Daytona Beach, Fla. — With Matt Kenseth’s win of the Daytona 500, Ford has now won the Daytona 500 10 times. Ford has 593 all-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race wins.

Kenseth took the checkered flag for the 17th time in his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career with today’s win at Daytona International Speedway, giving Roush Fenway Racing its first-ever Daytona 500 victory. It is Roush Fenway’s fourth all-time win at Daytona (Jeff Burton, Jamie McMurray, Greg Biffle and now Matt Kenseth).

It is Kenseth’s first career Cup win at Daytona. He won a Nationwide race at Daytona in 2000. This is Kenseth’s first victory since the 2007 season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

BRIAN WOLFE, DIRECTOR, FORD NORTH AMERICA MOTORSPORTS
THIS IS YOUR FIRST DAYTONA 500. YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WIN.
“It’s awesome. Just to be here in the first race to be in position for a victory, that’s just incredible. It was great preparation by the teams to be ready and having the cars in the prime position, and then a little bit of Lady Luck on our side and it all came home. I couldn’t be happier for everybody.”

THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST DAYTONA 500 WIN FOR MATT KENSETH AND JACK ROUSH.
“Exactly. This is always a tough race just because of the venue itself. But, again, it just goes to show you Jack’s tenacity to be ready. And Matt, he’s an awesome driver, and he waited for the right opportunity to take the lead and as luck would have it, Mother Nature was on our side a little bit, too."