William Byron ( racing driver ) - wikipedia William Byron ( racing driver ) William Byron Byron at the 2015 Carneros 200 William McComas Byron II ( 1997 - 11 - 29 ) November 29, 1997 ( age 20 ) Charlotte, North Carolina Achievements 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Champion Most wins by a rookie in the Camping World Truck Series ( 7 ) 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion Awards 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Rookie of the Year 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Rookie of the Year Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career 6 races run over 1 year Car no., team No. 24 ( Hendrick Motorsports ) First race 2018 Daytona 500 ( Daytona ) Last race 2018 STP 500 ( Martinsville ) Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0 NASCAR Xfinity Series career 33 races run over 1 year 2017 position 1st Best finish 1st ( 2017 ) First race 2017 PowerShares QQQ 300 ( Daytona ) Last race 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 ( Homestead ) First win 2017 American Ethanol E15 250 ( Iowa ) Last win 2017 Ticket Galaxy 200 ( Phoenix ) Wins Top tens Poles 22 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career 24 races run over 2 years 2016 position 5th Best finish 5th ( 2016 ) First race 2015 Lucas Oil 150 ( Phoenix ) Last race 2016 Ford EcoBoost 200 ( Homestead ) First win 2016 Toyota Tundra 250 ( Kansas ) Last win 2016 Ford EcoBoost 200 ( Homestead ) Wins Top tens Poles 7 16 Statistics current as of March 26, 2018. William McComas Byron II ( born November 29, 1997 ) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full - time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports. He won the 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship and the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award in the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The following season he won both the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship and 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year. Contents 1 Racing career 1.1 K&N Pro Series 1.2 Camping World Truck Series 1.3 Xfinity Series 1.4 Monster Energy Cup Series 2 Personal life 3 Motorsports career results 3.1 NASCAR 3.1. 1 Monster Energy Cup Series 3.1. 1.1 Daytona 500 3.1. 2 Xfinity Series 3.1. 3 Camping World Truck Series 3.1. 4 K&N Pro Series East 3.1. 5 K&N Pro Series West 3.2 ARCA Racing Series 4 References 5 External links Racing career Byron became interested in racing when he was six years old after seeing a stock car race on television, later attending a race at Martinsville Speedway in 2006. He began racing on the iRacing simulator as a teenager, with over 100 wins and 298 top fives in online competition. In 2012, he and his father explored how Byron could start racing offline -- in real cars. He started racing Legends that year at the age of 15, relatively late for modern drivers. That year he won 33 races and became the Legend Car Young Lions Division champion. For 2014, Byron signed with JR Motorsports late model program, in addition to continuing Legends competition. Byron competed in the No. 9 Liberty University Chevrolet at Hickory Motor Speedway in North Carolina for JRM. Byron scored a single victory and 11 top - five finishes, finishing second in points to teammate Josh Berry at Hickory. K&N Pro Series Byron at the K&N Pro Series West race at Sonoma in 2015 Byron was signed to drive in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East for 2015 by HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks, with sponsorship from Liberty University. Byron also continued racing late models for JR Motorsports. In his debut K&N East in February at New Smyrna Speedway, Byron finished 7th. Byron won the second race of the season at Greenville - Pickens Speedway after starting second and leading all 152 laps ( two laps past the scheduled distance ). Byron made his ARCA Racing Series debut at Lucas Oil Raceway in July, driving the No. 55 Liberty University Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports. Byron finished second after leading 120 laps. He scored four K&N East wins en route to winning the series championship. Byron and his team also competed in the 2015 K&N Pro Series West races at Sonoma and Phoenix, finishing fifth and second respectively. Camping World Truck Series On October 29, 2015, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that Byron would run a full - time schedule in the team 's No. 9 Toyota Tundra in the Camping World Truck Series during the 2016 season. To prepare him for the run, KBM fielded the No. 9 for him in the 2015 Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. Byron started the 2016 season on a low note crashing on the final lap at Daytona to finish 13th, and finishing 32nd at Atlanta after blowing an engine. Later, Byron would get his first top 3 and 10 in the Truck Series after finishing a strong 3rd at Martinsville. Byron won his first Truck Series race at Kansas in May, after avoiding Ben Rhodes and Johnny Sauter 's crash on the last lap of the race, and took his second race win in Texas in June. He won the next race at Iowa, finished 17th at Gateway due to a crash, and won yet again at Kentucky, propelling him to first in points. He followed that up with his fifth win of the season at Pocono Raceway, breaking the Camping World Truck Series record for most wins by a rookie. The previous mark was held by Kurt Busch during the 2000 season with four wins. During the playoffs, Byron won the first race of the Round of 8 at New Hampshire but suffered an engine failure at the last race of the Round of 6 at Phoenix, which cost him the chance to join the Championship 4. With a win at the final race at Homestead, he placed fifth in the overall standings, with a total seven wins, eleven top 5s, and 16 top 10s in 23 races. In addition to clinching the owners ' championship for the No. 9 team, Byron was named Rookie of the Year. Xfinity Series Byron 's No. 9 at Road America in 2017 On August 18, 2016, Byron and Hendrick Motorsports announced they have signed a multi-year driver agreement, with Byron running full - time in the Xfinity Series driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports in 2017. Byron finished 2nd at Michigan, just losing out to Denny Hamlin. One week later, Byron won his first career race at Iowa after Christopher Bell wrecked late in the race, battling for a win with Ryan Sieg, who eventually placed second. He ended up winning again the week later in an overtime finish at Daytona. Byron also won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the third Xfinity victory of his career ; he would add a fourth win when the series visited Phoenix for the penultimate race of the season. The Phoenix win also placed Byron among the four drivers eligible to race for the series championship at Homestead - Miami Speedway. At the final race in Miami, Byron held on as he finished 3rd, ahead of his Championship 4 teammate, Elliott Sadler. He won the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Monster Energy Cup Series On August 9, 2017, Hendrick Motorsports announced Byron would be the new replacement for Kasey Kahne in the No. 5 car in 2018, while continuing current sponsorship with Axalta Coating Systems and Liberty University. Twenty days later, however, HMS announced Byron would instead drive the No. 24, while Chase Elliott moved to the rebranded No. 9 car. Personal life Byron was born the youngest of two children in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Charlotte Country Day School while taking online classes through sponsor Liberty University, graduating in May 2016. Byron is also currently a student at Liberty University earning his college degree. His parents, Bill and Dana, and his older sister, Kathryn, are his main sources of inspiration. Byron is an Eagle Scout. Motorsports career Results NASCAR ( key ) ( Bold -- Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics -- Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * -- Most laps led. ) Monster Energy Cup Series Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 MENCC Pts 2018 Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevy DAY 23 ATL 18 LVS 27 PHO 12 CAL 15 MAR 20 TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH DOV CLT TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM - * - * Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2018 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 33 23 Xfinity Series NASCAR Xfinity Series results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref 2017 JR Motorsports 9 Chevy DAY 9 ATL 7 LVS 14 PHO CAL 5 TEX 7 BRI 12 RCH 30 TAL 36 CLT 14 DOV 6 POC 12 MCH IOW DAY 1 * KEN 7 NHA IND IOW 9 GLN 10 MOH 25 BRI 22 ROA 6 DAR 5 RCH 7 CHI 33 KEN 18 DOV CLT 16 KAN TEX 9 PHO HOM 1st 4034 Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCWTC Pts Ref 2015 Kyle Busch Motorsports 9 Toyota DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO 31 HOM 78th 13 2016 DAY 13 ATL 32 MAR KAN DOV 11 * CLT 10 TEX IOW 1 * GTW 17 * KEN 1 * ELD 14 POC 1 * BRI MCH MSP 10 CHI 30 NHA 1 * LVS 5 TAL 10 MAR 8 TEX 6 PHO 27 * HOM 5th 2199 K&N Pro Series East NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref 2015 HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks 9 Chevy NSM 7 GRE 1 * BRI IOW 1 * BGS 15 LGY 1 * COL 14 NHA IOW 13 GLN 7 MOT 8 * VIR 10 RCH 6 DOV 9 1st 546 K&N Pro Series West NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NKNPSWC Pts Ref 2015 HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks 91 Chevy KER IRW TUS IOW SHA SON 5 SLN IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PIR 35th 70 ARCA racing Series ( key ) ( Bold -- Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics -- Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * -- Most laps led. ) ARCA Racing Series results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ARSC Pts Ref 2015 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP 2 * POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN 32 KAN 76th 305 2016 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE 58th 415 15 POC 8 MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN Season still in progress Ineligible for series points References ^ Jump up to : Williams, Deb. `` From online to on - track competition, Byron quickly finds success ''. ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 30 June 2015. ^ Jump up to : Press Release ( January 17, 2014 ). `` JRM Adds William Byron to Late Model Program for 2014 ''. jrmracing.com. Mooresville, North Carolina : JR Motorsports. Retrieved 1 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` From Virtual to Victory Lane, William Byron Takes the Jack in the Box Summer Shootout Series by Storm ''. charlottemotorspeedway.com. Charlotte Motor Speedway. June 19, 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015. Jump up ^ Levine, Steven ( April 14, 2015 ). `` Get To Know William Byron ''. nascar.com. NASCAR Illustrated. Retrieved 1 July 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Driver : William Byron ''. jrmracing.com. JR Motorsports. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015. Jump up ^ Associated Press ( December 11, 2014 ). `` Ganassi and Harry Scott to field 1 Xfinity entry ''. USA Today. Charlotte, North Carolina. Retrieved December 11, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` William Byron ''. NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR. Retrieved 30 June 2015. Jump up ^ Utter, Jim ( October 3, 2015 ). `` William Byron is heading to Trucks after winning K&N East championship : For all practical purposes, William Byron 's racing career is just getting started ''. motorsport.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` William Byron -- 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results ''. Racing - Reference. Retrieved October 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Utter, Jim ( October 29, 2015 ). `` Kyle Busch Motorsports ' 2016 lineup to feature several newcomers ''. Motorsport.com. Retrieved October 29, 2015. Jump up ^ `` ABREU, BYRON TO MAKE TRUCK DEBUTS AT PHOENIX ''. NASCAR. November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Byron Makes Truck Series Debut for KBM at Phoenix ''. Kyle Busch Motorsports. November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015. Jump up ^ Utter, Jim ( July 30, 2016 ). `` Rookie William Byron takes record - breaking fifth win ''. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` WILLIAM BYRON WINS AT MIAMI ; SAUTER CLAIMS 2016 TITLE ''. NASCAR. November 18, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Utter, Jim ( August 18, 2016 ). `` Hendrick Motorsports signs Truck star Byron to multi-year deal ''. Motorsport.com. Retrieved August 18, 2016. Jump up ^ Albert, Zack ( June 17, 2017 ). `` Byron learns lessons from oh - so - close near win at Michigan ''. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` William Byron wins in Iowa for first Xfinity victory ''. USA Today. Gannett Company. Associated Press. June 25, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Kraft, RJ ( June 25, 2017 ). `` Ryan Sieg logs career - best finish in Iowa ''. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2017. Jump up ^ Spencer, Lee ( July 1, 2017 ). `` William Byron escapes carnage and wins Daytona Xfinity race ''. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Utter, Jim ( July 22, 2017 ). `` William Byron claims `` humbling '' NASCAR Xfinity win at Indianapolis ``. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Utter, Jim ( November 11, 2017 ). `` William Byron finds Phoenix redemption with Xfinity win ''. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 11, 2017. Jump up ^ DeGroot, Nick ( November 11, 2017 ). `` Championship 4 grid set for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Phoenix ''. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Utter, Jim ( August 8, 2017 ). `` William Byron to replace Kahne at Hendrick Motorsports in 2018 ''. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Byron to compete in Cup Series beginning in 2018 ''. Hendrick Motorsports. Charlotte, North Carolina. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017. Jump up ^ Jayski 's Silly Season Site ( August 29, 2017 ). `` Chase Elliott to drive the # 9 in 2018 ; William Byron in the # 24 ''. ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2017. Jump up ^ https://www.liberty.edu/alumni/alumni-news/?MID=237336 Jump up ^ Spencer, Lee ( August 9, 2017 ). `` William Byron knows move to Cup will be `` challenging '' ``. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. But I think what impressed me ( Hendrick ) probably more than anything about William, his last year as a senior at Country Day, he won the K&N Series, he was an honor student and was taking college courses and he became an Eagle Scout. Missing or empty url = ( help ) ; access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` William Byron -- 2017 NASCAR XFINITY Series Results ''. Racing - Reference. Retrieved October 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` William Byron -- 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results ''. Racing - Reference. Retrieved October 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` William Byron -- 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results ''. Racing - Reference. Retrieved October 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` William Byron -- 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results ''. Racing - Reference. Retrieved October 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` William Byron -- 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results ''. Racing - Reference. Retrieved October 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` William Byron -- 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results ''. Racing - Reference. Retrieved October 28, 2017. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Byron. William Byron driver statistics at Racing - Reference Sporting positions Preceded by Daniel Suárez NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion 2017 Succeeded by Incumbent Hendrick Motorsports Personnel Rick Hendrick Ricky Hendrick Ray Evernham Kenny Francis Lance McGrew Brian Whitesell Gene Monahan Keith Rodden Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Drivers ( 9 ) Chase Elliott ( 24 ) William Byron ( 48 ) Jimmie Johnson ( 88 ) Alex Bowman Crew chiefs ( 9 ) Alan Gustafson ( 24 ) Darian Grubb ( 48 ) Chad Knaus ( 88 ) Greg Ives Former drivers NASCAR Hall of Fame Terry Labonte Mark Martin Darrell Waltrip Benny Parsons Ron Hornaday Jr. Winners Kyle Busch Ricky Hendrick Geoff Bodine Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jeff Gordon Kasey Kahne Casey Mears Jerry Nadeau Joe Nemechek Tim Richmond Ricky Rudd Ken Schrader Regan Smith Jack Sprague Tony Stewart Brian Vickers Other drivers Brett Bodine Buddy Baker Ricky Craven Wally Dallenbach Jr. Jim Fitzgerald Scott Lagasse Randy LaJoie Greg Sacks Al Unser Jr. Partnerships and affiliations Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates JR Motorsports JTG Daugherty Racing JR Motorsports Personnel Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kelley Earnhardt Miller Rick Hendrick NASCAR Xfinity Series Drivers ( 1 ) Elliott Sadler ( 5 ) Michael Annett ( 7 ) Justin Allgaier ( 9 ) Tyler Reddick ( 88 ) Chase Elliott / Dale Earnhardt Jr. Crew chiefs ( 1 ) Kevin Meendering ( 5 ) Jason Stockert ( 7 ) Jason Burdett ( 9 ) Dave Elenz ( 88 ) Scott Radel Former drivers NASCAR Xfinity Series Aric Almirola Steve Arpin William Byron Josh Berry ( current Late Model JRM driver ) Kelly Bires Alex Bowman Clint Bowyer Landon Cassill Cole Custer J.R. Fitzpatrick Robby Gordon Kenny Habul Kevin Harvick Shane Huffman Jimmie Johnson Brad Keselowski Mark Martin Mark McFarland Jamie McMurray Ron Fellows Danica Patrick Ben Rhodes Brad Sweet Cole Whitt Scott Wimmer Josh Wise NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Alex Bowman Jeb Burton Cole Custer Kevin Harvick Kasey Kahne Kyle Larson Partnerships and affiliations Hendrick Motorsports Kyle Busch Motorsports Owners Kyle Busch Drivers Truck Series ( 4 ) David Gilliland / Kyle Busch / Spencer Davis / Todd Gilliland ( 18 ) Noah Gragson ( 51 ) Spencer Davis / Harrison Burton / Kyle Busch / Brandon Jones / Riley Herbst / David Gilliland Former drivers Christopher Bell Scott Bloomquist Justin Boston Kurt Busch William Byron Cody Coughlin Joey Coulter Gray Gaulding Chad Hackenbracht Denny Hamlin Brian Ickler Erik Jones Parker Kligerman Gary Klutt Jason Leffler Tayler Malsam Kimi Räikkönen Josh Richards Brian Scott Myatt Snider Daniel Suárez Matt Tifft Darrell Wallace Jr. HScott Motorsports Former Personnel Harry Scott Jr. James Finch Steve Addington Jay Guy Former drivers Rico Abreu Justin Allgaier Michael Annett Clint Bowyer William Byron Justin Haley Scott Heckert Bobby Labonte Kyle Larson Justin Marks Michael McDowell Brennan Poole Dalton Sargeant Ryan Truex Partnerships and affiliations Hendrick Motorsports Stewart - Haas Racing Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Xfinity Series Drivers ' Champions 1982 J. Ingram 1983 S. Ard 1984 S. Ard 1985 J. Ingram 1986 L. Pearson 1987 L. Pearson 1988 T. Ellis 1989 R. Moroso 1990 C. Bown 1991 B. Labonte 1992 J. Nemechek 1993 S. Grissom 1994 D. Green 1995 J. Benson Jr. 1996 R. LaJoie 1997 R. LaJoie 1998 D. Earnhardt Jr. 1999 D. Earnhardt Jr. 2000 J. Green 2001 K. Harvick 2002 G. Biffle 2003 B. Vickers 2004 M. Truex Jr. 2005 M. Truex Jr. 2006 K. Harvick 2007 C. Edwards 2008 C. Bowyer 2009 K. Busch 2010 B. Keselowski 2011 R. Stenhouse Jr. 2012 R. Stenhouse Jr. 2013 A. Dillon 2014 C. Elliott 2015 C. Buescher 2016 D. Suárez 2017 W. Byron Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Byron_(racing_driver)&oldid=833941507 '' Categories : 1997 births Eagle Scouts NASCAR drivers Sportspeople from Charlotte, North Carolina Living people Racing drivers from North Carolina 21st - century American racing drivers Liberty University alumni Hidden categories : Pages using web citations with no URL Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bahasa Indonesia Edit links This page was last edited on 3 April 2018, at 03 : 32. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who did william byron drive for last year
Answer: JR Motorsports