He returns to the collection and is again in Victory Lane.
After a mixture of early contenders out entrance, William Byron grabbed the reigns and rode away with the win in Thursday evening’s NASCAR Tenting World Truck Sequence Blu-Emu Most Ache Reduction 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
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Byron’s efficiency within the No. 7 Spire Motorsports entry introduced again recollections of his dominant 2016 season within the collection, the place he gained seven races and put the nation on discover. The Cup Sequence common led a race-high 94 of the 200 laps after grabbing the lead after Stage 2, outdueling Kyle Busch and others in his first Vans begin in almost a yr and simply his second because the ’16 season.
Trailing Byron was a number of Toyotas, led by Johnny Sauter, who made a spectacular run via the sector after beginning on the tail finish. His robust run left him one spot in need of his first victory since 2019, trailing Byron by 1.138 seconds. Busch, John Hunter Nemechek and reigning champion Ben Rhodes rounded out the highest 5.
Zane Smith began on the pole and gained Stage 1 however drifted again into the sector because the evening went on. The 2-time 2022 winner completed ninth and led a second-best 55 laps.
The Truck Sequence returns to motion for the Pinty’s Truck Race on Dust subsequent Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway (8 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
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