A Sea Of Red

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#11 and #24 looking strong at Martinsville today

Another step forward in patience and maturity at Martinsville this past weekend, William finishes a solid 4th with the awesome "Liberty" paint scheme. Really fun to see a guy that may have been pushed around a little in his first couple of Cup seasons, be able to mix it up with some much more experienced drivers on a really tough track. Daniel Suarez needs to not make so much of a little bump he received from William the #99 checked up with old tires. Rubbin' is racin'!

All the cautions with around 50 to go and having to restart on the outside hurt him.

NBC power rankings.

https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/04/27 ... ng-up/amp/

""The 23-year-old can become the youngest Cup driver to claim nine consecutive top 10s, eclipsing Hall of Famer and Hendrick legend Jeff Gordon (who was 24 years, 22 days at the time).""

https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/04/29 ... s-speedway

The most excited I've been for a 9th place finish. Crazy last 2 laps.

Had Kyle Busch at 12/1 great ending

You can tell that patience and big picture racing has improved this year. Even when the car is not up to par handling or horsepower wise, William and crew still mange a top 10 finish. Gaining confidence, yet harnessing that energy is quite a balancing act. Hope he can stay humble and grounded, the future looks bright if he can do that!

Byron's mother is in Charlotte hospital with a brain tumor.

ballcoach15 wrote: ↑May 5th, 2021, 5:36 am Byron's mother is in Charlotte hospital with a brain tumor.

Prayers sent. Pray that God will give mercy and comfort and healing and that only He can.

ballcoach15 wrote: ↑May 5th, 2021, 5:36 am Byron's mother is in Charlotte hospital with a brain tumor.

Praying for her and the family.

Heavens that race was awful. I haven't been that bored since I took GNED in 2011.

I'm going to Dover next week. Spending the weekend in the lots. T's and P's for me.

Another Top 5 finish for Byron. 4th at Darlington.

Longshots wrote: ↑May 9th, 2021, 7:03 pm Heavens that race was awful. I haven't been that bored since I took GNED in 2011.

I'm going to Dover next week. Spending the weekend in the lots. T's and P's for me.

Watch the F1 race. Very entertaining

Grabbed a pole in Austin at COTA. Let's see if the weather holds up tomorrow, Crazy weather system coming off the Gulf.

OH, but for a gallon more gas! William had a really good weekend, but just 7.5 miles worth of gas would have made it great! Still impressed with his development and ability to mix it up and not be intimidated by the established veterans. A stage win, points in another stage and a 12th place finish after running out of gas still keeps him 3rd in driver points. Go Willy B.

Good news for Mom

https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/07/27 ... t-his-mom/

Byron finished 2nd at Michigan today. Late caution flag hurt his chances to win.

Byron advances to next round of playoffs by 1 point. Finished 3rd at Bristol last night.

He had all the dynamics work in his favor to catapault into the next round. Now he needs to seize upon the opportuity.

Heroic effort for William today and really throughout the playoffs. Hopefully he has had all his bad luck for the next three seasons done with this year and will have a great 2022. Talked to him briefly yesterday at homecoming and he seems like such a genuine good kid. I told him that I had all the faith in the world that he could win today and advance, and if not for a bumper falling off his team mates car, he may well have. Not sure I agreed with the decision to bring him in for tires during the last caution. The cars with clean air out front were nearly impossible to pass and he had been on a roll. His crew chief has made some bonehead calls this year, but William has been a class act and never throws him under the bus. Does anyone know if the Liberty sponsorship is going to be renewed for next year? I hope so, great TV screen time every Sunday and positive exposure for the school with an actual student.

Rick Hendrick said yesterday there will be a big announcement this week, pertaining to Byron.
It's probably sponsorship related.

Liberty has extended sponsorship of Byron for another 5 years.

12 races a season.