Denny Hamlin beats Martin Truex Jr. in closest Daytona 500 finish ever

Denny Hamlin led 95 of 200 laps in Sunday's Daytona 500, the first race of the 2016 Sprint Cup season, leading up to a dramatic finish. Hamlin's teammate Matt Kenseth led at the white flag, but got loose in turn 3, losing several positions and yielding the lead to Hamlin. Martin Truex Jr., in his first race in a Toyota, then became locked in a drag race with Hamlin to the finish, with Hamlin prevailing by 0010 seconds, making it the closest finish in Daytona 500 history. It was the second win in the race for car owner Joe Gibbs. Some of the race's top contenders like Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Chase Elliott ran into problems throughout the day.