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William Byron won his second straight Daytona 500 after a last-lap wreck took out race leader Denny Hamlin on the backstretch.
Byron took over the lead when Hamlin went spinning after taking the lead from Austin Cindric on the backstretch on the final lap of a green-white-checker restart.
The finish was set up by a crash with less than five laps to go when Christopher Bell got turned by Cole Custer when Bell was alongside his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin for the lead. Bell went into the wall and Preece’s car catapulted off Bell’s car and flipped over before backing into the wall.
The win is the 10th for Hendrick Motorsports to break a tie with Petty Enterprises as the team with the most Daytona 500 wins.
– Nick Bromberg
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Daytona 500 results
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William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
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Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
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Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
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Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
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Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
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Justin Allgaier, No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
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Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
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Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
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Erik Jones, No. 34 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
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Daniel Suárez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
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Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
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Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
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Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
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Corey LaJoie, No. 01 Rick Ware Racing Ford
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Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
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Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
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Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
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Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
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Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
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Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
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Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
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Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
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Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
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Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
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Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
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Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
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Martin Truex Jr., No. 56 Tricon Jr. Toyota
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Hélio Castroneves, No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Daytona 500 race details
Track: Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile high-banked tri-oval) in Daytona Beach, Florida
Banking: Turns – 31 degrees | Tri-oval – 18 degrees | Backstretch – 3 degrees
Race length: 200 laps for 500 miles
Stage lengths: Stage 1 – 65 laps | Stage 2 – 65 laps | Stage 3 – 70 laps
Daytona 500 starting lineup
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No. 19 Chase Briscoe
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No. 2 Austin Cindric
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No. 23 Bubba Wallace
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No. 43 Erik Jones
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No. 24 William Byron
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No. 17 Chris Buescher
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No. 10 Ty Dillon
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No. 11 Denny Hamlin
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No. 1 Ross Chastain
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No. 22 Joey Logano
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No. 45 Tyler Reddick
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No. 01 Corey LaJoie
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No. 16 A.J. Allmendinger
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No. 34 Todd Gilliland
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No. 3 Austin Dillon
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No. 12 Ryan Blaney
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No. 9 Chase Elliott
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No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
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No. 40 Justin Allgaier
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No. 20 Christopher Bell
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No. 8 Kyle Busch
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No. 5 Kyle Larson
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No. 54 Ty Gibbs
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No. 35 Riley Herbst
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No. 71 Michael McDowell
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No. 88 Shane van Gisbergen
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No. 60 Ryan Preece
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No. 51 Cody Ware
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No. 4 Josh Berry
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No. 41 Cole Custer
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No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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No. 4 Noah Gragson
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No. 77 Carson Hocevar
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No. 6 Brad Keselowski
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No. 7 Justin Haley
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No. 99 Daniel Suarez
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No. 38 Zane Smith
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No. 48 Alex Bowman
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No. 56 Martin Truex Jr.
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No. 84 Jimmie Johnson
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No. 91 Helio Castroneves
Daytona 500 qualifying format
The biggest race on the NASCAR calendar also features a unique qualifying format not used on any other race weekend. On Wednesday night all entered cars will turn one lap at top speed, the order of which is determined by a Tuesday night draw of numbers. The top 10 drivers then go into a shootout with the top two times from that session setting the front row for Sunday’s race.
The remaining cars are dropped — as evenly as possible, along with the top two qualifiers — into two 60-lap qualifying “duels” to be run Thursday night that set the field from spots three through 40. The finishing order for the first duel determines the inside row slots and the finishing order from the second duel sets the outside.
Top drivers and best bets for the Daytona 500
Restrictor plate racing presents a randomizing element that makes handicapping the results challenging, and that’s reflected in BetMGM’s odds. Three drivers enter the week with identical 12-to-1 odds and 10 drivers come in at 20-to-1 or better.
Best odds to win the 67th Daytona 500
Ryan Blaney +1200
Joey Logano +1200
Brad Keselowski +1200
Kyle Busch +1400
Denny Hamlin +1500
Hélio Castroneves in the field; Jimmie Johnson attempts to qualify
Due to a new rule this year, a provisional is granted for a “world-class driver” who does not run the Cup series full time to join the field for any event as the 41st car. Teams must put in the request at least 90 days ahead of time and only Trackhouse Racing did so on behalf of four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Hélio Castroneves. Castroneves will still attempt to qualify for the race and if he posts one of the top 40 times, there will be only 40 cars running on Sunday. If he doesn’t make it on time, the Daytona 500 will have its largest field in 10 years.
Seven-time series champion and winner of the 2006 and 2013 Daytona 500s Jimmie Johnson will attempt to make the field in a third entry for the Legacy Motor Club team that he owns. Johnson, 49, has run in the event twice since retiring from full-time racing in 2020, with a best finish of 28th.