Ryan Preece has walked away after a spectacular crash during the closing laps of the 2025 Daytona 500, going airborne and flipping down the Daytona backstretch and up the banking in Turn 3. It all occurred after a multi-car crash that began when Christopher Bell got spun in front of traffic while racing for the win with four laps to go.
Austin Cindric led in his Team Penske Ford before he and William Byron, the Daytona 500 winner last week, wrecked with three laps remaining, setting up the overtime.
But one of the major moments from this season’s Daytona 500 was a scary crash involving Ryan Preece, coming in the closing laps. With the field bunched up Christopher Bell got a big bump from behind by Cole Custer,
Christopher Bell (20) and Denny Hamlin (11) lead drivers through the front stretch during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in Daytona
A weeks after the marquee events of the year, the Daytona 500, NASCAR went to old stomping grounds in Atlanta to begin the rest of the Cup season.
Ryan Preece took another crazy ride Sunday at Daytona in the latter stages of the 67th running of the Daytona 500. Preece was minding his Ps and Qs when Christopher Bell got a push from Cole Custer on the top line.
For the second time in 18 months, Ryan Preece walked away from a frightening airborne crash at Daytona International Speedway. With only five laps to go in Sunday’s (Feb. 16) Daytona 500, second-place Christopher Bell spun right in front of the field after a push gone wrong from Cole Custer.
I got a 2-year-old daughter, just like a lot of us.” The driver of the No. 60 Cup car added: “Something needs to be done.” Preece was referring to the wreck he endured on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway: the one where he was knocked in the side by an out-of-control Christopher Bell,
Christopher Bell's crew chief has described racing at Daytona International Speedway as being similar to seeing a "bunch of buffoons" run around. Sunday saw Bell win the second NASCAR Cup Series of the 2025 season,
Christopher Bell’s shot at Daytona 500 glory was there for the taking. Five laps to go, leading the pack, car hooked up beautifully—it was all falling into place. And then, as so often happens at this place,
William Byron won the Daytona 500 for the second year in a row, in a wild, overtime ending of NASCAR's most famous race.
Daytona 500, Christopher Bell and Ryan Preece were involved in a major wreck. Bell was turned by Cole Custer, and Preece was flipped upside down with five laps remaining.