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William Byron Says he’s Ready for Move up to NASCAR’s Top Series

William Byron, the driver of the #9 AXALTA/Progressive Powder Coating Inc. Chevrolet prepares to drive during practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Zippo 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 4, 2017, in Watkins Glen, New York. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

William Byron summed up his future at Hendrick Motorsports in two words:

“I’m ready.”

That was the answer Byron gave team owner Rick Hendrick on Sunday night when Hendrick first broached the possibility of the 19-year-old moving up to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2018. Continue reading

Earnhardt Makes Early Exit in Final Trip Around Watkins Glen

Dale Earnhardt Jr., the driver of the #88 Axalta Chevrolet, is introduced prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series I Love NY 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 6, 2017, in Watkins Glen, New York Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Perhaps it was only fitting that Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on a road course would come to an abrupt and abbreviated end.

The engine in Earnhardt’s No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet expired after 22 laps of Sunday’s I Love New York 355 at Watkins Glen International, bringing a merciful end to a weekend in which Earnhardt and his team searched in vain for a semblance of speed in the car. Continue reading

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Needs More Speed to be a Contender

Dale Earnhardt Jr., the driver of the #88 Axalta Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series I Love NY 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 5, 2017, in Watkins Glen, New York. Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

To Dale Earnhardt Jr., the No. 78 Toyota of Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 42 Chevrolet of Kyle Larson aren’t just in a different zip code.

They’re in a different time zone, figuratively speaking when it comes to speed on the race track. Continue reading

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