May 11, 2025
Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron scored a starting position of seventh for this week's AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway after qualifying. Byron has previously qualified inside the top 10 at Kansas eight times in his Cup career. In 14 races at KS, Byron has eight top-10 finishes, while scoring a career-best second-place finish in his last appearance at the site. Through 11 races so far this year, Byron has one win, seven top-10 finishes, a series-leading average finish of 8.9, and he is the current points leader. In practice, Byron ranked fourth in overall lap averages and displayed top-5 speeds in all eligible categories, including 20 consecutive lap averages where he ranked first among all drivers. Based on his practice speeds, track history, and equipment, Byron will be one of the top favorites to compete for the win.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
May 4, 2025
Look for William Byron to contend for the Würth 400 win at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. No driver has been faster at high-speed intermediate tracks than Byron since the start of 2024, and Texas specifically has been a strong track for him as well. In addition to getting the win here in 2023, Willy B also finished third at Texas last season and came home seventh here back in 2022. Looking at this season, Byron has finished sixth or better in seven of the first 10 races of the year, including a very strong fourth-place finish at Las Vegas, which is the most similar track to Texas that the series has ran at this year. In practice on Saturday, Byron was just 15th-fastest on the overall speed chart, but he blamed that on starting out in traffic at the beginning of the run. As far as DFS goes, Byron is a high-priced option this weekend ($10,800) but he has dominator and race-winning upside. It's good to have a moderate amount of exposure to one of the strongest in the field this weekend.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
April 28, 2025
William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports had an up-and-down day during the Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Beginning the race from the 16th position, Byron quietly rode with the pack during the race's first stage until the first set of pit stops. Byron had his first pit stop under caution after a few other drivers crashed, but gained track position as a result. Byron made a run towards the front with his teammate Kyle Larson, ending the first stage in second and scoring nine stage points. In the second stage, Byron remained competitive, challenging for the lead in a few instances until he experienced steering issues. This caused him to drop back in the pack and end stage two in 18th, making him unable to earn further stage points. In the final stage, Byron's team addressed the steering issues and returned to the front by the end of the race, thanks to effective pit strategy and gradual track position gains. Byron was in a position to compete for the win, pushing Ryan Preece, but settled for what was initially a fourth-place finish. Preece would end up getting disqualified in post-race inspection, crediting Byron with a finish of third in Sunday's event. This finish continues a streak of what is now five consecutive top-10 finishes at Talladega for Byron.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: NASCAR.com
April 27, 2025
In the Next Gen era, William Byron has been one of the best at drafting tracks. In addition to his two Daytona 500 victories, Byron also has two wins over at Atlanta, which was recently converted into a drafting-style track. One place that Byron has yet to get a win at, though, is Talladega Superspeedway--although you have to think that a victory is coming soon. Over the six Next Gen races at this track, Byron has yet to finish worse than 15th at Talladega, and he's currently on a four-race streak of top-seven results. In the last two fall races, he's came home with podium finishes each time. This weekend, Willy B qualified mid-pack in 16th, which gives him Place Differential upside with a moderate amount of risk. In tournament-style contests on DraftKings, he makes for a strong play to consider, especially when you take into account his history at this track type.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: NASCAR.com
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