That said, The No. 88 never won here and only has six career top-5 finishes in 31 starts. The green flag falls on the first Round of 12 race at 7 p.m. ET on NBC. The cool temperatures also alleviated the typical tire concerns coming into Dover. (15th) and Jeff Gordon (22nd).
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The Chase format undoubtedly has created interest in the Sprint Cup Series’ season homestretch. He also captured four poles at Dover. Charlotte Motor Speedway might be Kahne’s best track.
Talladega Superspeedway says it will have energy-absorbing barriers around the entire track when NASCAR races there this month. The defending champ was facing a win-or-go-home race Sunday.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.is 20/1. Would bad luck dog Kyle Busch once again? Drivers who realize they can not win just stay in position, knowing they’ll advance in the Chase. Having all visited victory lane at the superspeedway, each reveals what it takes to master the mile-and-a-half track. Harvick and Bowyer knew their only chance to advance was a win.
“Our Pink M&M’s Toyota Camry was awesome tonight”, said Busch who had been only 21st in the earlier sole practice session of the day.
There is a storm brewing in Formula 1 that no amount of bluster from Bernie Ecclestone can fix and that is the possibility that Austrian billionaire energy drink magnate Dietrich Mateschitz will pull his Red Bull and Toro Rosso teams out of the world championship. He put down an initial lap of 193.521; Joey Logano went second.
A few of his competitors claimed Harvick’s celebratory burnout was an attempt to cover up illegal modifications made to the vehicle. Race distance: 501 miles, 334 laps. His average finish in the series this year is 4.4.
Not necessarily, according to the front-row qualifiers.
17 cars had taken a lap at the 15 minute mark. Smith is now 36 points behind Buescher. Ty Dillon finished 28th, dropping to fourth place, 39 points behind the leader. Collin Cabre won the race. “They proved they’re a championship contender”. Somebody gets in a fight and then NASCAR finds something wrong with Gordon’s vehicle and penalizes the crew chief for Martin Truex Jr. Despite the top five finish McMurray will not advance to round two of the chase.
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Harvick, acting as innocent as a child on Christmas Eve, said he didn’t remember hitting the wall at the Delaware racetrack. Fans can upgrade their race ticket to include a pit pass or driver intro pass for stagefront access to the concert. He is held by Harvick’s wife DeLana. He did just that, dominating the race and pulling away on the final restart for his third win of the year.
