Recent winners Chris Buescher and William Byron open NASCAR playoffs as unwitting favorites

Chris Buescher and William Byron have this in common: Neither wants to declare himself the favorite heading into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Buescher won three of the last five regular-season races, including

But he stopped short of calling the No. 17 Ford anything more, even after winning for the third time in the span of a month. “I think it naturally was kind of a little bit of a reset for us as we try to get ready for the playoffs.” “I don’t want to jinx it because it’s a long season and it’s all about you’ve got to keep that momentum going all the way through the playoffs.”

“The bigger picture is to have a sustainable race team that can win championships for years to come, be a perennial championship contender. Today was good progress for that.”

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