Bayne wins Daytona 500

Bayne, racing in his first Daytona 500 and second Sprint Cup start, held off Carl Edwards by 0.118 seconds for the win.

David Gilliland placed third.

"I keep thinking I'm dreaming I really do," Bayne said after the race while surrounded by his team. "I am so thankful for the job that these guys did on this race car. It's unbelievable. Our first (Daytona) 500, are you kidding me?"

The Daytona 500 was decided in the second overtime after a an incident-filled race that included a track record 74 lead changes with 22 different leaders and 16 cautions.

The crowd of over 150,000 people held three fingers in the air during a moment of silence for the entire third lap as a tribute to Dale Earnhardt, who died when he crashed his famous number three Chevy Goodwrench on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.