By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
Kroger and Cottonelle-sponsored driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has had his life changed forever. He has won the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Stenhouse Jr. won the longest race in Daytona 500 history. This is the first time that the veteran driver has won the marquee event on the schedule.
He gets to celebrate this year after being passed by Discount Tire-sponsored Austin Cindric on the last lap in last year’s Daytona 500. The then-rookie Cindric went on to win the historic race.
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With the win, the JTG Daugherty Racing driver now has three career wins. He snapped a 199-race winless streak with this win.
His other two wins came during the 2017 season. He first won the Geico 500 on May 7th at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama.
Almost two months later, he won again at the Coke Zero 400 on July 1st at Daytona.
Stenhouse Jr. drove a Chevrolet to Victory Lane. This has not happened since 2018 when Austin Dillon won.
In between, Toyota was the Manufacturer of FedEx-sponsored Denny Hamlin in 2019 and 2020. Then, Michael McDowell and Cindric drove a Ford manufactured vehicle to Victory Lane in 2021 and 2022.
Shell and Pennzoil-sponsored driver Joey Logano finished second. Following a late crash, Stenhouse Jr. was deemed the leader when the caution came out.
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Rheem and DeWalt-sponsored driver Christopher Bell finished third.