William Byron won the Daytona 500What a marathon was on Sunday evening, after rain retreats and yellow caution flags eventually led to a few overtime hours.
And those Two overtime laps were an absolute sensation that saw several spin-outs and crashes so that Byron the Daytona 500 could win for the second consecutive year.
Six of the last eight Daytona 500 races ended in the extension, and like any overtime hours in the sport, the despair was felt by every driver to get to the top.
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Nascar Cup Series Driver Noah Gragson (4), driver Austin Cindric (2) and driver Ryan Preece (60) Race three wide during the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. (Peter Casey imagn images)
But trying to get to the front of the peloton, led to a wreck in front, where the no. 11 car of Denny Hamlin led to deal with one round while Cole Custer and Chase Briscory tried to go for him.
But when Custer was on the right of Hamlin, Briscooe bumped at the back of the No. 11 car, which eventually led the triple Daytona 500 winner to spin-out, in which he hit no. 2 Austin Cindric on his left side.
With a bit of luck, however, Byron came out of the wreck intact and the caution flag never came up when he immediately hit the final to the checkered flag for the victory.
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Tyler Reddick (no. 45), Jimmie Johnson (no. 84), Briscoe and John Nemechek finish the top five.
Speaking of yellow flags, the 67th running of the “Great American Race” came with a couple, especially a after Ryan Preece’s no. 60 car that flew through the air after a wreck with five more laps to go. Fortunately, he left the track on Daytona.
Christopher Bell fought with Hamlin for the first place when Custer’s Ford Bell’s No. 20 pushed one too often.
Nascar Cup Series Driver Kyle Busch (8), Driver Ryan Blaney (12) and driver Bubba Wallace (23) Race three wide during the Daytona 500 on Daytona International Speedway. (Mike Watters-imagn images)
Bell’s car danced a little while Custer continued to bump him, and the no. 20 finally had enough when it hit the wall. Ryan Preece’s no. 60 car took over in the air as a result of the crash by Bell, but luckily nobody was injured as a result.
A yellow flag came out late with 14 laps to go, when Ryan Blaney, who was able to make a run in the victory, was beaten after Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s front left bond him in a crash Had swept in a crash that concerned Joey Logano and others too.
The wreck took place after Logano tried to make a movement, Stenhouse passed, who quickly held his leadership. Kyle Busch was also in a good position to win it, but he was also seen in his car no.
The race was confronted with two delays due to bad weather, while the rain in Florida flowed above the track.
President Donald Trump Also appeared in Daytona, so that the drivers took place in a round before the race started. It is the second time that he attended the event and applauded the drivers of Nascar as he spoke with Jamie Little from Fox Sports.
“They have a lot of courage to do this,” said Trump. “I see it and I have been here. They have a lot of guts, as they would say.”
Nascar Cup Series Driver William Byron (24) during the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. (Peter Casey imagn images)
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Trump, accompanied by his granddaughter on the circuit, emphasized the progress of the United States since he started his second term as president.
“I think it’s fantastic. I think it’s great for the country,” he said. “The country is doing well again. We have all over the world. There is spirit again, we brought it back and it is less than four weeks ago. You will see what we do in a small period. Better. But this is very exciting.
Ryan Gaydos from Fox News has contributed to this report.
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