William Byron beat a Jeff Gordon record Sunday. He also helped Hendrick Motorsports break a tie for first place in Daytona ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — As William Byron sat next to Jeff Gordon following his Daytona 500 victory Sunday night, he did so knowing he had broken one of Gordon’s coolest, most unique records.

DAYTONA BEACH — As they stepped off the post-race press conference stage with smiles on their faces, William Byron patted Jeff Gordon on the back and murmured something to him. Maybe a “thank ...

More than 25 years after Jeff Gordon earned his second Daytona 500 ... That was until 27-year-old William Byron, piloting the Hendrick No. 24 that Gordon brought to power in the 1990s, escaped ...