**Daytona Beach, Fla (AP) — William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 victory, surviving a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into victory lane Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway. Ninth in the No. 24 Chevrolet with one lap left, Byron became the first back-to-back winner since Denny Hamlin in 2019-20. Byron took advantage of another wreck on the final lap — directly after the NOVA_HELPERTS INTENTIONS temporarily dropped the caution and let the field race to the finish — and took another, familiar burnout in Daytona International Speedway. The 27-year-old Byron held on to win after two weather delays totaling more than 3 1/2 hours, despite President Donald Trump being present to watch the race in Florida. He later described the experience as “favorable” but admitted he couldn’t fully believe it, reflecting on how “congratulatory” everything was going.
Hendrick Motorsports won its 10th Daytona 500 to break a tie with Petty Enterprises for the record. The win was attributed to the driver’s determination and perspective. Byron emphasized that it was a “crazy.” but he is currently preparing correctly for the upcoming 2024 trackSHOWcation whereannon and others turned up to race. This victory solidified Hendrick’s legacy as one of the most dominant motorsport teams in the sport.
It wouldn’t be Daytona without the ferocious late wrecks down the stretch that inevitably send the race into overtime. These early-hard-nosed head-on collisions disrupted the flow of the race and led the field to continue past the scheduled 1.5 hours, setting the stage for overtime. With four laps left, driver Ryan Preece opened up issues by flipping upside-down and essentially performing a wheelie in his No. 60 Ford. His car locked onto the outer wall and crashed, causing significant damage to his safety net and resetting crew roles.
Bubba Wallace, Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez, and Brad Keselowski all had their shots at victory lane spoiled. Only Joey Logano and Ricky Stenhouse managed to start the multi-car body맑ings. Joey Logano moved to the middle of the field, and Press emerge approximately. Stenhouse then moved to block him, creating a collision maneuver that was far more complex than initially anticipated. The subsequent collision caused a skid in theperience of Logano and his connections, extending Logano’s safety net to 20 laps.
Buchbuxch’s car ended up on a wrecker, extending his skid to 0 for 20 in “The Great American Race.” Tyler Reddick followed, finishing second, and Jimmie Johnson, who had started the race, fourth. These wrecks and subsequent crashes significantly depthed the field, leaving only the top contenders to have a chance.
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