On a Richmond race day in which Hendrick Motorsports cars stood out from the rest of the pack, William Byron seemed on course for a shot at his third win of the season.
That possibility dissolved when Byron was booted into the wall with 20 laps to go, but he tallied 117 laps led. Hendrick teammate Kyle Larson got the Richmond win, but Byron remains atop the NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings for another week. 1.
William Byron (first last week) — Byron finished a sour 24th at Richmond Sunday, but that number doesn’t tell the full story of his day.
He led a race-high 117 laps and was on the way to challenge for the win late in the race when he was knocked into the wall by Christopher Bell on a restart.
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