Recap: William Byron holds strong

Recap: William Byron holds strong run through overtime restart to win Martinsville spring race [{ "selector": ".zjcal-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "250ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }]

The first night race for the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway was an easy race for Hendrick Motorsports — until a late caution sent the race to overtime, that is. [{ "selector": ".jmiyo-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }]

But William Byrne survived a final restart and a mistake on the white-flag lap to win Saturday night's Blu-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 on the 0.526-mile short track. [{ "selector": ".eegsa-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }]

Byron led 212 out of 403 laps. Teammate and pole winner Chase Elliott led the first 185 circuits as Hendrick Motorsports crossed 10,000 laps to lead Martinsville [{ "selector": ".qzwni-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }]

becoming the first cup organization to hit that prodigious number on a single track. [{ "selector": ".vltfg-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }]

At the end of two-lap overtime, Byron crossed the finish line 0.303 seconds ahead of runner-up Joey Logano, [{ "selector": ".cpmpn-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }]

who could not get close enough to Byron's No. 24 Chevrolet in the final corner to make a move for the win. [{ "selector": ".wmyyf-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }]

Byrne, who also won Thursday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, is the first driver to win two events this season. [{ "selector": ".pulzj-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }]

Saturday night's Cup win at Martinsville was his first and fourth of his career. [{ "selector": ".utabo-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }]

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