In similar fashion to his first Daytona 500 win in 2024, Byron was quietly in the mix all afternoon. He led laps early, and was the leader when the red flag was displayed for rain on lap 11.

Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron has won the Daytona 500 for the second straight year ... He makes it to the pits and his crew is going under the hood. Three-wide for the lead momentarily ...