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NASCAR Cup COTA: Byron holds off late charge from Bell to win
William Byron dominated Sunday’s race, leading on five occasions for 42 of the 68 laps and scoring his second win of 2024 by 0.692 seconds over Christopher Bell. He reclaimed the lead from Ross Chastain with 25 laps to go and held on to the finish despite pressure from Bell on fresher tires. Byron and Kyle Larson from Hendrick Motorsports have combined to win three of the season’s first six races. Ty Gibbs finished third by passing Alex Bowman, who settled for fourth, with Tyler Reddick rounding out the top five. Additional top 10 finishers were A.J. Allmendinger, Ross Chastain, Chris Buescher, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr.