<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/daytona-500-recap-2025.html" dsn="news"><pubdate>02/16/2025</pubdate><author>Thomas Mazurowski</author><hero-image><img src="/images/daytona-500-2025.jpg" alt="William Byron wins his second consecutive Daytona 500."/></hero-image><hero-image-credit>Nigel Cook / Daytona Beach News-Journal</hero-image-credit><category>sports</category><title>William Byron Makes History in WIld Daytona 500</title><description>Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron won his second consecutive Daytona 500 in remarkable fashion after a rainy, crash-filled Sunday evening.</description></item>