William Byron boldly refutes claims that he “isn’t an aggressive racer”

HMS star driver William Byron has revealed his is more aggressive on the track than many in the racing community give him credit for.

William Byron boldly refutes claims that he “isn’t an aggressive racer”

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Hendrick Motorsports’ Chevy driver William Byron is one of the best racers of the current generation and is among the most accomplished drivers of the Next-Gen era, alongside Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell, in terms of race wins. But unlike the other two, the No:24 car driver is regarded as more of clean racer who doesn’t show much aggression on the track.

But William Byron does not aggress with this belief and refuted these claims in a recent interview. When asked to name one thing people often gets wrong about him, the star driver pointed out that he isn’t a less aggressive driver as many seems to believe. He asserted that he shows plenty of aggression, but his smoothness often helps to mask it.

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I don’t feel like I listen too much to what people think. But probably just my style of racing. People think I’m not aggressive, but I’m plenty aggressive. I think I just show it in probably a smoother way than maybe what people see.

William Byron said via The Athletic.

He highlighted that since he doesn’t make a lot of errors, his moves don’t seem aggressive. William Byron’s aggression often comes during restarts, in which he is one of the top-2 drivers in the garage. This factor makes the start driver standout as a clean racer, while the mistakes from the other drivers makes them standout in a not-so positive way.

I don’t make a lot of errors, so maybe it doesn’t look aggressive, but I feel like I’m pretty aggressive. On restarts, I’m always up toward the top of the metrics.

William Byron added.

William Byron explains his middle finger policy

In the same interview, William Byron shared his middle figure policy when the interviewer asked him about any potential change from 2017, when they had the same discussion before. But juts like his consistency on the track, this policy also remains the same.

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He admitted that despite him getting multiple middle figures, he uses is sparingly and revealed he hasn’t used it for over four years. Byron wants to handle things in more calm and composed way in such situations.

It’s not changed, man. I’ve gotten some middle fingers, but I use it sparingly. The last time I used it was on a lapped car about four years ago at Dover. I was really pissed because I was running for the lead and Dover is a tight exit and they came up in front of me. I was like, “Sc**w you, dude.” But that was it. I usually just handle it in other ways. But I like to keep my hands inside.

William Byron said.

The comments from shows his character as someone who like to have a peaceful time on and off the track. Byron has made a name for himself by taking more calculated risks and executing them smoothly. This factor might help him to build a NASCAR legacy better than many of his compatriots.