Watkins Glen International has been labeled a Hendrick Motorsports track as the organization has won the last four races at the venue. Well, [autotag]William Byron[/autotag] has made it five straight. The No. 24 team took the win for its fifth victory of the 2023 NASCAR season. Byron now has more wins in 2023 than he had in his entire NASCAR Cup Series career entering the year.
Byron beat Denny Hamlin by around four seconds and easily cruised the entire final green-flag run of the event. The driver of the No. 24 car won Stage 2 and led a race-high 66 laps at Watkins Glen.
Following the Cup Series race at Watkins Glen, here are a couple of studs and duds from the overall field.