DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Usually in sports, when someone uses the word “laughter” to describe a contest, it means that one team dominated.
For the 2025 Daytona 500, it took on a different meaning, as William Byron went from seventh to first in the final two miles as the leaders crashed in front of him, and he slipped by on the outside.
Byron started the final lap in ninth.
“This win, it brought me to laughter,” Byron crew chief Rudy Fugle said. “Because I looked up and we’re getting ready to win, and it was just amazing.”
Byron, who won NASCAR’s biggest race for the second consecutive year, got out of his car and was, frankly, a little perplexed.
“Crazy,” Byron said. “I can’t honestly believe that. But we’re here.”
There were plenty of others in the race who couldn’t believe what…
