Ten years before he became a DAYTONA 500® winner, William Byron was an up-and-coming short track star on the path to NASCAR®. Starting with a successful
simulation racing and Legends Car career to start things off, Byron took on the ultra-competitive Late Model ranks in the Southeast and beyond.
To accomplish that goal, Byron hooked up with powerhouse team JR Motorsports for the 2014 season. That partnership led to more wins and got the young driver ready to take on the NASCAR® national series. Competing in events at Hickory Motor Speedway and more Late Model Stock car races around the Carolinas, Byron proved he was capable of being one of the top NASCAR® talents and JR Motorsports locked him up for even more success just three years later in the NASCAR Xfinity Series®, where the young driver became a champion in 2017.