After threatening weather postponed Sunday’s running of the Pennsylvania 400 to Monday, there again, was some rainy time to kill before the green flag finally waved shortly after noon. However, there is reason to believe this could be a track that works out for him.
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By winning his fifth race of the season, Byron is now the sole owner of the rookie wins record previously held by Kurt Busch from the 2000 race season.
He’s not there yet.
With the Air Titan and jet dryers on the racetrack, NASCAR attempted to get the race in. If you are confident that you know the driver that will dominate the race, build your lineup around them and fill out your roster with drivers that have a lot of upside through place differential or drivers that are starting just outside the top 10 who have a chance to finish near the front.
“I’ve got to get a little bit smoother in situations where things don’t go our way”, Buescher said.
No need. He was declared the victor after 80 minutes on pit road. A makeshift Victory Lane.
Another driver from a small race team found luck on their side, as Regan Smith, driver of the No. 7 APC Chevrolet, finished third, which is the highest finish for his team, Tommy Baldwin Racing. With ostensibly greater resources, Trevor Bayne, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Greg Biffle now are winless and outside the top 16 in points.
There are six races left until the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship driver field is set. He will spend 2016 as basically the fourth Jack Roush driver because of a shared technical alliance between the organizations. It was reported a lug nut took the inner valve stem right off the wheel – the second time it’s occurred this season. Claiming his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory in the front row motorsports floor.
The cars were initially kept out on the track for six laps under caution and then eventually pulled to pit road.
The 23-year-old Buescher, a former ARCA champion, rested against a fence and was swarmed by fans and photographers wanting a picture with him before the race was even called.
“I’m thinking of every kind of rain dance I can”, Buescher said on his radio.
“We talked about it at the beginning of the season, and the plan was always to try and make the Chase”, Buescher said.
Drivers with a Chase spot secured enjoyed Buescher’s feel-good victory that broke up the recent Toyota hot streak. “I mean, unbelievable that it happened the way it happened”, he said. The 2012 rain-shortened race at Pocono was marred by lightning strikes that killed one fan and injured nine others.
“We had pretty steep odds coming into this one”, Buescher said.
No. 42 (Larson), said Dillon, who wound up finishing 13th.
Logano led 38 laps but got caught up with rookie Chase Elliott after a restart and crashed.
Second is Dillon’s Richard Childress Racing teammate Ryan Newman, who has 537 points.
CHECK IT OUT: A competition caution was waved on Lap 15 because heavy rains the previous 24 hours had washed rubber from the track.
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Buescher was able to stay out and not pit with the leaders thanks to some damage from earlier in the race to cause that flat tire. NASCAR bumped start times at most tracks from the 1:30 p.m. window to around 3 p.m. or later next season, meaning one rain delay could lose a track for the day. Ragan, in his first season with BK Racing, has posted a 27.6 average finish over 21 starts, basically two positions better per race than Buescher. Gordon, filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the second straight week, battled a seat belt issue and finished 27th. Next race: Cheez-It 355 at the Glen, Aug. 7, Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York.
