July 21, 2025

William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports held a consistent performance during Sunday's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway, until the very end of the race. Byron started the race from the fifth position, but held plenty of speed right from the beginning of the race. The No. 24 Chevrolet driver slowly worked up to as high as the third position behind Christopher Bell and his teammate Chase Elliott during the first stage. Just before the end of the stage, Byron got passed by Denny Hamlin, leaving him to settle for fourth at the end of the stage, but he was still able to score stage points. In the second stage, Byron continued to run inside the top five for most of the stage and even through pit stops. By the end of the stage, he was passed by his teammates Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson, settling for sixth at the end of the stage. In the final stage, Byron continued to compete for a top-5 finish, battling with others like Chase Briscoe until he fell a lap down during a sequence of green flag pit stops. Thanks to a caution on lap 337, Byron made it back to the lead lap and kept himself in contention until lap 393 when Bell spun his car in front of the field. Everyone tried to check up and move around the track to avoid Bell, including Byron, but he got clipped by Noah Gragson and slammed into the inside wall. Byron was unable to continue due to excessive damage and was scored with a finish of 32nd. This marks the second consecutive race that Byron failed to finish at Dover due to a crash, and he also lost the regular season points lead to his teammate, Elliott, as Byron now sits second in the standings.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com