Kurt Busch used a last-lap pass to win the 59th annual Daytona 500 on Feb. 26 in a raucous, rough-and-tumble season-opening race for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Busch (No. 41 Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford), a three-time Daytona 500 runner-up and the 2004 series champion, made a high-line move coming off the Daytona International Speedway backstretch to pass Kyle Larson (No. 42 Target Chevrolet), as Larson was running out of fuel. Busch beat Ryan Blaney (No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford) at the line by 0.228 seconds, with AJ Allmendinger (Kroger Click List Chevrolet) finishing third.
