William Byron spent most of Sunday looking like the driver who was finally about to break through for his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season.
He swept both stages, led a race-high 94 laps and controlled the pace for much of the afternoon at Chicagoland Speedway. Then, over the course of one green-flag pit cycle, everything changed.
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Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chase Briscoe and crew chief James Small timed their final stop perfectly, emerging with fresher tires and cleaner air before tracking Byron back down. Fifty laps from the finish, Briscoe completed the pass and never looked back, leaving Byron to
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