{"id":548119,"date":"2026-03-20T03:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T03:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/548119\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T03:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T03:00:07","slug":"nascar-driver-william-byron-takes-zamboni-for-a-joyride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/548119\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Driver William Byron Takes Zamboni For A Joyride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Byron lived out some people&#8217;s greatest dream.<\/p>\n<p>PublishedMarch 19, 2026 6:50 PM EDT\u2022UpdatedMarch 19, 2026 6:50 PM EDT<\/p>\n<p>FacebookTwitterEmailCopy Link<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">NASCAR driver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/category\/william-byron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">William Byron<\/a> is off to a solid start this season, and he&#8217;s currently sitting eighth in the standings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">And, while he hasn&#8217;t found Victory Lane yet this season, the driver of the No. 24 for Hendrick Motorsports has gotten the chance to do some donuts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">He just did them behind the wheel of a Zamboni.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/sweepstakes?cmpid=org=ok::ag=owned::mc=editorial::src=ok_content::cmp=cbb_sweeps::add=cbb_Sweeps_Promotion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Learn More About The Ultimate College Hoops Experience<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Byron hit up Wednesday night&#8217;s game between the two teams at the top of the NHL&#8217;s Metropolitan Division, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/category\/carolina-hurricanes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> and Pittsburgh Penguins, in Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">That night, Byron posted a video to his Instagram story from the driver&#8217;s seat of a Zamboni-brand ice resurfacer. But they didn&#8217;t just let him sit there and make &#8220;vroom vroom&#8221; sounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">They let the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/nascar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NASCAR<\/a> star take it for a spin, and &#8220;spin&#8221; is precisely what Willy B did.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">I don&#8217;t know if he realized this or not, but at that moment, he lived out a lot of people&#8217;s greatest dreams.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">My brother drives the Zamboni for a minor league hockey team, and when people learn that fact, you&#8217;d think I said he takes weekly trips to the Sudan to perform life-saving operations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">There&#8217;s no piece of sports-related machinery as revered as the Zamboni, and even people who aren&#8217;t hockey fans would do unspeakable things for the chance to sit in that weird jumpseat they sometimes let folks ride in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Even more would do monstrous things for the opportunity to rip some donuts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">And, hey, maybe the Canes will let him come out and do this more often, because they went on to earn a big 6-5 overtime win, which extends their division lead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Am I saying that William Byron joyriding the Zamboni is the reason the Hurricanes want to win? No. I&#8217;m just saying that there&#8217;s no way doing so would hurt their cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Byron lived out some people&#8217;s greatest dream. 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