News about William Byron

William Byron wins Daytona 500 after sparking HUGE crash that involved 23 drivers and left cars strewn across the Speedway in rain-delayed 'Great American Race'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 20, 2024
On Monday, William Byron won a thrilling and rain-delayed Daytona 500, finishing ahead of teammate Alex Bowman after more than half of the 40-car field was involved in a major crash. Since winning a four-lap shootout, Byron won his biggest victory of his career in the 'Great American Race'. He and Bowman finished in 1-2 for Hendrick Motorsports. With nine laps remaining in Florida, Byron climbed to second place at the restart.

Netflix's NASCAR docuseries 'Full Speed' to be released at the end of January as streaming giants look to build on success of Drive To Survive

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 10, 2024
After going behind the scenes in NASCAR, Netflix is expected to premiere its latest sports docuseries at the end of January. Following the success of the 'Drive To Survive' fly-on-the-wall Formula One documentary 'Drive To Survive,' the streaming giant has shifted its attention to American auto-racing, NASCAR,' in a series titled 'Full Speed.' The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs and championship race will be broadcast on Netflix, with the first five episodes following drivers as they fight for one of the most coveted titles in US motorsports.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the NASCAR's car, explodes into a FLAMES midrace before he casually steps away from the potential disaster

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 9, 2023
Ricky Stenhouse Jr, a NASCAR racer, survived a frightening crash at Charlotte Motor Speedway after it caught fire during the race. During the 96th lap of the championship, Stenhouse Jr. was compelled to turn around on the side of the track after the broadcast revealed fires shooting up from underneath his car. After several minutes, he nonchalantly jumped out of the car as if nothing was happening, before emergency personnel were seen rushing toward his car to put out the fires.