Throughout his career, Team Chevy driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has found the most success on the biggest and fastest tracks on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. On Sunday, Stenhouse's cunning superspeedway skills netted him the biggest prize in stock car racing: the Daytona 500.

Stenhouse moved into contention for the win in his JTG Daugherty Racing No. 47 Camaro ZL1 as The Great American Race neared its conclusion at Daytona International Speedway.

A yellow flag on Lap 199 sent the race on the massive 2.5-mile track in Daytona Beach, Florida, into overtime, and Stenhouse restarted the first overtime period from the high line near the front of the pack, having charged to the position after receiving a pit road speeding penalty just a handful of laps before.

Soon after the green flag was displayed, he dove to the bottom and moved into the lead, but a large crash triggered another caution period.

Since the field had failed to reach the white flag, another overtime restart was on tap. This time Stenhouse restarted from the lead and was in front when the caution came out once again on the race's final circuit.

As a result, the 35-year-old driver from Olive Branch, Mississippi, was scored the winner of the 65th Daytona 500.

"Man, this is unbelievable," said Stenhouse, who led 10 laps in the race. "This was the site of my last win back in 2017. We've worked really hard. We had a couple shots last year to get a win and fell short. It was a tough season, but man, we got it done. Daytona 500!"

Stenhouse's win was the third of his Cup Series career and his first in a Chevrolet. He had most recently won the summer event at Daytona in 2017. The triumph was also Stenhouse's first in the Cup Series with crew chief Mike Kelley, who guided the driver to both of his Xfinity Series championships in 2011 and 2012.

Stenhouse's victory was the 25th for Team Chevy in the Daytona 500 and the Bowtie Brand's 50th overall at Daytona International Speedway. Both statistics lead all manufacturers.

"Congratulations to Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Mike Kelley and the entire No. 47 Kroger Camaro ZL1 team on winning their first Daytona 500," said Jim Campbell, General Motors Vice President of Performance and Motorsports. "Ricky made the right moves at the right time to bring it home. And it's extra special because this is also Chevrolet's 25th win in The Great American Race."

Chevrolet teams claimed two spots in the top-five, with Alex Bowman coming home fifth. Bowman also scored the pole position for the event, his sixth straight front-row appearance in the race. A.J. Allmendinger finished sixth, Daniel Suarez seventh and Ross Chastain ninth to give Team Chevy a total of five drivers in the top-10 finishing positions in this year's Daytona 500.

Stenhouse's win in stock car racing's crown jewel was the 834th victory overall for Chevrolet in NASCAR's premier series, and it kicked off NASCAR's 75th anniversary season with a storybook tale.

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