MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
RICHMOND RACEWAY
TOYOTA OWNERS 400
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
APRIL 12, 2019

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CAMARO ZL1 met with media in a breakout session at Richmond Raceway. Select Highlights:

ON RICHMOND AFTER PRACTICE:
“The car doesn’t drive that much different here, at least for us. It feels like that same Richmond. It’s very slick, long-runs, tire wear is really high, so we’re just trying to make sure. To me, this thing feels the closest thing to Pensacola where I raced in the Super Late models; it’s a very similar place.”

WHAT HAS (CREW CHIEF) CHAD KNAUS TAUGHT YOU? AND WHAT HAVE YOU TAUGHT HIM?
“That’s a good question. I don’t know if I’ve taught him anything really, but he is very intense and very focused. I think that’s a good thing. It kind of keeps everything going in the right direction. He works really hard. I feel like I talk to him more than I do, or I have, any other crew chief that I’ve worked with I think, during the week and getting to the race track. So, I think that’s all good.”

YOU HAVEN’T HAD THE FINISHES YOU’VE WANTED BUT YOU HAVE TO BE ENCOURAGED AT LEAST BY THE PERFORMANCE AND THE SPEED
“It’s been better. Qualifying has been better for us the last couple of weeks. Texas was a better result. So, I mean I think it’ll hopefully improve. We’ve still got some work to do. But hopefully, as we get to Kansas and some of these places, we can improve, for sure.”

WHY IS CHAD KNAUS THE ONE YOU TALK TO THE MOST THROUGHOUT THE WEEK?
“Gosh, I think he’s just trying to figure out ways that we can improve the cars and also the communication. When you’re not where you want to be, you definitely have to communicate a lot more to get there. He’s not shy of giving me a call and asking my opinion on stuff and vice versa.”

DO YOU EVER STRUGGLE WITH CONFIDENCE? AND IF SO, WHAT DO YOU DO EASE THE TENSION?
“It would be great to get in something and win. It’s been a while since I’ve won, so that’s definitely hard because race car drivers need to win. But, I think that honestly, I do other things whether it’s going to the karting track or i-racing or just anything that I can do to get in a car and win or have a good result. But yeah, you’ve ultimately got to know you’re doing all you can and keep going in that direction.”