| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| February 24, 2013 | Race 1 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 159.250 M.P.H. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.129 Seconds | Time of Race: 3 Hrs., 8 Mins., 23 Secs. | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 28 among 14 drivers | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 24 laps | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 47/4 | 200 | Running | 1,525,275 |
| 2 | 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard | 42/0 | 200 | Running | 1,104,814 |
| 3 | 14 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 41/0 | 200 | Running | 817,013 |
| 4 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | 41/1 | 200 | Running | 707,855 |
| 5 | 34 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 40/1 | 200 | Running | 573,271 |
| 6 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 38/0 | 200 | Running | 461,664 |
| 7 | 40 | 51 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 0/0 | 200 | Running | 411,822 |
| 8 | 1 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy | 37/1 | 200 | Running | 369,464 |
| 9 | 38 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | K-Love/Curb Records | 35/0 | 200 | Running | 366,121 |
| 10 | 41 | 36 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | 34/0 | 200 | Running | 338,738 |
| 11 | 10 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 34/1 | 200 | Running | 373,096 |
| 12 | 28 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Best Buy | 32/0 | 200 | Running | 373,399 |
| 13 | 26 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | 31/0 | 200 | Running | 356,449 |
| 14 | 35 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 31/1 | 200 | Running | 330,739 |
| 15 | 23 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kroger | 29/0 | 200 | Running | 337,647 |
| 16 | 42 | 83 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Burger King | 28/0 | 200 | Running | 324,872 |
| 17 | 30 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Florida Lottery | 27/0 | 200 | Running | 322,785 |
| 18 | 24 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 26/0 | 200 | Running | 340,052 |
| 19 | 21 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 26/1 | 200 | Running | 339,097 |
| 20 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 25/1 | 200 | Running | 362,299 |
| 21 | 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards/Peak | 24/1 | 200 | Running | 343,279 |
| 22 | 29 | 26 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Sandy Hook School Support Fund | 23/1 | 200 | Running | 309,564 |
| 23 | 31 | 95 | Scott Speed | Ford | Leavine Family Racing | 22/1 | 200 | Running | 305,514 |
| 24 | 37 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 20/0 | 200 | Running | 340,114 |
| 25 | 43 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 20/1 | 199 | Running | 317,038 |
| 26 | 39 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | C&J Energy Services | 18/0 | 199 | Running | 307,838 |
| 27 | 33 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0/0 | 198 | Running | 306,789 |
| 28 | 11 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Furniture Row | 16/0 | 195 | Running | 336,234 |
| 29 | 17 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 15/0 | 181 | Running | 312,314 |
| 30 | 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 14/0 | 176 | Accident | 311,013 |
| 31 | 8 | 33 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | Honeynut Cheerios | 0/0 | 175 | Running | 313,563 |
| 32 | 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 12/0 | 161 | Running | 328,933 |
| 33 | 36 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 11/0 | 159 | Running | 334,164 |
| 34 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 10/0 | 151 | Engine | 377,610 |
| 35 | 22 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Detail Doctor | 9/0 | 150 | Accident | 308,188 |
| 36 | 6 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 8/0 | 150 | Running | 334,418 |
| 37 | 12 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Dollar General | 9/2 | 149 | Engine | 544,306 |
| 38 | 25 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | 6/0 | 144 | Accident | 283,879 |
| 39 | 7 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 5/0 | 144 | Running | 318,693 |
| 40 | 32 | 35 | Josh Wise | Ford | MDS Transport | 0/0 | 137 | Accident | 276,953 |
| 41 | 13 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 | 3/0 | 118 | Running | 321,179 |
| 42 | 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 2/0 | 47 | Accident | 346,418 |
| 43 | 27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | MaddiesPlaceRocks.com/D.A.B. Constructors | 0/0 | 42 | Engine | 264,354 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||