| Official Race Results | ||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | ||||||||
| February 26, 2017 | Race 1 of 36 | ||||||||
| Average Speed: 143.187 MPH | ||||||||
| Time of Race: 3 Hrs., 29 Mins., 31 Secs. | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 37 among 18 drivers | ||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 40 laps + 1 Red Flag | ||||||||
| FIN | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Status |
| 1 | 8 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Haas Automation/Monster Energy | 48 | 200 | Running |
| 2 | 36 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire &… | 44 | 200 | Running |
| 3 | 38 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Kroger Click List | 39 | 200 | Running |
| 4 | 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield Foods | 33 | 200 | Running |
| 5 | 33 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards/Peak | 32 | 200 | Running |
| 6 | 15 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 40 | 200 | Running |
| 7 | 26 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 30 | 200 | Running |
| 8 | 30 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Aaron's | 29 | 200 | Running |
| 9 | 25 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | EJ Wade Construction | 28 | 200 | Running |
| 10 | 11 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | AdvoCare | 27 | 200 | Running |
| 11 | 39 | 75 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | Beard Oil Distributing | 0 | 200 | Running |
| 12 | 16 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Target | 33 | 200 | Running |
| 13 | 35 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER BOATS | 24 | 200 | Running |
| 14 | 1 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | NAPA | 23 | 200 | Running |
| 15 | 22 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | K-Love Radio | 22 | 200 | Running |
| 16 | 27 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Ford | Love's | 21 | 199 | Running |
| 17 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 23 | 199 | Running |
| 18 | 17 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Ford | Florida Lottery | 19 | 199 | Running |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | DOW | 18 | 199 | Running |
| 20 | 40 | 7 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | 0 | 199 | Running |
| 21 | 14 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 18 | 198 | Running |
| 22 | 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | Jimmy John's | 34 | 197 | Running |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | Joey Gase | Toyota | Best Home Furnishings | 0 | 196 | Running |
| 24 | 31 | 83 | Corey LaJoie | Toyota | Dustless Blasting | 13 | 193 | Running |
| 25 | 20 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | Camping World | 12 | 188 | Running |
| 26 | 32 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos/Curtis Key… | 11 | 145 | Accident |
| 27 | 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | 24 | 143 | Accident |
| 28 | 3 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Cessna McDonald's | 13 | 141 | Accident |
| 29 | 19 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | ARRIS | 8 | 141 | Accident |
| 30 | 18 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | GEICO | 7 | 140 | Accident |
| 31 | 23 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Fastenal | 6 | 133 | Accident |
| 32 | 6 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | Mobil 1 | 9 | 128 | Accident |
| 33 | 12 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Ford | Aspen Dental | 11 | 128 | Accident |
| 34 | 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 5 | 127 | Accident |
| 35 | 37 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | Cottonelle Mega Roll | 2 | 127 | Accident |
| 36 | 28 | 96 | DJ Kennington | Toyota | Lordco/Castrol | 1 | 127 | Accident |
| 37 | 2 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Nationwide | 7 | 106 | Accident |
| 38 | 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 11 | 103 | Accident |
| 39 | 34 | 77 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 5-hour Energy Extra Strength | 1 | 103 | Accident |
| 40 | 9 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | DeWalt | 1 | 103 | Accident |