Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and current Hendrick Motorsports vice chairman Jeff Gordon said that he sees himself in the 2025 Daytona 500 winner William Byron. Byron, a sim racer-turned-NASCAR Cup Series driver has been very vocal about his relationship with crew chief Rudy Fugle and credits their good equation for the impressive results at Hendrick Motorsports.

More than 25 years after Jeff Gordon earned his second Daytona 500 win in 1999, he sat inside the media center at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, preparing to take questions. Gordon, now the vice chairman of operations for Hendrick Motorsports,

William Byron beat a Jeff Gordon record Sunday. He also helped Hendrick Motorsports break a tie for first place in Daytona 500 wins.

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.

With the race seemingly out of reach as the No. 24 Chevrolet underperformed, Will Byron kept his head and seized an 11th-hour opportunity similar to his 2024 victory.

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 ...