William Byron grabs third win and a wave of early season momentum

The early season championship favorite spotlight has focused intently on Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron after grabbing his third victory of the season last weekend at Martinsville Speedway. Byron led a 1-2-3 Hendrick Motorsports finish at Martinsville on Sunday, with Kyle Larson finishing second and Chase Elliott in third. It was the first time a podium sweep by an organization has occurred at Martinsville. Now the 26-year old heads to Texas Motor Speedway riding a massive wave of momentum for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 (Sunday, April 14 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Byron now leads the series in Playoff points with 15. He has also collected a pole, three top fives and five top 10s this season to accompany his three wins.

Expect the early season momentum of success not to subside this weekend at Texas, Byron is the most recent winner at the 1.5-mile track taking home the trophy last September. In nine career Cup starts at Texas Motor Speedway he has put up one win (2023), two top fives and five top 10s. His average finish at the track is 12.1 – fifth best among active drivers this weekend.