NASCAR: William Byron responds to Reverend Franklin Graham on social media

Reverend Franklin Graham complimented rookie NASCAR Cup Series driver William Byron, and Byron took to social media to respond.

Reverend Franklin Graham, the son of Reverend Billy Graham, praised NASCAR Cup Series driver William Byron for his accomplishments as a race car driver while attending Liberty University, a Christian university where all four of his children attended.

Most of all, Graham praised Byron for his Christian faith, which Byron commented on when asked whether or not his faith is a factor in what he does behind the wheel of a race car.

Byron, 20, is a rookie driver in the Cup Series who drives the #24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. He made his debut in the series on Sunday in the Daytona 500 and finished in 23rd place after starting back in 33rd.

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Byron made the transition to the Cup Series this offseason after winning last year’s Xfinity Series championship in his lone season in the series as the driver of the #9 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, which is co-owned by Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick. He won four races throughout the season.

Prior to the 2017 season, Byron drove in the Truck Series in the 2016 season for Kyle Busch Motorsports. He won seven races but only finished in 5th place in the championship standings after missing out on an opportunity to drive in the Championship 4. He also drove in the K&N Pro Series East in the 2015 for HScott Motorsports and won the championship after winning four races.

Here is what Graham had to say about Byron on his Facebook page. He posted a similar message on his Twitter account as well.

Can you imagine racing a 200 mph NASCAR race car in the #Daytona500 at 20 years of age? Well, William Byron did…

Posted by Franklin Graham on Monday, February 19, 2018

Byron took to his social media accounts to respond to Reverend Graham and invite him to a NASCAR Cup Series race. Here is what Byron had to say to Graham on Facebook. He, too, posted a similar message on his Twitter account.

Hey Franklin, it’s really cool you keep up with what we do. Let me know if you ever wanna come out to one of our races 👍🏼 https://t.co/BQLwSde81x

Posted by William Byron on Monday, February 19, 2018

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Will Reverend Graham, who lives in North Carolina, take Byron up on that offer at some point over the next nine months before the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season concludes? The series next race is scheduled for this Sunday, February 25th at 2:00 pm ET at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. It is set to be broadcast live on FOX.

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