Byron Hopes to Produce Another Strong Dover Finish

William Byron, driver of the #9 Liberty University Chevrolet, walks to his car before the NASCAR XFINITY Series VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway on September 23, 2017, in Sparta, Kentucky. Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

William Byron entered the NASCAR XFINITY Series Playoffs leading in points after finishing second in the regular season standings and accumulating 17 playoff points via his series-best three victories and two stage wins.

He left the Playoff opener at Kentucky fifth on the Playoff Grid following a 18th-place showing. Still, Byron sits 25 points ahead of Brendan Gaughan for the final advancement spot to the Round of 8.

Byron will attempt to pad his points total in Saturday’s Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200 at Dover International Speedway at 2:45 pm ET on NBCSN where he was the highest-finishing XFINITY regular (sixth) in its June race.

“I am ready to get to Dover,” Byron said. “We got the Dash 4 Cash win there last time and I can’t wait to see what we can do this time around. I know our team is ready to rebound from last week and have a solid weekend for the second playoff race.”