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Engine change will send William Byron to back of Texas field

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 - Practice

MARTINSVILLE, VA - MARCH 24: William Byron, driver of the #24 Liberty University Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on March 24, 2018 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images)

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William Byron’s team is changing engines. That will cause him to start Sunday’s Cup race at the back of the field.

The issue was found early in Friday’s Cup practice at Texas Motor Speedway.

“We’d make a couple of laps ... and then have some engine trouble,’' Byron told Fox Sports 1. “So we’re just working through that.

“We really needed some practice time. We’ll kind of rebound from that and hopefully be able to make a lap in qualifying and see what the balance is.’'

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