William Byron is a new Road Course specialist? AJ Allmendinger is known for his amazing records for the road courses but William Byron is no behind for this title too. Byron won two road courses out of the last three and brought second victor of the season for Hendrick Motorsports.
But the ride at COTA was not easy as he made some mistakes and almost gave up his lead to Ross Chastain and Christopher Bell which he acknowledged and he somehow maintain his lead in the end so he expressed joy after a bad last two races.
HMS Star opens up about the mistake
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After securing two victories within the first six races, William Byron has propelled himself to new heights at Hendrick Motorsports. However, perfection is elusive, and even Byron acknowledges this reality. He was cognizant of a minor error he made during the first road course of the season, a testament to his commitment to continuous improvement despite his recent successes.
Despite leading the 42 laps out of 68 lap race the Hendrick Motorsports driver lost positions in the final stage where Ross Chastain took the lead but somehow Byron managed to get the victory at COTA. The last few laps were not that smooth for the HMS driver as Christopher Bell was just behind him chasing for the lead and Byron was very well aware of the risk as per ESPN.
“I was trying to not make mistakes,” Byron said. “I knew that last lap he was going to be pushing hard.”
A rollercoaster of events during COTA
At the start of the final stage, Ross Chastain managed to snatch the lead from Byron by overshooting Turn 1. However, Byron wasn’t one to back down. He relentlessly chased down Chastain and reclaimed the lead at Turn 1 with 25 laps remaining.
But the drama didn’t end there. During a final round of green flag pit stops Byron lost the lead once more. Chastain then got hung up in traffic on the re-entry and fell several cars behind.
Undeterred, he cycled back out front, demonstrating his determination and skill. Ultimately, Byron secured a convincing victory, winning by 0.692 seconds over Christopher Bell—his second win of 2024 and a testament to his resilience on the road course.
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