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William Byron ascension to the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for 2018 garnered plenty of reaction around the sport — most notably, from his future Hendrick teammates as well as his current teammates in the NASCAR XFINITY Series at JR Motorsports.
Here is a look at the social media reaction from Byron and his teammates to the news.
This is a dream come true for me to race at the Cup level. Thank you to everyone @TeamHendrick for believing in me! Ready to make them proud
– William Byron (@WilliamByron) August 9, 2017
First we have a job to do and goal to meet with my team @JRMotorsports. We will keep working hard towards that to finish this year strong!
– William Byron (@WilliamByron) August 9, 2017
Incredible what this young man has achieved in such a short time. https://t.co/H9uOqYp9b6
– Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) August 9, 2017
No doubt about that. Looking forward to a strong end to the season! https://t.co/gmeW0r1yi0
– Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) August 9, 2017
Congrats @WilliamByron! @LibertyU @AxaltaRacing https://t.co/UQO7LKZUzf
– Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) August 9, 2017
Well deserved @WilliamByron, looking forward to it. Grab you a 🏆 this year first! https://t.co/olVIUCrCdT
– Chase Elliott (@chaseelliott) August 9, 2017
Pumped to see @WilliamByron get this opportunity. Very deserving. Can’t wait to be teammates! https://t.co/UC3zf135bd
– Alex Bowman (@AlexBRacing) August 9, 2017