Cartersville's Thompson finishes 22nd at Daytona 500

Cartersville driver Mark Thompson made Sunday’s Daytona 500 his first-ever run in the Great American Race and what he says is his last-ever race.

A long-time veteran of the ARCA series, four Xfinity Series races and two prior Cup races, Thompson started 40th in the 40-car race and at 66 years old is the oldest competitor in the history of Daytona.

Austin Dillon won the 2018 title with Thompson placing 22nd.

2018 Daytona 500 results

1. Austin Dillon

2. Darrell Wallace Jr.

3. Denny Hamlin

4. Joey Logano

5. Chris Buescher

6. Paul Menard

7. Ryan Blaney

8. Ryan Newman

9. Michael McDowell

10. AJ Allmendinger

11. Aric Almirola

12. Justin Marks

13. Trevor Bayne

14. David Gilliland

15. Clint Bowyer

16. Jamie McMurray

17. Alex Bowman

18. Martin Truex Jr.

19. Kyle Larson

20. Gray Gaulding

21. Jeffrey Earnhardt

22. Mark Thompson

23. William Byron

24. DJ Kennington

25. Kyle Busch

26. Kurt Busch

27. Matt DiBenedetto

28. Brendan Gaughan

29. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

30. David Ragan

31. Kevin Harvick

32. Brad Keselowski

33. Chase Elliott

34. Kasey Kahne

35. Danica Patrick

36. Erik Jones

37. Daniel Suarez

38. Jimmie Johnson

39. Ty Dillon

40. Corey LaJoie