Aric Almirola Is A Tournament Play At Daytona
5 years agoStewart-Haas Racing driver Aric Almirola is making his 17th start at Daytona with this week’s Daytona 500. He has one win, three top-10 finishes at the track and placed 10th in this year’s Busch Clash. In the last five races at the track, Almirola has placed 11th or better, as well as finishing ahead of his starting position three times. Almirola runs best at superspeedways like DIS and will start fifth in this year’s Daytona 500. The driver of the No. 10 will finish in the top 10 based on his equipment and recent history. Almirola still starts close to the front, though, so he is recommended as a tournament play.
Source: DriverAverages.com
Source: DriverAverages.com
Ryan Blaney's Struggles End In A Disappointing Exit Late At Las Vegas
7 hours agoRyan Blaney's performance on Sunday was defined by struggle and disappointment. Starting from the rear of the field due to having to his team having to repair his car due to a practice crash, Blaney began the first stage, making moves through the field. Blaney intended to split the first stage into two green flag runs but had issues during his pit stop, causing him to go two laps down. It wouldn't be until lap 109 in the middle of the second stage when Blaney returned to the lead lap, and he made the most of it as he got to sixth by the end of the stage. In the final stage, Blaney ran around the top five before getting caught in contact with Noah Gragson and Bubba Wallace, causing his car to spin and get massive damage. The No. 12 Ford driver would be unable to continue the race, being scored 35th for the day.
Source: NASCAR.com
Source: NASCAR.com
Josh Berry Impressively Earns First Cup Series Win At Las Vegas
7 hours agoJosh Berry is officially a NASCAR Cup Series winner--and it wasn't a fluke victory. Although he only led 18 of the 267 laps at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Berry was strong from start to finish, boasting the third-best average running position during the Pennzoil 400 and having the fourth-fastest Green Flag Speed. This win comes in Berry's 53rd career Cup Series starts and a strong indicator that Wood Brothers Racing made the correct decision in signing him this year. Berry now sits 13th in the points standings after five races and is one of just five drivers to have multiple top-five finishes this year.
Source: NASCAR.com
Source: NASCAR.com
AJ Allmendinger Scores First Top-10 Finish Of Season At Las Vegas
7 hours agoLas Vegas Motor Speedway has always been a relatively good race track for AJ Allmendinger, especially considering he isn't known for his oval racing, and the gamble paid off for fantasy managers that backed him this weekend, as the Kaulig Racing driver scored his first top-10 finish of the season on Sunday afternoon in the Pennzoil 400. In addition to crossing the finish line in eighth place at the conclusion, Allmendinger also ended up with a sixth-place result in the first stage. He now sits 23rd in the points standings after five races. Good news for Allmendinger fans: the Cup Series heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway next, where The Dinger has been strong at recently with finishes of eighth or better in each of the last three races there.
Source: Frontstretch
Source: Frontstretch
Kyle Larson Leads The Most Laps, But Settles For A Top-10 Finish At Las Vegas
7 hours agoHendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson raced well at Las Vegas and ran inside the top 10 for most of the race on Sunday, finishing in the ninth position. Beginning the race from 10th, Larson had one of the faster cars in the earlier portion of Sunday's event. The No. 5 Chevrolet driver made it up to fifth and collected stage points in the process. In the second stage, Larson was at his best as he took the lead a couple of times and eventually held off the field to win the second stage. Larson continued to challenge for the lead in the earlier parts of stage three, but there would be continuous cautions over the course of the stage, causing Larson to pit and experiment with strategy multiple times. Larson's pit strategies would put him back in the pack, where he struggled to get back to the front compared to Ross Chastain or his teammate William Byron, who both drove back to the top five. Larson made it as high as ninth, settling for his 13th career top-10 finish despite leading the most laps of everyone (61).
Source: NASCAR.com
Source: NASCAR.com