William Byron is clearly on a roll to start the 2024 NASCAR Cup season but the real test of his potential could come over the next two races.
Byron, who drives the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, became the series’ first repeat winner of the season with his dominating win last weekend at Circuit of the Americas. With his victory in the season-opening Daytona 500, Byron already has a leg up on his competition but this weekend’s race at Richmond, Va., and the following week at Martinsville, Va., may best demonstrate the staying power of Byron and his No. 24 team.
Richmond, especially, has been a struggle with an average finish of 15.9 and just two top-10 finishes. Sunday night’s race at Richmond will provide several challenges. It will be the first time at the track with NASCAR’s new short track aero package and the first time the Next Gen cars have run on the track in a night race. What to expect “I mean, we haven’t raced at night there with Next Gen at all,” Fugle said when asked about what he expects in this weekend’s race. “I don’t know.
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