William Byron set to ‘utilize a different strategy,’ for the coming cup race at ‘the most different the road courses’ Sonoma Raceway
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The NASCAR cup series will hit the Sonoma Raceway for the 16th round of cup racing on the second road course race this season the Toyota/ Save Mart 350. Fans will be hoping to see fireworks at the track as the number of playoff spots getting filled up fast and the suitability the Next-Gen cars have for the road courses. The data and experience drivers gained from COTA will also be vital at the track.
Going into the Cup race all four of the Hendrick Motorsports drivers has an equal chance of going for a win while the youngest driver of the team William Byron will be keener to secure a win or a top 5 finish as the two times cup race winner this season has been struggling to finish in the front row after his Martinsville win.
William Byron is yet to finish inside the top 10 after the second win and as bad luck continues for the No:24 HMS Chevy Camaro Zl1 driver. Going into Sonoma the youngster will be hoping to revamp his season by finishing strong in Sonoma. Now the Chevy driver has come forth to express his thoughts and hopes for his Sunday outing.
Find out what William Byron said
William Byron acknowledged that Sonoma Raceway is one of the most different road courses to race on and said that he feels like the team needs to focus more on corner entry alongside the exit to really be able to roll through to get a good runoff. He pointed out that there are not many true braking zones on the track and the race will be mostly about keeping up speed and setting yourself up for the next corner, which he believes can change what one wants from handling the car.
“I think Sonoma (Raceway) is the most different of the road courses that we race on. I feel like you have to focus more on your corner entry and exits to really be able to roll through them and get a good runoff. There are not many true braking zones, so it’s more about keeping as much speed as possible and setting yourself up for the next corner constantly. I feel like those change what you want from the handling of your car as well,” William Byron said.
William Byron added that he had good runs in the last couple of races but failed to match it with the results he got. He went on to say that he has to approach the race differently compared to the past races strategically as it should be more focused on getting more points. William Byron added that the 24 team is already in a better position to use different strategies as they have already secured 13 playoff points.
“We’ve had good runs going there the last couple of races, we just haven’t had the finishes to match it. We also have had to approach this race differently in the past strategy-wise and focus more on capturing as many points as possible. Coming into this race with 13 playoff points already, I think we‘re in a better position to utilize a different strategy this time around,” William Byron added
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