William Byron (racing driver)
American racing driver (born 1997)
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- William McComas Byron Jr.
- He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No.
- 88 Chevrolet SS for JR Motorsports.
- The following season, he won both the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship and the 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year.
- He is the 2024 and 2025 Daytona 500 winner, and the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Champion.
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WikipediaWilliam McComas Byron Jr. (born November 29, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet SS for JR Motorsports.
Byron won the 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Championship and the Rookie of the Year award in the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The following season, he won both the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship and the 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year. He also won the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year award. He is the 2024 and 2025 Daytona 500 winner, and the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Champion.
Byron became interested in racing when he was six years old after seeing a stock car race on television, and later attended a race at Martinsville Speedway in 2006. He began racing on the iRacing simulator as a teenager with over one hundred wins and 298 top-fives in online competition.
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