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Unprecedented: How every Daytona 500 three-peat was derailed

Hendrick Motorsports is the winningest team in Daytona 500 history with ten victories. William Byron, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet, won the event in both 2024 and 2025, and both races ended in dramatic crashes amongst the race leaders. He ended up eleven positions short of a historic three-peat in 2026, but he certainly had a shot at it.

This race has existed since 1959, and while five drivers including Byron have won it back-to-back, no one ever won it three years consecutively. Here's how each attempt ended...

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