William Byron walked away the winner of the Daytona 500 for the second straight year on NASCAR’s biggest night.

The 2026 Daytona 500 needed to be pushed up an hour to avoid storms, but the thunder of engines roaring was still loud as ever from Daytona International Speedway. After an early wreck from No. 78 car ...

Did William Byron win his third in a row? No. Did Kyle Busch capture his first? Also, no. Was the 68th running of the Daytona 500 the coming out party for rookie sensation Connor Zilisch? Not so much.