2019 Daytona 500

03:51 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.

03:48 "Certainly bittersweet," says Kyle Busch who is still seeking his first victory in the Daytona 500.

03:46 "My playbook said to always be on the top to take the restart," he says of crucial final green.

03:45 "It just felt like it was meant to be," says the winner.

03:40 Hamlin performs a burnout at start/finish and cruises away to Victory Lane.

03:38

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!"

03:37 FedEx man delivers

03:37 Denny looks as relaxed now as he did this morning! What a dude.

03:36 First time a team has grabbed a 1-2-3 in the Daytona 500 since Hendrick in 1997

03:34 Speaking to him this morning, he was so relaxed. And he did it for his good friend JD Gibbs. How fitting.

03:34 Hamlin is a two-time Daytona 500 champion.

03:34 Hamlin, Busch, Jones, Logano, McDowell is your top five.

03:33 It's a Joe Gibbs Toyota 1-2-3!

03:33 Hamlin wins the Daytona 500!

03:33 Hamlin leads...

03:32 Busch is coming back!

03:32 Hamlin blocks Logano.

03:32 Busch drops back.

03:32 Logano to second!

03:32 We will get a winner.

03:32 Hamlin, Busch, Logano. WHITE FLAG!

03:32 This is tense!

03:32 Busch is blocking Logano.

03:31 Logano is coming.

03:31 Five miles to go!

03:31 Hamlin pulls in ahead of Busch.

03:31 Hamlin leads.

03:31 Here we go. Two. Laps. To. Decide. It. GREEN, GREEN, GREEN!

03:30 It's overtime. It's every man for himself.

03:29 Hamlin opts for the outside lane. Bold.

03:29 Hamlin. Busch. Logano. Who ya got?

03:28 One to go this time by.

03:27 The big question is – how does Logano pass the Toyotas? Or, perhaps, how does he pass them with being blocked or wrecking?

03:24 Engines fired, red flag is lifted.

03:24 And we have a Daytona Wave in the crowd!

03:21 As far as I know, Juan Pablo Montoya isn't even at Daytona today.

03:19 Rusty Wallace on the trackside PA: "We have a full moon!"

03:19 Safety crews are now rescuing the safety crew.

03:18 A jetblower has shunted at Turn 3!

03:18 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"