Denny Hamlin wins third Daytona 500 in past five years

Denny Hamlin was 10/1 to win at Las Vegas sportsbooks.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A violent 62nd Daytona 500 that featured a visit from President Donald Trump and covered two days ended Monday evening with Denny Hamlin celebrating victory in NASCAR's biggest race for the second year in a row and all of motorsports concerned for driver Ryan Newman.

Hamlin held off Ryan Blaney in a photo finish in the second overtime at Daytona International Speedway after multiple wrecks in the final 20 laps decimated the field in the longest Daytona 500 in history.

But Hamlin’s celebration was muted as emergency crews tended to Newman after he was involved in a horrific crash on the final lap.

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