William Byron is only 22 and he’s a born optimist — witness his prediction for his beloved Carolina Panthers this season.Nevertheless, the NASCAR driver from Charlotte had gotten a little impatient over the past three years.Byron started racing full-time in the NASCAR Cup series in 2018. Until this past weekend, he hadn’t won a single Cup race. If you were counting, he was 0-for-97. All the people deeply invested in Byron — his family, his race team at Hendrick Motorsports, his sponsors at Liberty University — had yet to see the ultimate payoff. Seeing the glass as half-full was still possible…
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Scott Fowler: A NASCAR Cup for William Byron and Panthers in the playoffs? His optimism is infectious.
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