William Byron was in the right place at the right time at Darlington Raceway and took advantage of the opportunity to score his third NASCAR Cup Series win of the season in overtime at the track "Too Tough to Tame."
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, led 34 of 267-scheduled laps and executed a thrilling last-lap victory over Kyle Larson to notch his first Cup victory of the 2023 season.
William Byron topped qualifying at Kansas Speedway with a 179.206 mph lap in the No. 24 Chevrolet to claim his second pole of the season and his 10th career NASCAR Cup Series pole. The Hendrick Motorsports driver will be joined on the front row by teammate, Kyle Larson, who came up a little short with a 179.17 mph lap.
The 2017 Cup Series champion from Mayetta, New Jersey, led 68 of 400-scheduled laps and prevailed in a seven-lap shootout to win his first Cup points-paying event since September 2021.
Kyle Larson charged early at Martinsville, and was into the top 10 by lap 20 after starting 19th. Larson surged again in the latter part of the race, holding off Joey Logano while leading.
Christopher Bell led 100 laps and held off Tyler Reddick to win the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol. Tyler Reddick attempted to catch Bell, but ran out of time and had to settle for second.
The two-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led a race-high 138 of 150-scheduled laps en route to his second Truck Series career victory at Thunder Valley.
The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led 93 of 400-scheduled laps and prevailed during a late pit stop and two late-race restarts to notch his first Cup victory of the 2023 season.
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