Twenty-two cars were involved in a massive pile-up with eight laps remaining at Monday's Daytona 500 that occurred when William Byron's No. 24 Chevrolet clipped the back-right bumper of Brad Keselowki's No. 6 Ford.
The big one. #NASCAR #DAYTONA500 pic.twitter.com/vXnqYcoMKI
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 20, 2024
Involved per #NASCAR:
— Cameron Richardson (@therichreport) February 20, 2024
Cindric
Larson
Keselowski
Elliott
Gragson
Hamlin
Blaney
Briscoe
Buescher
Truex Jr.
Bell
Logano
Byron
Hemric
Gilliland
Preece
Jones
Stenhouse Jr.
Bowman
Gibbs
Alfredo
Suárez
22 cars. #NASCAR
That set off a chain reaction that impacted multiple cars and drivers, including 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney, as well as other big names, including Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr., Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Joey Logano.
Byron escaped unscathed and was in third at the time of the caution. He went on to win, only leading for the final four laps of the race. It's the ninth Daytona 500 win for Hendrick Motorsports, tied with Petty Enterprises for the most all-time.
The drivers involved in the wreck shared varying viewpoints afterward. Keselowski took a half-glass-full approach, saying, "We got caught up in it. Just glad to be competitive ... glad to have a chance. We were making the pass for the lead to win the Daytona 500. That's about all you can ask for."
"It didn't work out."@keselowski's pursuit of his 1st #DAYTONA500 victory will have to wait another season after being in contention yet again in the closing laps, but ultimately ending in the infield care center.#NASCAR pic.twitter.com/8SEbCKBmHM
— NASCAR on TSN (@NASCARonTSN) February 20, 2024
Logano was well enthusiastic, bluntly saying, "It's speedway racing. It's a lot of fun until it sucks."
Joey Logano: "It's a lot of fun, until it sucks." #NASCAR #DAYTONA500 pic.twitter.com/MPmkMScXJL
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 20, 2024
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