ford | 209 | 33 | Running | – |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 209 | 32 | Running | – |
| 6 | 29 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 209 | 31 | Running | – |
| 7 | 39 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 209 | 0 | Running | – |
| 8 | 36 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Ford | 209 | 29 | Running | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 209 | 28 | Running | 15 |
| 10 | 8 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 209 | 27 | Running | – |
| 11 | 23 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek # | Ford | 209 | 26 | Running | – |
| 12 | 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 209 | 25 | Running | – |
| 13 | 33 | 16 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 209 | 0 | Running | – |
| 14 | 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 209 | 23 | Running | 1 |
| 15 | 11 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 209 | 22 | Running | – |
| 16 | 34 | 15 | Brennan Poole # | Chevrolet | 209 | 21 | Running | – |
| 17 | 25 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 209 | 34 | Running | 23 |
| 18 | 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 208 | 19 | Running | – |
| 19 | 16 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 207 | 21 | Running | – |
| 20 | 1 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevrolet | 206 | 29 | Running | 24 |
| 21 | 17 | 95 | Christopher Bell # | Toyota | 205 | 16 | Accident | – |
| 22 | 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 205 | 23 | Running | 6 |
| 23 | 37 | 51 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 203 | 0 | Running | – |
| 24 | 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 203 | 22 | Running | 3 |
| 25 | 20 | 77 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Accident | – |
| 26 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 200 | 20 | Accident | 6 |
| 27 | 32 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Ford | 200 | 0 | Accident | – |
| 28 | 22 | 8 | Tyler Reddick # | Chevrolet | 199 | 9 | Accident | – |
| 29 | 31 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 198 | 8 | Accident | – |
| 30 | 24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 198 | 8 | Accident | – |
| 31 | 40 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 192 | 6 | Accident | – |
| 32 | 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 186 | 12 | Accident | – |
| 33 | 18 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 184 | 4 | Accident | – |
| 34 | 28 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 184 | 12 | Engine | 14 |
| 35 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 184 | 13 | Accident | 3 |
| 36 | 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 183 | 1 | Accident | 30 |
| 37 | 12 | 41 | Cole Custer # | Ford | 174 | 1 | Rear End | – |
| 38 | 38 | 52 | BJ McLeod | Ford | 105 | 0 | Accident | – |
| 39 | 35 | 00 | Quin Houff # | Chevrolet | 89 | 1 | Accident | – |
| 40 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 58 | 1 | Accident | – |
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 42 Mins, 10 Secs.
Average Speed: 141.11 MPH
Margin of Victory: .014 Seconds
Stage 1 Top 10: 9, 88, 10, 22, 48, 12, 47, 21, 17, 13
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 18, 47, 19, 77, 48, 9, 12, 22, 17
Race Comments: Denny Hamlin won the 62nd annual DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway, his 38th victory in the NASCAR Cup Series. Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 12, 32 (Backup Car), No. 15 (Engine, Muliple Inspection Failures), No. 13 (Gear), No. 11 (Multiple Inspection Failures), No. 52 (Transmission), No. 95 (Unapproved Adjustments).
Failed to Qualify: (3) 96 Daniel Suarez, 54 JJ Yeley, 49 Chad Finchum.
Caution Flags: 9 for 39 laps; Laps: 21-25 (Weather {Red: Postponed} [None]); 60-63 (#47, 24 Incident Backstretch [51]); 67-71 (Stage 1 Conclusion [None]); 91-95 (#10, 00, 52 Incident Backstretch [None]); 132-135 (Stage 2 Conclusion [15]); 185-190 (#2,1,48,43,10,19,12,3,16,88,77,36,38,8,17,21,62,22,13 Incident Backstretch {Red: 12:05} [None]); 194-196 (#27, 66 Incident Backstretch [15]); 200-203 (#22, 77, 9, 37, 8, 13, 10, 95, 34 Incident Turn 1 {Red: 9:36} [62]); 205-207 (#14, 34, 16 Incident Frontstretch [None]).
Lead Changes: 23 among 13 drivers; R. Stenhouse Jr. 0; R. Stenhouse Jr. 1-23; M. McDowell 24; B. Keselowski 25-28; A. Almirola 29-30; B. Keselowski 31-38; R. Newman 39; A. Almirola 40-43; C. Elliott 44-66; A. Bowman 67; D. Hamlin 68-92; C. LaJoie 93; D. Hamlin 94-135; R. Blaney 136; R. Stenhouse Jr. 137; R. Blaney 138-140; K. Busch 141-148; B. Keselowski 149-163; J. Logano 164-169; J. Johnson 170-172; A. Bowman 173-174; K. Busch 175-180; B. Keselowski 181-183; R. Newman 184-197; D. Hamlin 198-209.
