Relive the 2024 Daytona 500's biggest moments and wildest wrecks in this week's Race Rewind.
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00:00 >> Finally, the rock says, drivers, start your engines!
00:24 And they will face the green flag for 200 laps, 500 miles to start the 2024 season.
00:32 Green flag, the daytona 500 is underway.
00:48 >> Can't be iffy in these decisions, Kevin.
00:50 That spotter says clear up.
00:51 You better be there.
00:52 >> Oh, crash!
00:53 Two cars slam together and Harrison Burton takes a wild ride through the grass and up
00:59 into more traffic.
01:01 Gets tagged, turned around and five cars are in it.
01:08 Ryan Preece.
01:09 >> I think he missed that inside wall.
01:12 >> Harrison Burton, big damage on the 21 car.
01:14 >> And Carson Joseph, the rookie, gets taken out into that very, very wet grass in the
01:20 ball field.
01:21 >> The wood brothers trying for their 100th ever NASCAR win and Harrison Burton gets tagged
01:28 and sent.
01:31 >> This is exactly what you don't want to see happen.
01:34 Something early in this race where everybody is trying to race hard.
01:37 We just talked about those guys going to that third lane and it puts those guys in the middle
01:41 lane in a bad spot with the handling of their cars that they hadn't really been in.
01:45 Let's see what happened, Clint.
01:46 >> Watch the 21.
01:49 Harrison Burton.
01:50 >> We see Harrison Burton in the middle of that three wide conversation we're talking
01:53 about and we're also talking about John Hunter Nemechek kind of being iffy on his move.
01:59 >> Now the 42, John Hunter Nemechek on the outside of Burton.
02:03 The green and white car.
02:05 And Brad keselowski and he make contact.
02:08 >> Keselowski got to his rear bumper, took a little bit of a love tap, turned him sideways.
02:13 Looked to me like he was on the left corner of that bumper, turned him right down into
02:16 Harrison Burton.
02:17 That's what we were talking about, Clint, with everybody trying to feel out exactly
02:21 what their cars were doing.
02:22 Those guys in the middle didn't have anything to do with the handling.
02:25 So you see Brad into the back.
02:31 Oh, you're exactly right, Clint.
02:33 The 42 car of John Hunter Nemechek just got up a little higher.
02:36 Brad was probably trying to stay square and being pushed by the guy behind him and they
02:40 just got a little bit offset right there.
02:44 >> Pace car is in.
02:45 We begin lap 12.
03:00 Burton and Grala, both cars removed to the garage.
03:04 I believe everybody else was able to continue.
03:07 >> That's either going to be a wakeup call for everybody and this is going to calm down
03:10 or that's just going to set the tone for this whole race with chaos and pushing and shoving.
03:15 We know we're going to see pushing and shoving but with that third line, that was a bit of
03:18 a surprise that early for me.
03:19 >> How about this?
03:20 Byron moved up to go around him.
03:22 Busch made a block, separated those Hendrick cars.
03:24 Now chase Elliott to the lead.
03:27 Final lap of the stage.
03:38 >> Lap car slow on the bottom.
03:40 Chase Elliott.
03:41 Trying to bring them around and pick up the stage win after a truly disappointing 2023.
03:49 Kyle Larson, teammate to chase Elliott.
03:52 Will he ride with him?
03:53 Will he try to grab those ten points and the stage ticket for himself?
03:57 >> We see Ross Chastain coming to the back bumper.
03:59 >> Going to see momentum.
04:00 Going to the outside of chase Elliott.
04:03 >> That's what it took.
04:04 >> Now chase.
04:05 >> I think the win goes to chase Elliott.
04:08 >> Fantastic.
04:09 >> This is the stage.
04:14 >> Chase Elliott gets his second stage win in the daytona 500.
04:20 Back under green.
04:22 Stage two.
04:23 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:24 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:25 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:26 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:27 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:28 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:29 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:30 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:31 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:32 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:33 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:34 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:35 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:36 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:37 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:38 >> I'm going to go to the outside.
04:42 >> Battle for the stage win.
04:43 Battle to be the first car one lap down and get the free pass.
04:46 That's priest versus gibbs as syndrake takes him into turn three.
04:52 Blaney to the bottom.
04:53 He said he wasn't going to help his teammates.
04:55 He didn't.
04:56 He dropped to the bottom to try to win stage two.
04:58 >> Great move by syndrake to move up before bush got to his outside and get caught in
05:01 the middle.
05:02 That was a heads up move by syndrake.
05:04 >> Champion Ryan Blaney wins stage two.
05:07 Austin syndrake, Daniel Suarez, Kyle Busch and Tyler reddick.
05:14 It is Blaney's third stage win in the daytona 500.
05:18 You're looking at Kyle Busch trying to limp on to pit road without losing his left front
05:23 wheel which has no retaining nut attached.
05:28 Let's show you the pit stop and what led to this.
05:46 >> He's saying no.
05:47 Waved his hands.
05:48 Stop, stop, stop.
05:49 Unfortunately did not get that lug nut on.
05:52 >> That's a tough spot for the jack man because he's thinking fast, fast, fast.
05:56 His responsibility is to make sure both of those wheel nuts are on.
06:01 >> Daniel Suarez had equipment interference on his stop.
06:06 So has to start at the back.
06:09 >> Haven't seen him all day.
06:13 Look at that.
06:14 Ricky stenhouse, last year's winner of the daytona 500.
06:16 He's found his way to the front, folks.
06:21 >> On these styles of track he typically does.
06:24 He's won several races on super speedways.
06:26 He won in the daytona 500 last year.
06:29 Here we go with the pushing and shoving at the front.
06:32 >> For some reason -- >> Watch the 8.
06:34 >> The 8 car of Kyle Busch on the bottom.
06:36 For some reason he wanted to get up into that outside line.
06:39 That's a pretty tight hole.
06:41 It looks like he just -- >> Bad angle, bad spot to do it.
06:44 The hole tightened up.
06:46 >> I would bet he -- let's see if there's any flames that come out of the pipe.
06:50 Hard to tell.
06:55 >> Now look on the outside.
06:57 They can't get -- >> Oh, no!
06:59 Gets turned by William Byron.
07:02 Blaney gets caught up.
07:03 Gilliland, Truex, Hamlin and more.
07:10 >> All those Fords were struggling to get around Chastain.
07:12 Who could get around and get that clean air track position first.
07:15 That's what happened.
07:20 >> You knew it was coming.
07:21 You knew it was coming.
07:22 >> I mean, it's a parking lot down there.
07:26 Cars parked everywhere.
07:27 >> Blaney out.
07:28 Big damage on him.
07:32 >> Toe link broke on the back.
07:34 That one's done.
07:36 >> All wadded up.
07:37 Gilliland, the black and red car right with him.
07:40 Anthony Alfredo there.
07:43 >> Yeah, and you're going to see William Byron right here.
07:49 We got -- >> Actually all three of those.
07:51 That's a pretty good -- >> All three of those.
07:52 >> I'm glad you hit that.
07:56 >> You see Alex bowman up the racetrack and then they start zigging and zagging here.
08:03 >> Well, obviously William Byron and bowman, that's where it ended up.
08:08 But the movement from the 6 and the 22 jockeying for position, trying to outduel one another
08:12 to that position of passing Chastain, that's what stacked all those guys up and got them
08:17 in trouble.
08:18 Those guys were going for it.
08:20 Chastain was holding them up.
08:21 You saw the 6 go to the bottom.
08:23 You saw the 22 go to the outside.
08:25 The race was on and unfortunately those guys behind him --
08:28 >> This gives you a much better view right there.
08:30 You see the 24 car just being pushed and sometimes you're not aligned and you know you're not
08:34 lifting and that car gets to moving around and you hope it works out and it just didn't
08:39 work out right here.
08:40 >> We saw this same scenario playing out at the duels the other night when Blaney got
08:43 in a wreck.
08:44 You really can't pin it on anybody.
08:46 It's hard racing.
08:47 Everybody going for it.
08:48 And when those cars move in front of them, it slows the energy down.
08:55 >> Let's ride with Alex bowman.
08:59 >> He was trying to stay off of him.
09:10 >> You heard him lifting out of the gas.
09:12 >> Several times.
09:13 >> Ross Chastain won the last race of last year at Phoenix.
09:17 First person to do that and win the 500, Jeff Gordon, 1998 to '99.
09:22 Four laps to go.
09:23 We're back to green.
09:31 >> See that top row, really everybody's formed up good.
09:35 I think as we just saw that huge wreck, I don't think that's going to keep any of those
09:39 guys from pushing any harder than they were before.
09:41 They're going to all keep pushing and shoving and trying to win this race.
09:44 >> Yeah, that's out the window.
09:47 Not an option anymore.
09:51 >> Strength in numbers.
09:52 Chevrolet dominates the top ten right now.
09:58 >> Keep an eye on that rear view mirror.
09:59 The energy is going to come from these pushes from behind.
10:02 The accordion is going to be in effect.
10:04 They're going to come.
10:05 They're going to come fast.
10:06 >> One lap to go.
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10:08 And away they go.
10:09 That is Cendric into Chastain and up into traffic.
10:15 >> Did they complete that lap?
10:17 >> Did the leader get the white flag?
10:20 >> It's going to be close.
10:21 It's going to be close.
10:24 >> I don't know if he got it out in time.
10:27 I think -- >> I believe they saw the white flag.
10:31 >> I think it's William Byron.
10:32 >> I think so, too.
10:35 It was a block by him, caused Chastain to move down.
10:41 >> Ross Chastain gets away.
10:44 And will come around to see the final flag of the night.
10:47 We are under caution with the accident happening just past the start/finish line.
10:59 Austin Cendric going for a wild ride here as did Ross Chastain.
11:02 >> See the light on, you see Bowman ahead of Byron right there.
11:06 But need to back it up and see this again.
11:17 >> And the daytona 500 -- >> The winner will be the 24.
11:20 The 24 at the start/finish line.
11:23 >> Goes to victory lane, William Byron.
11:26 From Charlotte, North Carolina, Rudy Fugle, his crew chief.
11:30 >> You won?
11:32 >> Yeah.
11:34 >> Unbelievable.
11:35 40 years to the day.
11:36 Hendrick motorsports goes 1-2 at the daytona 500.