Denny Hamlin, going for his fourth Daytona 500 victory, was involved in a crash with Josh Berry, Austin Cindric and Zane Smith on lap 63.

POS. DRIVER 1st - William Byron 6th - Alex Bowman 9th - Justin Allgaier · William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, is a back-to-back DAYTONA 500 Champion – marking the first time a driver completed the feat since Denny Hamlin in 2019-2020.

Sunday's Daytona 500 saw Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron claim his second consecutive victory in NASCAR's most prominent race. Byron led the

Denny Hamlin surged into the lead on the final lap of the Daytona 500 and thought he had a fourth victory in “The Great American Race” within his reach Sunday night. Especially when Riley Herbst, who drives for the Hamlin and Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing,

Byron shot from ninth to first on the final lap after Denny Hamlin and Austin Cindric crashed racing for the win

Denny Hamlin appeared poised for victory as he battled Austin Cindric for the lead, but a late wreck dashed his hopes, leaving him to finish 24th while William Byron claimed his second consecutive Daytona 500 win.

Austin Cindric‘s first career NASCAR Cup Series win came in the most dramatic and historic ways -- a victory in the 2022 Daytona 500. Last week, the driver of the Team Penske‘s No. 2 Ford was again at the front of the field in the Daytona 500.

Denny Hamlin surged into the lead on the final lap of the Daytona 500 and thought he had a fourth victory in “The Great American Race” within his reach Sunday night. Especially when Riley Herbst, who drives for the Hamlin and Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing,

NASCAR Cup Series season started off with multiple controversial last-lap caution calls/no-calls at Daytona and Atlanta. In Duel 2 at the World Center of Racing, Erik Jones crossed the finish line first but officials awarded Austin Cindric the win due to his position just in front of the No.

Christopher Bell (20) and Denny Hamlin (11) lead drivers through the front stretch during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in Daytona

Denny Hamlin thought he was in the right spot on the last lap of Sunday’s Daytona 500. Cole Custer saw an opportunity. William Byron collected the checkered flag. Byron went from seventh to first on the backstretch when he slipped by crashing cars to win the Daytona 500 for the second year in a row.

Denny Hamlin let loose on his podcast Monday, the day after the Daytona 500 saying he is "losing his love" for his sport because luck has become more important than skill in NASCAR Cup racing. Hamlin pointed to the Daytona 500,