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NASCAR’s revamped schedule was looked upon as giving the sport a fresh look this season, but it is the drivers winning who have done that. Myatt Snider’s victory in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race continued a run of first-time winners in Xfinity and Cup in February. The streak started with Michael McDowell winning the Daytona 500 for his first Cup win. The following week, Ty Gibbs won the Xfinity race on the Daytona road course in his first series start. The next day, Christopher Bell won his first Cup race on that course. Then came Snider’s win. So what are the chances the streak continues in Sunday’s Cup race? Well, the track has never had a driver score their first Cup win at the 1.5-mile speedway. But the way this season has gone, history matters little. Among the Cup drivers who could score their first series win Sunday is Tyler Reddick , who finished fourth in last year’s Cup race and has two Xfinity wins. Few run Miami’s high line near the wall as well … [Read more...] about First-time winners dominate start of NASCAR season

William Byron took control in the final stage to win Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Byron becomes the third different driver to win in as many races this season, joining Michael McDowell (Daytona 500) and Christopher Bell (Daytona road course). MORE: Miami Cup race results After winning the second stage in a one-lap shootout, Byron led 99 of the final stage’s 107 laps on his way to earning his second career Cup win. He led a race-high 102 laps. “You had to go with the wall at certain times; (Turns) 3 and 4 were really fast up there,” Byron told Fox after the race. “I definitely didn’t do it as good as the Xfinity cars do it, but I used it when I had to, and this car was just awesome. “It’s really a lot of hard work. I think we went to the simulator four or five times this offseason and it just pays off, man. It’s awesome.” Byron’s win was also the first Cup victory for crew chief Rudy Fugle in their third race together on the No. 24 … [Read more...] about William Byron wins Miami Cup race