William Byron Might Be Usable Only In DFS Tournaments At Martinsville
5 months agoWilliam Byron of Hendrick Motorsports obtained a starting position of third for Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, tying the best starting position of his Cup career at the site. In 13 starts at Martinsville, Byron has two wins, including earlier this year, and seven top-10 finishes. Through 34 races so far this year, Byron has three wins, 19 top-10 finishes, and an average finish of 13.4. At short tracks this season, Byron has three top-10 finishes and one victory. In practice, Byron ranked second in overall lap averages but only ranked among the top 10 fastest in five consecutive lap averages (seventh) in all other categories, showcasing how he likely has a better car on shorter runs. Byron's history at Martinsville and recent playoff momentum points to a strong run. Still, he is only recommended as a tournament play since he carries extremely low upside from his starting position and concerning practice speeds during longer runs.
Source: DriverAverages.com
Source: DriverAverages.com
Look For William Byron To Continue His Strong 2025 Season At Homestead
7 days agoHendrick Motorsports driver William Byron will start fifth for this week's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This will be the fourth time in his Cup career that Byron will start a race at Homestead inside the top 10. In seven starts at the Miami track, Byron has one win and four top-10 finishes, which he all earned in his last five races at the site. Through five races so far this season, Byron is the season's points leader with one win and four top-10 finishes. In practice, Byron ranked third in overall lap averages while displaying top-10 speeds in all other categories. The No. 24 Chevrolet driver should continue to be one of the most consistent and best drivers of the season with a strong top-5 performance at Homestead based on track history and practice speeds.
Source: DriverAverages.com
Source: DriverAverages.com
William Byron Loses Las Vegas Race On Strategy But Expands Points Lead
2 weeks agoWilliam Byron entered Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas as the points leader and expanded his lead over Christopher Bell to 29 points after a fourth-place finish. Byron entered the race as one of the pre-race favorites and did briefly lead twice for 10 laps after passing Bubba Wallace then Michael McDowell for the lead before his teammate Kyle Larson passed him both times. Larson looked faster than Byron for most of the race, but Byron was rarely far behind and ended up passing all the drivers on the main pit strategy by race's end. However, the usual contenders out-thought themselves in choosing to pit during the eighth caution and many others didn't, which (along with contact from Ross Chastain) prevented them from catching the unusual podium finishers of Josh Berry, Daniel Suárez, and Ryan Preece on the other strategy.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
Expect William Byron To Compete For The Win At Las Vegas
2 weeks agoHendrick Motorsports driver William Byron will start eighth for this week's Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the Pennzoil 400. It will be the sixth consecutive race at Las Vegas where Byron will start inside the top 10. In 14 races at Vegas in his Cup career, Byron has seven top-10 finishes, including each of the last four races at the site, and one win. The No. 24 Chevrolet driver currently leads the regular season standings with one win and three top-10 finishes after four races this year. In practice, Byron ranked first in overall lap averages while ranking among the top three fastest in all other categories. Byron is one of the top favorites to compete for the win this week and should be heavily considered for all formats by DFS players.
Source: DriverAverages.com
Source: DriverAverages.com
William Byron Recovers From Being Trapped A Lap Down To Finish Sixth
3 weeks agoAfter winning the pole for Sunday's race at Phoenix, William Byron led 83 of the race's 94 laps. Although it looked like Joey Logano was faster in the early stages of the race and they exchanged the lead four times, Byron began to dominate after Logano was penalized for jumping the second restart. However, Byron got passed by Austin Cindric when he had the advantage of the optional tires and then got beaten out of the pits by Christopher Bell on a caution-flag pit stop and he never led again. He made a bid for victory by taking his final set of optional tires sooner than most of the other contenders, but got caught a lap down when a caution came out for debris from Bubba Wallace's crash. Nonetheless, he made the best of a bad situation and recovered to eventually finish sixth, allowing him to expand his points lead from two points to 13.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
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