A season after bursting onto the scenes with a rookie-record seven wins in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, 19-year-old William Byron has made a seamless transition to the NASCAR XFINITY Series.
The No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet driver ranks third in the XFINITY Series standings on the strength of two top fives and six top 10s, but he hasn’t won a race yet.
Byron will attempt to pick up his first XFINITY Series victory in Saturday’s Pocono Green 250 at Pocono Raceway (1 p.m. ET on FS1). He won at the “Tricky Triangle” from the pole in the Camping World Truck Series last season, while leading a race-high 44 laps.
“I like Pocono, I had some good success there in a truck and I just think that it is a cool racetrack,” Byron said. “It’s hard to pass at times on the track, but I think with the XFINITY cars there, with less downforce, it’s a little easier to pass. It’s for sure easier to pass than the trucks were at times. The track is fast and those three corners are so different, which makes it fun.”
Source: NASCAR Wire Service
