PODCAST: Hard Left Turn - Byron bags win on new Atlanta layout

William Byron looked like a sitting duck on the final lap of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but instead came home with his third career series win.

Our Hard Left Turn crew will get you up to speed, as Brandon Reed, Amy Henderson and pinch-hitter Joe VanHoose take a look at all the news out of the Atlanta race weekend, including:

-Byron was the beneficiary of an early move by Ross Chastain that broke up any hopes of last lap heroics from behind to score the victory at Atlanta.

-Chastain came back from a cut tire and crash while leading to finish in second on a day when several Chevrolet teams saw tire issues.

-The new AMS layout promised pack style racing on the 1.5-mile layout.  What marks do our Hard Left Turn crew give the new track?

-Joe VanHoose had a look back at the death of Gresham Motorsports Park in a piece on Beyond The Trestle this week.

Plus we'll preview this weekend's NASCAR events at the Circuit of the Americas.

WDUN will carry live PRN Radio coverage of the NASCAR race weekend from the Circuit of the Americas, beginning with Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at 4 pm on 102.9 FM, AM 550 and streaming live on AccessWDUN.  Coverage continues on Sunday with the NASCAR Cup Series Echopark Texas Grand Prix beginning at 2:30 pm on 102.9 FM, AM 550 and streaming live on AccessWDUN.

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William Byron smiles as he pulls his car into Victory Lane after winning Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

William Byron (24) leads Ross Chastain (1) and Christopher Bell (20) to the finish line to win in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Joey Logano (22), Tyler Reddick (8), Denny Hamlin (11), Daniel Suarez (99) and Austin Cindric (2) crash during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)

The property where Gresham Motorsports Park sits has been sold, and it will not continue to operate as a race track, according to a Facebook post by the track's owner. Photo: Justin Poole

Pete McCole (left), Brandon Reed (center) and Amy Henderson (right) stand in the infield at Charlotte Motor Speedway prior to the 2019 Coca-Cola 600. Photo: John K. Harrelson

Joe VanHoose (left) and Brandon Reed (right) meet up at a North Georgia short track. Photo: Suzanne Reed

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