William Byron wins the NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas, becoming the first repeat winner of the 2024 season. Christopher Bell finishes second after erasing a significant deficit but falls short by 0.692 seconds. Kyle Busch confronts Bell post-race.
Kyle Busch confronts Christopher Bell after NASCAR Cup Series race https://t.co/bbEHRGqgRt
For the third year in a row, William Byron is the first repeat winner! #NASCAR (THREAD 1/2) https://t.co/ZYnSdY1YQr
William Byron won his 13th pole Saturday. He was 0-for-12 going into COTA in races where he had won the pole. What he said about finally getting a win from the first starting spot. https://t.co/yuArN3SVCY
"That Shit Is Coming" - Kyle Busch Promises To Wreck Christopher Bell After COTA Spinout @NASCAR https://t.co/Hj6k2dPp2p https://t.co/Hj6k2dPp2p
William Byron completed a near-perfect weekend at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday ✅ The Hendrick Chevrolet driver collected his second NASCAR Cup victory of 2024 in dominant fashion over Christopher Bell 🏆 Full report ⬇️ https://t.co/BiHazgxR5S
Live updates: William Byron wins NASCAR Cup Series race at COTA with impressive run https://t.co/K66BldXKAB
Pole to checkered flag: Byron dominates NASCAR’s 1st road course race of season, wins at COTA https://t.co/A20MlH1Ogl https://t.co/HY6KvByy0L
NASCAR takeaways: William Byron dominates at COTA for second win of 2024 @NASCARONFOX https://t.co/vvDIbNmfPU
With the right strategy, Charlotte’s William Byron dominated his NASCAR Cup Series win at COTA https://t.co/6MBayIjJv6
Christopher Bell was fast enough to erase a 9-second deficit in the final stint of Sunday's race, but he was also going to need William Byron to make a mistake to fight for the win: https://t.co/ENEb3DXulw
What drivers said after William Byron won at COTA https://t.co/ik5W7SNmYG
More from Christopher Bell after his second-place finish and the incidents with Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch. https://t.co/R59EDLQDC6
#NASCAR News: Despite being spun on Lap 41, @KyleBusch was able to rally to finish ninth at COTA. However, after the race, Busch confronted Christopher Bell to let his frustrations about the incident be known: https://t.co/7nxTtedZFO
Kyle Busch finished 9th despite being turned by Christopher Bell in the final Stage of Sunday’s race at COTA, which ran green the whole way. Busch confronted Bell after the race: https://t.co/UhPL5BTqh0
Cup race results COTA. https://t.co/c4n0DFGhsk
#NASCAR ... Cup results Sunday at COTA https://t.co/mquFNxcuwq
William Byron bulls his way to dominant Cup Series victory at COTA #NASCAR https://t.co/9qF9mS5YLv
Kyle Busch stormed up to Christopher Bell after the race. Busch was spun earlier in the race by the No. 20 car. #NASCAR https://t.co/8bpR0DZe5v
#NASCAR ... William Byron wins at COTA https://t.co/gawERjZUXv
Kyle Busch is not happy with Christopher Bell. #NASCAR https://t.co/oRVjHJokj3
Kyle Busch was not happy with Christopher Bell. The two talked on pit road after the race. #NASCAR https://t.co/6WHtzlLmx9
> William Byron bulls his way to dominant victory at COTA, holds off a charging Bell to become the Cup Series' first two-time winner this year. Race recap: https://t.co/7ZrkjPg2YL #NASCAR https://t.co/lxFazzURm7
Whoa ... A very upset Kyle Busch had few words with Christopher Bell after the race. #NASCAR
Kyle Busch expressed his displeasure with Christopher Bell post-race. #NASCAR
William Byron, Rudy Fugle and the Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 win the Cup race at Circuit of the Americas Chrisrtopher Bell closed to 0.69 by the line. 12th career Cup win, 10th in a NextGen and second of the season for Byron
William Byron wins at COTA! #NASCAR https://t.co/VmzGyQRwnD
William Byron wins at COTA, becoming the season's first repeat winner.
Bell tried all he could, but he will lose out by 0.692 sec. to William Byron, who becomes the first two-time race winner in the 2024 #NASCAR Cup Series season.
A fairly uneventful #NASCAR Cup race today... William Byron is the first repeat winner of the year, winning at COTA, beating Christopher Bell and Ty Gibbs!
William Byron wins at COTA over Bell. Race updates here: https://t.co/gVsjcBm7es
Byron wins Cup race at COTA.
William Byron wins from the pole @COTA! #NASCAR
REPOST to congratulate William Byron! He dominates at Circuit of the Americas for his 12th NASCAR Cup Series win. https://t.co/dnemelrEac
William Byron holds off Christopher Bell to win at COTA, becoming the first repeat winner of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Final lap! Will William Byron have enough to fend off Bell? #NASCAR
White flag: William Byron leads Christopher Bell by 1.7 seconds. #NASCAR
Bell really gains on Byron in the back half of the lap, but it's going to take an incredible final lap by Bell for him to have a chance to win this one. #NASCAR
Bell is hustling. #NASCAR
Bell gets around Gibbs for P2. He will now set sail on Byron. 2.54 second back with 3 laps left. #NASCAR
Bell gets by Gibbs for second with 3 laps to go. Can he make up 2.7 seconds on Byron? Doubtful... But he sure as hell is gonna try 🍿
Gibbs and Bell are closing in on Byron. Bell is the faster of the two, but he's stuck in third. What are we going to see here? #NASCAR
OK, so Bell finally cleared Gibbs. He has 2.5 laps to get to Byron.
Christopher Bell takes second from Ty Gibbs. #NASCAR
"Three, buddy. Three." William Byron still in control with three laps to go. Up 2.5 seconds on Gibbs, up 2.9 seconds on Bell.
Three laps to go. #NASCAR
Four laps to go. #NASCAR
Bell down to 4.7 seconds back with five laps to go. #NASCAR https://t.co/LTxryIhHyV
Updated splits with 5 to go: 1. Byron 2. Gibbs -3.7 seconds 3. Bell -4.7 seconds Bell was fastest car that lap, Byron was fourth-fastest.
Bell is up to P3, 6 laps to go, 5.5 seconds back. #NASCAR
Bell has erased about 4.5 seconds of his deficit to Byron over the past six or seven laps. He rides third. Gibbs runs second, 2.8 seconds back last time across the stripe. Six laps to go. #NASCAR
Six laps to go. #nascar
OK, well Christopher Bell just moved to P3. Six laps left. Byron leads Gibbs by 2.8 seconds, Bell by 5.5 seconds.
Christopher Bell takes third from Alex Bowman. #nascar
Bell continues to click off laps one second+ faster than the lead, but he is still fourth and 5.7 seconds back. He can't have any snags, and he might have a shot. #NASCAR