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

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.

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,

Driving the No. 24 car made famous by Jeff Gordon, now one of his bosses at Hendrick Motorsports, William Byron joined Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Sterling Marlin and Denny Hamlin as the only

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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 Sunday night and thought he had a fourth victory in the Daytona 500 within his reach.

Driving the No. 24 car made famous by Jeff Gordon, now one of his bosses at Hendrick Motorsports, Byron won the weather-delayed race that took nearly eight hours to complete, joining Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Sterling Marlin and Denny Hamlin as the ...

William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 victory, dodging 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.

William Byron and Hendrick Motorsports continued their winning ways in the Daytona 500 with the No. 24 Chevrolet. With his second consecutive victory in the NASCAR Cup Series opener, Byron delivered a record 10th Daytona 500 win for Hendrick Motorsports, which earned its 313 career victory in NASCAR’s premier series.

Denny Hamlin goes for a fourth Daytona 500 victory while Hendrick Motorsports aims for a 10th win in the storied race.