DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Denny Hamlin completed a sweep of the first two stages in the 63rd Daytona 500 Sunday night by topping stage two in a photo finish over Kevin Harvick. Hamlin, who is seeking his fourth Daytona 500 win and third straight, edged the 2007 Daytona 500 winner by .042 seconds at the 2.5-mile Daytona Int’l Speedway on lap 130 to earn 10 more points. It’s Hamlin’s third straight stage win in The Great American Race, going back to the 2020 edition. Bell, who led 32 laps in stage two, collected Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Larson in the process.
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