William Byron established himself as the guy to beat in the Cup series last season with his impressive six-cup race-winning year. He, unfortunately, finished P3 in the championship after failing to match the clutch form of Ryan Blaney. But he has already redeemed himself by winning the 2024 season opener Daytona 500, surviving multiple wrecks.
The racing community has often overlooked Byron’s talents till the last season, as his championship-winning teammates Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson‘s charisma was too much to match for him. He was always the other guy at HMS, and his “corporate-like” personality of Byron also didn’t help, as personality traits are a major factor in building a fandom.