William Byron’s timing could not be greater, because he is off to the strongest beginning, and NASCAR is witnessing increasing at-track crowds and TV viewership. Hendrick Motorsports has extended the 24-year-old Cup Series racer’s deal for another three years, keeping him as the racer of the No. 24 Chevrolet through the 2025 season. When a result, Byron will be in a position to negotiate his new contract just as NASCAR’s existing 10-year television runs out at the end of […]
Following an incident with William Byron in the waning stages of the race, Joey Logano grabbed the Darlington Cup. Several candidates dropped out of the race, making it a chaotic one. After dominating double digit circuits, Ross Chastain, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. fell out. Logano closed the gap on Byron in the closing […]
For one circuit left, Joey Logano chased down William Byron and bumped him out of the way to claim his first NASCAR Cup Series race of the 2022 season. On Lap 268 of 293, Byron took the chance to take the lead, but Logano was swiftly closing up on him as the race progressed. Logano raced […]
At Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, a late-race collision involving William Byron as well as Joey Logano set up a contentious ending. With 25 of 293 circuits remained, Logano lined up in front of Byron and Tyler Reddick on the last start. During Turn 2, Logano thought Byron pushed him up the track to accomplish an overtake […]
William Byron felt fending off Martin Truex Jr. would be enough to clinch the Richmond championship, but an unexpected challenge proved too much for him in the closing moments. At the end of the competition, Byron tried a bold one-stop strategy, stretching the tyres approximately 100 laps to the finish line. As Byron battled to […]
This weekend at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, NASCAR Cup Series racer William Byron will conduct double duties. Byron, among 3 distinct Hendrick Motorsports racers to triumph in the first 5 races of the Cup season, will participate in the Truck Series competition at Martinsville on Thursday night. Byron, 24, will race for Spire Motorsports in the No. […]
Chase Elliott and William Byron’s contracts are set to be extended, according to Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick, who made the announcement Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. In response to a query regarding when Elliott and Byron’s contracts will be extended, Hendrick remarked, “Probably any time pretty soon.” “I want those guys to be […]
Following Bowman’s second win of 2021, Rick Hendrick describes negotiations as a “formality” Alex Bowman won multiple races in a season for the first time in his Cup career after earning the checkered flag at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, and he currently leads all Hendrick Motorsports drivers with two on the 2021 season. As […]
The field for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs has been decided, and it includes some local talent in Arizona’s Michael McDowell and Alex Bowman. Bowman, of Tucson, enters the playoffs in sixth place out of 16 drivers, with 2,015 points after winning three races this season. McDowell, from Glendale, starts in 13th place with […]
William Byron was barely out of elementary school the last time a Hendrick Motorsports driver had 10 consecutive top-10 finishes. With a 10th straight top 10 Sunday at Darlington Raceway in 2021, Byron equals the mark set by Jeff Gordon in 2007. By finishing fourth in the Goodyear 400, Byron not only maintained his winning […]