As Byron took the white flag to signal the final of 325 laps, Ross Chastain attempted to make a move on Byron for the lead but was thwarted by Christopher Bell who passed him on the inside to take second on the back straightaway.
Bell, however, was penalised by NASCAR for passing below the red line and was sent to the end of the lead lap in the running order.
Byron held on to claim the victory – his first of the year and third of his career. Three different Hendrick Motorsports drivers have won three of the season’s first five races.
Byron had earlier claimed the Stage 1 win under caution after a multi-car wreck on the front stretch, as Kyle Busch got into Austin Dillon to start a collision in which Ty Dillon and Briscoe were also involved. The cleanup of the incident lasted until the conclusion of the stage.
Battling with Chastain, Byron held the lead in the early part of that stage – but the former picked up the advantage during an early competition caution as NASCAR…
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