Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 28, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan.
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But it was Larson who held off Elliott for his first ever win on his 29th start in the Sprint Cup Series, snapping a 99 race winless streak for Chip Ganassi Racing.
Gordon was in the pits Sunday in street clothes, following Bowman and Chase Elliott – the driver who replaced Gordon in the No. 24 this year.
The Joe Gibbs Racing driver chimed in on Elliott and the letter on Monday, telling the young phenom to stop stressing so much and have more fun.
Elliott’s lead, though, was erased by the fourth and final caution of the race inside 15 laps to go. This one was for Bryan Clauson. “We parked it for him, so that’s really cool”. “So, you know, for me, just have to try to take the positives out of it”. We really miss Bryan. Shortly after he celebrated his victory, Clauson’s fiancée Lauren Stewart tweeted her gratitude and congratulations. “I never really was competitive”. “I knew what was at stake there on the restart, it was a huge restart”. So, thanks to him. “This is fantastic! Usually, when I hear the word ‘pole, ‘ it’s preceded by the word ‘bean'”.
The low-downforce rules package that was a hot topic leading to the Pure Michigan 400 didnt produce Sunday the side-by-side racing for which NASCAR hoped.
“They say you’ve got to run 100 races before these drivers can figure it out”, team owner Chip Ganassi said. “We’ve been building over the years”. “We’ve been building over the years, he came on board, the team rallied around him”. I just wanted to take a second and regain my composure. “It’s a nice gradual coming up through the pack”. I saw Kyle and I saw Chase sometimes smoking the tires through the corners and I think that’s what this racing was built on. Unfortunately, we were too many laps down to make up anything. We couldn’t be happier. I hate to put the onus on somebody else but I’m so glad.
“It’s like golf. Only one person can win each week”. We’ll just have to regroup, figure it out and talk to our teammates.
Alex Bowman, filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr.in the No. 88 auto, had a problem with the ignition system and finished 30th. He was in sixth place at the time – but quickly dropped outside the top 30 after the engine stopped performing at full strength. Then. Search shaken. Ladies who have known her for a couple laps and then cabin in the last and who like to thirtieth 2000.
Elliott led by 2.86 seconds with 28 laps to go Sunday, and it looked as if Larson’s chance to catch him had been derailed when he lost ground passing a lapped vehicle.
Elliott was the leader on that restart, which came with nine to go. He could have probably pulled underneath me and went by. That required him to slowly drive around the track to pit road, which cost him a lap in the process.
Buescher leads David Ragan by seven points for the No. 30 spot.
The number 88 vehicle suffered from an ignition problem and had to go to garage and reboot the system before heading back to the track four laps down. “Had two opportunities to get out front there and kind of control the race”. Elliott, who spun his tires when the green flag was raised for the final time, settled for second.
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In addition to Keselowski, Chris Buescher also ran a strong and consistent race.
