| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| February 14, 2010 | Race 1 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 137.284 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.119 | Time of Race: 03:47:16 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 52 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 9-12, 67-70, 79-81, 118-125, 144-146, 161-168, 195-198, 200-202, 204-206 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 190/5 | 208 | Running | $1,508,450 |
| 2 | 2 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Amp Energy / National Guard | 175/5 | 208 | Running | $1,096,990 |
| 3 | 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 170/5 | 208 | Running | $793,370 |
| 4 | 9 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 165/5 | 208 | Running | $648,545 |
| 5 | 20 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 155/0 | 208 | Running | $533,726 |
| 6 | 14 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 155/5 | 208 | Running | $403,545 |
| 7 | 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 156/10 | 208 | Running | $421,796 |
| 8 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 142/0 | 208 | Running | $375,521 |
| 9 | 27 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 138/0 | 208 | Running | $355,143 |
| 10 | 8 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 139/5 | 208 | Running | $362,676 |
| 11 | 39 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 130/0 | 208 | Running | $335,160 |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 132/5 | 208 | Running | $318,220 |
| 13 | 32 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Peak / Menards | 124/0 | 208 | Running | $294,895 |
| 14 | 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 126/5 | 208 | Running | $340,176 |
| 15 | 22 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 118/0 | 208 | Running | $319,068 |
| 16 | 19 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | 120/5 | 208 | Running | $289,695 |
| 17 | 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 117/5 | 208 | Running | $295,545 |
| 18 | 43 | 151 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 109/0 | 208 | Running | $274,895 |
| 19 | 30 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull | 111/5 | 208 | Running | $296,893 |
| 20 | 16 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 108/5 | 208 | Running | $316,960 |
| 21 | 42 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer.com | 100/0 | 208 | Running | $277,220 |
| 22 | 6 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Old Spice | 97/0 | 208 | Running | $329,918 |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 99/5 | 208 | Running | $325,268 |
| 24 | 12 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Stanley | 96/5 | 208 | Running | $288,820 |
| 25 | 38 | 26 | Boris Said | Ford | Window World Cares | 93/5 | 208 | Running | $282,470 |
| 26 | 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 90/5 | 208 | Running | $318,171 |
| 27 | 40 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 82/0 | 208 | Running | $270,070 |
| 28 | 34 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | Monster Energy | 84/5 | 207 | Running | $288,593 |
| 29 | 35 | 37 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Extenze | 81/5 | 205 | Running | $286,993 |
| 30 | 4 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | Budweiser / Team USA | 78/5 | 202 | Accident | $348,395 |
| 31 | 37 | 38 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Ford | Mahindra Tractors | 70/0 | 202 | Accident | $289,505 |
| 32 | 15 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 72/5 | 198 | Running | $305,546 |
| 33 | 29 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 64/0 | 195 | Drive Shaft | $267,495 |
| 34 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 61/0 | 193 | Accident | $295,049 |
| 35 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 58/0 | 185 | Rear Axle | $351,858 |
| 36 | 26 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Penske Racing | 55/0 | 174 | Running | $291,830 |
| 37 | 36 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 52/0 | 160 | Running | $272,145 |
| 38 | 33 | 34 | John Andretti | Ford | Window World Cares | 49/0 | 117 | Accident | $263,970 |
| 39 | 11 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 46/0 | 90 | Running | $276,170 |
| 40 | 31 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | GEICO | 43/0 | 89 | Engine | $262,995 |
| 41 | 18 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Kroger Floral | 40/0 | 79 | Engine | $282,743 |
| 42 | 28 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | Wave Energy Drink | 37/0 | 76 | Accident | $262,545 |
| 43 | 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 34/0 | 64 | Accident | $261,424 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||