William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 victory, dodging a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into victory lane Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway.

Like President Donald Trump, NASCAR driver Chase Elliott also attended the Super Bowl last weekend ahead of Sunday's Daytona 500.

William Byron snuck into Victory Lane Sunday, giving Hendrick Motorsports a record-setting Daytona 500 win. He took the lead after a last-lap crash.

William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 victory, dodging a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into

Sunday's Daytona 500 saw Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron claim his second consecutive victory in NASCAR's most prominent race. Byron led the

William Byron beat a Jeff Gordon record Sunday. He also helped Hendrick Motorsports break a tie for first place in Daytona 500 wins.

William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 victory, surviving a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into victory lane Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway.

Chase Elliott will race Sunday at the Daytona 500 looking to match a feat his father accomplished almost 40 years ago. Elliott won the exhibition Clash, an annual prelude to the Daytona 500, earlier this month.

William Byron liked his first Daytona 500 win so much last year, he added another one Sunday. The 27-year-old, who drives the No. 24 car for Hendrick Motorsports, secured his second straight Great American Race victory with a last-lap reaction to avoid the final crash.

William Byron fortuitously missed the ferocious wrecks down the stretch at the Daytona 500 that knocked out contenders racing for the checkered flag and left him with a repeat victory in sight.