William Byron and Hendrick Motorsports continued their successful methods within the Daytona 500 with the No. 24 Chevrolet.
Together with his second consecutive victory within the NASCAR Cup Collection opener, Byron delivered a file tenth Daytona 500 win for Hendrick Motorsports, which additionally earned its 313 profession victory in NASCAR’s premier collection.
Byron turned the primary driver to win back-to-back Daytona 500s since Denny Hamlin in 2019-2020, and he turned the fifth driver in historical past to perform the feat. At 27 years previous, 2 months and 18 days, Byron additionally turned the youngest winner of a number of Daytona 500s. He broke the mark beforehand held by Hendrick Motorsports vice chairman Jeff Gordon (who was 27 years previous, 6 months and 10 days when he gained his second Daytona 500 in 1999). MORE: l l l
MORE: l
The remainder of the highest 5 additionally had notable achievements. Runner-up Tyler Reddick scored his first end higher than twenty seventh in seven Daytona 500 begins. With a 3rd place, Jimmie Johnson notched his greatest end within the Daytona 500 since 2013 (when he gained the race for the second time).
Chase Briscoe took fourth for the most effective end by a Daytona 500 pole-sitter since Dale Jarrett gained in 2000. Fifth-place finisher John Hunter Nemechek tied his profession greatest within the Cup Collection.
Regardless of a late crash, Ryan Blaney gained Stage 2 and gathered 51 factors for the lead within the championship standings by some extent over Byron. The remainder of the highest 5 within the factors standings: Austin Cindric (48), Reddick (44) and Alex Bowman (42).
Daytona 500 ending order
1. William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet2. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota3. Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Toyota4. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Toyota5. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Toyota6. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet7. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford8. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ford9. Justin Allgaier, No. 40 Chevrolet10. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford11. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet12. Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota13. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Chevrolet14. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet15. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet16. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota17. Riley Herbst, No. 35 Toyota18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Chevrolet19. Justin Haley, No. 7 Chevrolet20. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet21. Cole Custer, No. 41 Ford22. Corey LaJoie, No. 01 Ford23. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet24. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota25. Cody Ware, No. 51 Ford26. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford27. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford28. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford29. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota30. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet31. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota32. Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford33. Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88 Chevrolet34. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet35. Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford36. Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford37. Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford38. Martin Truex Jr., No. 56 Toyota39. Helio Castroneves, No. 91 Chevrolet40. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet41. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet
