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DAYTONA BEACH — 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. Tyler Reddick finished as the runner-up.
William Byron and Hendrick Motorsports continued their winning ways in the Daytona 500 with the No. 24 Chevrolet. With his second consecutive victory in the NASCAR Cup Series opener, Byron delivered a record 10th Daytona 500 win for Hendrick Motorsports, which earned its 313 career victory in NASCAR’s premier series.