Last year: Daniel Suarez edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in a three-wide finish. There were 10 cautions and an Atlanta-record 47 lead changes, alongside a pileup of at least 16 cars, the biggest in the history of Atlanta Motor Speedway. Last race: William Byron captured his second Daytona 500 win while narrowly avoiding a final-lap crash.

Site: Daytona Beach, Florida. Schedule: Wednesday, practice 1, 10:05 a.m., qualifying 8:15 p.m.; Thursday, Duel 1, 7 p.m., Duel 2, 8:45 p.m.; Friday, practice 2, 5:35 p.m.; Saturday, practice 3, 3:05 p.m.; Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m. (FOX). Track: Daytona International Speedway. Race distance: 200 laps, 500 miles.

William Byron is now a two-time Daytona 500 champion, and his legacy is being built on that. But Byron wants more, driving the car made famous by Jeff Gordon.