what kind of car won the daytona 500 this year
Chevrolet
title: 2017 Daytona 500 text: 2017 Daytona 500 The 2017 Daytona 500, the 59th running of the event, was held on February 26, 2017, and was won by Kurt Busch. This was Busch's 1st Daytona 500 win. Ryan Blaney finished 2nd, and A. J. Allmendinger finished 3rd. This race was contested for 200 laps on the asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and also marked the 1st race for Monster Energy as the new title sponsor for NASCAR's top series, replacing Sprint. Jeffrey Earnhardt made NASCAR history when he became the 1st ever 4th generation title: 2018 Daytona 500 text: 2018 Daytona 500 The 2018 Daytona 500, the 60th running of the event, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 18, 2018, contested over 207 laps—extended from 200 laps due to an overtime finish—on the asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing won the race, Darrell Wallace Jr. making his first Daytona 500 start finished second while Denny Hamlin came in third. Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto title: Daytona 500 text: taking place on the Sunday before the third Monday in February. The winner of the Daytona 500 is presented with the Harley J. Earl Trophy in Victory Lane, and the winning car is displayed in race-winning condition for one year at Daytona 500 Experience, a museum and gallery adjacent to Daytona International Speedway. Austin Dillon is the defending winner of the Daytona 500, having won it in 2018. The race is the direct successor of shorter races held on the Daytona Beach Road Course. This long square was partially on the sand and also on the highway near the beach. title: 2018 24 Hours of Daytona text: The 2017 race winner, Wayne Taylor Racing, returned to defend their title. Three existing teams, Action Express Racing, Spirit of Daytona Racing and Extreme Speed Motorsports, each fielded two Daytona Prototype International (DPi) cars called Cadillac DPi-V.R and Nissan Onroak DPi. Wayne Taylor Racing sent a solitary Cadillac DPi-V.R chassis to the race. Penske Racing made their full-time sports car racing competition comeback for the first time since the 2009 Rolex Sports Car Series. They fielded a pair of Honda-powered Acura ARX-05 DPis for 2018. Mazda returned to sports car racing after withdrawing with three races left in the 2017 title: 2018 Daytona 500 text: Ryan Blaney battling for second. Stenhouse briefly lost control of his car before saving it, but the resulting slowdown led to Erik Jones spinning in front of the field and starting the wreck. As the stage ended under caution 2017 Daytona 500 champion and leader Kurt Busch won the stage, but he missed his pit box and was penalized. A total of nine cars was involved in the melee including William Byron, Erik Jones, Ty Dillon, Daniel Suárez, Jimmie Johnson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ryan Blaney, Martin Truex Jr., and Kyle Larson. A total of four cars were out of the