There has never been a rookie driving the Team Penske No. 2 car in the Cup Series, but Austin Cindric is the exception to that stat.
On Sunday, Cindric was again the exception, becoming the first rookie to ever win the the Daytona 500 in the iconic car.
Coming to the finish line, Ryan Blaney had a run to the front, and Cindric nearly got turned, but the young gun and Rookie of the Year contender was able to stave off Bubba Wallace and capture his first win in the Great American Race.
Austin Cindric has won the 64th running of the #Daytona500
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— Always Race Day (@AlwaysRaceDay) February 20, 2022
Denny Hamlin was the favorite in the race, but was taken out early on in the day when Brad Keselowski triggered a multi-car accident.
It saw Harrison Burton flip as well, and took both the No. 21 and Hamlin’s No. 11 out of the race.
Harrison Burton flipped over during the incident at the end of Stage 1. A couple of contenders involved in this accident. #Daytona500
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— Always Race Day (@AlwaysRaceDay) February 20, 2022
64th Daytona 500 Results
1. Austin Cindric
2. Bubba Wallace
3. Chase Briscoe
4. Ryan Blaney
5. Aric Almirola
6. Kyle Busch
7. Michael McDowell
8. David Ragan
9. Brad Keselowski
10. Chase Elliott
11. Ty Dillon
12. Daniel Hemric
13. Martin Truex Jr.
14. Corey LaJoie
15. Landon Cassill
16. Chris Buescher
17. Cody Ware
18. Daniel Suarez
19. Kurt Busch
20. Cole Custer
21. Joey Logano
22. Jacques Villeneuve
23. Justin Haley
24. Alex Bowman
25. Austin Dillon
26. Kaz Grala
27. BJ McLeod
28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
29. Erik Jones
30. Kevin Harvick
31. Noah Gragson
32. Kyle Larson
33. Todd Gilliland
34. Christopher Bell
35. Tyler Reddick
36. Greg Biffle
37. Denny Hamlin
38. William Byron
39. Harrison Burton
40. Ross Chastain
