But things rarely always go well.
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“It was awesome execution by the 22 team from every angle”, Logano said.
They have a team that can win a championship even when things don’t go well.
The Chase begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet.
Martin Truex Jr. made the most of a restart on Lap 268 to win the 270-lap Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400.
However, NASCAR officials indicated neither violation exceeded laser measurements that would result in the stiffer penalties outlined for “encumbered” wins as was outlined last week.
In last year’s Chase opener at the 1.5-mile oval, Harvick shoved Jimmie Johnson after a contentious race. That means points leader and Chase top-seed Kyle Busch will start on the pole with Brad Keselowski alongside on the front row. So there’s no reason not to puff out his chest and feel like a Chase favorite leading the standings. “That’s pretty good, but I’m going to tweak this and that, and they make it better yet”. “They’re just words, right?”
Tommy Johnson Jr. topped Funny Car qualifying at the NHRA Carolina Nationals in Concord, North Carolina, the first race of the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.
Camrys also have run out front for more than half of the laps. “He’s pure athlete. This is what he does it for”. Truex knew that was his shot. After getting back on the lead lap, Truex was fighting his way back through the field when he encountered Harvick, who was still a lap down. All we have to go off now are the practice speeds since qualifying was cancelled. We have to learn from situations like this.
Truex can take that attitude even though his vehicle failed postrace tech.
Sieg finished 12th and Koch 15th to earn the final spots in the 12-driver Chase. His auto was nailed for illegal adjustments prior to the race and he started in the rear. There are four spots available in the Championship Race at Homestead Miami Speedway and it’s a safe bet that TRD should place at least two cars in that showdown. I don’t have any regrets about what I said.
The rookie led a career-best 75 laps in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup opening race and looked as if he’d open his first appearance in the playoffs with a trip to Victory Lane. “That’s a part of racing, from short-track racing, all the way up to this stuff”. “It’s expected. It’s just life”. “But just got to stop screwing up”. Points are reset each round, and if a Chase racer wins, he moves to the next segment.
The victory guarantees Truex a spot in the second round of the 10-race Chase, which begins October 8 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Kenseth said he’s maintaining a one-week-at-a-time mentality for the Chase.
“I know it wasn’t over, there was a long way to go”, Truex said after the race. He did a great job. I passed him once earlier.
And if he didn’t, Truex could have dealt with it just fine. His 2016 season started with near miss at the Daytona 500 and a Coca-Cola 600 win, while Sherry Pollex has battled ovarian cancer.
She has been cancer free for several months, and she has worked as a strong advocate for ovarian cancer research.
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“They’re trying to make sure they don’t have a scenario like what they had a year ago with Joey and Matt”, Stewart said. So we’ve really been focusing on the details – not that we haven’t before – but I think we’ve crossed a lot of the potential problems off our list.
