Kyle Larson finally found Victory Lane, surviving two overtime restarts and a brake-rotor apocalypse that chewed through NASCAR’s Chase field at Gateway.
Denny Hamlin hasn’t exactly set the Chase on fire, but somehow he’s still leading it. After another mediocre Sunday at Gateway, his cushion is down to six points.
MOTORSPORTS TV THIS WEEK (ET)
Thursday, September 17 3 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Practice and Qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway, FS2 5:30 p.m., ARCA Menards Series: Bush’s Best 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway, FS1 8 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: UNOH 250 Presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol Motor Speedway, FS1 Friday, September 18 2 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Practice and Qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway, ESPN Unlimited 4:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Practice and Qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway, truTV 7 p.m., NASCAR Countdown Live, The CW 7:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, The CW Saturday, September 19 7 p.m., USA Sports Pre-Race: Bristol, USA Network 7:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, USA Network 10:30 p.m., USA Sports Post-Race: Bristol, USA Network
Winner: Kyle Larson Average Speed of Race Winner: 81.47 MPH Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 47 Mins, 23 Secs. Margin of Victory: .333 Seconds Caution Flags: 18 for 87 laps Lead Changes: 11 among 5 drivers Stage 1 Top 10: 22,20,5,12,9,77,19,48,54,6 Stage 2 Top 10: 5,22,6,13,21,11,60,45,19,23 Fastest Lap: #22 Lap 2/ 33.286
