Winners, losers from 2025 Daytona 500 won by William Byron

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A look at the winners and losers from Sunday night’s Daytona 500.

Winners

William Byron — He becomes the youngest driver to win multiple Daytona 500s. Byron went from ninth to the lead on the final lap after a crash among the leaders. He is only the fifth driver to win back-to-back Daytona 500s. Seven of his 14 Cup wins have come in overtime.

William Byron wins second consecutive Daytona 500

He dodges a last-lap crash to become the youngest driver with multiple wins in The Great American Race.

Hendrick Motorsports — William Byron’s win was the organization’s 10th in the Great American Race. No other team has won as many Daytona 500s as Hendrick.

Tyler Reddick — He had never finished better than 27th in six previous Daytona 500s. Reddick finished second Sunday.

Jimmie Johnson — His third-place finish was his best Daytona 500 result since his 2013 victory.

Legacy Motor Club — Erik Jones nearly won his qualifying race this week. Jimmie Johnson finished third in the Daytona 500. John Hunter Nemechek placed fifth in the Daytona 500. The two top-five finishes equaled the number of top-five finishes Legacy Motor Club had in the 2023 and ’24 seasons combined.

JR Motorsports — In the organization’s first Cup attempt, Justin Allgaier secured a Daytona 500 starting spot with his qualifying race performance and then finished ninth in the 500.

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Justin Allgaier finished ninth in the Daytona 500.

Losers

Ryan Preece — For the second time in two years, Preece went airborne in a crash on the backstretch at Daytona. “When the car took off like that, it got real quiet,” he told Fox. “All I thought about was my daughter, so I’m lucky to walk away, but we’re getting really close to somebody not being able to, so I’m very grateful.” He placed 32nd.

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The Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing driver was unhurt after the wreck late in the Daytona 500.

Joey Logano — He led 43 laps and won the first stage but finished 35th after contact with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. triggered a multi-car crash and eliminated Logano.

Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon critical of Joey Logano’s move before multi-car crash in Daytona 500

Joey Logano defended his move and said a late block from Ricky Stenhouse Jr. trigged the incident.

Kyle Busch — He’s now winless in 20 Daytona 500s after he was collected in the crash triggered by the contact between Joey Logano and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.