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William
Byron

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DATE OF BIRTH

11/29/1997

HOMETOWN

Charlotte, North Carolina

CREW CHIEF

Rudy Fugle

TEAM

Hendrick Motorsports

DATE OF BIRTH

11/29/1997

HOMETOWN

Charlotte, North Carolina

CREW CHIEF

Rudy Fugle

TEAM

Hendrick Motorsports

2026 SEASON VIEW FULL STATS
DRIVER RANK
12
POINTS
644
POINTS BEHIND
-357
RACES
25
WINS
0
TOP 10's
11
TOP 5's
4
POLES
0
DNF
3
LAPS LED
162
AVG. START
14.96
AVG. FINISH
15.88
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship
2024, 2025 Daytona 500
2016 Truck Series Regular Season Champion
Driver Summary
Driver News
Driver Stats
Bio
William Byron is in his ninth full-time NASCAR Cup Series season as driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. He has 16 career Cup victories, with the latest coming in October 2025 at Martinsville Speedway to clinch a third straight Championship 4 berth. Byron netted his second consecutive Daytona 500 win to open 2025, becoming one of five drivers to win the contest on back-to-back occasions. Byron got his first taste of Victory Lane in Cup by winning the Coke Zero Sugar 400 in August 2020 at Daytona International Speedway. He earned Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in the Cup Series in 2018. Byron scored four wins in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series as a rookie in 2017 en route to the series championship, and his seven wins in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2016 set a NASCAR record by a first-year driver.

Latest William Byron News

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Chase check-in: Five drivers vying for three Chase spots at Daytona

Chase check-in: Five drivers vying for three Chase spots at Daytona

The NASCAR Cup Series field is tightening with just one race remaining before The Chase returns in September. See how battles shape up.
Byron crashes after losing left-rear wheel

Byron crashes after losing left-rear wheel

William Byron loses the left-rear wheel while running fourth and crashes in Turn 3 on Lap 233 at New Hampshire.
Pit-road chaos strikes Bell, Byron at New Hampshire

Pit-road chaos strikes Bell, Byron at New Hampshire

Christopher Bell runs over his air hose and briefly drags a tire changer, while William Byron leaves his pit box with a wrench in the car.
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WILLIAM BYRON STATS
TRACK
STARTING POSITION
FINISHING POSITION
START
FINISH
POINTS
Bowman Gray Stadium
2
2
0
Duel 1 at DAYTONA
12
22
0
DAYTONA 500
39
12
25
EchoPark Speedway
13
28
25
Circuit of The Americas
10
13
26
Phoenix Raceway
9
7
32
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
9
3
49
Darlington Raceway
13
8
34
Martinsville Speedway
2
5
47
Bristol Motor Speedway
34
30
7
Kansas Speedway
14
7
30
Talladega Superspeedway
7
35
2
Texas Motor Speedway
15
8
31
Watkins Glen International
13
36
1
All-Star Race
4
7
0
Charlotte Motor Speedway
31
9
28
Nashville Superspeedway
8
30
15
Michigan International Speedway
9
18
25
Pocono Raceway
9
3
38
Naval Base Coronado
27
32
6
Sonoma Raceway
13
12
25
Chicagoland Speedway
10
4
53
EchoPark Speedway
26
16
21
North Wilkesboro Speedway
15
12
26
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
21
21
22
Iowa Speedway
19
9
32
Richmond Raceway
5
9
30
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
3
30
14
YEAR
SERIES
RANK
WINS
TOP 5's
TOP 10's
POLES
LAPS LED
AVG. START
AVG. FINISH
2026
12
0
4
11
0
162
14.96
15.88
2026
73
0
1
2
0
1
3.67
7.33
2025
4
3
11
16
3
1331
9.94
14.53
2025
77
1
2
2
0
74
3.50
1.50
2025
79
0
1
1
0
4
12.00
8.00
2024
3
3
13
21
1
357
9.56
12.94
2024
84
0
1
1
0
32
19.75
12.25
2023
3
6
15
21
4
1016
10.89
10.97
2023
78
0
1
1
0
1
9.00
2.00
2023
88
0
2
2
0
17
8.67
6.00
2022
6
2
5
11
1
746
12.50
15.56
2022
79
0
1
1
1
64
8.67
17.67
2022
88
1
1
1
0
94
32.00
1.00
2021
10
1
12
20
2
425
8.72
13.64
2021
116
0
0
0
0
0
10.00
36.00
2020
14
1
4
14
0
140
14.89
16.19
2019
11
0
5
13
5
233
12.42
14.89
2018
23
0
0
4
0
61
17.67
22.08
2017
1
4
12
22
2
262
8.55
10.36
2016
5
7
11
16
3
727
5.61
9.17
2015
78
0
0
0
0
0
5.00
31.00