Austin Cindric, 23, holds off Bubba Wallace to win Daytona 500 on team owner Roger Penske's 85th birthday

Austin Cindric drove his brand new NASCAR ride to victory in the Daytona 500 to celebrate team owner Roger Penske's 85th birthday.

The Ford drivers executed their plan to perfection on Sunday night after all week of planning, as Cindric drove a masterful race at Daytona. The blue oval drivers were bunched together for the final restart in overtime after pushing each other over 500 miles.

Cindric pulled out to a sizeable gap on the restart after being the leader from the top lane. He ducked down to the bottom line in front of his teammate Ryan Blaney so that they could work together over the final two laps.

I have a lot of people to thank. Happy birthday, Roger Penske, I appreciate Ryan being a great teammate. He wants to win this one. I am so excited for Discount Tire at Menards, Ford, everybody who works so hard with this Next Gen car, and so much more.

Blaney made a move for the lead on the final lap, and Wallace ducked low for a look at the front. Cindric had to hold Wallace off in a drag race because he slid up to block Blaney.

Cindric was the leader and the winner after a crash behind them. It was the first career Cup victory in eight starts for Cindric, who was promoted from the Xfinity Series to replace Brad Keselowski in the No. 2 Ford.

Cindric said he was grateful for the opportunity and was excited for the climb. That is one good box checked. A group of fans. The race car is awesome. Just really thankful.

The Daytona 500 is the second-fastest race to win by a driver under the age of 20.

Wallace finished second in the Daytona 500 for the second time in his career and was followed by a trio of Ford drivers.

Wallace was the only Toyota driver in the top 10. David Ragan and Keselowski were the next two to finish, followed by Michael McDowell and Chase Elliott.

Cindric gave his family another crown jewel trophy. He is the son of Tim Cindric, the president of Penske's racing organization, and the maternal grandson of the late Jim Trueman. Trueman died of cancer at the age of 51.

The report was contributed to by the Associated Press.