Lap 1 and we have trouble! Chase Elliott was spun around by Ross Chastain going into Turn 1 on the first lap and chaos ensued. In the aftermath, Denny Hamlin and Connor Zilisch both took damage as cars piled up in the NASCAR Cup Series race.

Byron became the first driver to win back-to-back Daytona 500 titles since Denny Hamlin in 2019 and 2020, etching his name in NASCAR history. After the overtime finish on a rainy

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

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.

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,

Xfinity is increasing its partnership with 23XI Racing, the Nascar Cup Series team co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin.

7. John H. Nemechek, 61. 8. Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 61. 9. Alex Bowman, 59. 10. Chase Elliott, 56. 11. Joey Logano, 55. 12. Christopher Bell, 53. 13. Denny Hamlin, 51. 14. Michael McDowell, 51. 15. Carson Hocevar, 48. 16. Chris Buescher, 47. 17. Erik Jones, 46. 18. Riley Herbst, 40. 19. Ty Dillon, 39. 20. Austin Dillon, 39. 21. Ross Chastain, 37. 22. Todd Gilliland, 36. 23. Kyle Busch, 35. 24. Jimmie Johnson, 34. 25. Daniel Suárez, 33. 26. Justin Haley, 31. 27. AJ Allmendinger, 29. 28. Zane Smith, 27. 29. Ty Gibbs, 26. 30. Ryan Preece, 24. 31. Josh Berry, 23. 32. Corey LaJoie, 21. 33. Brad Keselowski, 21. 34. Shane Van Gisbergen, 18. 35. Cole Custer, 17. 36. Noah Gragson, 13. 37. Cody Ware, 4. 38. JJ Yeley, 1. For more than a century, Times Union photographers have been documenting the Capital Region’s fascinating people, places and pivotal moments.

John Hunter Nemechek, fifth in the Daytona 500, said he was unsure why he was used an an example in Denny Hamlin's podcast critique.

Sunday night could have gone better for NASCAR. William Byron became the fifth driver in Cup Series history to earn back-to-back wins in the Daytona 500, and the first since Denny Hamlin in 2019