In a marathon of a Daytona 500 on Sunday, William Byron came out victorious after two overtime laps saw a huge crash that allowed him to win the race for the second consecutive year.
William Byron won the Daytona 500, which was a marathon on Sunday night, after rain delays and yellow caution flags ultimately led to some overtime laps.
And those two overtime laps were an absolute thrill that saw multiple spin-outs and crashes that allowed Byron to win the Daytona 500 for the second consecutive year.
Six of the last eight Daytona 500 races have ended in overtime, and like any overtime in sports, the desperation was felt by every driver to come out on top.
But trying to get to the front of the pack led to a wreck at the front, where Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 car was leading with one lap to go as Cole Custer and Chase Briscoe were trying to move ahead of him.
But as Custer was on Hamlin’s right, Briscoe bumped the back of the No. 11 car, which ultimately led the three-time Daytona 500 winner to spin-out, hitting No. 2 Austin Cindric on his left in the process.
With a bit of luck, though, Byron came out of the wreck unscathed and the caution flag never came up as he hit the final straightaway to the checkered flag for the win.
