Austin Cindric spun and took out two-time Daytona 500 winner William Byron late in Sunday's NASCAR Atlanta race.

Okay, since when did NASCAR become Land of the Giants? Carson Hocevar's second-place finish in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta put the spotlight on the Portage, Michigan native for his aggressive driving and thrilling near win.

This Sunday at 1:30 p.m., the NASCAR series kicks off with the legendary Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

A multi-car collision during the final lap of overtime allowed Byron to come from ninth to win the 67th edition of the Daytona 500

William Byron won his second consecutive Daytona 500, dodging a last-lap wreck that collected several contenders. The Hendrick Motorsports driver became the first back-to-back winner of The Great American Race since Denny Hamlin in 2019-20 Austin Cindric was leading heading to the white flag,

Byron shot from ninth to first on the final lap after Denny Hamlin and Austin Cindric crashed racing for the win

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.

Austin Cindric has emerged as one of the best superspeedway racers in the NASCAR Cup Series over the last few years, and he has gained the respect of Denny Hamlin in the process. Cindric talked about

Austin Cindric‘s first career NASCAR Cup Series win came in the most dramatic and historic ways -- a victory in the 2022 Daytona 500. Last week, the driver of the Team Penske‘s No. 2 Ford was again at the front of the field in the Daytona 500.

NASCAR has started off the 2025 season with multiple controversial last-lap calls/no-calls on back-to-back weekends at Daytona and Atlanta. The first came at Daytona International Speedway during Duel 2 when Erik Jones crossed the finish line first but officials declared Austin Cindric the winner because he was positioned just ahead of the No.

ND STAGE 1: 2ND STAGE 2: 9TH FINISH: 28TH POINTS: 4TH RACE RUNDOWN: Austin Cindric was officially credited with a 28th-place finish Sunday evening at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a result that doesn’t reflect the commanding performance he and his Team Penske teammates displayed throughout the Ambetter Health 400.