William Byron, driver of the #9 Axalta/Priefert Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series My Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

William Byron has always been a quick study. He won four races as a rookie on his way to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship in 2015. Last year, he set the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookie record with seven victories. The 19-year-old Charlotte native was also a straight-A student in high school and is finishing up his sophomore year at Liberty University.

Byron’s rookie season in the NASCAR XFINITY Series has been no different. He sits second in the series standings – 17 points behind Elliott Sadler – on the strength of two top-five and four top-ten finishes in five starts.

He’ll attempt to get his first win in Saturday’s My Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway at 1:30 pm ET on FOX – a track where he won in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series last year.

“I have a good history at Texas Motor Speedway with winning the Truck race in June last year,” Byron said. “Hopefully I can carry some of that confidence into this weekend’s race. We have had some good runs lately, a few top-fives that we can continue to build on this weekend.”