Multiple penalties were issued during the NASCAR race at COTA, including short-cutting violations and speeding on pit road. @CBellRacing won Stage 1, while @WilliamByron emerged victorious, securing his second win of the season. Drama unfolded as @KyleBusch and @CBellRacing exchanged words post-race.
Fantasy: @MartinTruex_Jr has led 50+ laps in 10 of the last 14 Richmond races; @CBellRacing has five top 10s in six starts with JGR; both @23XIRacing drivers are looking for their first top 10s at the track. https://t.co/yNJLCV9uWX
With his @COTA win, @WilliamByron became the first driver since @JeffGordonWeb to win multiple races for the third straight year, a stat he's particularly proud of. 🗣️ "I feel like we have a lot to prove [...] there's still a lot to do." 🎧 Listen → https://t.co/MKhd9eLXG8 https://t.co/2IZAKOKkRC
.@sammysmithSS will run several #NASCAR Truck races this year with @SpireMotorsport. https://t.co/P0MytiFlPh
.@AlexPalou is at @TXMotorSpeedway checking the car setup for @kyffin_simpson’s rookie test 💪 https://t.co/FAZjirsnE4
🟡 More wrecking. Five car pileup in turn three. Third and final OT try coming up. @ENASCARGG | #eCCiS
🟢 Green flag for OT #2 starting lap 76. Wilson v. Minter but the inside moves again. @ENASCARGG | #eCCiS
🟢 Green with 13 laps to go in regulation. Wilson leads over Minter, Kirwan and Cosey. Aaaaand they're wrecking again. @ENASCARGG | #eCCiS
🟢 Restart coming to 19 to go. And then they're four-wide and wrecking down the backstretch. Sigh. 🟡 @ENASCARGG | #eCCiS
🟢 RESTART LAP 43 🟢 Wilson to the lead over Kirwan but if this evolves into a long run, I like Cosey's chances. @ENASCARGG | #eCCiS
🟢 Restart working lap eight. Cosey still holds serve over Wilson and Novak. @ENASCARGG | #eCCiS
🟡 Caution working lap three.🟡 @dylanault42 got turned in the midfield and collected @MrWyat5 after @BigDogBowden was the initial contact in a four-wide mess. @ENASCARGG | #eCCiS
🟢 Green at virtual Richmond.🟢 @windVOW8820 to the lead from the pole early on ... and a yellow two laps in. @ENASCARGG | #eCCiS
NEWS: @windVOW8820 tops @ENASCARGG @CocaCola @iRacing Series qualifying (which sets the lineups for the 25-lap heats) tonight at @RichmondRaceway. It's the first top qualifying effort of his #eCCiS career in his 22nd start. 📸: @justinmelillo https://t.co/rHzPswT9n4
🏁 @TeamHendrick VP of Competition @chadknaus said getting the No. 17 car back into Victory Lane meant so much to so many on Saturday ❤️ 🥹 "It was just very emotional and a touching time. Really made Mr. Hendrick proud." More → https://t.co/MKhd9eLXG8 https://t.co/KI2uWcUHSZ
In both of @WilliamByron's wins this year, his @TeamHendrick @Alex_Bowman wasn't very far behind. He was pleased with a fourth-place finish at @COTA, but still "bummed" as he aims to snap a two-year winless streak. https://t.co/NFGIHySLnb
In both of @WilliamByron's wins this year, his @TeamHendrick @Alex_Bowman wasn't very far behind. He was pleased with a fourth-place finish at @COTA, but "still bummed" as he aims to snap a two-year winless streak. https://t.co/NFGIHySLnb
Playing an alternate strategy from the field, @CBellRacing was reeling race leader @WilliamByron down quickly in the waning laps at COTA. He came up seven-tenths of a second short of the win, though gained more than 12 seconds during the final stint. https://t.co/B2NuhSgpKf
.@Justin_Haley_ finished 17th in Sunday's #NASCAR Cup race at @COTA, but he and @RickWareRacing have since been disqualified after the #51 car failed to meet minimum weight requirements. Details 👇 https://t.co/FnY8sd3N0P
PRACTICE ✅ POLE POSITION ✅ RACE WIN ✅ @WilliamByron completed a perfect weekend with the win in Sunday's #EchoParkGrandPrix at Circuit of The Americas, the first driver to win practice, qualifying, and the race in the NextGen weekend. #SrigleyStats feat. @RacingAmerica https://t.co/yzqMgbGQvK
.@CBellRacing put on an impressive performance in his runner-up finish at @COTA, but his day was not without drama, drawing the ire of @KyleBusch. #NASCAR https://t.co/yAmojNDHnY
📈 "Now we're starting to put the races together [...] it feels really good after the last couple of weeks we've had. It's been rough." @WilliamByron in Victory Lane on his second win of the 2024 season ⬇️ Continuing LIVE post-race coverage → https://t.co/5jokqJ2Awj https://t.co/IBlOtoelVL
.@CoreyLaJoie has been evaluated and released from the infield care center. #NASCAR
REPORT - @WilliamByron scored a dominant victory in a very clean #NASCAR Cup race at @COTA, beating @CBellRacing and @TyGibbs. https://t.co/p3LbHalGsN
.@KyleBusch is NOT happy with @CBellRacing 👀 #NASCAR 🎥 @NASCAR https://t.co/mTqiD5pxao
It is @WilliamByron, who became the first two-time winner in the #NASCAR Cup Series this season as he held off @CBellRacing in Sunday's race at COTA. Here are the full race results: https://t.co/1dArq4qY3Y
.@CBellRacing and @KyleBusch exchange words following the race. https://t.co/cxqoUwApvL
Words exchanged! @KyleBusch upset w/ @CBellRacing after #NASCAR @NASCARatCOTA https://t.co/5r95WRgyjr
Winner! @WilliamByron at #NASCAR @NASCARatCOTA https://t.co/oZUglh8V1x
.@CBellRacing was charging, but ran out of time as @WilliamByron takes the 🏁 at @COTA, becoming the first repeat winner of the 2024 season. #NASCAR 🎥 @NASCARONFOX https://t.co/CpIyn4v1N2
Two in '24 for the No. 24! 🏁🏁 @WilliamByron wins the #EchoParkGP at @NASCARatCOTA! https://t.co/pyFXLNUb0E
How about @WilliamByron? What a dominant drive from the No. 24 🏁 He becomes the first repeat winner of the season. #NASCAR
Domination from @WilliamByron 🏁 He leads 43 of 68 laps from the pole to win at @COTA, his second win of 2024 and second on a road course of his career with Hendrick. Bell, Gibbs, Bowman, Reddick the top 5. Allmendinger, Chastain, Buescher, Busch and Truex Jr. the top 10.
What a performance by @WilliamByron, dominating at COTA to score his second win of the season. #NASCAR
NEWS: @WilliamByron completes a near-perfect weekend with a win in Sunday's #NASCAR Cup race at @COTA - his second victory in the first six races of the 2024 season.
.@kamui_kobayashi spins but continues. #NASCAR
PENALTY: @Erik_Jones too fast on pit road, section 12 #NASCAR
PENALTY: @StenhouseJr for short-cutting the course in Turn 4 #nascar
.@TylerReddick to the lead as @TyGibbs pits. #NASCAR
.@shanevg97 has lost first gear. #NASCAR
Chase Elliott on pit road to serve his penalty. #NASCAR
Chase Elliott with a cutting the course penalty in the esses there. #NASCAR
Penalty ... Chase Elliott cutting the course
#NASCAR ... Penalty to Chase Elliott for short cutting Turn 4
PENALTY: @chaseelliott for short-cutting the course. #NASCAR
.@DanielHemric on pit road with damage. Josh Berry also on pit road. #NASCAR
.@kamui_kobayashi is on pit road. #NASCAR
.@StenhouseJr and @kamui_kobayashi have spun. #NASCAR
PENALTY: @shanevg97 too fast on pit road, multiple sections. #NASCAR
.@shanevg97 is on pit road. #NASCAR
PENALTY: @Daniel_SuarezG too fast on pit road, section 1 #NASCAR
Adding to what those at the track are tweeting and what I'm hearing via radio chatter on the scanners: @KyleLarsonRacin gets spun by @CBellRacing in Turn 11. No. 20 still out on older tires (minimal lap time falloff though). KL says everything feels ok. #NASCAR
.@BubbaWallace and others have spun in Turn 15. #NASCAR
Re-lead, @WilliamByron #NASCAR
.@CBellRacing wins Stage 1 #NASCAR
PENALTY: @ChaseBriscoe_14 for short-cutting the course, Turn 4 #NASCAR
PENALTY: @JHNemechek for short-cutting Turn 4. #NASCAR