“We had a lot of work to do for that first third of the race and got it done”, Larson said.
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“That’s Kyle”, Ganassi said.
When Larson subsequently took the checkered flag to win the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of his career, the emotion was all but overwhelming – and for good reason. “As some of them retire, and we are working with our team owners to bring guys in like Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson, it really bodes well for the future”. Had I been in the Chase, I think I would have finished like sixth in points or something.
Ganassi, whose open-wheel teams have won IndyCar championships and Indy 500s, was nearly as happy as his driver. And Buescher came home fifth, vaulting him into 30th place in points and making him Chase eligible. Finally, the Hendrick Motorsport’s new addition is 27 points ahead of Ryan Newman.
Jarrett, who called Sunday’s race for NBC, is the son of a legendary NASCAR driver.
“[Getting two in] was the goal at the beginning of the season”, Ganassi said. “We have to dig deep and work hard, like every other team’s going to be doing”. I just got a better push then he did. “Hopefully we can go back and have another good run”.
“That’s what we do”.
Before we settle in with what Harvick did, there were enough surprises in the final finishing order to give the skeptics less reason to be picky.
The University of Michigan-sponsored auto was in the top five early in Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400 before an ignition failure slowed the vehicle. To dictated it a few laps before us and took two tires for the tech position on the forehead hit a few laps before us we can opinion on the left we need to depend on to make it to the end.
While Larson is gearing up for his first Chase, McMurray is looking to compete in his second playoff, having qualified for it through points for the first time past year.
The 20-year-old Elliott is winless in 29 starts, but this was an impressive showing for him after eight consecutive races outside the top 10. “Props to those guys”. We really miss Bryan.
While he is proud of the effort and the streak, Keselowski is still searching for his first career MI win.
McDowell, for Richard Childress Racing, held off his teammate Brendan Gaughan (No. 62) for his first career win at the road course.
He had opportunities driving for Joe Gibbs Racing to potentially get a win in the past, but he wasn’t able to capitalize. “It definitely is a “check the box” [moment] – this is what I came into the sport to do”.
Was Larson really NASCAR’s next superstar driver? “I couldn’t be more proud of how he’s developed over the last couple of years in Cup”.
“It’s hard to watch replays or watch videos”.
The pit stop went awry when the jack dropped before the left rear-tire was stabilized while crews tried to replace the left side tires, causing major damage to the rear quarter panel section of Truex’s No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota. It was first Sprint Cup series win after 99 attempts.
– In the last few laps of Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway, tears began to well up in Kyle Larson’s eyes.
SLOW STOP: Jimmie Johnson, who started on the front row for just the second time this season, was in contention until a slow pit stop – his gas man appeared to have trouble filling the tank – knocked him back in the pack.
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“Winning is awesome, no matter what the circumstance is”, Moffitt said.
