“Robbed Larson of that win”- NASCAR Twitter reacts to William Byron’s Las Vegas Cup race win as HMS sweeps the top 3
Las Vegas is the 5th Cup race win of William Byron, who is establishing himself as a championship threat in 2023.
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Kyle Larson and William Byron (Credits: Hendrick Motorsports)
Hendrick Motorsports has scored their first win of the 2023 season as William Byron earned the victory lane finish in his No:24 Camaro ZL1. Byron won the race on an impressive overtime finish, disappointing teammate Kyle Larson who was close to his first win of the year when the final caution was called with four laps left.
The race entered over time. Larson and Byron had s strong start, with the youngster pulling off easily. Martin Truex Jr., who was positioned alongside the duo In the final restart, failed to match the speed of his challenges. He could only score a P7 finish. Byron was destined to win the race as he had won both stages and led a race-record 176 laps. Larson led 63 laps, and Denny Hamlin, with a 10 laps lead, was the only driver to lead double-digit laps.
“Just been really confident about the group of guys I have on this 24 team. They work extremely hard…It’s all about the team. It’s a great pit crew. Thinking of Chase back home. Wish he was out here with us. He’s a great racecar driver, great teammate. Wish he was out here. But thankful to [Rick Hendrick], Jeff Gordon. … When we got back in traffic it was a little tight, but we know we had speed, so we just had to have the right things play out, so it was good,” William Byron said.
No:48 car of Alex Bowman had a strong run but wasn’t quick enough to back into a win like he did last season. He finished P3 behind Larson at P2 and ahead of Bubba Wallace at P4. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell finished P5, rounding off the top 5. Five Chevys, 3 Toyotas, and two Fords finished inside the top 10 on Sunday.
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How NASCAR Twitter reacted to William Byron’s win
Fans had a mixed reaction to the No:24 driver win as he was allowed to race to the finish line while AJ Allmendinger wrecked in the backstretch. Few were also not pleased by the caution that caused the overtime. Some fans were quick to appreciate Byron for the win, while a few trolled him as well.
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