Byron shot from ninth to first on the final lap after Denny Hamlin and Austin Cindric crashed racing for the win
A massive crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 allowed William Byron to sneak by for his second straight win in the Great American Race. Byron was outside the top five on the final lap but narrowly escaped a crash that took out race leaders Austin Cindric,
Austin Cindric gets into the wall after running out of room, spinning into William Byron as the drivers battle for second place at Atlanta.
Austin Cindric led in his Team Penske Ford before he and William Byron, the Daytona 500 winner last week, wrecked with three laps remaining, setting up the overtime.
Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, beating Kyle Larson and Carson Hocevar in overtime after the caution came out on the final lap. The race was sent into overtime after Austin Cindric and William Byron tangled on the backstretch with four laps to go.
Denny Hamlin appeared poised for victory as he battled Austin Cindric for the lead, but a late wreck dashed his hopes, leaving him to finish 24th while William Byron claimed his second consecutive Daytona 500 win.
Last Sunday in Atlanta, Kyle Larson made an aggressive move that ended up wrecking Austin Cindric and William Byron in a familiar way. Larson took a run to clear the No. 2 car and ended up causing his NASCAR rival and his Hendrick teammate to wreck as well.
With four laps to go in Sunday's Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, two of the fastest cars of the day had their races ended.
William Byron is a two-time Daytona 500 champion. Byron survived a last-lap crash that took out the other leaders in the front pack, then outlasted Tyler Reddick to the checkered flag to win on Sunday. Austin Cindric and Team Penske dominated the first 450 ...
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Austin Cindric leads an inside line that includes Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon and Christopher Bell. There are 33 cars on the lead lap. Lap 158: William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch ...