William Byron is a two-time Daytona 500 champion. Byron survived a last-lap crash that took out the other leaders in the front pack, then outlasted Tyler Reddick to the checkered flag to win on Sunday. Austin Cindric and Team Penske dominated the first 450 miles, but three separate multi-car crashes whittled the field down.

The Daytona 500 is widely considered the most prestigious stock car race in the world. It can define legacies, and it surely did for William Byron, who, at just 27 years old, has won the event not just once but twice after pulling off the feat in consecutive fashion after winning the 2025 edition of "The Great American Race."