Daytona 500 – The MAJOR Takeaways!
Twenty years after Jeff Gordon took a No. 24 adorned with flames to victory lane in the Daytona 500, William Byron took a No. 24 adorned with flames to victory lane in the Daytona 500. After a last-lap melee ensued on the backstretch, Byron and runner-up Tyler Reddick slipped around the outside, with Byron pulling away to earn his second consecutive Daytona 500 victory. The win locks Byron into the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs as he attempts to earn a third consecutive trip to the Championship 4 at Phoenix. Here are the major takeaways from the 67th running of the 'Great American Race'.