“I think just finally some things went our way. I think honestly, we’ve been doing a really good job on strategy, execution.” William Byron said this ecstatically after his cumulative efforts fetched him a regular-season title. From being one of the only two drivers to collect more than 200 stage points so far to having a remarkable average finishing position of 13.68, Byron achieved a lot. However, Rick Hendrick’s champ got a rude shock on Friday during qualifying.

Heading into the Coke Zero Sugar 400 with a title crown, William Byron had no reason to worry. The Hendrick Motorsports star owns three prior victories in Daytona, including two back-to-back Daytona 500s. But sadly, the superspeedway is not so welcoming for him this time.

An unexpected misfortune for William Byron

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