Daytona 500 highlights: William Byron wins back-to-back titles in chaotic race

Daytona 500 live updates: Top moments from Daytona International Speedway

After multiple rain delays that paused the race for several hours, there was a repeat champion at Sunday’s Daytona 500.

William Byron won “The Great American Race” for a second straight year, adding to the 27-year-old’s already impressive résumé. A crash in the final lap allowed Byron to move from outside the top five and into the lead. Tyler Reddick finished second, while two-time winner Jimmie Johnson had a surprise third-place finish. 

As Byron became the fifth racer to win back-to-back Daytona 500 races, here are the highlights from Daytona International Speedway!

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9:54p ET

William Byron sneaks by crash in final lap to win Dayton 500

9:28p ET

Major wreck with 5 laps remaining

9:20p ET

LaJoie leads after restart with eight laps remaining

9:14p ET

Another caution with 15 laps to go

9:06p ET

Austin Cindric leads with 20 laps to go

8:51p ET

Caution with less than 40 laps to go

8:15p ET

Ryan Blaney takes Stage 2

7:50p ET

Logano seeking to get back in 1st after vehicle deficiencies

7:34p ET

More chaos a few laps into Stage 2 ends Chastain’s Daytona 500

7:13p ET

Logano wins Stage 1 as race goes under caution

6:59p ET

Drivers report to cars but race stops again

6:58p ET

The Rizzler is on the premises

6:57p ET

Rain delay update

6:57p ET

Red flag: Race stopped after 11 laps due to weather

6:54p ET

POTUS addresses the field

6:54p ET

Captain America gets us closer

6:53p ET

Setting the scene

6:46p ET

Live leaderboard

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