During a NASCAR race, William Byron encountered a significant issue on lap 47 when a piece of plastic covered the nose of his Chevrolet, leading to rising temperatures. Observers noticed part of the vinyl wrap on Byron's hood coming off, and onboard footage confirmed the car was losing ground. Byron's team identified a trash bag on the grille as the cause of the problem, with water temperatures escalating from 295, 296 to 350, prompting an urgent pit stop to address the overheating issue.
Is that a car's wrap clung to the front of Byron's car? Holy hell, Byron hits pit road with a car that was overheating. #NASCAR
William Byron pits on lap 47 for a big piece of plastic covering the nose of his Chevrolet. The temperatures were rising.
I could be wrong but I swear I just saw part of the vinyl wrap on Byron’s hood flying off a bit about three laps ago, via #NASCAR drive onboard. And sure is — and the No. 24 is losing ground now. Byron hitting pit road. https://t.co/Ju39WWl7p3
Byron: "Water temp's skyrocketing for some reason. 295, 296 ... why is that?" No. 24 team tells him there's debris on the grille. Byron: "It's 350." No. 24: "Yeah, we're going to have to pit." #NASCAR
William Byron told he has a trash bag on his grille, which is causing the rising water temps. May have to pit.