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Stage 2 leaderboard shakes up with green flag pit stops

Kyle Busch takes the lead from Todd Gilliland on Lap 93 of 200, bringing Bubba Wallace with him.

A few laps later, 20 cars came down pit road to take fuel to make it to the end of Stage 2. The group was led by Wallace, Ryan Preece, Joey Logano, and Martin Truex Jr. Preece was nabbed for speeding entering pit road and had to serve a pass-thru penalty.

Busch led the next group down pit road and one lap later Kyle Larson led another group as the entire field took fuel.

Stage 2 begins at 2024 Daytona 500

Kyle Larson and Josh Berry led the restart as Stage 2 began on Lap 70. Denny Hamlin, Alex Bowman, William Byron, Chase Elliott, and Bubba Wallace also started near the front. But Joey Logano, the 2015 Daytona 500 champion who won the pole on Wednesday, led a surge on the outside, taking the pack three-wide to take over the lead on Lap 72.

The pole sitter has not won the Daytona 500 since Dale Jarrett triumphed in 2000.

Chase Elliott wins Stage 1 of 2024 Daytona 500

Chase Elliott, NASCAR's most popular driver, won the opening stage of the 2024 Daytona, edging his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson at the line. Elliott got a push from Ross Chastain in Turn 4 on the final lap to push him past Larson at the line.

Chevrolet drivers were the big winners of the 60-lap, opening segment and took the top six positions. After superior green-flag pit stops, Chevy drivers were grouped together in the closing stretch and held off a group of Toyota drivers. Here are the top 10 drivers in the first segment, who will all receive stage points:

Chase Elliott, Chevrolet Kyle Larson, Chevrolet Ross Chastain, Chevrolet Alex Bowman, Chevrolet William Byron, Chevrolet Kyle Busch, Chevrolet Denny Hamlin, Toyota Bubba Wallace, Toyota Martin Truex Jr., Toyota Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet

Cars come down pit road under green for gas to end Stage 1

A large group of nine Chevrolets hit pit road for a splash of fuel with 10 laps to go in Stage 1, led by former NASCAR Cup Series champions Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, and Kyle Larson. One lap later, on Lap 56, Bubba Wallace led the Toyota drivers down pit road, including Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr., and Tyler Reddick.

Cars hit pit road under green in Stage 1

Green flag pit-stops began on Lap 40 of the opening stage, led by three cars from Team Penske. Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, and Austin Cindric led a group of cars down pit road to fuel up with enough gas to finish the stage. Brad Keselowski, Christopher Bell, and Daniel Hemric also pitted with the Penske cars.

One lap later, Chris Buescher came down pit road on his own, as did Michael McDowell on Lap 47 – never a good idea at superspeedways when staying in the pack is optimal for speed.