For at least one night, William Byron was the toast of Hendrick Motorsports and the NASCAR world as he captured his first Daytona 500.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — William Byron has two teammates who have won Cup Series titles. Chase Elliott won the Cup title in 2020 and is celebrated as
world as he captured the rain-delayed Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. A 26-year-old who learned how to race on a computer rather than toiling on short tracks for several years, Byron earned his 11th career victory in his 217th start as he already is in his seventh season of Cup racing. This was a win for those who love a story about a dream but having no idea of the path not being from a racing family.
threw the caution after Byron and Bowman had passed the start-finish line taking the white flag, making the race official. For Byron, he had never even finished a Daytona 500 on the lead lap, having a best finish of 21st. But he also had earned his first career victory at Daytona in the August 2020 race. 'If we finish, all bets are off — we can win it,' Byron said five days before the race. 'We're good enough at superspeedways.
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