The closest timed finish in the history of the Great American Race saw Kevin Harvick edge Mark Martin in one of the wildest finishes in the history of the event. Harvick’s victory was Richard Childress Racing’s first Daytona 500 win since Dale Earnhardt in 1998 and he also set a couple of Daytona 500 records in the process. • His four laps led tied 1975 Daytona 500 champion Benny Parsons for the fewest laps led by a Daytona 500 winner. • His starting position of 34th was the lowest starting position of a Daytona 500 winner. • He became the fifth driver to win both the Daytona 500 and the Camping World 300 NASCAR Busch Series in the same year.