William Byron Wins Dayton 500 Under Caution Flag, In Crash-Filled Race

William Byron on Monday night won the 2024 Daytona 500, in a race that started and ended with crashes.

Byron, 26, got his first Daytona 500 win by edged out Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman in the final laps.

The final crash occurred as Byron took the white flag for the last lap, which resulted in officials immediately throwing a caution flag, and the checkered flag followed.

The Hendrick team until Monday had not won that race since Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2014.

The race was postponed Sunday because of heavy rain.