In all of 2022, the group led just 635 laps. In 14 races this season, the Elk Grove, California, native has paced the field for 583 laps (second only to Byron).
5 team has shown speed through the first half of the season. "I’m optimistic for this weekend with how we’ve been executing so far this year."ĭespite a late-race incident ended Kyle Larson’s chances of another Coca-Cola 600 victory early, the No. "I think we have a better idea of what to expect this year than we did last year, and we’ve been unloading close to what we need this year, which is promising," Byron said of the track where he finished 19th last June. His runner-up finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway marked his fourth straight top-five finish and his series-best seventh finish inside the top five of the field. The strong results put Byron third in the regular season points standings and he leads all Cup Series drivers in wins (three), laps led (687), average running position (8.60) and stage wins (seven). He has also led in five straight races, which is tied for his second longest streak in Cup (his longest streak came in 2019 with seven races). This streak is the longest active streak by any driver. Dating back to Talladega Superspeedway in April, the Charlotte, North Carolina, native has five straight top-10 finishes. Headed into Illinois, William Byron is enjoying quite the run of success. RELATED: Pit crew power Bryon's runner-up finish at Charlotte Louis. Turns one and two are banked steeper and boast a much sharper configuration like that of New Hampshire Motor Speedway, The longer, more gentle turns three and four have some similarities to Phoenix Raceway. The result? An exciting and unique 1.25-mile track located just across the river from St. Part of this was because designers had to construct the backstretch parallel to Illinois Route 203, the road that runs right next to it. Similar to Darlington Raceway, the corners have different banking and much different angles. Louis.Īs far as layout goes, the tracks draws many similarities to other circuits on the calendar.
Last year marked the first time the Cup Series came to the 1.25-mile track outside of St. In 1997, the facility had an oval layout and hosted a NASCAR Xfinity Series race. RELATED: Garage 56 lineup details what success in France looks likeĭating all the way back to 1967, the facility originally opened as a drag strip before adding a road course in the mid 1980’s. – This Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to WWT Raceway for the second time in the series history.
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