Kurt Busch led for just one lap, but it was the only one that counted on Sunday as he won the 2017 Daytona 500.

He held off Chase Elliott and passed Kyle Larson to earn the NASCAR season-opening title in one of the best-known races in the world.

It's his first win in 16 starts at the Daytona 500. He has been runner-up three times.

Busch's No. 41 Ford looked bashed and battered as he drove around the track and the infield, checkered flag in had, in celebration.

Among those who didn't finish were Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Danica Patrick, Jamie McMurray and Brad Keselowski.

NASCAR's 2017 debut featured a revamped format that included stages where drivers can earn points. That may have made them more tactically aggressive and the race was marred by crashes that knocked out several fan favorites.

Kyle Busch won the first stage, but soon after, his car had a tire problem in lap 105, and when he started to spin, his car touched off a five-car accident that also knocked out Earnhardt.

According to an Associated Press update, Busch said "Fantastic. Right rear went down entering Turn 3," as he headed to the garage.

Earnhardt also couldn't return to the field.

"Just sorry we weren't able to deliver a better result today," Earnhardt said in a TV interview. "It's going to be a fun season. ... It's been a great week."

After the first 60 of 200 laps in Sunday's NASCAR field, the leaders were:

1. Kyle Busch; 2. Kevin Harvick; 3. Ryan Blaney; 4. Brad Keselowski; 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.; 6. Kyle Larson 7. Jamie McMurray 8. Denny Hamlin 9. Jimmie Johnson; 10. Danica Patrick.

Here are the drivers who scored points at the end of Stage 2:

1. Kevin Harvick; 2. Joey Logano; 3. Kurt Busch; 4. Brad Keselowski; 5. Danica Patrick; 6. AJ Allmendinger; 7 Clint Bowyer; 8. Kyle Larson; 9. Ryan Newman; 10. Ryan Blaney.

Each driver in the top 10 in the each stage earn points based on their position in a 10-through-1 system.

At Daytona, the stages end at 60 laps, 120 laps and 200 laps.

Before the green flag:

Want to follow along during the race? Check out the details:

When: Coverage begins at 11 a.m. PT (2 p.m. ET).

TV: Fox (Comcast/Xfinity channel 12, or 712 for HD in Portland Metro Area, DirecTV channel 12).

Watch online: Live streaming is available on Fox Sports Go, or by using the Fox Sports App provided on your Apple TV, Roku or other streaming device.