| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| February 22, 2015 | Race 1 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 161.939 M.P.H. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: Caution | Time of Race: 3 Hrs., 8 Mins., 2 Secs. | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 27 among 12 drivers | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 26 laps | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 47/4 | 203 | Running | $1,581,453 |
| 2 | 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser/Jimmy John's | 42/0 | 203 | Running | $1,157,470 |
| 3 | 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Nationwide | 42/1 | 203 | Running | $857,245 |
| 4 | 42 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 41/1 | 203 | Running | $680,758 |
| 5 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 40/1 | 203 | Running | $616,232 |
| 6 | 41 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | GEICO | 39/1 | 203 | Running | $470,640 |
| 7 | 9 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 37/0 | 203 | Running | $437,870 |
| 8 | 10 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Furniture Row/Visser Precision | 37/1 | 203 | Running | $405,297 |
| 9 | 13 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 35/0 | 203 | Running | $375,045 |
| 10 | 8 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Ortho | 35/1 | 203 | Running | $389,308 |
| 11 | 26 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | 33/0 | 203 | Running | $348,458 |
| 12 | 38 | 9 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Ford | Twisted Tea | 32/0 | 203 | Running | $361,953 |
| 13 | 27 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | Pilot/Flying J | 32/1 | 203 | Running | $330,945 |
| 14 | 30 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | DOW | 30/0 | 203 | Running | $365,219 |
| 15 | 33 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | 29/0 | 203 | Running | $363,381 |
| 16 | 24 | 41 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 0/0 | 203 | Running | $340,558 |
| 17 | 28 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Kentucky Fried Chicken | 27/0 | 203 | Running | $324,908 |
| 18 | 4 | 18 | Matt Crafton | Toyota | M&M's Crispy | 0/0 | 203 | Running | $383,124 |
| 19 | 36 | 83 | Johnny Sauter | Toyota | Dustless Blasting | 0/0 | 203 | Running | $318,970 |
| 20 | 40 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Kroger/USO | 25/1 | 203 | Running | $337,420 |
| 21 | 20 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy | 23/0 | 203 | Running | $331,628 |
| 22 | 19 | 35 | Cole Whitt | Ford | Speed Stick | 22/0 | 203 | Running | $318,065 |
| 23 | 6 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | Arris | 22/1 | 203 | Running | $335,603 |
| 24 | 43 | 32 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | C & J Energy Services | 20/0 | 203 | Running | $326,103 |
| 25 | 21 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Peak/Menards | 19/0 | 203 | Running | $327,840 |
| 26 | 34 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 18/0 | 203 | Running | $347,217 |
| 27 | 15 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Cessna/McDonald's | 17/0 | 203 | Running | $349,398 |
| 28 | 31 | 33 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | Cheerios/Kroger | 0/0 | 203 | Running | $317,190 |
| 29 | 32 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Fastenal | 15/0 | 203 | Running | $325,778 |
| 30 | 37 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | AdvoCare | 14/0 | 203 | Running | $313,240 |
| 31 | 23 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Thrivent Financial | 13/0 | 203 | Running | $313,590 |
| 32 | 14 | 44 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | 12/0 | 203 | Running | $314,228 |
| 33 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 13/2 | 203 | Running | $594,801 |
| 34 | 29 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Target | 10/0 | 202 | Accident | $344,381 |
| 35 | 35 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Dollar General | 9/0 | 202 | Running | $350,826 |
| 36 | 16 | 66 | Mike Wallace | Toyota | Crazy Vapors/X8 Energy Gum | 8/0 | 199 | Running | $313,883 |
| 37 | 18 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 7/0 | 197 | Accident | $319,158 |
| 38 | 22 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 6/0 | 184 | Running | $317,261 |
| 39 | 12 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Motorcraft | 0/0 | 175 | Engine | $281,003 |
| 40 | 25 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | MAXIM Fantasy App | 0/0 | 161 | Running | $273,790 |
| 41 | 39 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | 3/0 | 160 | Engine | $318,331 |
| 42 | 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 | 2/0 | 72 | Accident | $300,598 |
| 43 | 17 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | CarsForSale.com | 0/0 | 18 | Engine | $262,390 |