UPDATE: Kurt Busch won the 59th Annual Daytona 500. Chase Elliott finished 14th after running out of fuel as the race reached its conclusion. However, this was a significant improvement from his 2016 finish of 37th. Last year, Chase Elliott was a rookie running in the Daytona 500 in Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet NAPA car No. 24. He started the race in the pole position. Well, he’s done it again.

This is a big weekend for race fans and most race fans already know why. For those who don’t follow the world of NASCAR as closely, this Sunday is the 2016 Daytona 500. While the Super Bowl is played at the end of the NFL season, racing’s equivalent of the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, runs at the beginning of the race season. In other words, the NASCAR season starts with the Daytona 500. While