Kevin Harvick appeared in command on his approach to win at Phoenix when a late-race warning for a spin by Harrison Burton despatched all of the lead-lap automobiles into the pits.
The highest six every took on solely two new tyres, however Kyle Larson was first off pitroad, just for one other crash shortly after the restart with three laps to go sending the race right into a two-lap additional time.
On the following restart, Byron went to the surface of Larson and with a shove from Tyler Reddick, powered into the lead with one lap to go.
Byron then held off Ryan Blaney by zero.330 seconds to safe his second straight NASCAR Cup win and sixth of his profession.
“We owe the final couple weeks to him,” Byron mentioned of his crew chief, Rudy Fugle. “He’s performed a extremely good job strategy-wise and execution-wise and we’ve performed a great job to place ourselves in these positions on the entrance row with a shot on the finish.
“Due to all people again at Hendrick Motorsports, placing collectively nice automobiles, doing an awesome job. It is a large credit score to them.”
Race winner William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet Camaro
Photograph by: John Harrelson / NKP / Motorsport Images
After his troublesome begin to the 2023 NASCAR Cup marketing campaign, with 34th within the Daytona 500 and 25th in Fontana, Byron’s consecutive wins pushes him to fourth within the general drivers’ standings, with Alex Bowman narrowly holding on to the factors lead with ninth place at Phoenix.
Reddick ended up third, to see Larson, who led probably the most laps within the race with 201, miss out on the rostrum in fourth.
Harvick lower an equally downbeat determine having been the chief earlier than the preliminary late-race warning interval, as he dropped right down to fifth place on the chequered flag.
Christopher Bell took sixth place forward of Chase Briscoe, Kyle Busch and Bowman, as Josh Berry, who was in his second begin filling in for the injured Chase Elliott, accomplished the highest 10.
There was additional drama on the ultimate lap, when Denny Hamlin appeared to go up the observe and into Ross Chastain as each hit the wall. Hamlin was credited with a 23rd place end and Chastain 24th.
NASCAR Cup – Phoenix race outcomes – 317 laps
