Cup - 2025 - DAYTONA 500

Date: 2025-02-16 | Track: Daytona International Speedway

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Three ways to measure this race

Official winner TLS leader Best ARP
Driver William Byron (#24) Austin Cindric (#2) Austin Cindric (#2)
Finish P1 P8 P8
TLS points 6220 7369 7369
ARP 11.21 5.70 5.70
Laps led 10 59 59

Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.

Official winner — William Byron (#24): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 10 laps with 11.21 average running position and 6,220 TLS points.

TLS leader — Austin Cindric (#2): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (7,369 points). Finished P8 with 59 laps led and 5.70 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.

Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (5.70). The official winner ran a worse average position (11.21).

The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.

Finish Position Points Position Driver Car Number Manufacturer Team Start Position Laps Led ARP Points
1 4 William Byron 24 Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 5 10 11.21 6220
2 6 Tyler Reddick 45 Toyota 23XI Racing 11 0 13.85 5686
3 30 * Jimmie Johnson 84 Toyota Legacy Motor Club 40 0 27.72 2884
4 15 Chase Briscoe 19 Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 1 4 16.76 5099
5 21 John Hunter Nemechek 42 Toyota Legacy Motor Club 18 0 20.24 4396
6 9 Alex Bowman 48 Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 38 11 14.91 5473
7 2 Ryan Blaney 12 Ford Team Penske 16 23 9.11 6676
8 1 Austin Cindric 2 Ford Team Penske 2 59 5.70 7369
9 41 * Justin Allgaier(i) 40 Chevrolet JR Motorsports 19 0 0.00 0
10 8 Chris Buescher 17 Ford RFK Racing 6 0 14.48 5559
11 28 Michael McDowell 71 Chevrolet Spire Motorsports 25 4 23.27 3784
12 13 Erik Jones 43 Toyota Legacy Motor Club 4 0 16.49 5153
13 23 Daniel Suarez 99 Chevrolet Trackhouse Racing 36 0 20.57 4329
14 27 Ty Dillon 10 Chevrolet Kaulig Racing 7 3 22.09 4021
15 3 Chase Elliott 9 Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 17 2 10.02 6491
16 22 Ty Gibbs 54 Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 23 0 20.53 4336
17 19 Riley Herbst # 35 Toyota 23XI Racing 24 0 18.73 4700
18 18 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 Chevrolet HYAK Motorsports 31 0 17.88 4872
19 33 Justin Haley 7 Chevrolet Spire Motorsports 35 0 30.92 2239
20 17 Kyle Larson 5 Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 22 0 17.53 4942
21 25 Cole Custer 41 Ford Haas Factory Team 30 0 21.34 4174
22 14 * Corey LaJoie 01 Ford Rick Ware Racing 12 10 16.50 5150
23 7 Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 15 0 14.25 5605
24 20 Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 8 6 19.07 4631
25 32 Cody Ware 51 Ford Rick Ware Racing 28 0 30.25 2362
26 24 Brad Keselowski 6 Ford RFK Racing 34 0 21.00 4222
27 16 Todd Gilliland 34 Ford Front Row Motorsports 14 0 16.56 5088
28 29 Noah Gragson 4 Ford Front Row Motorsports 32 2 23.06 3770
29 5 Bubba Wallace 23 Toyota 23XI Racing 3 18 11.05 6128
30 35 Carson Hocevar 77 Chevrolet Spire Motorsports 33 1 33.32 1710
31 11 Christopher Bell 20 Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 20 0 15.17 5258
32 26 Ryan Preece 60 Ford RFK Racing 27 6 21.40 4037
33 31 Shane Van Gisbergen # 88 Chevrolet Trackhouse Racing 26 0 28.90 2541
34 10 Kyle Busch 8 Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 21 0 13.44 5340
35 12 Joey Logano 22 Ford Team Penske 10 43 14.05 5198
36 37 Zane Smith 38 Ford Front Row Motorsports 37 0 30.30 1275
37 36 Josh Berry 21 Ford Wood Brothers Racing 29 0 29.66 1308
38 39 * Martin Truex Jr. 56 Toyota TRICON Garage 39 0 28.65 961
39 40 * Helio Castroneves 91 Chevrolet Trackhouse Racing 41 0 29.73 871
40 34 Ross Chastain 1 Chevrolet Trackhouse Racing 9 0 14.39 1960
41 38 AJ Allmendinger 16 Chevrolet Kaulig Racing 13 0 13.35 1232

Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)

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Rank Driver Car Number Season Points Average Running Position Total Laps Led Points this race
1 Austin Cindric 2 7369 5.70 59 7369
2 Ryan Blaney 12 6676 9.11 23 6676
3 Chase Elliott 9 6491 10.02 2 6491
4 William Byron 24 6220 11.21 10 6220
5 Bubba Wallace 23 6128 11.05 18 6128
6 Tyler Reddick 45 5686 13.85 0 5686
7 Austin Dillon 3 5605 14.25 0 5605
8 Chris Buescher 17 5559 14.48 0 5559
9 Alex Bowman 48 5473 14.91 11 5473
10 Kyle Busch 8 5340 13.44 0 5340
11 Christopher Bell 20 5258 15.17 0 5258
12 Joey Logano 22 5198 14.05 43 5198
13 Erik Jones 43 5153 16.49 0 5153
14 * Corey LaJoie 01 5150 16.50 10 5150
15 Chase Briscoe 19 5099 16.76 4 5099
16 Todd Gilliland 34 5088 16.56 0 5088
17 Kyle Larson 5 4942 17.53 0 4942
18 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 4872 17.88 0 4872
19 Riley Herbst # 35 4700 18.73 0 4700
20 Denny Hamlin 11 4631 19.07 6 4631
21 John Hunter Nemechek 42 4396 20.24 0 4396
22 Ty Gibbs 54 4336 20.53 0 4336
23 Daniel Suarez 99 4329 20.57 0 4329
24 Brad Keselowski 6 4222 21.00 0 4222
25 Cole Custer 41 4174 21.34 0 4174
26 Ryan Preece 60 4037 21.40 6 4037
27 Ty Dillon 10 4021 22.09 3 4021
28 Michael McDowell 71 3784 23.27 4 3784
29 Noah Gragson 4 3770 23.06 2 3770
30 * Jimmie Johnson 84 2884 27.72 0 2884
31 Shane Van Gisbergen # 88 2541 28.90 0 2541
32 Cody Ware 51 2362 30.25 0 2362
33 Justin Haley 7 2239 30.92 0 2239
34 Ross Chastain 1 1960 14.39 0 1960
35 Carson Hocevar 77 1710 33.32 1 1710
36 Josh Berry 21 1308 29.66 0 1308
37 Zane Smith 38 1275 30.30 0 1275
38 AJ Allmendinger 16 1232 13.35 0 1232
39 * Martin Truex Jr. 56 961 28.65 0 961
40 * Helio Castroneves 91 871 29.73 0 871