WILLIAM BYRON NEWS

NASCAR takeaways: Ryan Blaney captures inaugural Cup race at Iowa

Ryan Blaney saw a win slip through his hands two weeks ago when he ran out of gas late, but he sealed the deal on Sunday at Iowa.

JUNE 17

Ryan Blaney wins inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway

Ryan Blaney dominated the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway on Sunday night for his first victory of the season and a spot in the playoffs

JUNE 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Runner-up Finish at Iowa Byron finished second in the Iowa Corn 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway Sunday night.

Impact Byron started fourth on the grid and raced among the Top 5 most of the evening in the Iowa Corn 350. The driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet couldn't wrestle the lead away from faster drivers, but he'd maintain that presence among leaders the full event. Over the long final green-flag run, Byron would work his way into second-place and remain there the rest of the way. It was his sixth Top 5 of the season.

JUNE 16 • ROTOWIRE

As NASCAR returns to Iowa, which other tracks should make a comeback?

With NASCAR heading to Iowa this week for the first time since 2019, Cup drivers share which other tracks they'd like to see make a return.

JUNE 10

NASCAR Power Rankings: Christopher Bell pushes Denny Hamlin for No. 1

Denny Hamlin remains in the top spot this week after a second-place finish at Gateway, but how secure is his hold on No. 1?

JUNE 4

NASCAR Power Rankings: Christopher Bell climbs with Coca-Cola 600 win

Christopher Bell re-enters the top 10 following his win at Charlotte, while a new No. 1 emerged to knock Kyle Larson from the top spot.

MAY 28

Third in Coca-Cola 600 Byron finished third in the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway Sunday night.

Impact Byron would start on the outside pole and be one of the more dominant drivers of the night until the rains came in stage 3. The driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet would lead five times for 49 laps and take the victory in stage 1. Byron would get shuffled out of the lead on lap 208 and it wouldn't be long after until weather stopped the racing. He'd be credited with his fifth Top-5 finish of the season.

MAY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Leads Coca-Cola 600 Practice Byron was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway Saturday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 181.317 mph.

Impact Byron beat out a bunch of fast Toyotas in his No. 24 Chevrolet. The Hendrick Motorsports star was the only driver to breach the 181 mph mark Saturday at Charlotte. Byron put a comfortable gap over Tyler Reddick to lead this lone session ahead of qualifying. He looks like a Top-5 threat for Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600.

MAY 25 • ROTOWIRE

NASCAR Power Rankings: Can anyone unseat Kyle Larson?

On the heels of the post-race fight at North Wilkesboro, was there a fight for the top spot in this week's rankings? Check out the top 10!

MAY 21

Joey Logano captures pole for All-Star race after qualifying first at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Joey Logano will start on the pole for the NASCAR All-Star race after turning a lap of 1:29.75 during qualifying at North Wilkesboro Speedway

MAY 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR hopes repaved track, softer tires make for more competitive All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro

NASCAR is hoping a repaved track and some softer tires will make for more competitive short track racing for Sunday night’s All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway

MAY 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AUTO RACING: Brad Keselowski back in Victory Lane in NASCAR. Lando Norris wins in F1

Brad Keselowski finally put Ford in Victory Lane, and made himself a first-time winner as an owner

MAY 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR Power Rankings: Brad Keselowski enters mix with Darlington win

After snapping a 110-race winless streak at Darlington, Brad Keselowski finds himself firmly in the top 10 of this week's rankings.

MAY 14

Halfway Home: Count on surprises, familiar faces in second half of NASCAR's regular season

The first half of NASCAR's regular season ended Sunday with Brad Keselowski ending his three-year winless drought at Darlington Raceway

MAY 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bubble drivers discuss playoff push at midway point of regular season

With 13 races remaining in the Cup Series regular season, some drivers are feeling better than others about their playoff chances.

MAY 13

NASCAR takeaways: Brad Keselowski, Ford snap winless skids at Darlington

Brad Keselowski broke a 110-winless streak as a result of on-track drama between Chris Buescher and Tyler Reddick on Sunday at Darlington.

MAY 13

NASCAR Power Rankings: Did historic Kansas finish shake things up?

With the NASCAR season now one-third complete and fresh off the closest finish of all time, here's how the top-10 drivers stack up.

MAY 8

AUTO RACING: Kyle Larson leads NASCAR Cup standings as series heads to Darlington

Kyle Larson's points lead in NASCAR's Cup Series is growing

MAY 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR highlights: Kyle Larson wins AdventHealth 400

The AdventHealth 400 rolled on at Kansas Speedway! Here are the top moments from Sunday's race.

MAY 6

AUTO RACING: Formula One goes to Miami, NASCAR to Kansas

Denny Hamlin is trying to help Joe Gibbs Racing keep up with the teams from Hendrick Motorsports

APRIL 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR Power Rankings: Kyle Larson unseats William Byron at the top

Kyle Larson vaulted to the top spot this week's rankings after his second-place finish Sunday at Dover. See who else rounds out the top 10.

APRIL 30

Denny Hamlin says 'worse drivers' than him have won a NASCAR championship. Who does he mean?

Denny Hamlin is off to one of the best starts of his two-decade career, with three wins for Joe Gibbs Racing

APRIL 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Denny Hamlin holds off Larson late to win NASCAR Cup race at Dover Motor Speedway

Denny Hamlin held off a hard-charging Kyle Larson over the final, thrilling laps and wiggled through lapped traffic to win the NASCAR Cup race by about a quarter of a second Sunday...

APRIL 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Crash and DNF at Monster Mile Byron crashed and finished 33rd in the Wurth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon.

Impact A possible Top-10 finish would slip away on lap 329. Byron would get tangled up in contact between Bubba Wallace and Zane Smith which would involve several cars coming out of turn 2 and onto the backstretch. The No. 24 Chevrolet would hit the inside wall and sustain heavy damage. Byron would be finished for the day with his first DNF of the season.

APRIL 28 • ROTOWIRE

NASCAR Power Rankings: Talladega win boosts Tyler Reddick

There was a shake up near of the top of the rankings as Tyler Reddick crashed the party with his victory. Here's this week's top 10 drivers.

APRIL 23