William Byron is a two-time Daytona 500 champion. Byron survived a last-lap crash that took out the other leaders in the front pack, then outlasted Tyler Reddick to the checkered flag to win on Sunday. Austin Cindric and Team Penske dominated the first 450 miles, but three separate multi-car crashes whittled the field down.

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

William Byron won his second consecutive Daytona 500, dodging a last-lap wreck that collected several contenders. The Hendrick Motorsports driver became the first back-to-back winner of The Great American Race since Denny Hamlin in 2019-20 Austin Cindric was leading heading to the white flag,