William Byron Not The Favorite But Expect Him To Contend
7 hours agoAfter winning back-to-back poles at Austin, William Byron qualified a disappointing 15th for Sunday's Echopark Automotive Grand Prix. But don't expect him to stay there for long, as he fought a scrappy race-long battle with Sunday's's polesitter Tyler Reddick in 2023 before pretty much controlling the race last year. Although he was slow in the first practice, he ranked second in the second practice behind only Shane van Gisbergen, and it seems likely he'll run in the top 10 all day But it does look like the 23XI Racing cars, the Trackhouse Racing cars, and a couple of his Hendrick Motorsports teammates may be faster. As last year's winner from the pole, Byron is the most expensive driver in DFS at $10,000. The fact that he qualified so poorly suggests there is some value, but the fact that other drivers are cheaper suggests there are better buys.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference