Starting from 18th place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet won the 66th Daytona 500 his 11th win in 217 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 2nd win & 4th Top 10 finish in 13 races at Daytona International Speedway. William Byron is the 43rd different driver to win the DAYTONA 500 in the NASCAR Cup Series, and the eighth active driver to win the DAYTONA 500. Hendrick Motorsports (2024, ’14, ’13, ’06, ’05, ’99, ’97, ’89, ’86) has tied Petty Enterprises (1981, ’79, ’74, ’73, ’71, ’70, ’66, ’64, ’59) for the most DAYTONA 500 wins by an organization in the NASCAR Cup Series with 9 each. William Byron is the 6th Hendrick Motorsports driver to win the Great American Race ? Geoff Bodine (1986), Darrell Waltrip (1989), Jeff Gordon (1997, ?99, ?05), Jimmie Johnson (2006, ?13), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2014) and William Byron (2024). This is the fourth time the No. 24 car has won the DAYTONA 500 – three with NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon (2005, ’99, ’97) and one with William Byron (2024). Monday, Feb. 19, marks the 40th anniversary of Hendrick Motorsports’ first start in the NASCAR Cup Series.
2nd Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 7th place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 16 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT/Interstate Batteries Toyota, started from 4th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in nine races at Daytona International Speedway.
4th Place Car 7 Corey LaJoie Chili’s Catch-a-Rita Chevrolet, started from 29th place followed by 5th place Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota, started from 24th place. 6th Place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger(i) Celsius Chevrolet, started from 28th place followed by 7th place Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota, started from 10th place. 8th Place Car 43 Erik Jones AdventHealth Toyota, started from 11th place followed by 9th place Car 10 Noah Gragson Black Rifle Coffee/Ranger Boats Ford, started from 38th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford, in 10th placet, started from 20th place. Zane Smith (13th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 5 Cautions for 20 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 6 for #3, 21, 36, 41, 42, 77, 84 Crash Frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 67 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 132 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 193 for #2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 31, 38, 41, 43, 45, 47, 48, 54, 62, 99, Big Crash Backstretch [Red Flag: 00:15:27]. 5th Caution on lap 200 for #1, 2 Crash on the Frontstretch. The last Caution after the white flag was shown.
This is the second straight season the DAYTONA 500 has produced 40 or more lead changes (2023 – 52 lead changes, 2024 – 41 lead changes) and 20 or more leaders (2023 – 21 different leaders, 2024 – 20 different leaders). The race had 41 Lead Changes among 20 drivers; J. Logano 1; M. McDowell 2; J. Logano 3; M. McDowell 4; J. Logano 5-8; C. Bell 9-30; R. Blaney 31-39; M. McDowell 40-43; J. Berry # 44; C. Elliott 45-54; B. Wallace 55; N. Gragson 56-60; *. Ragan 61-62; K. Busch 63-64; C. Elliott 65-67; B. Keselowski 68; K. Larson 69-71; J. Logano 72-92; T. Gilliland 93-108; K. Busch 109-113; K. Larson 114-117; A. Cindric 118-122; K. Busch 123; A. Cindric 124-128; K. Busch 129; R. Blaney 130-132; B. Keselowski 133-134; A. Cindric 135-136; B. Wallace 137; A. Cindric 138; B. Wallace 139; A. Allmendinger(i) 140-148; K. Busch 149-150; C. LaJoie 151; D. Hamlin 152; K. Busch 153; D. Hamlin 154-162; J. Logano 163-180; R. Chastain 181-185; D. Suarez 186-187; R. Chastain 188-196; W. Byron 197-200.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 9, 5, 1, 48, 24, 8, 11, 23, 19, 99
Stage 2 Top 10: 12, 2, 99, 8, 45, 24, 23, 47, 16, 17
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 1
Race Results for the DAYTONA 500 – Sunday, February 18, 2024
Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 500. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Monday, 2/19/2024 @ 08:31 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 18. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 200 Running 2. 7. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 200 Running 3. 4. Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT/Interstate Batteries Toyota 200 Running 4. 29. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Chili’s Catch-a-Rita Chevrolet 200 Running 5. 24. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 200 Running 6. 28. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger(i) Celsius Chevrolet 200 Running 7. 10. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 200 Running 8. 11. Car 43 Erik Jones AdventHealth Toyota 200 Running 9. 38. Car 10 Noah Gragson Black Rifle Coffee/Ranger Boats Ford 200 Running 10. 20. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 200 Running 11. 17. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 200 Running 12. 34. Car 8 Kyle Busch Zone Chevrolet 200 Running 13. 14. Car 71 Zane Smith # WeatherTech Chevrolet 200 Running 14. 5. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 200 Running 15. 27. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 200 Running 16. 37. Car 31 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet 200 Running 17. 15. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 200 Running 18. 19. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 200 Running 19. 8. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Toyota 200 Running 20. 40. Car 60 * David Ragan BuildSubmarines.com Ford 200 Running 21. 21. Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Chevrolet 199 Running 22. 6. Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 199 Running 23. 25. Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 199 Running 24. 36. Car 15 Riley Herbst(i) Monster Energy Ford 199 Running 25. 30. Car 4 Josh Berry # SunnyD Ford 199 Running 26. 22. Car 51 Justin Haley TreeTop Apple Juice/Jacob Ford 199 Running 27. 39. Car 62 * Anthony Alfredo(i) Death Wish Coffee Chevrolet 198 Running 28. 23. Car 84 * Jimmie Johnson Carvana Toyota 196 Running 29. 3. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Nasty Beast Toyota 192 Accident 30. 32. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/PEAK Ford 192 Accident 31. 35. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Boost by Kroger.Cottonelle Chevrolet 192 Accident 32. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 191 Accident 33. 16. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Edge Ford 191 Accident 34. 13. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 191 Accident 35. 31. Car 38 Todd Gilliland gener8tor Ford 191 Accident 36. 2. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 176 Running 37. 33. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 146 Running 38. 26. Car 36 * Kaz Grala # Ruedebusch Ford 5 Accident 39. 12. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/DEX Imaging Ford 5 Accident 40. 9. Car 77 Carson Hocevar # Gainbridge/Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 5 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: Nos. 8, 10, 12, 24, 31 (back up car) adn No. 36 (engine change). Failed to Qualify: (2) 78 BJ McLeod(i), 44 JJ Yeley(i). Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 10 Mins, 52 Secs. Average Speed: 157.178 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 5 for 20 laps. Lead Changes: 41 among 20 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 25, 2024 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
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