Austin Cindric spun and took out two-time Daytona 500 winner William Byron late in Sunday's NASCAR Atlanta race.
Byron shot from ninth to first on the final lap after Denny Hamlin and Austin Cindric crashed racing for the win
William Byron won his second straight Daytona 500 after a last-lap wreck took out race leader Denny Hamlin on the backstretch. Byron took over the lead when Hamlin went spinning after taking the lead from Austin Cindric on the backstretch on the final lap of a green-white-checker restart.
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.
Austin Cindric had run an excellent race once again and was looking to perhaps put the finishing touch on things at Atlanta when it all went wrong, courtesy of a come-together with Kyle Larson. Larson was out in front protecting the lead when he made enough contact with Cindric’s front bumper that the driver of the No.
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.
Austin Cindric said he had a 'good talk' with Kyle Larson after Atlanta incident, but situation still 'gets blood pressure going a little bit.'