Roush Fenway Racing's David Ragan opened the door for Trevor Bayne in February's Daytona 500 when a late-race penalty for changing lanes before the restart ruined the young driver's dreams. But on Saturday night, Ragan was able to make up for the mistake by scoring his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. 

Running strong throughout the night and surviving two green-white-checkered restarts, Ragan was able to use a strong push from teammate Matt Kenseth to pull ahead of the rest of the field as they wrecked behind him, resulting in a much-needed victory.  

"I can't thank my spotter, my crew chief, my team enough," Ragan said in Victory Lane. "They really humbled me and kept me focused. Matt (Kenseth) pushed me to the finish line. The Roush-Yates horsepower was great, Doug and Robert Yates back at the house, thanks for all the help."

Ragan has had his critics over the years, but this season he and crew chief Drew Blickensderfer have proven to be fast week-in and week-out. Saturday they were able to seal the deal and find Victory Lane. 

"I wasn't ready (for the Sprint Cup Series) a few years ago and Jack Roush gave me a chance; this was all we needed," he said. "We've been so close so many times and finally we're here."

Here are the NASCAR results from Daytona International Speedway:

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