William Byron earns NASCAR Cup pole over Ryan Preece at Darlington

William Byron did well to honor Jeff Gordon in No. 24 "fiery" throwback scheme by rocketing to the top of the charts in qualifying on Saturday. Just over a tenth of a second separated the drivers between second and tenth on the time sheets, but second to first was nearly the same margin as Byron put down a new Darlington record for the current Gen-7 race car.
Byron lapped the historic track in ...Keep reading