William McComas Byron Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver and competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. Byron, winner of the 2024 and 2025 Daytona 500 race in the Cup Series, is also a NASCAR champion. He won the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2017. Byron is driving the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports in 2025. He also drives the No. 17 Chevy Camaro part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Byron was among the championship contenders in the Championship Four race in 2023.
William Byron has received the Rookie of the Year consecutively from 2015-2018 in every NASCAR series he has participated in. He was awarded the Rookie of the Year honors in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2018. Byron has been racing in the NASCAR Cup Series for over seven years, as of February 2025. He has participated in 252 races, winning 14 with 104 top-10s in the Cup Series, as of February 2025. William Byron won the inaugral race of the 2025 Cup Series. He competed for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship title with three other drivers on November 10, 2024 and finished third in the driver standings.
William Byron's hometown
William Byron was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, according to Hendrick Motorsports' official website.
William Byron's nationality
William Byron, born on November 29, 1997, is an American national and is a resident of Charlotte, North Carolina.
William Byron's early life
William Byron was born to Bill and Dana Byron on November 29, 1997. Byron started his racing career on the simulator. He competed in the online racing series iRacing, racking up over 100 wins and 298 top-fives. He started his offline racing career with the help of his father and won the Legend Car Young Lions Division champion by winning 33 races throughout the season.
Byron attained sponsorship from Liberty University and started his first NASCAR race in 2015 in the K&N Pro Series. His career leaped in 2016 when he joined Kyle Busch Motorsports to compete in the Craftsman Truck Series. William Byron won 7 races in his Rookie season, becoming the first Rookie to do so in the Truck Series.
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FAQ's on William Byron
A. William Byron drives for Hendrick Motorsports.
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A. Yes, William Byron was in the class of 2015 Eagle Scout.
A. William Byron started in racing as a competitor in iRacing.
A. Yes, prior to his stint in NASCAR, William Byron was an online sim-racer.
