Sep 20, 2015; Joliet, IL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jamie Mcmurray (1) during the MyAfibRisk.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
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When setting a lineup for Sunday’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, you can thank the rain on Friday for making the task both simple and hard at the same time.
Based on history, the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship will produce pushing and shoving, ruined cars and a whole lot of yelling and finger-pointing.
The victor of Sunday’s Chase for the Sprint Cup opener and the last-place playoff driver at Chicagoland Speedway were not surprises. Drivers, start your aggression. “We’ve all watched this stuff long enough”. “You do what you have to do for your team, whatever that may be, and worry about the consequences later”.
Busch was the second Joe Gibbs Racing driver to take a speeding penalty, as Matt Kenseth was assessed the same penalty during the second caution of the race.
“This is a mental game”, Logano said.
Bowyer, a former series champion, finished sixth in his first Xfinity race since 2012.
“My approach to it really changed two years ago when Sherry got diagnosed with cancer and had to go through all those things”, Truex said.
That feud past year started at Kansas when Logano wrecked Kenseth.
The move to the outside after the green flag on the penultimate lap proved to be the winning move.
Brad Keselowski has two wins in his last four starts and has four top-tens in all of those races.
During the post-race press conference, Motorsport.com asked the race-winner to elaborate on the incident and why he thought Harvick meant to hit him.
Winners and top drivers advance until four are left to vie for the championship in the finale November 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The format has led to high tension and unpredictability since its 2014 debut.
Jimmie Johnson had a strong auto.
“So I feel like our performance is OK, but we’ve got to be able to finish the way we perform and the way we run”.
That’s because, statistically speaking, the driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet is suffering through his least productive season at NASCAR’s highest level-ever.
Truex called the system into question after the race, telling NBC Sports he didn’t think the laser inspection system was consisent. In the team Penske Ford brought a very investors are. All we have to go off now are the practice speeds since qualifying was cancelled. “You could probably handicap it a little bit that first round or so, but. you never know what’s going to happen”.
“I think what we’re seeing is the continued maturation of Kyle Busch”, Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage said. I wouldn’t want to do that to anybody. Right now, I feel like any racetrack, any weekend, anywhere in the country we can win.
While NASCAR may wink at the arguments and rough racing, the sanctioning body has vowed to crack down on cheating in the garage.
When looking for sleepers, you should focus mainly on which drivers can deliver the best finish. “What do I need to do?’ I just kept pushing, kept my head down, kept digging”.
While battling Kevin Harvick for position, the two made contact, resulting in a cut tire for Harvick and ending his day.Harvick was not pleased and after the race made sure to show Johnson his displeasure. I don’t have any regrets about what I said. He enters the Chase off a particularly rough couple of weeks, but there are plenty of fans who still hope to see the old Smoke in what is scheduled to be the final 10 races of his career. Since the owner points were reset for the Chase, he is starting 13th after qualifying was rained out.
Kyle Busch’s auto flunked LIS once but passed a second time and will not be penalized.
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BABY ALERT: Regan Smith, who is not in the Chase, returned to North Carolina with his wife in labor. To the credit of those that picked him, Larson looked every bit deserving of the praise for 350 of Sunday’s 400 miles, running inside of the top 10 and contending for a top 5 through the closing stages.
