William Byron’s Daytona 500 party took a detour on his way to the Empire State Building this month when he first drove through Wwes “Monday Night Raw”.
Byron was seen driving the No. 24 car into the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. He jumped out of the vehicle with the WWE star AJ Styles. Byron was then spotted on the broadcast with a WWE championship attached to his shoulder.
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William Byron participates in “Monday Night Raw” at Spectrum Center on February 17, 2025, in Charlotte, NC (WWE/WWE via Getty Images)
He told Pakinomist Digital that it was the first time he has been in a show.
“It was something I definitely wanted to do,” he said. “I thought it was really cool. So it was neat. I’ve never been to ‘Monday Night Raw’ before. But I really enjoyed it. It was pretty funny.”
Byron said he was a fan of Pro Wrestling, who grew up and has a new respect for the sport after seeing it close to for the first time.
Nascar -star William Byron burns up with Celsius
William Byron celebrates after winning Daytona 500 on February 16, 2025. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
“I think it’s really cool. I so much when I was younger: Undertaker and all the different wrestlers,” he said. “So I think it’s pretty nice. I definitely grew a lot of appreciation of it when I got to see it personally. It was really exciting, really.”
Byron won the Daytona 500 for the second time in a row this month.
He became fire ambassador for Celsius in the days before the green flag fell.
William Byron under Daytona 500 on Daytona International Speedway (Peter Casey-Preferred Pictures)
“It’s a pretty natural fit for me, just train pretty often and train for the races, and Celsius encourages us all to live in shape,” he said. “So I feel like it’s a really important partnership for me because I use the product a lot, and that’s why I think it fits really well.”
