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.

Still driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, Denny Hamlin continues to reward the family’s while he pushes to increase his 54 Cup Series wins and capture an elusive season championship.

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,

Kyle Busch has never won the Daytona 500, one of the rare blemishes on an otherwise impressive career résumé. But oddsmakers believe Sunday could be the day to end that drought. According to DraftKings Sportsbooks,

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.

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,

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,

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

In all, Daytona has seen 12 multi-time winners and 14 teams win multiple times. William Byron, who captured the checkered flag in 2024, will look to become the first driver to win back-to-back Daytona races since Denny Hamlin did so in 2019 and 2020.

Denny Hamlin is the only three-time winner in the 2025 Daytona 500 field, making him one of six drivers to ever win at least three Daytona 500s. He will try to become the third driver to win the Great American Race on four occasions when he competes in this year's race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday at 2:30 p.

With the threat of rain looming, NASCAR moved up the start time one hour for Sunday's Daytona 500 to 1:30 p.m. EST. Daytona International Speedway will open parking lots at 6 a.m. Denny Hamlin will try to win his fourth Daytona 500 while defending race winner William Byron goes for a repeat,