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And that's it for today. Keep watching Motorsport.com for follow-ups from our NASCAR team - Jim Utter, Nick DeGroot and Tim Southers - who will be providing insights from the stars and survivors of a strange race with an emotional ending.
"Certainly bittersweet," says Kyle Busch who is still seeking his first victory in the Daytona 500.
"My playbook said to always be on the top to take the restart," he says of crucial final green.
"It just felt like it was meant to be," says the winner.
Hamlin performs a burnout at start/finish and cruises away to Victory Lane.
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He says he "doesn't want to tear it up as I want to put it in my house"
I asked him this morning how it felt to win the Daytona 500, and he said "I get a reminder every single say when I see my winning car in my house!"
FedEx man delivers
Denny looks as relaxed now as he did this morning! What a dude.
First time a team has grabbed a 1-2-3 in the Daytona 500 since Hendrick in 1997
Speaking to him this morning, he was so relaxed. And he did it for his good friend JD Gibbs. How fitting.
Hamlin is a two-time Daytona 500 champion.
Hamlin, Busch, Jones, Logano, McDowell is your top five.
It's a Joe Gibbs Toyota 1-2-3!
Checkered flag
Hamlin wins the Daytona 500!
Hamlin leads...
Busch is coming back!
Hamlin blocks Logano.
Busch drops back.
Logano to second!
We will get a winner.
Hamlin, Busch, Logano. WHITE FLAG!
This is tense!
Busch is blocking Logano.
Logano is coming.
Five miles to go!
Hamlin pulls in ahead of Busch.
Hamlin leads.
Green flag
Here we go. Two. Laps. To. Decide. It. GREEN, GREEN, GREEN!
It's overtime. It's every man for himself.
Hamlin opts for the outside lane. Bold.
Hamlin. Busch. Logano. Who ya got?
One to go this time by.
The big question is – how does Logano pass the Toyotas? Or, perhaps, how does he pass them with being blocked or wrecking?
Engines fired, red flag is lifted.
And we have a Daytona Wave in the crowd!
As far as I know, Juan Pablo Montoya isn't even at Daytona today.
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Rusty Wallace on the trackside PA: "We have a full moon!"
Safety crews are now rescuing the safety crew.
A jetblower has shunted at Turn 3!
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Bowyer: "I know I was ahead of the 22 when the caution came out, it just sucks man. This was the best Ford I ever had here. I had a big run on the 34 and knew I had to make quick work of him. They were losing their mind behind me, so I decided to lose my mind"
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