William Byron (#24) AXALTA Wins Daytona 500 Second Consecutive Year

William Byron brings it home again! The No. 24 sneaks by late-race wrecks to find Victory Lane in the ‘Great American Race’ for the second year in a row (SOURCE: NASCAR). YouTube Tips ⓘ

William Byron was at position nine when the final of the crash of the night occurred, and he was able to squeeze through to the checkered flag at about 9:37 p.m. ET. Tonight races marks William Byron’s second consecutive win of the Daytona 500.

Christopher Bell crashes from the lead, collecting multiple cars in a wreck, ending with Ryan Preece’s car flipping. Preece was evaluated and released from the infield care center (SOURCE: NASCAR).
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24 cars involved in “incidents” as of 9:12 p.m. ET.

Ride with Joey Logano as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spins off on the No. 22’s nose, causing big crash to set up late-race restart at Daytona. YouTube Tips ⓘ

Joey Logano turns Ricky Stenhouse Jr. into Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney, causing a chain reaction late in the Daytona 500. YouTube Tips ⓘ

Ryan Blaney gets a big push from Chase Elliott to take Stage 2 | NASCAR YouTube Tips ⓘ

The bottom line checks up and spins as Stage 1 comes to an end at Daytona, with Joey Logano taking the green-and-white checkered. YouTube Tips ⓘ

Cup Series field goes green after a weather hold at Daytona. YouTube Tips ⓘ

Rain Delay at Nascar Daytona 500 with Line of Thundershowers Passing Through

The Daytona 500 begins about 2:00 PM ET Sunday, February 16, 2025, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida — the first race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series. The race course is 2.5 miles, and 200 laps for 500 miles, weather permitting. Air temperatures were in the low 80s this morning in Daytona Beach, but are expected to cool into the 50s. The air temperature dropped 15 degrees with the arrival of the thundershowers.

Officials are hoping that the line of thundershowers will pass and the race will resume.

A line of showers and isolated storms just ahead of a strong cold front was forecast to reach Leesburg to Daytona Beach closer to 2-3 PM this afternoon and then continue southward across east central Florida as it gradually weakens through the late afternoon and evening. Even if this band of convection is lacking any lightning activity, the showers themselves will still be able to produce strong gusts up to 40 to 45 mph, especially as it progresses southward through the I-4 corridor.

Weather Radar at 1:50 p.m shows precipitation with clearly defined line of precipitation moving east with internal cells moving northeast in the line.

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 DAYTONA FORECAST … 

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Sunday Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Washington’s Birthday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

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