Stay informed, connected, and inspired in an ever-changing ECE landscape. Tyler Reddick made a jump after his first win of the season, while William Byron ascended to the top spot in the rankings. I thought Austin did an awesome job with what we had at Martinsville, running 12th there, that was good. Club ET Monday. Born in Ohio on New Years Eve 1993, he grew up in North Carolina after his father, Dave, relocated in 1999 to race NASCAR. You dont want to choose the top, because obviously theres more room for someone to go around you, but you have to choose the top just to be able to defend the side draft, so its really all about your pusher, said Byron, who finished second after overcoming sliding through his pit box earlier. For a second, it looked like 2014 series champion Kevin Harvick was going to make it through the mess and grab the lead as the caution flag flew. 1 in the rankings. The top graph shows Elliotts rank each week. The Cup garage will open at 9 a.m. TALLADEGA, Ala. After his winless streak stretched to a 56th consecutive points race, Ryan Blaney was asked Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway if he wonders what more he has to do to win again in Cup. Ride along with Ryan Blaney in the biggest race of the year, the 2022 Daytona 500 in this live in-car camera presented by Sunoco. I feel like all the restarts, here and Kansas, places youre reliant on a push, the top lane can stay organized and get the momentum built up, and at the end, everybody is so desperate, it kind of breaks up, and the shorter distance (on the inside lane) wins out.. Dr. Diandra: Fact-checking Kyle Buschs statement about late-season rank no one took the bottom, and I said thank you, MORE: Hendrick Motorsports president says no changes in driver policy. A drivers rank depends not only on his own performance, but also on other drivers performances, too. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. placed second. Although many drivers do obey our hypothesis, Kyle Larson is one of a number who dont. The bottom graph shows how many points Elliott earned in each race. You kind of just race on the restarts and race at the end. NASCAR officials waved the yellow flag, which meant the race wasnt over since it had to end on a green flag, per All-Star Race rules. Tulsa Shootout: Menu Driver intros will take place at 11:30 a.m. Rank doesnt have the same meaning once the playoffs start. Truex closed the gap by finishing fifth and second, respectively, in the first two stages. Two top-10 and one 11th-place finish moved Elliott from 19th to the top spot by the fifth race. By the time he reached Daytona, Elliott had built up enough of a points lead that even DNF-ing the final race of the regular season didnt knock him out of first place. Full results from night three of the Tulsa Shootout in Oklahoma featuring stars of NASCAR Its Friday night and the show rolls into night 3 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. William Byron and Chevrolet are the teams to beat in NASCAR. Sixty points is 50% of 120 points, but only 0.5% of 800 points. What a waste. Honestly I probably just had points on my mind too much, Larson said. It could be said that Ryan Blaney has race-car driving in his blood. There are guys that are better at that style of racing than maybe me, but I still think it comes down to certain circumstances at the end where you are, how it all works, how it all happens. Kevin Harvick finished 33rd in Atlanta after an accident involving Ross Chastain, but it didn't hurt him in this week's rankings. DISTANCE: The race is 400 laps (400 miles) on the 1-mile track. All rights reserved. Dillons victory in the No. And NASCAR deserves some blame for the way it all went down at the end of the race. and losers (oh no, Lions) of the 2023 NFL Draft, The Brewers' Willy Adames got ejected after a blatantly spiteful sequence from umpire Adam Beck, Will Levis' sad night sitting in the NFL Draft green room in 8 photos and videos, Ranking all 32 current NHL away jerseys, from worst to best, Will Levis's Pro Day quote on not wanting to be in NFL Draft green room if he wasn't a first-round pick was sadly prescient, The 10 best undrafted free agents after the 2023 NFL Draft, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The NASCAR Cup Series' March schedule continued Sunday with the Ambetter Health 400 in Georgia. We all watched and we saw (Stenhouses) car and mentioned the car against the wall, riding the wall down the back straightaway, Miller told reporters after the race. He grew up watching his dad, Dave Blaney, race sprint cars and NASCAR, as NBC Sports reports. Fourteen drivers had previously locked up playoff spots by winning races in 2022: Christopher Bell, Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, Kyle Busch, William Byron, Ross Chastain, Cindric, Chase Elliott, Hamlin, Harvick, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Reddick and Suarez. William Byron won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race, taking advantage of a pair of late cautions to give Hendrick Motorsports a victory in overtime at Phoenix Raceway. But he couldnt hang on after the restart. The Weather Underground forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a high of 60 degrees. It was his first Top-5 finish of the season. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these. 87 mins: Delaney gets away down the left, but gets his cross all wrong, blasting it high and into nobody. When it comes to winless streaks, Ryan Blaney is the new Kevin Harvick. Blaney started the day third in points and had the best chance of landing one of the two postseason spots up for grabs. Erik Jones got loose at the front of the field, causing a traffic jam at 190 mph that sent several cars spinning across the track. But Blaneys chances were seemingly crippled when he got caught in the first crash of the day. 12 Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Cup Series continues to race with Penske and the third-generation racer. Kyle Busch will lead the field to the green flag after qualifying was canceled Saturday by rain. Busch ranked third at Charlotte in 2022 although he was sixth just two races before. LAST YEAR:Chase Elliott won last years race. Slightly less frustrated was his Hendrick teammate Byron, who was leading entering the final restart. Larsons season was up and down from the start. Ride along with Ryan Blaney in the biggest race of the year, the 2022 Daytona 500 in this live in-car camera presented by Sunoco. Ryan Blaney is hitting his stride at just the right time. Last year, the gap between first and 10th place was 103 points after 10 races. Here are the top moments! Just throw the caution before the rain came, Hamlin said, adding that better officiating is needed. Published: 405 days ago. Elliott finished 10th at the Daytona 500 and 26th at Fontana, putting him in 19th place after two races. 12 Team Penske Ford The driver of their No. Every single day, Blaney said with a pained smile. My mission: Find out if this hypothesis is true. ET Monday. The 1/5-mile indoor bullring dirt track hosts the Tulsa Shootout featuring many stars from the NASCAR world. Because points reset after the regular season, Ill limit the data to the first 26 races. NASCAR has several decisions to make in the coming weeks, but one thing is certain: It's listening to drivers on rules implementation. First, lets make it clear that Im fact-checking Buschs statement, not Busch himself. Changing ranks is harder later in the season because each race counts for an increasingly smaller part of the average. Ryan Blaney comes from a family of race car drivers. You just take what you can get.. Although many drivers dont change rank much after Charlotte, that doesnt guarantee that they cant change positions. 2. And he learned from a young age that the sport of racing, like all sports, isn't always fair. Im sure the fans felt it and then they watched us all pile in there.. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Bank of America Roval 400, Charlotte Motor Im just dumbfounded that a Chevy didnt win today.. 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BROOKLYN, Michigan With the NASCAR regular-season finale now looming at Daytona, Sundays thrilling finish at Michigan delivered a sneak preview of the mad drafting scrambles that can determine a Cup race. CCAoA is dedicated to serving our country's military and DoD families. Other than that, the cycle of racing naturally, youll end up about the same spot.. ET Monday to begin the 400-lap race on the 1-mile concrete oval. 2 Minute Read. But its a little bit confusing, so were going to break it all down and explain it: OK so: Blaney was ahead in the final lap in regulation when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. hit the wall. Dillon passed Austin Cindric for the lead with three laps to go after a 3-hour, 20-minute red flag for inclement weather. But Blaney wasnt sent to the pits, and upon restarting, he won again: You bet! Every single day. NASCAR seemed intent on fixing its rain mistake by waiting for a window of sunshine, Its not something you can predict when its going to start raining, said Scott Miller, NASCARs senior vice president of competition. Its such a blur the last couple of restarts, I dont know what all happened, Busch said. 1. https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/nascar-all-star-race-ryan-blaney-controversy-window-net-explained, Blaney must be happy with this one after all that, Ranking every NFL team's 2023 draft class from 32 (sorry, 49ers) to 1 (whoa, Colts), 13 Winners (Bill Belichick!) Blaneys No. The team also announced that Kaz Grala will drive for the team in select races this season. Large changes in rank require improvement to the car or a series of mechanical failures, for example. Kurt Busch also had earned a postseason berth, but he withdrew earlier this week while pulling out of his sixth consecutive race with concussion-like symptoms. The No. How much of a difference is there when mending fences with a teammate and a non-teammate? Here are the top moments! TV/RADIO: FS1 will broadcast the race at 12 p.m. Performance Racing Networks radio coverage begins at 11 a.m. and also will stream at goprn.com. )#LiveInCar #NASCAR #RyanBlaney #NASCARCupSeries #Daytona500 #NextGen----------Subscribe to NASCAR on YouTube: https://nas.cr/youtubeVisit NASCAR.com for the latest news: https://nas.cr/nascarFor more race day in-car cameras check out NASCAR Drive - https://www.nascar.com/driveShop for your favorite NASCAR gear, diecasts and more: https://nas.cr/storeDownload the NASCAR Mobile App: https://nas.cr/mobileWeekend schedule for on-track action: https://nas.cr/weekend----------Play every weekend!----------NASCAR Fantasy Live: https://nas.cr/fantasy----------NASCAR on Social Media----------Twitter: https://twitter.com/nascarFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NASCAR/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nascar/Snapchat: https://nas.cr/SnapchatAddTikTok: https://nas.cr/TikTokGIPHY: https://giphy.com/nascar Kyle Busch, a two-time winner 10 races into the NASCAR Cup Series season, said communication is good between his team and that of teammate Austin Dillon at Richard Childress Racing. Axalta Presents the Pocono 400, Pocono Raceway, June 11, 2017. April 27, 2023. Through 10 races, Busch has two wins, three top fives and five top 10s. 8. As the reigning NASCAR champion, Joey Logano had no reason to panic when Team Penske had a slower than expected start to the new season. Incidentally, Buschs two engine failures last year both happened in the playoffs. 5 Chevrolet driver, who is winless at Daytona and Talladega, also was a little less enamored than Busch with the momentum-based racing. It was like an old-school superspeedway draft feel at a 2-mile track, Kurt Busch said. Did back-to-back winner William Byron or Kevin Harvick supplant Ross Chastain at the top? I have to go watch the tape. Despite Chase Elliott's snowboarding accident, most Cup drivers agree the reward outweighs the risk for hobbies away from the racetrack. (This stream will start as soon as engines fire. The weather is better for Cup drivers to race Monday at Dover Motor Speedway after rain postponed the event Sunday. I could go on the short run, but not the long run. Blaney W, NASCAR L, Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) May 23, 2022, An irate Denny Hamlin says NASCAR should have black-flagged Ryan Blaney for the window net. Dillon was instrumental in convincing his grandfather, team owner Richard Childress, to bring Busch into the fold at RCR. Christopher Bell's win at Bristol propelled him into the top three of this week's rankings alongside a pair of Hendrick teammates. But then spinning Ty Dillon Austins little brother sideswiped Harvick and knocked him into the wreckage. Austin Dillon, Ryan Blaney grab last playoff spots at rain-soaked Daytona Associated Press 0:00 0:36 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Austin Dillon avoided a massive wreck But rankings can fluctuate wildly in the first few weeks of the season because point totals are so low. Kyle Busch sits in eighth place as of Talladega, 52 points out of first. Only 18 cars stayed on track once the green flag dropped and only 10 finished on the lead lap. His rank reflected that, oscillating throughout the season. Obviously, we have our ups and downs, and I would say that we have struggled at times for sure, Martinsville being the worst. Blaney finished second in the United Rentals 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway Sunday afternoon. Im glad we dont have too many more of these. The White House today announced more than 50 executive directives aimed at improving access to and quality of child care and long-term care in the United States. He says he would have stayed out like Blaney did, but rules are rules. We continue to talk about our stuff and how we can get better, Busch said Saturday at Dover. When Kyle ran his first full season, in 2005, the Coca-Cola 600 was the 12th race of the season. What a waste. Jonathan Hassler will take over as crew chief for Ryan Blaney in 2022, filling out the team's lineup of Cup crew chiefs. If your momentum is cut, youve got to start blocking. All of Ryan Blaneys NASCAR Cup Series wins. Grabbing a spot when you can. Blaney didn't have the speed to lead laps, but he'd use the overtime restart to grab multiple spots. 2354. As Busch said, something stupid can always happen. High Finish. Learning under his dad no doubt provided the younger Blaney a competitive advantage. Some Quick Facts About And just like a typical old-school plate race at Daytona or Talladega Superspeedway, everyone but race winner Ryan Blaney was second-guessing their moves in the closing laps. Running 16th at the time of the crash, he turned onto the apron to avoid the 15-car melee between Turns 1 and 2 that was caused by a summer shower everyone saw coming. So, here's what fans should know about Catch up on past episodes of Race For The Championship on Peacock. Blaneys winless streak is the second longest of any driver in the Cup Series at 54 races. Elliott is far from unique. Final Rank. After taking the checkered flag at Talladega last week, Kyle Busch shared a piece of NASCAR oral wisdom regarding the nature of late-season driver rank changes. Looking for fee assistance or respite care? That created a second open spot at Daytona, where 15 guys entered the day with postseason hopes. AVONDALE, Ariz. Ryan Blaney wasnt able to close the deal on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, but a top-five finish put his Larson, who finished third after leading a race-high 70 of 200 laps, also was lamenting some of his own mistakes, which he blamed on worrying too much about retaining his regular-season points lead over fifth-place finisher Denny Hamlin. The race director looked up and Im not sure what he saw but he immediately put (the caution) out. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Its just part of it.. He got the finish he deserved, and I didnt do a good enough job to get the finish that we needed out of that one (Dillon was third, Busch 32nd). There is some uncertainty in the hypothesis because the Charlotte race was 10th on the schedule in 1990. But if you really want to understand NASCAR for fantasy leagues, betting, or your own enjoyment graphs are your best friends. How quickly rank changes depends on how close the points are. It would seem that way to me! But some do. There's a new No. Which driver among Hendrick Motorsports teammates William Byron, Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson tops this week's rankings? Busch will start on the pole and Dillon in the last starting spot in Sundays Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway after qualifying was cancelled Saturday. Saturday, Ryan Blaney heads back to Texas Motor Speedway for the first time since claiming the $1 million prize in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race. It also created a controversial finish should NASCAR have halted the race earlier? Stage 2 ends at Lap 250. Here are the top moments! Points. Cost myself a win but just didnt want to get in there and make too bold of a move and make a mistake and wreck and lose a bunch of points and positions. Ryan Blaneys NASCAR Consistency Is Fueled by Core Work and Mario Kart The top driver is stronger, more focused, and racing toward his first championship. Ryan Blaney won Sundays All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway but it wasnt without some serious controversy. That's while Blaney's granddad also raced sprint cars and even co-owned his own speedway in Ohio. Rapid changes in rankings tells you that the points were very close. He would grab sixth- and eighth-place finishes in the first two stages and be set with good track position for the stretch run. Hal Slifer, host of Chagigah on Emerson Colleges WERS in Boston, has announced the creation of the Jewish Broadcasters Network. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @bobpockrass. Because stupid stuff does happen. And thats a safety issue that, per the rules, can force a driver to get it fixed properly. Here are the highlights! Thunderstorms delayed the Xfinity Series race Friday night and pushed the Cup race from Saturday to Sunday morning. Races. Following testing in January, drivers will put NASCAR's modified aerodynamic package into action this weekend in Phoenix. Better rankings are toward the top of the graph. and provided the kind of Game 7 moment NASCAR wanted when it moved the regular-season finale to unpredictable Daytona in 2020. ET Monday. 3 Chevrolet was as stunning as Blaneys comeback. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Ryan Lets start with Busch, who zoomed from eighth to fourth after the final restart with eight laps remaining but still was flummoxed about finishing behind Blaney with the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets of William Byron and Kyle Larson. WebFORT WORTH, Texas -- The checkered flag was already waving for Ryan Blaney when the caution lights came on just yards before he got to the line to win NASCAR's All-Star race
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