Frontstretch Newsletter: May 19, 2025
Volume XIX,
Edition LXXVI |
- The 33 teams that managed to qualify for Sunday's Indianapolis 500 have a two-hour practice session today so that they can start to lock in their race setups. That session will air live on FOX Sports 1 starting at 1 p.m. ET. - NASCAR teams are back at their shops and preparing for a
busy weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Entry lists should be released today. We'll have the entry lists and everything else breaks for you at Frontstretch. |
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| Christopher Bell Wins NASCAR All-Star Race at North
Wilkesboro Christopher Bell was able to take the lead from Joey Logano with 10 laps to go Sunday night, then held on to win the NASCAR All-Star Race and a $1 million jackpot. Logano was second, then Ross Chastain, Alex Bowman and Chase
Elliott. |
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| Joey Logano’s Dominant Night Falls a Million Dollars Short
at North Wilkesboro For the second straight year, Team Penske's Joey Logano dominated at North Wilkesboro. This time, being on an alternate pit strategy bit him as he had to settle for second. |
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| Carson Hocevar, John Hunter Nemechek Race Into All-Star
Race Spire Motorsports' Carson Hocevar won the race off pit road during the mid-race caution, then held on to win the NASCAR All-Star Open Sunday. John Hunter Nemechek was second, then Ty Dillon, Erik Jones and Michael McDowell. |
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| Brad Keselowski, Christopher Bell Win All-Star Heat
Races RFK Racing's Brad Keselowski and Joe Gibbs Racing's Christopher Bell emerged victorious in the 75-lap heat races in North Wilkesboro Saturday. |
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| Chandler Smith Victorious at North
Wilkesboro Chandler Smith was able to slip past Corey Heim on the final lap Saturday to win the Window World 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Layne Riggs was second, then Tyler Ankrum, Daniel Hemric and Grant Enfinger. |
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| Layne Riggs, Corey Heim Tangle on Final Lap at North
Wilkesboro Saturday's Window World 250 came down to a battle between Corey Heim and Front Row Motorsports teammates Chandler Smith and Layne Riggs. Heim and Riggs ended up coming together on the final lap, spinning Heim out. |
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| Robert Shwartzman Puts PREMA on Pole for Indianapolis
500 With a four-lap average of 232.790 mph, PREMA Racing's Robert Shwartzman won the pole Sunday for next weekend's Indianapolis 500. |
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| Takuma Sato Qualifies Second for 2025 Indianapolis
500 Takuma Sato was the last driver to qualify for the Firestone Fast Six Sunday. A four-lap average of 232.478 mph was good enough to qualify in the middle of the front row. |
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| Scott McLaughlin Crash Prompts Track Repair at
Indianapolis Team Penske's Scott McLaughlin was fastest in Practice No. 7 Sunday morning, but suffered a heavy crash exiting turn 2 that saw his car dig into the track after getting on its side. |
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| Josef Newgarden’s, Will Power’s Indy 500 Pole Hopes Dashed
by DQ There were supposed to be 12 cars in the second round of qualifying Sunday. That ended up being nine after the aforementioned Scott McLaughlin crash, then both Josef Newgarden and Will Power's cars failing inspection. |
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| INDYCAR Penalizes 2 Penske Entries for Indy
500 INDYCAR announced Monday morning that Josef Newgarden and Will Power's cars have lost their times from qualifying due to illegal modifications. They'll start from the last row Sunday. |
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| Kyle Larson Finds Stability to Qualify 21st for
Indianapolis 500 Kyle Larson struggled with handling over the past few days in Indianapolis, culminating in a crash on Friday. He will start 21st in the Indianapolis 500. |
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| Max Verstappen Wins the Imola GP in a Surprisingly Strong
Red Bull Red Bull's Max Verstappen took the lead at the start Sunday and dominated to win the Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna in Italy. Lando Norris finished second, then Oscar Piastri, Lewis Hamilton and Alexander Albon. |
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| Max Reaves Makes History; Wins 3rd Consecutive ARCA East
Race Joe Gibbs Racing's Max Reaves dominated at the "Level Pebble" Saturday night to win the ARCA Menards Series East Dutch Boy 150. Tyler Reif was second, then Takuma Koga, Matt Kemp and Austin Vaughn. |
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| Kenton Koch, Connor De Philippi Take Race 1 in Sebring
With Masterful Drive Connor de Phillippi was able to take the lead from Jeff Burton with 32 minutes to go Saturday. From there, he held on to win GT World Challenge America powered by AWS Race No. 1 in Sebring with Kenton Koch. |
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| Random Vandals Caps Off Sebring With 4th
Victory Random Vandals Racing's Kenton Koch and Connor de Phillippi claimed the overall lead at the end of the mid-race stops and held on to score the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS weekend sweep in Sebring Sunday. |
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| BMW Dominates GT4 Race 1 at
Sebring Random Vandals Racing's Kevin Boehm and Kenton Koch dominated to win Pirelli GT4 America SprintX Race No. 1 at Sebring Saturday. BMWs won in all three classes. |
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| Random Vandals Take 2nd Straight 1-2 Finish in
Sebring Random Vandals Racing's Kevin Boehm took the lead with 13 minutes remaining Sunday and held on to give himself and Kenton Koch the Pirelli GT4 America SprintX weekend sweep in Sebring. |
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| Memo Gidley Wins Sebring GT America Race No.
1 SKI Autosports' Memo Gidley took the overall lead from Justin Rothberg on the opening lap Saturday and held on to win GT America Race No. 1 in Sebring. |
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| Kyle Washington Wins Sebring GT America Race No.
2 GMG Racing's Kyle Washington led flag-to-flag Sunday morning to win GT America Race No. 2 at Sebring International Raceway, his third win of the year. |
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| Landen Lewis Dominates CARS Tour at North
Wilkesboro Landen Lewis led flag-to-flag from the pole Friday night to win the zMAX CARS Tour Window World 100 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Tristan McKee was second, then Mini Tyrrell, Kaden Honeycutt and Carson Loftin. |
Photos are courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography, Matt Fraver, Paul Hurley, Amber Pietz, Joe Skibinski of Penske Entertainment, Mark Thompson of Getty Images, Brian Cleary, Fred Hardy and Fabian Lagunas of SRO Motorsports Group and our own Christopher
DeHarde, Chase Folsom and Reid Scott. Have news for Frontstretch? Don't hesitate to let us know; email us at frontstretcheditors@googlegroups.com with a promising lead or tip. |
Around the World in Motorsports: May 16-18 |
- Weather continued to play an adverse role in the world of dirt racing. Sunday night's World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series PartSource World of Outlaws Invasion at Cornwall Motor Speedway was wiped out due to rain and standing water. It will not be not made up. - Kubota High Limit Sprint Car Series teams spent the weekend in Upstate New York. Friday night, they were at Ransomville Speedway north of Niagara
Falls. Here, Justin Peck was able to run down Rico Abreu and Tyler Courtney in lapped traffic and took the lead on lap 15. From there, he held on through a restart to take the victory. Courtney was second, then Aaron Reutzel and Abreu. Danny Varin
rounded out the top-five. Saturday night was supposed to see the series race at Utica-Rome Speedway in Verona. Unfortunately, rain wiped that
event out. It will not be made up. Through 12 races, Brad Sweet continues to lead the standings, but his margin is down to 29 points over Courtney. Abreu is third, then Brent Marks and Peck.
- The World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model
Series was at Marion Center Raceway for the Connor Bobik Memorial. Here, Night No. 1 on Friday was cancelled due to severe weather.
Night No. 2 saw Bobby Pierce have a perfect night. He was fastest in hot laps and time trials, then won his heat race. From pole, he led all 60 laps to take the win and a check for $30,000.
Pierce won by 3.888 seconds over Nick Hoffman. Ryan Gustin was third, followed by Brian Shirley and Ethan Dotson. Sunday night, the late models moved to Bedford Speedway in Pennsylvania for the Billy Winn Classic. Here, Tim McCreadie got the pole in a redraw, then led all 35 laps to take his second win in less than a week (he won Thursday night
at Raceway 7 in Connault, Oh.). McCreadie won by 1.895 seconds over Pierce. Dustin Sorensen was third, then Gustin and Hoffman. Through 16 races, Pierce continues to lead the points by 88 over Hoffman. Gustin is third, then Drake Troutman and
McCreadie. |
This is just a sampling of the videos that we uploaded to our YouTube channels from North Wilkesboro and Indianapolis last weekend. For more from Indianapolis, North Wilkesboro, or from other race weekends, be sure to subscribe to our suite of YouTube
channels (Frontstretch, Frontstretch Grassroots, Frontstretch Plus and FS Open Wheel) and don't forget to click the bell to be notified of future videos. |
Seeking the NASCAR Cup Series Championship: All-Star Points Update
by Phil Allaway
While there was plenty of money on the line last weekend in North Wilkesboro, there were not any points on offer. As a result, the standings are unchanged from last week. Normally, this would mean that they would be unchanged from Kansas, but Chris Buescher's penalty means it isn't true. When the Cup Series reconvenes this week at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Kyle Larson will have a 35-point lead over teammate William Byron. All-Star Race winner Christopher Bell is third, then Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney. Ryan Preece in 15th is currently the last driver in the playoffs on points. He is seven points ahead of Kyle Busch, who is actually tied with Josh Berry for 16th. John Hunter Nemechek is 18th, then Spire Motorsports teammates Carson Hocevar and Michael McDowell. Point Standings (1-16): 1) Kyle Larson 469, 2) William Byron -35, 3) Christopher Bell -85, 4) Chase Elliott -91, 5) Ryan Blaney
-107, 6) Tyler Reddick -112, 7) Denny Hamlin -123, 8) Alex Bowman -144, 9) Joey Logano -151, 10) Bubba Wallace -159, 11) Ross Chastain -169, 12) Chase Briscoe -191, 13) Austin Cindric -196, 14) Ricky
Stenhouse Jr. -211, 15) Ryan Preece -218, t-16) Josh Berry -225, t-16) Kyle Busch -225. Note: Drivers in italics are either outside of the playoffs, or ineligible for points. Playoff Points: 1) Kyle Larson 23, 2) Christopher Bell -7, 3) Denny Hamlin -11, 4) William Byron -15, t-5) Austin Cindric
-16, t-5) Joey Logano -16, 7) Josh Berry -17, t-8) Ryan Blaney -21, t-8) Bubba Wallace -21, 10) Ryan Preece -22. Stage Points: 1) Kyle Larson 128, 2) Ryan Blaney -18, 3) William Byron -21, 4) Bubba Wallace -28, 5) Alex Bowman -45, 6) Austin Cindric
-47, 7) Tyler Reddick -52, t-8) Joey Logano -54, t-8) Chase Elliott -54, 10) Denny Hamlin -55, 11) Christopher Bell -66, 12) Carson Hocevar -78, 13) Josh Berry -79, 14) Ryan Preece
-86, 15) AJ Allmendinger -93, t-16) Chris Buescher -102, t-16) Brad Keselowski -102.
Note: The Stage Points include the Duels at Daytona.
Outside of the top 16, but Still in the Playoffs: 18) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -106, t-20) Ross Chastain -109, t-23) Chase Briscoe -112.
Note: The Stage Points also include the Bluegreen Vacations Duels at Daytona.
Old Point Standings (1-16): 1) Kyle Larson 394, 2) William Byron
-11, 3) Christopher Bell -21, 4) Chase Elliott -38, 5) Tyler Reddick -62, 6) Ross Chastain -66, 7) Denny Hamlin -69, 8) Chase Briscoe -81, 9) Ryan Blaney -88, t-10) Joey Logano -97, t-10) Alex
Bowman -97, 12) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -110, 13) Kyle Busch -113, 14) John Hunter Nemechek -118, 15) Austin Dillon -123, t-16) Michael McDowell -126, t-16) Zane Smith -126. Outside of the top 16, but still in the playoffs: t-18) Bubba Wallace -132, 21) Austin Cindric -136, 22) Ryan Preece -137, t-23) Josh Berry -147. Note: These standings are based on the old point system that was used before stages were created. WC Points (1-16): 1) Kyle Larson 1755, 2) William Byron -44, 3) Christopher Bell
-84, 4) Chase Elliott -169, 5) Denny Hamlin -232, 6) Tyler Reddick -235, 7) Ross Chastain -249, 8) Chase Briscoe -292, 9) Ryan Blaney -294, 10) Alex Bowman -329, 11) Joey Logano -360, 12) Kyle Busch
-405, 13) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -411, 14) John Hunter Nemechek -431, 15) Bubba Wallace -452, 16) Austin Dillon -456. Outside of the top-16, but still in the playoffs: 19) Ryan
Preece -474, 21) Josh Berry -502, 23) Austin Cindric -516. Note No. 2: The WC points are based on the original points system created by Bob Latford in 1975. Race Winners: William Byron (Daytona), Christopher Bell (Atlanta, COTA, Phoenix), Josh Berry (Las Vegas), Kyle Larson (Homestead, Bristol, Kansas), Denny Hamlin (Martinsville, Darlington), Austin Cindric (Talladega)
Note: Race wins
in Italics do not count towards playoff eligibility.
Phil Allaway is the Frontstretch newsletter manager. He can be reached at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com. Photo is courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography.
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Seeking the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs: Off-Week Update No. 2
by Phil Allaway
The NASCAR Xfinity Series was off last weekend. They will return to action at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24. When they return to action Justin Allgaier will have a 51-point lead over Austin Hill. Sam Mayer is third in
points, then Jesse Love and Brandon Jones. As of now, Sheldon Creed in 11th is the last driver in the playoffs in points. He has an 11-point advantage over Daniel Dye in 13th. Taylor Gray is 14th, then Nick
Sanchez and Dean Thompson. Point Standings (1-16): 1) Justin Allgaier 471, 2) Austin Hill -51, 3) Sam Mayer -80, 4) Jesse Love -97, 5) Brandon Jones
-145, 6) Carson Kvapil -147, 7) Jeb Burton -151, 8) Ryan Sieg -154, 9) Sammy Smith -159, 10) Harrison Burton -164, 11) Sheldon Creed -167, 12) Connor Zilisch -172, 13) Daniel Dye -178, 14) Taylor
Gray -186, 15) Nick Sanchez -188, 16) Dean Thompson -222. Playoff Points: 1) Austin Hill 21, 2) Justin Allgaier -7, 3) Connor Zilisch -14, t-4) Sammy Smith
-15, t-4) Aric Almirola -15, t-4) Jesse Love -15, 7) Brandon Jones -16, 8) Harrison Burton -19, t-9) Sam Mayer -20, t-9) Dean Thompson -20, t-9) Nick Sanchez -20. Note: If they were eligible for
NASCAR Xfinity Series points, Kyle Larson would be third, while William Byron and Alex Bowman would be tied for 10th in playoff points. Stage Points: 1) Justin Allgaier 141, 2) Austin Hill -44, 3) Sam Mayer -64, 4) Sammy Smith
-67, 5) Connor Zilisch -69, 6) Jesse Love -71, 7) Sheldon Creed -73, 8) Nick Sanchez -78, t-9) Carson Kvapil -80, t-9) Aric Almirola -80, 11) Ryan Sieg -89, 12) Brandon Jones -91, 13) Jeb
Burton -98, 14) Taylor Gray -106, 15) Harrison Burton -108, t-16) Christian Eckes -111, t-16) Anthony Alfredo -111. Note: If he were eligible for NASCAR Xfinity Series points, Kyle Larson would be 13th in stage points. Old Point Standings (1-16): 1) Justin Allgaier 386, 2) Austin Hill -10, 3) Sam Mayer -20, 4) Jesse Love -27, 5) Jeb Burton -59, t-6) Brandon Jones
-60, t-6) Harrison Burton -60, 8) Daniel Dye -62, 9) Ryan Sieg -70, 10) Carson Kvapil -72, 11) Sammy Smith -82, 12) Taylor Gray -87, 13) Sheldon Creed -100, 14) Connor Zilisch -108, 15) Dean
Thompson -110, 16) Brennan Poole -112. WC Points (1-16): 1) Justin Allgaier 1738, 2) Austin Hill -51, 3) Sam Mayer -90, 4) Jesse Love -120, 5) Brandon Jones
-237, 6) Harrison Burton -244, 7) Jeb Burton -251, 8) Daniel Dye -271, 9) Carson Kvapil -278, 10) Ryan Sieg -279, 11) Taylor Gray -317, 12) Sammy Smith -348, 13) Sheldon Creed -359, 14) Brennan Poole
-416, 15) Dean Thompson -419, 16) Nick Sanchez -425. Race Winners: Jesse Love (Daytona), Austin Hill (Atlanta, Martinsville, Talladega), Connor Zilisch (COTA), Aric Almirola (Phoenix), Justin Allgaier (Las Vegas, Homestead), Brandon Jones (Darlington), Kyle Larson (Bristol,
Texas), Sammy Smith (Rockingham) Phil Allaway is the Frontstretch newsletter manager. He can be reached at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com. Photo is courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography.
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Seeking the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs: Corey Heim's Last Lap Spin Cuts Into Lead
by Phil Allaway
Corey Heim dominated Saturday's Window World 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. However, he ended up on worn tires late, got run down and spun on the final lap. Heim's 17th-place finish cost him part of his lead. However, scoring a race-high 18
stage points means that he still has a 47-point lead over Chandler Smith, who took his second win of the season. Daniel Hemric remains in third after a fourth-place finish. Tyler Ankrum is still in fourth. Grant Enfinger won stage two Saturday and finished fifth to stay fifth in points. Ty Majeski
is still in sixth, followed by Jake Garcia. Layne Riggs moved up one place to eighth after finishing second. Kaden Honeycutt is down to ninth after finishing eighth, while Stewart Friesen, despite being balked late avoiding a spin, finished 14th and moved back up to 10th. He is the last driver in the playoffs on
points. Friesen has a six-point lead over Ben Rhodes, who dropped to 11th after finishing 23rd. Gio Ruggiero won stage one and has sole possession of 12th. Rajah Caruth is 13th, then Tanner Gray, Matt Crafton and Jack Wood. Point Standings (1-16): 1) Corey Heim 450, 2) Chandler Smith -47, 3) Daniel Hemric -87, 4) Tyler Ankrum -93, 5) Grant Enfinger -111, 6) Ty Majeski
-134, 7) Jake Garcia -144, 8) Layne Riggs -156, 9) Kaden Honeycutt -165, 10) Stewart Friesen -183, 11) Ben Rhodes -189, 12) Gio Ruggiero -190, 13) Rajah Caruth -204, 14) Tanner Gray -208, 15) Matt Crafton
-229, 16) Jack Wood -247. Playoff Points: 1) Corey Heim 21, 2) Chandler Smith -10, 3) Tyler Ankrum -15, 4) Daniel Hemric -16, t-5) Grant Enfinger
-19, t-5) Layne Riggs -19, t-7) Ty Majeski -20, t-7) Ben Rhodes -20, t-7) Gio Ruggiero -20, t-7) Jack Wood -20, t-7) Matt Crafton -20, t-7) Bayley Currey -20. Note: If they were
eligible for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points, Kyle Busch and Carson Hocevar would be tied for third and Kyle Larson tied for sixth in Playoff points. Stage Points: 1) Corey Heim 132, 2) Chandler Smith -29, 3) Ty Majeski -54, 4) Grant
Enfinger -55, 5) Kaden Honeycutt -66, 6) Tyler Ankrum -68, 7) Daniel Hemric -69, t-8) Layne Riggs -80, t-8) Stewart Friesen -80, 10) Ben Rhodes -85, 11) Jake Garcia -90, 12) Tanner Gray -94, t-13) Matt Crafton
-105, t-13) Connor Mosack -105, 15) Rajah Caruth -108, t-16) Gio Ruggiero -111, t-16) Jack Wood -111. Note: If he were eligible for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points, Kyle Larson would be 16th in stage points. Old Point Standings (1-16): 1) Corey Heim 289, 2) Chandler Smith -24, 3) Daniel Hemric -25, 4) Tyler Ankrum -31, 5) Grant Enfinger -61, 6) Jake Garcia
-62, 7) Layne Riggs -84, 8) Gio Ruggiero -87, 9) Ty Majeski -88, 10) Rajah Caruth -103, 11) Kaden Honeycutt -105, 12) Ben Rhodes -111, 13) Stewart Friesen -112, 14) Tanner Gray -125, 15) Matt Crafton
-133, 16) Dawson Sutton -145. WC Points (1-16): 1) Corey Heim 1598, 2) Daniel Hemric -105, 3) Chandler Smith -108, 4) Tyler Ankrum -113, 5) Grant Enfinger
-221, 6) Jake Garcia -233, 7) Layne Riggs -297, 8) Gio Ruggiero -318, 9) Ty Majeski -323, 10) Rajah Caruth -363, 11) Kaden Honeycutt -391, 12) Stewart Friesen -396, 13) Ben Rhodes -398, 14) Tanner Gray
-446, 15) Matt Crafton -480, 16) Jack Wood -518. Race Winners: Corey Heim (Daytona, Las Vegas, Texas), Kyle Busch (Atlanta), Kyle Larson (Homestead), Daniel Hemric (Martinsville), Chandler Smith (Bristol, North Wilkesboro), Tyler Ankrum (Rockingham), Carson
Hocevar (Kansas) Phil Allaway is the Frontstretch newsletter manager. He can be reached at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com. Photo is courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography.
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Letter of the Race: Sunday night's NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro was brought to you by the letter I for Improved. Passing was up over 200% over last year's All-Star Race. Even with the ridiculousness of the
"Promoter's Caution," fans at the track and viewers at home got a much more enjoyable race to watch. - Phil Allaway |
Quotes to Remember: NASCAR All-Star Race compiled by Phil Allaway
"North Wilkesboro – the best short track in NASCAR. It is absolutely incredible. I knew – I had so much fun last year. I sucked in the race, but racing here last year was so much fun. As this place continues to age, it’s just going to get better and better. Man, that was an amazing race. All the way from – there were so many guys up there racing for the lead. We saw two-wide, three-wide
for the lead, it’s just a pleasure to race here, and especially whenever you get to drive this Mobil 1 Toyota Camry. These boys have done such a good job on this thing. I told them going into it, this was the best car we’ve had in a long time. Joey [Logano] was fast. He gave us a lot of competition and [Ryan Blaney] was really good there and [Chase Elliott]. They had competitive cars. The strategy – we knew it would be all over the place and it fell our way." - Christopher Bell, race
winner
"It’s all you’ve got. I was hoping I could just fight him long enough to where the advantage would go away a little bit, but it just never did. I did as best I can blocking my butt off, but once he got under me just released the brake and gave me no option to either fence it and wreck or run up in the marbles and spin out like what happened to Heim in the Truck race. I get
it. We’re racing for a million bucks, but things carry over all the time, but it just stings. I’m upset because we had the best car. We had the best car by a long shot and we didn’t win. I don’t know. A lot of things are running through my mind I probably shouldn’t say." - Joey Logano, finished second
"We got turned around there early in the race and hit the left-rear and the
left-front, so something is bent. It really didn’t drive much different after that, even when the wheel was off. For everyone on this No. 1 Busch Light Chevy team -- we’ve all seen the struggles we’ve had, so just to be able to see the front and be right there with them the last couple of weeks is really cool. We want more of that, for sure, and we’ll keep working. We have a lot of strong things to take away from here this weekend. A lot of effort has already gone into Charlotte, and that
continues tomorrow." - Ross Chastain, finished third "I’m just really proud of everyone on this No. 48 Ally Chevrolet team. We were so bad yesterday and the guys made the right adjustments. Our hands are pretty tied on what we can or can’t change, and they made a lot of really good calls to take us from struggling pretty bad to at least having a shot at it there at
the end. Really happy for this team. Obviously, fourth doesn’t really mean anything here, but it was a big improvement from yesterday." - Alex Bowman, finished fourth
"It looked like a great race for the win.. I wish I could have been a part of it. I thought the race was much better this year than last year, so that was cool to see. We had another great crowd here, great environment, for an
All-Star race, so hopefully everyone enjoyed that. Our No. 9 Prime Chevy was pretty good. We were in the mix, but we just needed a little bit more to be there with Joey [Logano] and Christopher [Bell]. We were solid, better than we’ve been, and it’s just a nice step in the right direction. We just had a good solid night. Obviously
needed a little bit more, but overall, it was pretty solid." - Chase Elliott, finished fifth "I was just driving too hard. We were all running up towards the wall and I stepped over the cushion and bounced off the wall and broke the right-front shock it looks like. That ended our day." - Brad Keselowski, finished 22nd (Crashed
out)
Phil Allaway is the Frontstretch newsletter manager. He can be reached at phil.allaway@frontstretch.com. Photo is courtesy of Nigel Kinrade Photography.
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