Photo finish shows how close Austin Cindric won Daytona 500 by

Rookie Austin Cindric won the Daytona 500 on Sunday in Fla., and the photos show just how close of a finish the race was.

Cindric’s No. 2 Ford Mustang came in a half-length ahead of Bubba Wallace to win the race.

RIGHT DOWN TO THE WIRE 😳

Austin Cindric edges out Bubba Wallace to win the #Daytona500 pic.twitter.com/yBrhcYvuO9

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 21, 2022

Here is the video of the finish:

A PHOTO FINISH IN THE #DAYTONA500!

AUSTIN CINDRIC WINS! pic.twitter.com/abobUxgbRa

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) February 20, 2022

Cindric did a masterful job drifting high to block Blaney and then coming right back down to cut in front of Wallace and make sure he was not passed for the win.

Chase Briscoe finished third and Ryan Blaney fourth in the unofficial results.

This is Cindric’s first full season racing in the Cup Series for Team Penske, and he celebrates it with a win to kick off the season. He is their replacement for Brad Keselowski, who went to Roush Fenway Racing, and sure making them look good already.