Video: Matt Kenseth Wins Wildest Daytona 500 Ever (Complete Results, Final Order)

The 2012 Daytona 500 was mired by bad weather, scary crashes, worse weather and then even scarier crashes from start to finish, but eventually Matt Kenseth emerged as the last man standing and ultimate winner. Following 36 hours of stoppages for various reasons, Kenseth and his Roush Fenway Racing team found a way to hold off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Greg Biffle en route to victory in NASCAR’s first and most important event of the year.

Here is how the final order broke down (via SB Nation):

1. Matt Kenseth
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Greg Biffle
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Jeff Burton
6. Paul Menard
7. Kevin Harvick
8. Carl Edwards
9. Joey Logano
10. Mark Martin
11. Clint Bowyer
12. Martin Truex Jr.
13. Marcos Ambrose
14. Bobby Labonte
15. Dave Blaney
16. Tony Stewart
17. Kyle Busch
18. Terry Labonte
19. Tony Raines
20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
21. Ryan Newman
22. Landon Cassill
23. David Gilliland
24. Regan Smith
25. Casey Mears
26. David Reutimann
27. Elliott Sadler
28. Joe Nemechek
29. Kasey Kahne
30. Michael McDowell
31. Jamie McMurray
32. Brad Keselowski
33. Aric Almirola
34. AJ Allmendinger
35. Trevor Bayne
36. Juan Pablo Montoya
37. David Stremme
38. Danica Patrick
39. Kurt Busch
40. Jeff Gordon
41. Robby Gordon
42. Jimmie Johnson
43. David Ragan

Check out video of Kenseth in all his glory below.

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