By suspending William Byron for a week and Ty Gibbs for at least that, preferably more, the sanctioning body would have made a huge statement that they aren’t complacent.
The William Byron and Denny Hamlin incident at Texas Motor Speedway brings to mind similar events in recent NASCAR history.
NASCAR set new precedents Tuesday (Sept. 27) on how it’ll police driver on-track behavior going forward with their penalties on William Byron and Ty Gibbs.
Both Byron and Gibbs were fined, with Byron losing driver and owner points. The No. 23 23XI Racing team lost owner points.
The minute the playoffs began, William Byron flipped the switch once more.
Let’s just state the obvious: A repeat of Sunday can’t happen.
With a record 36 lead changes, Sunday was the best Texas Motor Speedway race in NASCAR history. In terms of everything else, it was probably the worst.
Joey Logano had a quip that summarized much of the Cup Series’ Sunday in Texas: “Square tires.”
Adam Cheek and Beth Lunkenheimer break down all of NASCAR’s action at Texas, from William Byron’s retaliation to the safety issues that arose.
Behind Tyler Reddick’s win, his first at Texas, came a pivotal call from NASCAR Cup Series race control that affected the races of William Byron and Denny Hamlin