Martin Truex Jr., who won last season’s Phoenix spring race, finished 35th after a flat tire caused him to smack the wall in Turn 2. William Byron won stage one, which was 60 laps. and Michael McDowell were all penalized for speeding on pit road during the caution. There was a planned competition caution at Lap 25, which was about halfway through the first stage. That tied Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most top 10s in a row at one track. But he did finish in sixth place, which was his 18th straight top 10 at the track. Veteran Kevin Harvick - who has won nine times in Phoenix - couldn’t find victory lane Sunday. “You could hear dragsters going off in the background. Briscoe said he briefly talked to Stewart by phone after his win in Phoenix.
STAGE PLOT PRO RESET TRIAL SERIES
Three-time Funny Car season champion Matt Hagan gave Tony Stewart Racing its first NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series win in the Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida. Tony Stewart’s team not only won a Cup Series race on Sunday, but also was victorious in drag racing. From that point forward, it was business as usual with several cars on the apron, particularly on restarts.
The waiting didn’t take long: Kyle Busch plunged down onto the apron on the opening few laps, picking up some spots in the process. Most said they would wait to see how others fared with the Next Gen car.
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One of the hot topics before the race was how much drivers would use the 110-foot wide apron on Phoenix Raceway’s dogleg turn. Harrison Burton (unapproved adjustments) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. It was the end of a frustrating day for Larson, who qualified seventh but had to move to the rear of the starting grid because of unapproved steering wheel changes. Kyle Larson won the series championship last year after a fall victory at Phoenix, but engine trouble ended his day early. Ryan Blaney started on the pole and dominated the first half of the race, winning the second stage after leading 138 of the first 185 laps. He’s had two straight top 10 finishes after finishing seventh at Las Vegas last week. He battled leg numbness in the Next Gen car over the first few weeks but didn’t appear to have any problems Sunday. Reddick’s been among the fastest drivers in the Cup Series all season but fell just short of his first win. “He gave me exactly what I needed,” Chastain said.
Chastain credited crew chief Phil Surgen for providing him with a car that was comfortable running up front. You learn really quickly you’ve got to go to work and figure it out.”īriscoe - who said Phoenix was one of his least-favorite tracks before his Sunday success - acknowledged there were some white-knuckle moments late, especially on the restarts.Įven though he didn’t get the win, it was a breakthrough for Chastain’s TrackHouse Racing team. “These guys, even who are running 30th, are some of the best race car drivers in the world. “You get humbled really quickly in the Cup Series and learn just how good everybody is,” Briscoe said. He had just three top 10s as a rookie and finished 23rd in the season standings.īut got off to a good start this season with a third-place finish at Daytona in February. South Dakota's Dawn Plitzuweit takes over at West Virginiaīriscoe was one of the top drivers in the Xfinity Series in 20 before getting the invitation from Stewart-Haas Racing to take over the No.
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