Michael McDowell won the 63rd annual Daytona 500 in what turned out to be a 10-hour saga.
The 63rd annual event got off to a rough start. A 16-car wreck took out multiple notable drivers on lap 14 and by the next lap lightning was spotted near the the track and a nearly six-hour rain delay commenced until racing resumed at 9 p.m. ET.
Kevin Harvick, driving No. 4 Ford, was leading the pack when the race resumed even though he was one of the 16 cars involved in the crash.
The 200-lap race started at 2:30 p.m. and didn’t end until after midnight.
