He has won two straight poles and two consecutive races for Team Penske.
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NASCAR heads from the Midwest all the way to the East Coast to tackle the “Monster Mile” at Dover for the AAA 400 Drive For Autism, this time for a triple-header throughout the top three major series. Busch is a two-time Cup race victor at Dover. Stenhouse earned his third top-five start of the season.
Harvick, who won the 2015 fall Dover race, posted the fastest speed during Friday’s practice.
“That was what the forecast looked like all week and we just made a decision to come in qualifying trim”, Harvick said. “It has worked well over the past few years”. “PESPT000009568-topic.html” class=”local_link” >Martin Truex Jr.
Crafton won his 12th career race, all coming in the No. 88 truck, and yet still found a way to win despite having an off practice the day before. The win should vault him into the top five, considering he was tied with John Hunter Nemechek and one point behind Tyler Young. Christopher Bell ran third, followed by Johnny Sauter and Cole Custer, who overcame an early penalty for jumping the first restart of the race on lap 49 of 200 to finish fifth.
“There is just something about Dover that fits my driving style”, the six-time Cup champion said. Rounding out the top 10 in order were: Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Truex and Trevor Bayne.
Logano said he felt he could have won the previous week at Talladega until yet another wreck knocked him from contention.
“You’re “falling down” in the corners”, Austin Dillon said. We’ve been so close.
Although Dover is a track Stewart enjoys, it’s changed over the years.
NASCAR is headed to the Monster Mile this weekend, and as the nickname alludes, the one-mile track in Dover, Del. sure is a beast to handle. Truex has finished in the top 10 in three of the past four races.
And NASCAR has suspended Kyle Busch’s crew chief Adam Stevens and front-tire changer Josh Leslie for one race for violating the lug nut policy at Kansas Speedway. He lost a lap and finished 14.
“It’s always good to come here”, he said. In 20 starts at the Monster Mile, Truex has one win, one top five and nine top 10s.
The key to success at Dover, Johnson says, is to not overstep while continually searching for maximum grip, which because of the concrete is often an acarpous task. He led all 35 laps in the heat, and became eligible for the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash prize in the Main.
“That hurt”, he told his team over the radio.
“There’s really no excuse not to have it”, Kevin Harvick said.
Stewart, who did not talk to the media, suffered his first serious hit since his return from a back injury for what will be his final season in Sprint Cup.
Kyle is the first to reach three wins this season and looks to add number four to pull further ahead. He and Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Patrick returned to the track later in backup cars, as did McMurray. Greg Zipadelli, SHR vice president of competition, said Patrick’s vehicle suffered from gear issues.
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“Elbow will be sore for a while.nothing “Funny” about it”, he tweeted.
