It was as a race mired in controversy. Will a streak be broken today? As soon as he ran into me, I just kind of got shoved into the corner, like way too deep, and then I was just immediately turned around. But removing stages there certainly would not hurt. The woman who posted she wanted to go back to the 1920s was typical of the readers here. Especially when its eight or nine cars on the lead lap at the end. I mean, just a joke 80-something laps into a race? It was just a big day for us. DAYTONA 500 UPDATES: The latest from the 2023 Daytona 500, LONGSHOTS: 5 likeliest longshots to win the Daytona 500, Daytona's honorary race official:WWE's Charlotte Flair opens up about WrestleMania feud with Rhea Ripley, at Daytona 500. He's being trailed closely by Joe Gibbs Racing star Christopher Bell. Busch, enjoying a successful first season with Richard Childress Racing, won last week's race at Talladega Superspeedway. Lap 120: Stage 1 goes to William Byron! I totally agree. The pace hasnt fallen off too much, but teams get a chance to look at the tire wear when they come down pit road now. 12:11 p.m.:Plenty of race fans here at Dover. Between pit road entrance speed and other insane rules, maybe I will start watching trees growuntil that has changes. He was followed by Hamlin, Blaney, Brad Keselowski and Chastain. Results and analysis will be posted after the race. Lap 50: Alright we have been green here for a while, and if I had to guess, well be green the rest of Stage 1. Youre kind of just rolling out of the gas. What he said, in part: This is something hes known to do. It was simple just look at their thoughts. Quickly changed our minds. Pole-sitter Kyle Busch is scheduled to lead the field to the green flag at 12:10 p.m. Scroll below to see the results and highlights from this year's Wurth 400 as they happened. Can street race king Perez challenge Verstappen for the title? Im a fan of stage racing, or at least with this package. This was a really good day. Tap for race details, viewing information and more! I cant believe I typed that. 2:24 p.m.:Truex had a little disagreement with his team a few laps ago. In recent years maybe 10 teams,20 drivers have a chance to win. I really wasnt using a lot of brake at all. 'I belong here': R. Truex wins first NASCAR race, Hendrick to drivers after injuries: Take it easy, Bowman out at least 3 races after sprint car crash, Busch barely makes finish in OT win at Talladega, Burton wins Xfinity Series crash-fest at Talladega, Hamlin claims first superspeedway pole at Dega, Harvick was once NASCAR's punk kid. 12:16 p.m.:Joey Logano already flying down the track. Gragson goes flying as we go back to green. It is what it is. Lap 26: Track position is everything at Dover, and Kyle Busch has squandered it. Trouble for Noah Gragson at Dover. This story was originally published May 1, 2023, 11:13 AM. Clean air is making a difference. 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NASCAR is dying from its own lack of the ability to change. MORE:Watch NASCAR Cup Series races live with Fubo (free trial). He sits just outside the Top-10 and is continuing to show improvement race after race. 11:14 a.m.: The starting lineup for this weekends Cup Series race was set by the rule book after rain canceled Saturday qualifying. 3:38 p.m.:Green flag back at Dover. What you are saying you like about the stages is that they artificially prop up teams that cant compete. 1:38 p.m.:Second stage kicks off and it's more of the same for Byron, who continues to assert his dominance on the field. The win was Truexs fourth at Dover. The Daytona 500 is NASCARs marquee event each season, without question, and should award the most points. Who had a good race: Martin Truex Jr. battled for the lead in the final stage and stayed out front despite a late-race caution that bunched the field. The weight off my shoulders is unexplainable. I wasnt a fan of stages when it was discussed,Im not for it since its been implemented, but,if youre going to continue with them,DONT THROW THE YELLOW at the end of them,its all monitored, so,apply the points as you do,stop helping these slower cars,and make the crew chiefs,engine dept,engineers do their jobs with calculating the carLET EM RUN!! It just proves that the races are too long. https://t.co/4RQLiQ5Uo9 pic.twitter.com/mMP79GCPkg. Heading to the Monster Mile? Martin Truex Jr. dominated the final stage to win Monday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway and end a 54-race winless streak. Click-bait at its worst! Honestly, I'm on cloud nine. I'm just here for the ride. He holds the slight lead over Chastain, who drops down the field for the first time since Stage 2. Throw out the restricted plates while youre at it. We got the result we deserve and worked for., Josh Berry Finished 10th: Happy to get another top 10. Stopping to let everybody catch up, for a sprint race at the end, makes everything before meaningless. Martin Truex Jr. dominated the final stage to win Mondays NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway and end a 54-race winless streak. The first five laps on tires we would be so good, but then we would lose grip and get super-free. Kyle Busch and Christopher Bell will start on the front row. However, the 2021 season brought a dirt race to Bristol Motor Speedway and a visit to Circuit of the Americas (COTA). The win for the former Cup champion gave the Truex . 12:47 p.m.:Byron leads the way on the restart. They should not stop the race at stage ending. Meanwhile, next weeks race at Sonoma Raceway is likely to be negatively impacted by stages. Slow cars should be 25 laps down, because they are slow. He'll hope to rectify the issue and get himself back where he expects to be: near the front. The driver who seems to draw the ire of everyone in the garage area at some point every weekend has notched another stage win on the year. https://t.co/U9ZBW4SG2C pic.twitter.com/B1ON5ZFg6C. That's a big blow for Busch, who moves from the front to the rear in the blink of an eye. The only change I would make is to give the winner of the race an extra bonus in the points, beyond the 5 Playoff points. Veteran broadcaster Mike Joy will call the lap-by-lap action. 1:03 p.m.: CAUTION! He raced me hard but clean. We're good for green here. Its a function of plates/spacers at those tracks. The running order to start Stage 2: Byron, Ryan Blaney, Ross Chastain, Christopher Bell, Kevin Harvick, Chris Buescher, Ty Gibbs, Hamlin, Joey Logano and Josh Berry. In the beginning I didnt like the stages. Further down the field, shoutout to Bubba Wallace, who has climbed 17 spots from his starting position. Rain forced the cancellation of Saturday's qualifying session at Dover, putting two-time winner this season and three-time Dover winner Kyle Busch on the pole, the first time he'll lead the field to green in 2023. Diversity sucks ! What happened to STOCK CAR RACING!!! 12:21 p.m.:Caution flag waved on Lap 21. Next: The Cup Series moves on to Kansas Speedway for a May 7 race at 3 p.m. Seven drivers were knocked out of the race, including playoff drivers Chase Elliott and. Obviously, we were pretty off there from when we unloaded, but we got quite a bit better, quite a bit closer, but we just needed to get the balance. The whole company is just grinding and committed to taking us to the next level to get both these cars in the playoffs., Chris Buescher Finished 9th: It was a solid day. FORECAST: Weather Underground Mostly cloudy with a high of 59 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the race. Bristol on dirt ? Who wants to put sponsorship money on a 36th place car. Eliminate the stages there. He's got a near 1.5-second edge over Byron in P2. Chastain wasn't having it, though. Chastain appeared apologetic over the radio: I did not mean to do that at all.. May 6 2023. "Most people didn't believe in me, and I still did," Truex said. They are now trying to regulate /money cap teams in an effort to make underfunded teams competitive. Im thankful for all of the guys efforts on our No. Nascar today is a joke . Watching teams trying to adapt their strategies to changing race conditions made Sonoma fun. Looks like he's trying to secure a good spot before that competition caution. Road courses ? Theyve done nothing but screw up NASCAR in the last 15 years, a bunch of idiots running it in the ground. We missed one run and kind of got mired back and lost a lap, so we couldnt really come back from it that late in the race. Stage points are available at the end of stages 1 and 2 for the top 10 drivers. And also of the columnists. He's sitting in the rearguard. Two laps to go but the tire difference will be telling. Ford drivers benefited from the rain, with Ryan Blaney starting third, followed by Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher and Chase Briscoe. And just like that, Larson's run for the lead is done. Now,. Truex, who finished a season-worst 17th last Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, shares the No. Zietlows work has been honored by the N.C. and S.C. Press Associations, as well as the APSE, which awarded him with a Top 10 finish in the APSE Long Feature category in its 2022 writing contest. She has previously worked for Roush Fenway Racing. Retweet to congratulate Martin Truex Jr. on his WIN at Dover! Truex led the final 11 laps and 68 of the final 69 laps. Joey Logano brought out a caution with 14 laps to go when he lost control of his car and hit the outside wall. Joey Logano is done for the day in Dover. "I was a wreck coming across the line," Ryan Truex said. All 23 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will air on FS1 in 2022, 16 of them in primetime . During a typical race, drivers who perform well during the first and second stages can rack up a lot of points, perhaps too many compared to what is earned by their finishing position. Logano's day come to a close with 13 laps remaining. The driver of that 19 car got his wish: Hes now in the lead. We just had to work our way up from there. Lap 361: Erik Jones maintaining his advantage as Hamlin is trying all he can to reach the front. Lap 206: All green-flag pit stops are done, and Ross Chastain has cycled out as the leader in Stage 2. Zietlow previously wrote for The Herald in Rock Hill (S.C.) from 2019-22. Thought today, man, late caution, whats going to happen here? 1 Jockey Chevy team and everybody at Trackhouse Racing, Advent Health, Moose Fraternity, Worldwide Express. Chastain still on top. The Daytona 500 runs in three stages where drivers in the lead can earn points. ET Monday to begin the 400-lap race on the 1-mile concrete oval. First, I want to say so sorry to Brennan Poole and everybody at Rick Ware Racing. Dover Cup Series race rained out, moved to Mon. Whatever it was, it finally broke., Brennan Poole Finished 33rd: Im not exactly sure, but I feel like I just got ran over.