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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.
The memories that linger of Earnhardt, 24 years after his death in the 2001 Daytona 500, and of the penny given to him by a 6-year-old girl ahead of his 1998 Daytona 500 victory, are priceless to ...
The suicide race was created in 1935 by Claire Pentz, the publicity director of the Omak rodeo, in an effort to promote the rodeo. [2] The race is rooted in nineteenth century Native American endurance races, which were held in on the Colville Indian Reservation in a valley near Keller, which was flooded after construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in the 1930s.
William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 victory, surviving a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into victory ...
In the 67 editions of the Daytona 500 that have occurred as of the 2025 race, 43 different drivers have won. [13] The winner of the first race was Lee Petty in 1959, and the most recent victor was William Byron in 2025. [1] Richard Petty holds the record for the most victories with seven, with Cale Yarborough in second place with four wins. [14]
The race could not continue on Sunday due to the 46th running of the Daytona 500. The race was completed on Monday, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. winning both the Busch Series race and Cup race in the same weekend. In 2005, a 5K run was added to the Speedweeks schedule, as part of the Rolex 24.
In 2020 and 2024 the race ended on Monday, and the 2021 race ended even later than Sunday night's race. Daytona 500 results William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Since its opening in 1959, Daytona International Speedway has seen 41 on-track fatalities: 24 car drivers, 12 motorcyclists, 3 go-kart drivers, 1 powerboat racer, and 1 track worker. The most notable death was that of Dale Earnhardt, who was killed on the last lap of the Daytona 500 on February 18, 2001.