Daytona 500 2017 Results: Top Finishers and Reaction from Great American Race

Kurt Busch's gas tank cooperated during Sunday's Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida, and the result was a victory to kick off the 2017 NASCAR season.

Bob Pockrass of ESPN.com noted Chase Elliott ran out of gas with less than three laps remaining after holding the lead. What's more, Kyle Larson then ran out of fuel after assuming the lead, which left the door open for Busch:

Daytona International Speedway shared the celebration:

Here is a look at the top 10 finishers, per NASCAR.com:

Place	Driver
1	Kurt Busch
2	Ryan Blaney
3	AJ Allmendinger
4	Aric Almirola
5	Paul Menard
6	Joey Logano
7	Kasey Kahne
8	Michael Waltrip
9	Matt DiBenedetto
10	Trevor Bayne

Busch wasn't the only winner at Sunday's Great American Race. The Daytona 500 used three stages this year, with the first and second ones lasting 60 laps each and the third one lasting 80.

Kenny Bruce of NASCAR.com provided the details:

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Upon the completion of each of the first two stages, drivers finishing first through 10th will be awarded additional points ([10] for first, nine for second, etc.) that will be included in their final total for that race only.

Additionally, one point per stage win will be awarded to those drivers qualifying for the 10-race playoff at the end of the season. Race-winning drivers also will earn five bonus points per win to be applied following the completion of the regular season.

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Kyle Busch won the first stage after the Lap 60 mark. While he earned his points for the early effort, he spun out during the second stage and collected Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth, among others, in the process.

Fox Sports shared a look at the wreck:

Kyle Busch commented on the incident, per NASCAR.com: "Just getting into Turn 3 as soon as we started picking up load it just started to come out from underneath me and started spinning. I could feel the rear tire kind of start to flap in there and I knew one of them was down."

Racing well and not winning was business as usual at Daytona for Kyle Busch, as ESPN Stats & Info noted:

The headliner in the crash was Earnhardt, who was competing in his first race since June 2016 after missing the second half of last season with concussion-like symptoms. He began the race on the front row alongside pole sitter Elliott and was well-positioned for a dramatic return to the track before the crash.

He reflected on the afternoon:

Kevin Harvick won the second stage following the wreckage and held off Joey Logano's aggressive push, as NASCAR highlighted:

However, like Kyle Busch, winning a stage proved to be a bad omen.

Harvick was involved in a wreck shortly after leading through 120 laps. The crash also included Trevor Bayne, Jimmie Johnson, Danica Patrick, Logano and Denny Hamlin, among others.

Fox Sports: NASCAR captured the race-shifting crash:

Johnson was in third place at the time and primed to start the 2017 campaign much like he ended the 2016 one. He tied Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Richard Petty for the most Sprint Cup titles in history (seven) and could have taken a significant early step toward an eighth Sunday without this wreck. 

Auto Club Speedway shared Sunday's damage: 

While the marquee names involved in some of the wrecks made headlines, Sunday's race belonged to Kurt Busch. It was his first Daytona 500 victory, and ESPN Stats & Info noted he became the first driver to win the race by leading just the final lap.

NASCAR shared his winning move: 

Earnhardt congratulated the victor's team:

Busch now has plenty of momentum heading into the rest of the 2017 schedule and a career milestone to go with it. He needed some luck to prevail, but he also positioned himself in the perfect place to capitalize on the developments, which led to the victory.