Bristol gets messy and Sheldon Creed gets another trophy
Sheldon Creed survived Bristol’s usual brand of chaos Friday night, turning fresh tires and a wild overtime restart into his second Chase victory.
Sheldon Creed survived Bristol’s usual brand of chaos Friday night, turning fresh tires and a wild overtime restart into his second Chase victory.
Rain washed out Bristol qualifying, so NASCAR reached for the rule book and handed Kyle Larson the pole. After Darlington, he was more than happy to take it.
NASCAR has plenty of rules, points and spreadsheets. Carson Hocevar has a much simpler philosophy: race hard, enjoy it and don’t ignore the people who came to watch.
ake Garcia earned his first career Truck Series victory as Layne Riggs and several other Chase drivers endured a miserable night at Bristol.
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.
Kyle Larson finally found Victory Lane, surviving two overtime restarts and a brake-rotor apocalypse that chewed through NASCAR’s Chase field at Gateway.
Ryan Blaney was eight points from the Chase lead when his brakes failed at Gateway. One trip into the wall later, his championship hopes had taken a massive hit.
Jesse Love finally ended his 25-race winless streak at Gateway, while a chaotic night of crashes, feuds and pit road mayhem reshuffled the Chase standings.
Pit road is supposed to be where drivers slow down. Apparently nobody got that memo Saturday night, when 10 cars became involved in a frightening Gateway pileup.
Denny Hamlin got knocked into the wall, went a lap down and finished 18th at Darlington. Somehow, he still leaves as the Chase points leader.