DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kurt Busch won his first Daytona 500 on Sunday, using a final-lap pass to prevail on an afternoon that was more survival of the fittest than a contest of the fastest.
The race, Nascar’s biggest showpiece and its season-opening event, was marred by one crash after another, including a 17-car wreck that took out, among others, three of the four members of the Stewart-Haas Racing team.