After a side-by-side photo finish in which Erik Jones crossed the start-finish line first, a caution seconds before had NASCAR calling Austin Cindric as the winner -- with Jones already celebrating on the frontstretch.

Ryan Preece's car goes airborne in Turn 3 after colliding with Erik Jones during the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla.

NASCAR has started off the 2025 season with multiple controversial last-lap calls/no-calls on back-to-back weekends at Daytona and Atlanta. The first came at Daytona International Speedway during Duel 2 when Erik Jones crossed the finish line first but officials declared Austin Cindric the winner because he was positioned just ahead of the No.

Read the recent NASCAR news and rumors about Erik Jones for fantasy racing. Erik Jones nearly won his Duel race at Daytona on Thursday

Erik Jones made it three Toyota Camry XSE’s in the first two rows in Sunday’s Daytona 500 as he came within mere inches of his first win for LEGACY MOTOR CLUB in the second duel