Tag Archives: William Byron

Blaney wins the Coke 600 to cap off a successful weekend for Penske.

Ryan Blaney Nascar Charlotte 1

In a convincing way, Ryan Blaney put an end to an extended NASCAR Cup winless streak and gave iconic racing owner Roger Penske another significant triumph. With 20 of the 400 laps still to go, Blaney took the lead on the final restart, holding off William Byron by 0.663 seconds to win Monday night’s Coca-Cola 600 […]

Results of the 2023 NASCAR Charlotte Coca-Cola 600 race

Ryan Blaney Winner Charlotte

The most extended race in NASCAR is finished and Ryan Blaney has won the victory. Blaney triumphed for the first victory since August 2021 despite a tumultuous race that featured 16 caution periods. It had been 59 races since he crossed the finish line in a competition that awarded points. As Josef Newgarden celebrated his […]

For Byron to defeat Blaney in Charlotte, “a little bit more” was needed

William Byron Charlotte

The Coca-Cola 600, which was postponed by bad weather on Monday, came down to a fight between Ryan Blaney and William Byron despite a race that featured 31 lead changes and 31 cautions. In the race on Monday, Byron and Blaney both had powerful cars and never lost the lead. Blaney’s No. 12 Penske Ford […]

“That’s how it happens,” William Byron spins late at Richmond

William Byron Nasacr Cup Series Richmond

Prior to a late-race collision on Sunday that cost him the win, William Byron once more looked certain to win the NASCAR Cup Series. Byron, who completed 117 of the 400 laps he led at Richmond (Va.) Raceway, took the lead after a series of late-race green-flag pit stops. Kyle Larson was the first driver off […]

In OT restarts at COTA, William Byron “could have done much better”

William Byron COTA 2023

Over most of Sunday’s race at Circuit of the Americas, William Byron and Tyler Reddick did appear to be engaged in a one-on-one competition for the victory, but numerous overtimes ultimately cost Byron an opportunity at the championship. The final 75-lap race, which included three two-lap overtimes because of many accidents late in the race, was […]

Byron and KBM team up once more for three NASCAR Truck races

William Byron KBM NASCAR Truck

William Byron will compete in 3 races this year under the ownership of his first NASCAR Truck Series team. Byron will come back to Kyle Busch Motorsports this season to compete in three races in the No. 51 Chevrolet after making his NASCAR national championship debut with the team in 2015. Byron, who currently races exclusively in […]

Kyle Larson: Losing two consecutive weeks’ worth of chances to win “a bummer”

Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Nascar

Kyle Larson has been in contention to claim the victory late on two weeks in a row, but both times he lost to the same Hendrick Motorsports teammate. The previous week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Larson had the lead before a late-race caution put the race into overtime. William Byron, another member of the […]

The Watkins Glen NASCAR Cup race’s beginning was postponed by lightning

Watkins Glen NASCAR Cup

The NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen on Sunday has been postponed. Lightning is a different matter, despite the fact that rain tyres are available and NASCAR races in the rain on road courses. Everything was placed in a 30-minute lightning hold due to a strike within eight miles of the racing circuit as […]

William Byron dominates Saturday’s Cup practice in New Hampshire

William Byron New Hampshire 2022

In his 4 profession NASCAR Cup Series outings at New Hampshire, William Byron has never placed in the top 10 yet he was in the driver’s seat for Saturday’s lone practise. In the end, Kyle Busch ranked 2nd overall (127.371 mph), and Chase Briscoe was third (127.222 mph). The first 20 minutes of the morning’s […]

Hendrick Motorsports and William Byron extend their contract

Hendrick Motorsports William Byron

Hendrick Motorsports has extended its contract with William Byron, the only racer to emerge victorious various races in the NASCAR Cup Series this season. The new contract, which was revealed on Thursday but signed on Monday, would maintain Byron as the No. 24 Chevrolet racer for the team until 2025. His existing contract with HMS expired at […]