who did william byron drive for last year
William Byron (racing driver) On August 18, 2016, Byron and Hendrick Motorsports announced they have signed a multi-year driver agreement, with Byron running full-time in the Xfinity Series driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports in 2017.[15] Byron finished 2nd at Michigan, just losing out to Denny Hamlin.[16] One week later, Byron won his first career race at Iowa[17] after Christopher Bell wrecked late in the race, battling for a win with Ryan Sieg, who eventually placed second.[18] He ended up winning again the week later in an overtime finish at Daytona.[19] Byron also won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the third Xfinity victory of his career;[20] he would add a fourth win when the series visited Phoenix for the penultimate race of the season.[21] The Phoenix win also placed Byron among the four drivers eligible to race for the series championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway.[22] At the final race in Miami, Byron held on as he finished 3rd, ahead of his Championship 4 teammate, Elliott Sadler. He won the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship