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Bryon Seizes 3rd Win of Season in Overtime Thriller

April 08, 2024

Good Morning Race Fans. Lets digest another overtime thriller below.

CUP RACE RECAP
Byron Seizes 3rd Win of Season in Overtime Thriller

Source: NASCAR on NBC via X

The Martinsville spring race began with Kyle Larson taking his pole position all the way to a stage 1 win. After stage one Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, and Joey Logano exchanged the races top position as they displayed their strength on short tracks.

Once William Byron took the lead during the last stage and rode his lead all the way to the win. It was looking like Byron was going to cruise to his victory until a John Hunter Nemechek wreck with four laps left threw a caution to create some late race drama. Byron ultimately held off Larson during overtime to capture his 3rd win of the season and continue his impressive young cup series career.

Denny Hamlin and his team took a big risk during overtime being one of the few cars to pit during overtime. This decision led the 11 team from 4th place to 10th place but put them on fresh tires. The risk ended up not paying off as Denny finished 11th.

Hendrick Motorsports ends up finishing 1, 2, 3 as they celebrated their 40th anniversary in the Cup Series.

STANDINGS

POS

DRIVER

POINTS

WINS

1

Kyle Larson

309

1

2

Martin Truex Jr

295

0

3

Denny Hamlin

292

2

4

William Byron

261

3

5

Ryan Blaney

261

0

6

Chase Elliott

258

0

7

Ty Gibbs

254

0

8

Ross Chastain

232

0

9

Tyler Reddick

229

0

10

Alex Bowman

227

0

OTHER SERIES

Source: Aric Almirola vis X

🏁 Aric Almirola claims the Dash 4 Clash at Martinsville for Joe Gibbs Racing.

🏆 Christian Eckes wins his 2nd truck race of the season.

NEXT WEEK
Cup Series shift back to Medium Tracks

📍Texas Motor Speedway

⏳ Qualifying Saturday at 11:20 a.m. ET

⏰ Race Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET

📺 Watch on FS1

🏁 Last years winner: William Byron

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WRAPPING UP

Till next week 🤙🏼