Two-time Daytona 500 winner William Byron has signed a four-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports that can maintain him with the group by the 2029 season, the crew introduced Friday morning.
“We’ve constructed one thing particular with the No. 24 crew,” mentioned Byron in an announcement from the crew. “I’m grateful for the chance to proceed working with wonderful folks at Hendrick Motorsports who imagine in me, particularly Mr. and Mrs. Hendrick. We’ve completed some nice issues that we’re actually pleased with, however we’ve even larger objectives forward. I’m excited to go after them with this crew and this group.”
Byron’s present contract will finish after this season. His extension takes him deeper into the longer term with the crew than any of its different drivers.
Kyle Larson’s contract goes by the 2026 season. Alex Bowman’s contract is thru the 2026 season. Chase Elliott is signed by the 2027 season.
The 27-year-old Byron is in his eighth full-time Cup season. He has 14 profession Cup victories, together with the previous two Daytona 500s. He has made the championship race the previous two years. Byron enters Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 second within the factors.
The main target can be on Kyle Larson searching for redemption on the 1.5-mile oval.
Byron first signed with Hendrick Motorsports in 2016 at age 18. He was the Cup rookie of the yr in 2018.
“William is the actual deal,” mentioned Rick Hendrick, proprietor of Hendrick Motorsports, in an announcement from the crew. “What makes him so particular is that he combines pure capacity with an unmatched work ethic.
“You see it within the nice ones – the drivers who may get by on expertise alone however select to outwork everybody anyway. That’s William. On prime of all of it, he’s an individual of excessive character and embraces his function as a frontrunner. We’re proud to have him in our lineup and stay up for many extra wins collectively.”
Byron will do double-duty this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, competing in Saturday’s Xfinity Sequence race earlier than driving in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600.
