Like I said, overall, it feels like a win considering how the day went so far., Martin Truex Jr. Finished 3rd: We had kind of a crazy day with the Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry TRD, but really just got a little bit lucky there getting back on the lead lap mid-race and kept working on our car. Ive been sitting on the couch for six weeks, so I think that probably hurt me more than anything. Thats part of it, and you just move on. The NASCAR 2021 schedule release will surely get racing fanstalking there are more road races, two regular tracks gone fromthe schedule entirely and. We win and lose as a team. Lap 265, Ryan Blaney dives to the inside of Harvick. Green flag on stage two, Larson is clear into turn one as Hamlin spins the tires on the inside. Lap 308, Blaney runs wide and Harvick clears him on the inside. That would stress his repaired leg. Just having him a part of the debrief after practice and qualifying again was nice, Larson said. And some of those would be as much as a year to possibly 18 months lead time to get that work done and get parts ordered. Joey Logano12. Follow your favorite team and driver's progress with daily updates We struggled every run but the last one, Elliott said. Bristol Cup race results, driver points By Chris Estrada Sep 19, 2021, 12:11 AM EDT 0 Comments Kyle Larson picked up his first career win at Bristol Motor Speedway in Saturday night's NASCAR Cup Series playoff race. To figure out your Win Amount, take the odds and multiply by the amount wagered. Ross Chastain kept Preece from lapping him for 20 laps early in the race and then held the lead for 31 laps despite much older tires than the rest of the field. William Byron finished third, erasing an 18-point deficit below the cutline entering Saturday to make the Round of 12. Even prior to his catastrophic run-in with Ryan Preece that rendered his Chevrolet Camaro incapable of continuing on at the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, 2021 Cup Series champion . All four cars were really competitive. NASCAR's upcoming playoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee is sold out and could . Sundays Cup race at Martinsville Speedway left questions about what NASCAR could do to change the racing and how soon it could happen. So that feels really, really special because he is so strong and, like, emotionally strong. It was fun. Obviously that was a tough race on him, tough race on any driver. I pride myself on not making mistakes, so that was pretty brutal there, but, like Ive said, we have a fast race car and really felt like we could have probably swept the stages and ran top three or top five. We pitted, which put us towards the end of the lead lap cars. I dont know that the France family really wants us running big horsepower anymore. I did think in the drivers seat you made a little bit more of a difference. Andrews used to oversee the Hendrick engine program. The green flag drops at 3 p.m. He hits the pit lane under green. Even if you were better than a guy, they could just kind of hang on. Anyway, it is good to just stay in it, mentally for myself and the team and pull that strategy there. It was the only shot I had, and I did everything I could, but it wasnt enough. He passes Harvick to make it just two laps and rubs him in frustration. I'm just here for the ride. Got us a top 10 out of our first day back, so thats definitely something to not be too bummed about. Chris Buescher24. Drew made some great adjustments, and I thought we were arguably the best car. In 2023, the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals WILL HAVE A NEW DATE of June 9-11 for fans of all ages! Lap 6, Truex can;t hold it on the bottom. We had a great car. We had pitted and we had to take the wave-around, and we ended up at the very back. And then, like I said, when you can win at a place like this, it is definitely up there. Green flag on stage three, Kevin Harvick clears Christopher Bell into turn one. He tires had been on for 50 more laps than the field. Some drivers again called for NASCAR to give them more horsepower to make passing less challenging. At the time, I thought that was gonna be OK with the amount of laps we still had to go, but track position was obviously super important. Atlanta and Darlington will both see an additional race this season, with the second swing through Darlington serving as the playoff opener on Sunday, Sept. 5. Baby Jessica, it appears you've fallen into the well. Denny Hamlin; 3. Tonight, the NASCAR Cup Series unloads at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. Toll Free: 877-210-5629 Email: info@RaceAway.com He hits the pit lane under yellow. Theres just not enough speed difference in the cars. Ryan Preece started on the pole and led the first 135 laps until a pit road speeding penalty put him at the back of the field and he never recovered, finishing 15th. The November 2020 race had 4.6 such changes per green flag lap. Because depending on the parts and pieces, some things, as I said, are easily six months to a year out from a planning perspective. I dont know that the France family really wants us running big horsepower anymore. Kyle Larson (3,059 points): Was a constant leader at Bristol, winning the second stage and finishing first to close the race. Truex delivered a dominating . Byron gets shoved up the banking and nearly tags the wall but they all keep it rolling. The normal concrete racing surface at Bristol was covered with 2,300 truckloads of red clay, reducing the banking from 28 to 19 degrees . Joey Logano held off Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Denny Hamlin in overtime to win the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Monday.. Logano took control in the middle stage, claiming a Stage . Advertisement. Obviously, Monday morning quarterback. View Bristol results for the NASCAR Cup Series below. Recent and career form for Bristol Hill (IRE), including upcoming races, previous results and timeform statistics. We need to be better, but overall, proud of our McDonalds Toyota Camry group. I thought inside the car we were maybe slipping and sliding around maybe 10 percent more. We made it a little bit better. I didnt think we could (speed in his pit box), to be honest with you, but I guess its my job to know that. Advertisement. I heard Cliff was teared up, too. The November 2015 Martinsville race had an average of 5.7 positions change per green flag lap. The Morning Warmup March 24, 2021 (Photo: Chris Graythen / Getty Images via NASCAR) NASCAR's virtual tour is back. Bristol Motor Speedway T-Shirts. I wish one of us would have won the race, but youll have that. It wasnt an easy day for Elliott. Reviewing the Bristol Night Race and Bahrain Grand Prix Reviewing the Bristol Night Race and Bahrain Grand Prix. The more you lower horsepower, the more you lower the gear, the less the tires will wear, Hamlin said. RESULTS: Where everybody finished at Bristol. I felt like a Stewart-Haas car probably should have won the race, and we just couldnt catch the breaks we needed there at the end, but, overall, a great day. Chastain took the lead on Lap 136 by staying out when the rest of the field pitted. Logano was lapped again at Lap 275 and didnt climb into the top 15 until a green-flag pit cycle on Lap 292 of the 400-lap event as others ahead of him pitted. But thanks to Cliff Daniels and everybody for making me feel like I know what Im doing sometimes around here. Thats part of it, and you just move on. The blue dot on the GPS won't help you here. We struggled every run but the last one, Elliott said. Stayed out again when everyone pitted and put us on the front row and a shot to win the race. One surprise: the model is high on Daniel Suarez, even though he is a 20-1 longshot in the latest 2023 NASCAR at Bristol odds. It notes green flag passes. I like to roll momentum, and thats just not what this place is like. Until we get lap-time variation, Im going to keep harping and keeping saying it over and over and over. So I dont know if were ever going to fix this until we put more horsepower on the cars or build a tire that somehow falls off. We went down a lap twice, two times. Elliott returned to racing six weeks after he broke his left tibia in a snowboarding accident and finished 10th. Lap 168, Ryan Newman clears himself on Custer, not clear. Ryan Blaney and Alex Bowman completed the top five finishers. It seemed like tires it took them 50-60 laps for them to fall off even if you had older tires. Sometimes you make the wrong one, but its hard when youre in the lead because everybody normally does the opposite of you. We didnt have the best race cars today, and he and (crew chief Alan Gustafson) fought all day long together.. Today is not one of those. Suarez finished fourth on the Bristol dirt in 2021 after leading 58 laps, and he led another 64 laps last year. I didnt have a fighting chance there. It was really hard to pass. Martin Truex Jr8. News: The NASCAR Truck Series will race at Knoxville Raceway in 2021, according to a copy of the 22-race schedule obtained by @TheAthleticAUTO. Im 95 percent sure I was good. I was teared up the whole last lap. I think that maybe you could build a tire that would be better, but I think this kind of starts with the engine. Kevin Harvick finished second after being unable to get past the lapped car of Chase Elliott following their late-race skirmish on the track. Larson closes right to the bumper of Harvick in the battle for the win. 50 to go, Harvick remains all over the bumper of Elliott in the battle for the lead. Even with the caution I thought we were gonna be OK, and then I thought we were gonna stay out, and then at the end it looked like more guys were gonna come down pit road, so we decided to come down with them. GET A 3 DAY COMBO TICKET Friday Tickets Saturday Tickets Sunday Tickets 866-415-4158 Tickets Friday See Nitro Qualifying under the Lights followed by a Fireworks show for the whole family! DISTANCE: The race is 500 laps (266.5 miles) on the .533-mile short track. Tom Gatto. Bristol Motor Speedway's spring race will take place with its oval covered in dirt on March 28, the first dirt race in NASCAR's modern era (dating back to 1972). To hear that means a lot. Harrison Burton Burton caused the first on-track caution with a spin and finished 29th, two laps down. James Davison34. A couple of other cars snuck on our inside and we lost the top 10. Also, such passes can be recorded at any of the scoring loops on the track as opposed to only the start/finish line. Fortunately, my knee is in a pretty nice position in the car with a little bend in it. So its been difficult. Bristol Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. 189 likes, 2 comments - The Die-Cast News (@thediecastnews) on Instagram: "William Byron's 2021 Liberty University "iRacing Bristol Dirt Race Win" Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE . Aric Almirola19. Everybody knows what happened here so long ago, and I think everybody you know, thats on everybodys minds every time they come to Martinsville, so wish Rick was here (and) Linda, but weve got Jeff Gordon here. Daniel Suarez is also caught in it as Wallace drives into his rear bumper. We just couldnt get the car to rotate through the center of the corner. Larson wins the race to the pit exit. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevy team worked hard all day, and a 12th-place finish is pretty good considering how loose our Chevy was throughout the race and some of the strategy that played out. Thats twice as many positions that changed than last falls race at Martinsville. The model is also targeting one other driver with 2021 Bristol Night Race odds of 15-1 or longer to make a serious run at winning it all. Larson gives him the inside lane, Keselowski takes over the lead. Ive got tons of laps around here, and not many top 10s. This is one of my favorite tracks and we come here and run sixth-to-ninth every time. We got these Cup cars that somehow dont fall off a half a second in 80 laps. Now, the model simulated the 2023 Food City Dirt Race 10,000 times. All four of its drivers advanced in the playoffs after Alex Bowman and William Byron were both in danger of elimination at Bristol, the third and final race of the first round when NASCAR cuts. Elliott to the lead. Bristol Motor Speedway will play host to that dirt race on its oval March 28. Everyone on the No. NASCAR schedule 2021: Bristol dirt race, road courses headline Cup Series changes for next season. Chase Elliott; 5. Kevin Harvick; 7. I thought we were going to end up with a top-10 finish, but I got too loose. I was racing cars that I didnt think Id be racing, cars that in the past you would pass with ease. Get A Weekend Package Single Day Tickets Available Premium/VIP Packages Parking Get Camping Fan Schedule Travel Packages Grab A Scanner 866-415-4158 More Info Ready To Ship. Logano, the reigning series champion, started at the back of the field because of an unapproved adjustment before the race. That ultimately cost us the track position. Larson restarts 8th as 7 stay out. It was about what I expected, so thats a good thing. We want to get better. Legacy Motor Club Noah Gragson finished 30th and was followed one spot behind by teammate Erik Jones. NASCAR measures things differently. With 35 laps to go, Elliott and Harvick were racing for the lead when they made contact that cut Elliott's left front tire. The problem is when you can downshift and things like that, these cars have so much forward drive and obviously not a lot of power coming off the corner, so everybody is kind of the same speed. Right now, if you try to pivot or make the core do something you want it to do, it just cant take it.. Dirty air against the pack. I personally do not disagree with you that more power would be something to take a look at some day. Im 95 percent sure I was good. Just had unfortunate timing of that caution in the green flag pit stop cycle. Only position changes that take place at the start/finish line are counted. ((3-29-2021) #51-Martin Truex Jr. won the Pinty's Dirt Truck Race NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway Monday afternoon in dominating fashion. Chase Elliott; 6. Hamlin looks under him and takes 2nd away. View Bristol results for the NASCAR Cup Series below. I wish we turned a page there with the package. We probably made the wrong decision at the end, but at the time and the perspective that we had, we thought it was gonna be the best decision. NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Standings Entering Round of 12, DRIVER POINTS: Reseeded points after Bristol, DRIVER POINTS: Points after Bristol (before reseeding). The green flag drops at 4:18PM. Kevin Harvick; Bristol Race Stage 3 - Report Laps: 250 (251-500 / 500) Green flag on stage three, Bell leads Byron off turn two. He was 22nd on a restart at Lap 355 and worked his way up to 10th, getting past Austin Dillon on Lap 394 to reach the top 10. Paul was able to give me what I needed to get towards the front. We just needed track position. I was trying to beat them out and ultimately got snapped speeding. We probably made the wrong decision at the end, but at the time and the perspective that we had, we thought it was gonna be the best decision. William Byron Byron was considered a favorite entering the race but failed to show up near the front and finished 23rd. It was very questionable as to how the heavy Cup Series cars would take to an artificial dirt track. He pins him behind a lap car, Larson to the lead. Green, Larson is clear into turn one as Hamlin takes 2nd. Chase Briscoe; 4. I wish one of us would have won the race, but youll have that. We win and lose as a team. We were trapped a lap down for a while, but this team never gave up. Other new tracks on the schedule include a dirt race at Bristol, COTA, Nashville Superspeedway, and Watkins Glen. It also sees value in a massive triple-digit long shot. Thats something that as a company we needed to go and run up front. With a little bit of them moving each other for second, I was able to get away (from the field) and I never thought Id be able to do that. Hamlin looked to Fridays Truck race as an example of how tire wear could be achievable. Even if you were better than a guy, they could just kind of hang on. When you get the lead, you have to stay there. Bubba Wallace17. Ill take blame for that. I could set them up, but I couldnt get the throttle down. Rarely does the car that dominates or the best car win, simply because you cant control the race when you need to at least we couldnt. What comes first? LAST YEAR: Kevin Harvick outdueled Kyle Busch over the final 40 laps to win last September at Bristol. 2021 NASCAR Bristol Results What a chaotic finish to the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. What drivers said at Sundays NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway: Kyle Larson Winner: Just huge congratulations to this whole 5 team and Hendrick Motorsports. We are missing something. Racing Insights, which supplies statistics to NBC Sports, keeps track of positions changed per lap. Yeah, I thought it was five to 10 percent better even though theres still a really long way to go. He drove away from me so quick, but he was pretty patient. The April 2021 Martinsville race had an average of 4.5 positions changing per green flag lap. Thats any time a car gets ahead of another car on the track whether the car being passed is on the same lap. Well keep battling., Ryan Preece Finished 15th: I sped off pit road, I guess. You saw the 41 (Ryan Preece) dominate the race, and then he got caught and went to the back and that was it. Thats a long-term decision for sure.. Kyle Larson wins at Bristol Motor Speedway! J.R. (Houston), my engineer, and I just walked to figure out where that last section was. I think were in the middle of an evolution of the tire, Chastain told NBC Sports. Almost Gone! A look at winners and losers from Sundays NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway: Kyle Larson Larson took advantage of a late-race caution flag and excellent pit strategy to score a convincing four-second victory, his second win of the year. Bristol Menu: NASCARTV Schedule|Entries|ARCA Practice|ARCA Race|Truck Lineup|Truck Race|Xfinity Lineup|Xfinity Race|Cup Lineup| Cup Race, Martin Truex Jr and Denny Hamlin line up on the front row. Chase Briscoe14. Trouble! NASCAR started the trucks on wet weather tires, marking the first time wet weather tires had been used on an oval for a national series race. It was warm. Kurt Busch20. Ross Chastain kept Preece from lapping him for 20 laps early in the race and then held the lead for 31 laps despite much older tires than the rest of the field. 10 to go, Harvick leads Larson by 0.8 seconds. I think were in the middle of an evolution of the tire, Chastain told NBC Sports. ET. Thats a long-term decision for sure.. Christopher Bell30. We were just as good as anybody, but its really tough. Were in a box with these engines, and NASCARs leadership wants us (with these) engines, they keep lowering horsepower, which makes us have to shift, Hamlin told NBC Sports after the race. It was really hard to pass. Green, Elliott leads Larson off turn two. I was super happy when that happened and just as surprised as probably everybody.. Obviously, Monday morning quarterback. Theyre almost the same. Kyle Busch; 6. I felt like we were slowly making gains on our Chevy. There are eight scoring loops at Martinsville Speedway. So I just cant believe it. The full Cup schedule is set to be released at 3:30 p.m. Ryan Preece18. But he got a 10th, running particularly well in the final stage. We got better and better, and then we caught that caution. If you wager $100 on Hamlin to win the event and he comes in first, then you would win $250 (5 2 x 100). Joey Logano finished second despite having an average running position of 21.0 the worst average running position for a runner-up finisher in a Cup race since at least 2008, according to Racing Insights. Reviewing the Bristol Night Race and Bahrain Grand Prix. Its a lot easier to say you should have stayed out, but we didnt. Hamlin and Elliott remain side by side for 2nd, Elliott takes the spot on the outside lane. Its unfortunate. Christopher Bell; 9. So its been difficult. The 29th race, of 36 races, of the 2021 season was action-packed and after some late lap drama, Kyle Larson scored his sixth win of the year. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. That's Rock Bottom. Stayed out again when everyone pitted and put us on the front row and a shot to win the race. I tried to get the No. Among a number of. I'm not here to save you. I thought we were going to end up with a top-10 finish, but I got too loose. He started 24th and did not climb inside the top 20 until Lap 258 when he moved up to 19th. You cant pass. He started 24th and did not climb inside the top 20 until Lap 258 when he moved up to 19th. Full highlights from Monday's NASCAR Cup Series race in the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway.#NASCARonFOX #NASCAR #FoodCityDirtRace #BristolMotorSpeedwaySUBSCR. SIGNED 2012 Joey Logano 1/24 diecast Dollar General Joe Gibbs Racing Camry. Brad Keselowski; 5. The cars are so close and so competitive. Michael McDowell25. There are eight scoring loops at Martinsville Speedway. Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Valvoline Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 18, 2021 in Bristol . Theres just not enough speed difference in the cars. It was like that all day. NASCAR made several procedural changes Saturday in a desperate bid to save the first Cup Series dirt race since 1970, with the tires, the 28-degree Bristol banking and the leaden 3,400-pound cars .

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