[193], Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole. Ryan Newman spun and Stewart-Haas teammates Kevin Harvick and Chase Briscoe got together trying to avoid the incident. Saturdays Xfinity Series race at Nashville Superspeedway provided an example in a frightening pit road accident when Bayley Currey lost his brakes and hit three pit crew members, sending one to the hospital. TV/RADIO: Fox will broadcast the race at 3:30 p.m. Pre-race coverage begins at 2 p.m. on FS1 and moves to Fox at 3 p.m. Performance Racing Networks radio coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. and will also stream at goprn.com; SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the PRN broadcast. Keselowski spun early while leading as teammate Joey Logano won the first stage. This was the first season since 1997 without 2003 series Champion Matt Kenseth. NASCAR needs to get better at clarifying what causes a caution. After another shower thwarted track-drying attempts, NASCAR called the race and declared Wallace the winner. Drivers make one slight mistake when traveling at speeds of almost 200 mph, and it can end in serious consequences, even death. Despite dealing with technical issues during the race, Kyle Larson was able to overcome it to pass Hamlin with 8 laps to go to win the race. The first stage was littered with accidents caused. Drivers split the final stage by pitting for green flag pit stops three different times. Having remained in a semicomatose state for more than ten years, Williams died on May 21, 1989. On the restart, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spun after contact with Austin Cindric. Harrell's car reportedly collided head-on with a 2013 Ford F-250 pickup truck that had tried to avoid it by driving onto the shoulder of the road. Like Sportscasting on Facebook. Early, Ryan Preece suffered an blown engine and Daniel Surez came to a stop on the track due to a broken transmission. Several drivers had tire problems including Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, and Martin Truex Jr. Larson won the third stage and pulled away from teammate Chase Elliott to over a ten-second lead to win his second race of the season, earning the 269th win for Hendrick Motorsports, making them the winningest team in NASCAR history. On May 6, 2021, it was reported that Grant Hutchens would return as Brad Keselowski's interim crew chief for the, On May 30, 2021, NASCAR announced that Kevin Bellicourt, the crew chief of the No. With 60 laps to go, Truex made a pit stop as rookie Anthony Alfredo wrecked, but Truex was able to exit pit road on the lead lap before the caution came out. The 36-year-old driver hit a wall but died of a heart attack. The caution came out on Lap 231 to retrieve the tire. The race went under a red flag for 20 minutes to repair damage to the track surface. [214], William Byron won the pole in qualifying for the first Cup race on the Indianapolis Road Course. The Hendrick cars thought they were on the outside of the fuel window, but due to an extended caution the cars that pitted were able to make it to stage two. After the crowd was dispersed and parties separated, witnesses said Crews sat down and began having a medical episode. The fact that Ive won here twice in Xfinity definitely makes it a lot easier. He would spend weeks recovering in a California hospital. Fans walk through the garage area before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Darlington, S.C. Cup Series drivers will practice and qualify Saturday before the Xfinity Series races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He was pinned between the two cars and suffered head and chest injuries. [197], Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole. Multiple playoff drivers suffered issues late in the race, with Joey Logano blowing an engine and Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. involved in wrecks. Lapped traffic came in play at the end as Ryan Blaney was able to run down Larson and pass him for the lead and pull away to his fifth career win. Logano would dominate the final stage and hold off Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in overtime to become the series' seventh different winner of the season. On the last lap, Brad Keselowski attempted to pass Logano on the backstretch with help from a push from Michael McDowell, but the push incidentally spun Keselowski into Logano's left rear quarter panel, causing a fiery crash sending Keselowski into the catchfence and collecting Wallace, Logano, Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch, Ryan Preece, and Ross Chastain. The 38-year-old financial consultant died on October 1, 2000, the day after his accident. Hamlin pit coming to the white flag, giving the lead to Kyle Busch, who was also suffering from a transmission issue, had enough fuel for his second win of the season over Kyle Larson, who finished second despite suffering heating issues. The restart rule change, combined with clutch maintenance, led to a clean overtime finish still broadcast on national TV as most people finished up work. Byron was able to get back to the lead and pulled away to hold off a charging Tyler Reddick for his second career Cup Series win. they did not die of the injuries they may have sustained in the ensuing accident, and those who managed to stop their cars but succumbed to a medical condition a little later. [206], In the main event, Kyle Larson was awarded the pole. The seven-year-old boy died on July 26, 1948, the day after the accident. Chance of snow 100%.. Mostly cloudy. A separate list compiles drivers who have died of a medical condition while driving or shortly thereafter and another section shows non-driver deaths. His car slammed into the outside wall, allowing Bowman to pass Larson back and win his third race of the season. Larson was able to save enough fuel to hold off In the middle of stage 1, Bayley Currey started losing his brakes. 9, 20 ejected at Watkins Glen; Elliott, Bell to start from rear", "William Byron signs extension, will remain in No. Mike Rich and the rest of Elliotts pit crew went to work on the lead car. Aric Almirola got a flat tire and got into the wall before catching fire. Tommy Cole, Bill Elliotts jack man, was hit and sent flying. Both Harrell and his wife were pronounced dead at the scene, while the truck driver a 62-year-old man from Tennessee was taken to Mariners Hospital in Tavernier with minor injuries, the outlet reported. Having finished the rain-shortened race, the 53-year-old sales manager suffered a fatal heart attack. Mike Rich, however, never had a chance. In 2021, 143 of the 204 driver-incurred penalties resulted from speeding on pit road, which was an improvement compared to recent years (over 80% of penalties in 2020 resulted from pit road speeding). Stage 2 ends at Lap 165. After an issue on pit road earlier in the race, Daniel Hemric walks up to Noah Gragson and starts a fight on pit road at Atlanta Motor Speedway#NASCARonFOX #. On the following restart, Christopher Bell spun and collected Stenhouse and Ryan Preece. Follow us on Twitter @sportscasting19. Eliminated after Round of 8. Defending winner Denny Hamlin would both win stages 1 and 2. Christopher Bell spun while running second and collected Larson and Ross Chastain. Chase Elliott led 289 laps and won Stages 1 and 2, but a spin-out late in the race pushed him out of contention to win the race and he finished 16th, but he was still able to advance to the Championship 4 based on points. Having remained in a coma for eleven years, Baldwin died on June 12, 1997. NASCAR has suspended tire changer Danny Olszowy and jackman Kellen Mills two races each for a tire coming off Martin Truex Jr.'s car during last weekend's Cup race at Auto Club Speedway. STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 80. Curreys No. Thankfully, NASCAR was listening and learning, flipping the script of this 250-lap experiment. Ray Albert used the name Ray Darney when driving a race car. The second-place car of Ricky Rudd approached from behind headed toward its stall, located directly in front of Elliotts. As Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, the author of the book The Physics of NASCAR, explains, officials calculate the average pit road speed limit based on high-level data, and based on these averages, they can determine how fast a car is coming into pit road and dish out penalties if need be. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. On lap 464, Chase Elliott was forced to pit from the lead when he had a flat tire from damage he received when Kevin Harvick got into his rear quarter panel. Several other playoff drivers had trouble during the race including William Byron, who hit the wall after cutting a tire, Chase Elliott, who hit the wall after going three-wide with Bubba Wallace and Christopher Bell, and Blaney, who spun late in the race. @dennyhamlin pic.twitter.com/1fU4DHlwcM. He suffered a broken arm and spent the night in the hospital. All Rights Reserved. * Most laps led. Larson would lead 257 of the 334 laps to win his eighth race of the season and be the first to advance into the Championship 4. Bowman won the race for his fourth victory of the season. Kyle Busch went on to win the race. Platte died on July 21, 1963, the day after his accident. The hauler will be a little quieter on race day and the van rides too but the light Rowdy shined on so many people will not burn out anytime soon. Kevin Harvick, driver of the Mobil 1 Ford, exits pit road as Chase Elliott, driver of the NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, passes during the NASCAR Cup. You didn't know what you had to work on in your car. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/eZuJy4strm, "There are sandstorms down in Arizona where I can see better than that" -@Alex_Bowman "You cannot see anything. At the end of Stage 2, rain hit the area. John Hunter Nemechek won last weekend at Auto Club Speedway. Two other female passengers in the truck age 58 and 62 suffered serious injuries and were transported to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami and Jackson South Medical Center in Kendall, respectively, according to The News & Observer. Dale Earnhardts Gruesome Death and How It Changed NASCAR Forever. [207], Aric Almirola won the pole in qualifying. The color of the windshield banners and spoilers for playoff drivers' cars will be yellow, The Busch Clash moved from the Sunday before the Daytona 500 to the Tuesday before (on February 9) in an effort to condense Speedweeks down to one week. Having remained in a semicomatose state for four years, Jacobi died on February 4, 1987. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. 7 for, On January 28, 2021, NationsGuard, a subsidiary of the. [221] Denny Hamlin won stage two and went on to win the race, beating Elliott by 0.442 seconds. [204], Kyle Larson was awarded the pole where he dominated and won both stages. 77 to Trackhouse for 2021. Christopher Bell goes around and Kyle Larson has nowhere to go. [211], Chase Elliott was awarded the pole. On the restart, Martin Truex Jr. took the lead from Logano and pulled away for his 28th career win, tying Carl Edwards on NASCAR's all-time win list. 77 for Spire Motorsports at Bristol dirt race", "Justin Haley out at Dover due to COVID-19 protocols; Zane Smith to drive Xfinity race; Josh Berry in Cup", "Justin Allgaier Subbing for Justin Haley in Sunday Cup Race", "Quin Houff replacing Landon Cassill in the #00 at StarCom Racing", "Quin Houff Returns, No Major Changes Expected, For StarCom Racing in 2021", "Trackhouse Entertainment Group announces formation of NASCAR Cup Series race team beginning in 2021", "Travis Mack to serve as crew chief at Trackhouse Racing", "Penalty report: Crew chiefs for Nos. ug bq Anthony Alfredo slammed the wall after contact with Cody Ware. Kyle Larson was awarded the pole after the scheduled heat races were canceled due to rain, but had to start at the rear after changing engines in practice. [217], Ryan Blaney started the race from the pole position. I know him and sweet Blakley Harrell will always have a special place in my heart. It began to rain on the first lap and all drivers pitted to change from slick tires to treaded rain tires. On a restart, Elliott got into the grass while Kyle Larson spun while battling for the lead. A NASCAR official said that series officials planned to retrieve the errant tire during Sunday's Cup race at Kansas Speedway, but "we let the strategy unfold" before doing so. They vanished for 4 days in Maine's icy wilderness. Congressional leaders warning of northern border concerns. Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, Photo by Matt Sullivan/NASCAR via Getty Images, Photo by Alan Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR, Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/NASCAR via Getty Images. The tire rolled away from Tyler Reddicks pit crew during his stop on Lap 212 of the 267-lap race and went across pit road. It was an accident.. "Rowdy was one of the most happy, kindest souls Id ever met and one of the greatest on pit road," Kevin Hamlin, a spotter for the No. You never know what will happen when you wake up.. Chase Elliott won the first stage while Kyle Busch won the second stage. Kurt Busch does. But. So, it had to be frustrating for Bell to lose it, all on his own, and take out Larson in the process. Ogle died on December 26, 1985, eleven days after his accident. Two laps later, while under the ensuing caution, the race was red-flagged for 5 hours and 40 minutes due to a lightning strike over the racetrack. He runs into your left side constantly at other tracks and sometimes it does cut down your left side (tires), other times it doesn't." Pit strategy came into play for the start of the race, allowing Tyler Reddick to win both stages while Martin Truex Jr. suffered tire issues and Brad Keselowski spun into the wall. Although todays pit crew members must still contend with a variety of hazards as a part of their jobs, they are much better protected than they were just 30 years ago. 88 fueler Jacob Conley wrote on Facebook, "Life is such a fragile thing and it can change in an instant. Chris Gayle became the crew chief of JGR's No. Temps nearly steady in the mid 30s. On February 9, 2021, it was revealed through the list of owner points transfers prior to the start of the season that, On January 6, 2021, Front Row Motorsports announced that, On January 19, 2021, Spire Motorsports announced that, On January 19, 2021, Rick Ware Racing announced that, On March 15, 2021, MBM Motorsports announced that 2018, On March 16, 2021, Spire Motorsports announced that full-time Truck Series driver and accomplished dirt racer, On April 13, 2021, Rick Ware Racing announced that longtime Truck Series driver, On April 15, 2021, it was announced that Joe Gibbs Racing Xfinity Series driver, On May 14, 2021, Spire Motorsports announced that, On August 19, 2021, Spire Motorsports announced that Josh Berry would drive the No. The majority of the race saw the Championship 4 drivers in the front, with Martin Truex Jr. winning Stage 1 and Larson winning Stage 2. Crews then got on the bobcat and appeared to have had a medical episode, Chitwood said. More: ARCA Series East opens season Monday at New Smyrna Speedway. Derrike Cope would hit the wall on lap 4 to bring out the first caution while also causing damage to Bubba Wallace. Cody Ware went through dirt and slammed into Ryan Preece as Matt DiBenedetto spun. Ill be learning a new car in an hour or so (in practice). On the restart, Reddick made contact with teammate Austin Dillon and collected Cole Custer and Alex Bowman. Christopher Bell spun on the first lap, but saved the car from hitting anything. Aric Almirola slammed the wall after a flat tire while Kyle Busch spun while leading with a flat tire. Chris Buescher got turned and caused a huge stack up that collected Keselowski, DiBenedetto, Ryan Preece, Anthony Alfredo, Alex Bowman, and others. Keselowski again got into the wall along with Jones and Ross Chastain. This section includes bystanders participating in an event who were killed while on the sidelines. And the race was past its halfway point (Lap 94), so whoever was leading could possibly win the race. As the tire became uncontrolled, our first decision was Do we have a safety issue?. Michael McDowell, who started second, got a flat tire before entering the first turn as Kyle Busch got damage by running into the grass. Truex, along with Denny Hamlin dominated, but Hamlin won both stages and led the most laps. In the front of the pack, Bill Elliott darted down pit road, the television cameras trained on him as he pitted. Las Vegas represents the middle race in the three-race West Coast swing. When you look at NASCAR as a whole, pit road speed limits may seem like boring footnotes that go against fans' fondness for high-speed and aggressive racing. Blaney scored his second consecutive win and third win of the season. 2 Stage 2 winner. 7.5% (3 penalties total) were for failing three times. Truex, Hamlin and Elliott would finish 2nd, 3rd and 5th respectively in the race to finish in the point standings 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively. When green flag racing resumed with 25 laps to go, Larson got a good jump to clear the other drivers, but Truex was able to follow close behind. Kurt and Kyle traded the lead with lapped traffic causing problems. It is the first time this year that fans are allowed back in. Following Joey Logano's flip in the spring race at Talladega, NASCAR mandated that an optional extra bar in the roll cage be mandatory at Daytona and Talladega. [196], Martin Truex Jr. was awarded the pole. As I said earlier, the tire was in a position that we didnt feel like we had a safety issue. Larson led at the end of stage two. But with Larson in the first pit stall and Larson's pit crew conducting a 11.8 second pit stop (the second fastest time for the crew in the season), Larson was able to exit pit road with the lead. Bryon won the first stage while Tyler Reddick won the second stage. At the end of the second stage, Brad Keselowski made contact with Austin Dillon and sent Dillon spinning into the wall, ending his race. In addition, the tapered spacer was reduced decreasing horsepower from 520 to 470. Joey Logano would take the lead from Suarez and win the second stage. Aric Almirola would take the lead from Matt DiBenedetto and hold off a charging Christopher Bell for the win, qualifying for the playoffs being 27th in points and needing a win to qualify.
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