Race Winner: Matt Kenseth Age: 39
Team : No. 17 – Best Buy Ford Owner: John Henry Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Matt Kenseth won the 54th Annual Daytona 500 , his 22nd victory in 437 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
Kenseth is the ninth driver to win multiple Daytona 500s. His first Daytona 500 victory came in the rain-shortened 2009 event.
This is Roush Fenway Racing’s 300th NASCAR national Series victory (126 wins in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series; 124 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series; 50 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series).
Kenseth also won his Gatorade Duel at Daytona race. The last driver to win both a Duel and the Daytona 500 was Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2004.
This is his second victory and 12th top-10 finish in 25 races at Daytona International Speedway.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (second) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 25 races at Daytona International Speedway.
Greg Biffle (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 19 races at Daytona International Speedway.
