The moment was simple yet revealing. On the Teardown podcast, NASCAR analyst Jordan Bianchi dropped a head-scratcher, claiming William Byron “has not led a bunch of laps this year.” The numbers beg to differ. Byron racked up 915 laps led, second-most in the Cup Series, per NASCAR’s stats. That’s no small feat; it’s a stat line that screams dominance.

Fox Sports’ rankings back it up, placing Byron near the top of the lap-led leaderboard. When an analyst fumbles a fact that big, it’s more than a slip. It’s a narrative-shaper that can twist how fans see a driver’s season.

Take Darlington in April. Byron owned that race, leading 243 laps and sweeping both stages, only to finish second after a late pit call. At Michigan, he led a race-high 62 laps. These aren’t flukes. They’re the kind of p

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