2024 Daytona 500
The 2024 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race and the 66th running of the event. It was held on Monday, February 19, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. It was the first race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was originally supposed to be run on February 18, but was postponed due to rain.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
| Date | February 19, 2024 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (800 km) | ||
| Average speed | 157.178 miles per hour (252.953 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Time | 49.465 | ||
| Qualifying race winners | |||
| Duel 1 Winner | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | |
| Duel 2 Winner | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 46 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch), and Dillon Welch (3 & 4) | ||
William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports won the race after Ross Chastain and Austin Cindric, who were running second and third, crashed in the tri-oval coming to the white flag when the former tried to pass Byron for the lead. It was the first Daytona 500 win for Hendrick since 2014. After an early crash, the race was clean until the Big One with nine laps to go. 23 cars were involved in that pileup which brought out the red flag.