I know there was probably more at stake last week, but for whatever reason, I wanted it pretty bad. He entered a silly companion race dubbed the “Battle of the Beach” with every expectation to have some fun in the event. I was planning on pitting on that first lap after we got back going and it was just chaotic and if it was my fault and I didn’t do a good enough job getting out of the way, I’ll take the blame.
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“I knew if I got sucked to him, it would at least slow his run down and maybe I’d luck out and get a nose out in front of him”, Larson said. He was gonna drive in there hard to keep on my door, and I was gonna drive in there hard to keep him at my quarter. He was the 2011 victor of this event and carries an 80.7 driver rating to the track, which ranks seventh in the field. There will then be a draw – the exact way the draw is done has not been announced – to determine whether the first nine, 10 or 11 cars will have to do a four-tire pit stop during the break while the remaining cars will not be allowed to pit. He had to pit for four tires, restarted in third for the final 13-lap dash-for-cash and rocketed his way to the lead. While you’re waiting for the race tonight, be sure to check out the Truck Series race which will be underway soon in Charlotte. “It’s the most screwed up All-Star race I’ve ever been in”.
The All-Star race will be 113 laps divided into three segments. Pit road is closed to the additional cars.
Scott Miller, NASCAR’s senior vice president for competition, said NASCAR tried to predict all the scenarios but didn’t anticipate that a driver would risk staying out until the last moment in the first segment and trapping drivers a lap down while also eventually having to serve a penalty himself. Matt Kenseth 8/1 19th 37th 11th 4th 2004 victor and active leader with a 6.1 average finish in 15 Sprint All-Star starts.
They got off pit road with a strategy that differed from those of most of their competitors. Led race-high 141 laps at Texas and 172 laps at Kansas. 10.
And NASCAR introduced the 2016-17 NASCAR “Next” class of future stars including 15-year-old Harrison Burton, son of former Sprint Cup driver Jeff Burton. Yes, NASCAR is making further adjustments to the lower downforce rules package that will go into effect for Saturday night’s race.
It might be hard to believe that the ending of a low-level race three years ago had such a profound effect on Kyle Larson that it might have cost him his first Sprint Cup victory.
There will be two 50-lap segments to start the All-Star Race, and teams must make a four-tire pit stop prior to the 15-laps-to-go mark in Segment No. 2. Trevor Bayne, Greg Biffle and Kyle Larson were Sprint Showdown segment winners.
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Cars drive down the front stretch approaching the start-finish line to begin the NASCAR Sprint All-Star auto race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 21, 2016.
