After 187 laps of clean racing, 'The Big One' was triggered up front by William Byron who would go on to win the race. Bryon secured Hendrick Motorsports first Daytona 500 victory since 2014 for a record-tying ninth.
Seven cars collected on lap five of the 66th running of the Daytona 500. Harrison Burton, Kaz Grala, Jimmie Johnson, and Carson Hocevar were all involved.