Hendrick Motorsports Prodigy Obliterates Haters, as He Achieves Astonishing NASCAR Feat

With two wins and three finishes inside the top 10, William Byron is having one of the best seasons of his NASCAR career so far. He was promoted full-time to the #5 team which then changed to the #24 team in 2018 after he impressed in Xfinity, Trucks, and K&N Pro Series.

But Byron’s beginnings in racecar driving started in a very unorthodox way.

Because while most drivers start racing in go-karts or dirt tracks, Byron began his racing career on a computer. Until 2012, Byron was a prolific iRacing driver with over 100 wins to his name.

William Byron calls out his critics after surpassing major NASCAR Cup milestone

Today, he is one of the most promising young drivers in the sport as many think he would be the next big thing. But Byron’s iRacing beginnings have stuck with him, especially on the lips of those who aren’t really big fans of him.

These were the people he recently called out after he completed 2,000 laps led in his Cup career at Dover.

“Not bad for the, wHo StArTeD oN a CoMpUtEr, guy,” Byron tweeted.

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Byron reacts to 4th place finish at Dover

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Speaking in a post-race interview, William Byron claimed his Stage 1 and Stage 2 performances were “kind of status quo.” The young HMS driver also admitted that he needs to up his game when it comes to communicating information with his team on the radio as it ended up costing them big time at Dover.

“I wish I could be a little bit better in the things I say and how I say, in communicating that. We’re trying to get a little bit better and we just unfortunately got outside of the window that we had to work in and got ourselves too loose,” he confessed.

“But luckily got it back there at the end and finished 4th which is good.”

With that said, do you think William Byron could go all the way to the final 4 in Phoenix this year?

Or do you think he might choke? Do share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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