In 1988, he became the oldest Daytona 500 winner on record at age 50 ... before claiming his second win in 1999 and his final win there in 2005. He also claimed pole position two separate times ...
But by the time he captured another one, in 2005, Earnhardt was gone ... with new individuals on the team that hadn’t won the Daytona 500 made ’05 really special. We had a strong car, but ...
His No. 24 car was a breathtaking nod to Jeff Gordon’s iconic 2005 Daytona 500-winning Chevrolet, draped in the legendary flaming DuPont scheme. On the other hand, Byron’s 2024 win also ...
The first Daytona 500 ran in 1959, eight years before the first ... As sourced via Forbes, similar jumps were evident in 2005 (18.69 million from 17.8 million), 2008 (17.75 million from 17.53 ...
With the race seemingly out of reach as the No. 24 Chevrolet underperformed, Will Byron kept his head and seized an 11th-hour opportunity similar to his 2024 victory.