William Byron Qualifies Ninth For Las Vegas Race
2 months agoWilliam Byron has a fast No. 24 Chevrolet for this weekend's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In practice on Saturday afternoon, Byron was 11th-fastest overall, and then he went out and qualified ninth for Sunday's race. It's not surprising that Willy B is fast, though, as he won here at Las Vegas last season and has finished 10th or better in each of the last three races at this track. He has yet to finish worse than 13th at Las Vegas in the Next Gen era. Looking at high-speed intermediate tracks this season, Byron ranks third-fastest behind Ty Gibbs and Martin Truex Jr when it comes to average speed. He also has the fourth-best average running position on Las Vegas and similar tracks this year. When it comes to DFS, Byron is priced at $10,800 on DraftKings this weekend, and could be an interesting pivot option off of some of the other drivers in that price range. However, if Byron doesn't dominate a decent portion of the race, he likely won't hit value at that high price.
Source: ifantasyrace
Source: ifantasyrace