Related: NASCAR power rankings during the 2023 season. It was the final race on the current track configuration. Green, Logano slices his way to the front row and hes up to 2nd by turn three. Bookmark and stay up to date with Sportsnaut. Regardless of whether or not the weather holds out through the Lap 160 finish, it's an official race. It wasn't a Big One, but it might have huge playoff implications. #NASCARPlayoffs // @USA_Network pic.twitter.com/PCtBveLMin, . Brad . They fight for space off the corner, Gragson is shoved into the outside wall, no caution. Elliott drives it deep to the inside and completes the pass in turn one, Elliott to 2nd. Pit Penalty: Martin Truex Jr will drop to the rear after an uncontrolled tire. Live updates have ended for this race. 18+, UK residents only, T&Cs Apply, Gamble Responsibly, Restart stack-up triggers multi-car crash at Fontana. Chase Elliott is 3.3 seconds back of Busch with 8 to go. Busch is extending his lead over the rest of the field, too including over Ross Chastain, who has been his biggest competition all day. Kevin Harvick6. ET on Fox. Happy to be here at the Super Bowl of NASCAR. Turns out, the bodies of the Next Gen stock car is made of a composite material that may swell by a fraction of an inch in the heat and cause a team to fail technical inspection. AJ Allmendinger was in position to get the Lucky Dog with Bubba Wallace, Zane Smith and BJ McLeod all stuck a lap down. JJ Yeley30. pic.twitter.com/r3zcITYuSy, "@RCRracing Baby!" 5:48 pm ET, at Green, Chastain leads Daniel Suarez off turn two. 21 to go, Michael McDowell is the only car who hasnt pitted. Truex Jr and most of the leaders pit. With the Coke Zero Sugar 400 scheduled to crankto life at 10 a.m., a little math tells us we should easily blow past the halfway mark thereby making it an official race before any potential rain arrives, assuming the forecast holds. Kick fun into overdrive by challenging fellow competitors to a white-knuckle race next to the ONLY Formula 1 track in the United States! Harrison Burton27. That 1 car is fast and has been running out in front all day. Vance & Hines Eliminator 400 Optional Quiet Baffle 23703 5 $7999 Get it Tue, Sep 20 - Wed, Sep 21 FREE Shipping Only 9 left in stock - order soon. AJ Allmendinger17. Corey LaJoie triggered two separate accidents and got spun out for a third, but Sunday's race may have marked the most complete run of his Cup career. FONTANA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 26: Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 Lucas Oil Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Pala Casino 400 at Auto Club Speedway on February 26, 2023 in Fontana, California. Martinsville Results (Stage 1) : 1. Check out the rest of the NASCAR qualifying results for this weekends events below. The prerace hours are literally scripted right down to the minute, sometimes by the second, but by and large the process becomes a throbbing build-up to what's billed as The Great American Race along with serving as a useful marketing tool, that label also has the feel of truth. Tyler Reddick was turned by a push from Kevin Harvick in Turn 4, setting off a chain reaction that involved Ross Chastain, Kyle larson, Erik Jones, Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney and Daniel Suarez among others. Side by side off turn four. How Penske's rookie sensation opened NASCAR's new era in style, Six key themes to follow in the 2022 NASCAR Cup season, Six key themes to follow in 2022 24. . He completes the pass into turn three, Truex Jr to 2nd. Auto Club Speedway Results (Stage 2) : 1. 1. Two to go for @KyleBusch and @RCRracing. Austin Dillon vs Brad Keselowski at New Hampshire (Video). Martin Truex Jr. . Chase Elliott3. You kind of get down, you wonder what's going on and what's happening, you put yourself in a different situation and you're able to come out here and reward your guys. Elliott looks to his inside and they make contact off turn four! 12:25 am ET, at After the Cup Series race, John Hunter Nemechek won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Auto Club Speedway! Get in-depth, sideline coverage of Charlotte area sports - only $1 a month. NASCAR betting odds for Darlington: Chase Elliott no; Kevin Harvick yes as playoffs open. Sundays forecast looks much more promising for racing: expect partly cloudy skies with the temperature in the low 40s. He limped his car to the pits and will hope to bandage it and stay. stages 35-35-80, 6 sets, fuel 42-46 laps. Busch's win was the 61st of his Cup Series career, his fifth at Auto Club Speedway and his first for Richard Childress Racing. Lap 175: He wasnt a threat to win the race, but Bubba Wallace is officially done for the day. Jones spins across the track and Alex Bowman drives right into his door. Sargeant 1st American on F1 grid since 2015, Murdaugh verdict sends a Lowcountry message: No one is above the law | Opinion, Mail carrier cant believe his eyes after seeing NC lottery win. I never doubted myself, but sometimes you do. Sporting News tracked live updates and lap-by-lap highlights from NASCAR's playoff race at Talladega on Monday. The Top 5 have pretty much been the same thus far: Ross Chastain, Joey Logano, Alex Bowman, Ryan Blaney, Daniel Suarez. Today, the NASCAR Cup Series is set for the final elimination race ahead of next week's championship race. The two are separated by less than 0.2 seconds while the rest of the field is over a second behind the leader. Preece's car was destoryed and he drove straight to the garage. Martin Truex Jr. is at the back thanks to a penalty earned on pit road. NASCAR at Bristol results. Tune in for the rain-postponed @NASCAR_Xfinity race from @AutoClubSpdwy at 7:45 PM ET. Chase Elliott; 5. Sunday will mark the 33rd and final trip around . 8:04 pm ET, at Bubba Wallace; 3. "I made a few mistakes but I was able to battle back," Stenhouse said. The NASCAR Xfinity Series is set for the green flag at Auto Club Speedway after yesterday's rain out. Ross Chastain; 2. When the yellow lights flashed, Stenhouse, who started the second overtime attempt in front, was ahead. Three to four hours later, when the 500 should be coming to full boil as the end nears, we're back to just below 70. Garage 56 project's Le Mans invite official; team will compete using No. The only Toyota in the Top 10 is Bubba Wallace in P6. Lap 361: Erik Jones maintaining his advantage as Hamlin is trying all he can to reach the front. The 1 car finished 6-plus seconds ahead of the rest of the field. We're going racing on the 2-mile track in Fontana one final time!FS1 subscribers can stream the race here https://t.co/82cGlF9XJq pic.twitter.com/GRSNPO28Vc, Cars roll out to pit road as we get ready for NASCAR Xfinity Series racing in Fontana!#HotPass | @bobpockrass pic.twitter.com/fzm1eId4Ud, Just out here setting records with @KyleBusch. Seven-time champ Jimmie Johnson makes his return after a two-year absence, while former champion Kevin Harvick makes his final Daytona 500 start. It's the opening race in the Round of 8 for the NASCAR Playoffs. 5:43 pm ET. Here's what happened: https://t.co/OCeKqttGOE pic.twitter.com/bM9r6OE0v2, "I saw the car behind me kind of laid off and got a really big run, so I kind of elected to make the decision to shoot to the bottom and get around it. After a performance by Dierks Bentley, driver introductions, the national anthem and the command to fire engines completed, all that's left is for the green flag to drop. The wreck came with just 11 laps to go in the stage and Chris Buescher leading Joey Logano, Martin Truex, Harvick and Ty Gibbs. Logano says he didnt brake check. Chase Elliott leads the field off the green. We're talking thousandths of an inch the tech lasers can detect. Welcome back to Daytona International Speedway, which is still drying out after a long Saturday of showers and thunderstorms that postponed the Coke Zero Sugar 400. Among them: Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Ryan Preece, Aric Almirola, Tyler Reddick and Ty Gibbs. Bubba Wallace took the checkered flag at Kansas Speedway, giving him his second career Cup Series victory. The 47 car found a way to notch a Top 10 here a year ago so you cant count that team out just yet. Several drivers have weighed in on the matter ahead of Sundays race, many going as far to say that its a shame it is getting reconfigured into a half-mile short track. With his 61st win, Busch now temporarily moves out of a tiebreaker with Kevin Harvick for sole possession of ninth on NASCAR's all-time wins list. A red carpet has been stretched out on the east end of the infield Fan Zone, and following the prerace drivers meeting, the drivers will follow that carpet toward the garage gates and, ultimately, the starting grid. It was Buschs first victory of the 2023 season in his second race for Richard Childress Racing. 7:20 pm ET, at The 46-year-old registered a DNF after slamming into the wall on Lap 33, giving him three straight DNFs and a career-high seven for the season. Joey Logano; 8. 8:21 pm ET, at 24 cars chase for the win. 61st victory of his Cup Series career, his first with Richard Childress Racing, and he now holds the record for consecutive seasons with a win by a NASCAR Cup Series driver with 19! Coming off a wild Daytona 500 finish, the NASCAR Cup Series begins its southwest swing this weekend in Fontana, California, at Auto Club Speedway. Daniel Suarez; 6. Kyle Busch to the lead in turn one. Talladega points, results: Chase Elliott captured his 18th career victory in the NASCAR Cup Series, passing Ryan Blaney on the final lap Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Busch drives right by to retake the lead. Logano leads most of the field to the pit lane. Truex restarst 4th. Reddick got the worst of the wreck and climbed from his car while Jones drove his No. 42 to go, Elliott works heavy lap traffic. Truex and most of the leaders hit the pit lane. Live: Bahrain GP practice as it happens, How F1's comeback merchant can make a lasting impression at Haas, How F1's comeback merchant can make a lasting impression at Haas Michael McDowell used his alternate strategy to lead six laps, the most he's led since leading 12 last fall at Texas. Martin Truex Jr sweeps stage one and stage two at New Hampshire! One of those drivers was Ryan Blaney, but he and several other contenders -- including polesitter Christopher Bell -- would see their days come to grief on a Lap 87 restart. Kyle Busch won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway! Keselowski took Stage 1 with Preece finishing second and the two came out on the front row after pit stops. Kyle Busch had overtaken Brad Keselowski for the lead just two laps prior with a push from teammate Austin Dillon. Thats 19 consecutive seasons with a win for Rowdy! #rowdynation@KyleBusch | @Lucas_Oil pic.twitter.com/0kgpPn2Ndg, Doubleheader on the way! 5 car had to make that trip twice in the first 14 laps to diagnose a mechanical issue in real-time. Perhaps the bad luck of 2022 has followed Truex into 2023 after all. Thats his 61st career Cup win and his first with Richard Childress Racing. Blaney got back on track but was a couple of laps down. Truex restarts 4th as three stay out. Busch captured the checkered flag, three seconds ahead of Chase Elliott in second and Chastain in third, who won both stages and led the most laps. The 65th running of the Daytona 500 is scheduled for a 3:14 . #HotPass pic.twitter.com/u34N2CXrDQ, Joey Logano says he just went late in the restart zone on the restart where the wreck happened. 7:21 pm ET, at Busch tied the previous record of 18, which had been set by Richard Petty from 1960 to 1977, last year. Green, Logano, Hamlin and Byron run three wide for the lead off turn two. Most folks are taking their time getting back to their grandstand seats, and that always sets up on odd situation. at With Aric Almirola leading, a caution flag flew just two laps into the third and final stage after Ryan Blaney shredded a tire, sending debris onto the race track. As a band, were back on the bus and back on the road. Wallace won Sunday in convincing fashion, passing the Stage 2 winner Alex Bowman on Lap 200 for the lead and never looking back. Kurt Busch11. Joey Logano, Aric Almirola an defending winner Austin Cindric round out the top five. Wallace's late-season surge came too late for him to make the playoffs, but he and 23XI Racing should feel more than confident about his postseason viability for 2023. Upcoming Lectures; Lecture Archive; Projects . Lap 75, AJ Allmendinger spins off turn two and tags the inside wall, caution. 7:25 pm ET, at pic.twitter.com/oAzXVIHFgW, Rain. Florida's favorite watermelon farmer, Ross Chastain, beat Alex Bowman to the line by inches to claim a Stage 2 win and the 10 points that come with it. The two drivers pitted together, but Busch eventually built up a comfortable margin over all pursuers. Christopher Bell; 7. That aforementioned hit proved too much. 11:35 a.m.: Kyle Busch leads through end of Stage 2 at Daytona. Busch is reportedly eight laps short on fuel, so hell be hitting pit road soon. Alex Bowman36. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of its active battle fleet alone exceeding the next 13 navies combined, including 11 allies or partner . 6:37 pm ET, at Corey LaJoie33. Browse through 2022 NASCAR Cup Talladega results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. Just over 20 laps to go in Stage 1. 8 car held off Chase Elliott by multiple seconds in the end. Both were sent to the back. Sonoma RaceStage 1 - Report. Kurt Busch; 8. Kevin Harvick; 6. Bubba Wallace has won the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. TALLADEGA, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 02: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 02, 2022 in Talladega, Alabama. at 6:51 pm ET, at . All rights reserved. This NASCAR Cup Series season has been truly unpredictable as 17 different drivers have won a race heading into Sunday including a non-playoff driver in Erik Jones last week at Darlington. The lead for Kyle Busch remains 3.3 seconds with five laps to go. Lap 42, Corey LaJoie turns Brad Keselowski off turn two, caution. He's on the playoff outside looking in as it stands now. Ryan Blaney will wait all day, of course. https://t.co/IyYCHvDWSb, 11 into the wall but continues, 5 to go. 7:16 pm ET, at Lap 81, Corey LaJoie spins off turn four with help from Tyler Reddick, caution. Hamlin leads off turn four. Pole sitter Tyler Reddick and Ty Gibbs also failed to finish after suffering tire failures. Why those nine? Chase Elliott; 2. Some Stage 1 stats: seven . 7:59 pm ET, at Bell blew a tire, which brought out the caution. When the crowd is sparse, it takes on the feel of a rehearsal. Today, he gave the track where he earned his first career victory a worthy sendoff by writing yet another new chapter in the record books and in his own outstanding career. 6:26 pm ET, at That moment is upon us. Well, that's not exactly true. He dives to the inside, Hamlin attempts to block but Logano is already there. For what is already a drivers' track, a mixed grid with no practice data and an increasingly rubbered-in track would be sure to provide an action-packed finale for Auto Club Speedway. Lap 28, Noah Gragson works to the right rear of Christopher Bell. The green flag is scheduled for 3:17 p.m. Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, Aric Almirola, Ryan Preece, Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski, Justin Haley and others are collected. Christopher Bell (Cup) and Austin Hill (Xfinity) were the pole winners at Auto Club Speedway! He dives inside of Hamlin, Chastain to the lead. Chastain sticks his nose in there to make it four wide in turn three. Nothing to report yet at Daytona, where the red flag is still officially flying. Most NASCAR races have 3 stages, where the first two stages make up the first two quarters of the race, and Stage 3 makes up the second half. 6:49 pm ET, at That was a heck of a race.". https://t.co/9lH4FiWqre, @BubbaWallace // @23XIRacing pic.twitter.com/osWRhyeSAK, What a burnout by @BubbaWallace!That's win No. A special moment for @23XIRacing with back-to-back wins at Kansas Speedway. I think [the win] ranks high, just because it ranks to the fact that I can do it. Drama from the rain delay would create a nice runway to the IMSA event. Daniel Suarez slammed the wall to bring out the caution with just two laps to go, sending the Daytona 500 to overtime. New Hampshire MenuModified:Prac/Qual|RaceXfinity:Prac/ Qual|RaceCup:Prac/Qual| Race, Martin Truex Jr and Chase Elliott set the front row. Burn it down @KyleBusch. Now, 21 laps remain, but it doesn't look good on the radar. 7:08 pm ET, at Erik Jones had been trading the lead with Chase Elliott for a few laps but lost speed in Turn 2, creating a chain reaction behind him that damaged the cars of Blaney, Brad Keselowski and Christopher Bell. Damp conditions from rain on Saturday and cold temperatures greeted the Cup Series field, and a combination of weepers in the racing surface combined with particle debris made for challenging track conditions. . More information is available at Daytona International Speedway's website. His team will be penalized later this week. Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon, Justin Haley, Bubba Wallace, Christopher Bell and Alex Bowman all pit with just over 50 laps to go. William Byron; 10. Just need to follow the prompts sign in as you would to your account of provider. Lap 352: With . The Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing tandem of Chris Buescher and Brad Keselowski are pacing the field with 28 laps to go. "I knew Denny was going to be strong," Wallace said. Bowman leads the field to the pit entry. com For Detailed Specifications, Photos, Link To Online Bidding And Terms Of Sale. What a dominant day for the No. Lap 146, Ryan Blaney is in the wall, caution. somehow?!) NASCAR 2023 at Las Vegas schedule, entry list, and how to watch, Remembering Alan Kulwicki: NASCAR's tragic maverick champion, Remembering Alan Kulwicki: NASCAR's tragic maverick champion Kyle Larson15. Just after the completion of green flag pit stops, a crash involving 2021 Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell as well as Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex and Ryan Preece brought out a caution flag with 19 laps to go. Green flag on stage three, Briscoe slides Burton into turn one, Briscoe leads as Truex Jr takes 2nd away. Man this one felt good. Lap 130: Ross Chastain has won another stage! Harrison Burton leads Joey Logano, William Byron, Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson at the front. The 1.5-mile of Las Vegas Motor Speedway is set to host the South Point 400. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. In the longest Daytona 500 in NASCAR history, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got help from an unexpected source and won the sport's most prestigious race when a wild wreck froze the . His lead is up to 3.6 seconds on Chase Elliott.