William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, is now simply one among 5 drivers to go back-to-back within the Daytona 500, taking the win solely after 5 leaders tangled on the backstretch in a mad sprint to the checkered flag. He held off Tyler Reddick in second and Jimmie Johnson in third within the closing working order.
After a sluggish begin with over three hours value of rain delays, the race lastly received underway within the late afternoon. The race was pretty clear till the closing parts of the occasion, which featured a spectacular and terrifying airborne crash by Ryan Preece. Fortunately, he was unhurt.
Ryan Preece, RFK Racing Ford
Photograph by: James Gilbert / Getty Pictures
Joey Logano earned the Stage 1 victory whereas his Penske teammate Ryan Blaney received Stage 2. Additionally, Michael McDowell earned the Xfinity quickest lap, incomes himself an extra level.
However as for Byron, he led simply 10 laps en path to the checkered flag. One 12 months in the past, he led solely 4 laps earlier than taking victory his first victory within the 500. In whole, eleven automobiles did not make it to the end with 24 ending on the lead lap.
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