William Byron has signed a contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports to stay in the No. 24 car through the 2029 NASCAR Cup Series season.

William Byron led 283 laps and swept the first three stages of the Coke 600 Sunday night, but finished second after a late-race pass by Chastain.

CONCORD, N.C. — William Byron overcame a pit road speeding penalty and passed Justin Allgaier in overtime to win Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his fifth career Xfinity victory and first since Phoenix in November 2017 — a span of 10 starts for the Cup Series regular.

The Trackhouse Racing driver worked all the way through the field to beat William Byron, who was dominant in NASCAR’s longest race Sunday at Charlotte.

A really dominant evening for William Byron, paired with a horrendous Sunday for Kyle Larson, led to a change atop the weekly power ranking

Last year: Max Verstappen held off a late surge from polesitter Lando Norris to earn his last win before an 11-race losing streak. Last race: Lando Norris secured the victory from the pole in Monaco, closing the championship gap between him and McLaren teammate Piastri.

Hendrick Motorsports announced Friday that it has signed 14-time Cup Series winner William Byron to a four-year contract extension.

Saturday’s NASCAR race at Charlotte needed an overtime finish, like more than half of the Xfinity Series races this year, and the local Cup Series star prevailed.

William Byron received a four-year contract extension from Hendrick Motorsports that will keep the 27-year-old driver with the team through the 2029 NASCAR Cup Series season.

NASCAR point standings after the Coca-Cola 600 On Sunday, Charlotte Motor Speedway hosted the NASCAR Cup Series. The Coca-Cola 600 is a crown jewel event for the NASCAR schedule. Ross Chastain drove to victory lane in NASCAR’s longest race.