William Byron wins 2024 Daytona 500

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William Byron was declared the winner of the 2024 Daytona 500 on Monday night as a wreck occurred just as the No. 24 received the white flag.

It’s the first Daytona 500 win for Byron. He made it across the line as Austin Cindric got into Ross Chastain at the start-finish line. The two drivers slid across the grass and up into traffic. NASCAR determined that Byron was in front when the yellow flag came out on the final lap.

"It’s sounds really damn good," he said when asked by FOX Sports’ Jamie Little how does Daytona 500 champion sounded to him. "… Just extremely blessed and thankful for all the opportunities. We just want to keep it going. We have a lot of prove this year. And this is a good start.

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William Byron celebrates while standing on his car after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla.  (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

"And Daytona 500 … it’s frickin’ awesome!"

The drivers were racing particularly hard with a few laps remaining and Chastain out in front. Somehow, Byron avoided the massive wreck.

The energy as high and Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer in the FOX booth feared "The Big One" was coming. And it happened.

Alex Bowman, who ended up finishing in second place, got into the back of Byron who then caught Brad Keselowski as he got loose. Keselowski caught pole-sitter Joey Logano and it started a chain reaction that also caught defending NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney.

"Obviously, I hate what happened on the backstretch. I got pushed and got sideways," Byron told Little.

2024 DAYTONA 500: EARLY