Ryan Blaney holds off a late surge by William Bryon for the checkers in the Irish Hills.
BROOKLYN, Mich. – August 22, 2021 – ANTHONY HOLBROOK
NASCAR Cup Series visited Michigan International Speedway , Sunday August 22nd Hills for the FireKeepers Casino 300.
FireKeepers Casino 300
Recap:
Obvious early in the Fire Keepers 400 that the Hendrick Motorsport’s Stables would be obstacles to allude to capture the checkers. Chase Elliott with Kyle Larson parallel in second contend for the top position throughout Stage 1. Elliott pilots the field to Stage 1 checkers while Larson and Denny Hamlin shrink in Elliott’s rear view mirror as they battle for second.
Teammates Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott jockey for position throughout Stage 2 only to be overtook by Joe Gibbs Racing driver’s Kyle Bush and Christopher Bell, respectfully.
10 Laps remains in the event, Ryan Blaney along with Hendrick sensation Wiliam Byron occupy the front row on the final restart. Blaney would secure the lead with the assistance of Kyle Bush’s front bumper. William Byron and teammate Kyle Larson battle for second as Byron advances, setting sights for Ryan Blaney. William Byron attempts to sharp -shoot past race leader Blaney fell short as Blaney guarded the post, blocking any intruder knocking on the door.
Penkee Power Prevails distancing from the Hendrick’s collation by a mere 0.077 seconds.
Eyes focused upon Kevin Harvick’s journey to a playoff berth as winning would have been preferable to secure a playoff spot or maybe a previous winner to take home the checkered flag. Sometime luck is better than good as Havick battled an ill-handling car finishing 14th as Ryan Blaney checks off his second victory of the season with one week left in the regular season.
Silly Season continues as Erik Jones reports Sunday he signed a contract extension this weekend to stay with Richard Petty Motorsports next season.
FireKeepers Casino 300
Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, Mich.
Lap length: 2.00 miles
Final Results
(Qualified Position Parentheses)
1. (3) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 200 laps, 40 points.
2. (18) William Byron, Chevrolet, 200, 43.
3. (1) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 200, 51.
4. (6) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 200, 36.
5. (9) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 45.
6. (4) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 200, 36.
7. (7) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 42.
8. (2) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 200, 46.
9. (20) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200, 33.
10. (5) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 200, 27.
11. (21) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 200, 26.
12. (12) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 200, 25.
13. (28) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 200, 33.
14. (8) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 200, 23.
15. (11) Chris Buescher, Ford, 200, 22.
16. (10) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 200, 21.
17. (23) Aric Almirola, Ford, 200, 20.
18. (13) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 200, 19.
19. (15) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 200, 18.
20. (25) Michael McDowell, Ford, 200, 17.
21. (32) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 200, 16.
22. (30) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, 200, 15.
23. (27) Cole Custer, Ford, 200, 14.
24. (16) Ryan Newman, Ford, 200, 13.
25. (17) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 200, 0.
26. (24) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 200, 0.
27. (37) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 199, 0.
28. (36) BJ McLeod, Ford, 198, 0.
29. (14) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 198, 11.
30. (31) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, 196, 7.
31. (29) Josh Bilicki, Ford, 195, 6.
32. (33) Garrett Smithley, Ford, 194, 0.
33. (19) Joey Logano, Ford, garage, 188, 9.
34. (35) Anthony Alfredo, Ford, 178, 3.
35. (22) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 152, 2.
36. (26) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, accident, 120, 14.
37. (34) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, accident, 29, 0.
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Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 142.467 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours, 48 minutes, 27 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.077 seconds.
Caution Flags: 6 for 29 laps.
Lead Changes: 20 among 11 drivers.
Wins: K.Larson, 5; M.Truex, 3; A.Bowman, 3; Ky.Busch, 2; C.Elliott, 2; R.Blaney, 2; W.Byron, 1; J.Logano, 1; B.Keselowski, 1; Ku.Busch, 1; C.Bell, 1; M.McDowell, 1; A.Almirola, 1.
Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Larson, 1004; 2. D.Hamlin, 976; 3. Ky.Busch, 838; 4. W.Byron, 833; 5. C.Elliott, 820; 6. M.Truex, 789; 7. R.Blaney, 787; 8. J.Logano, 772; 9. K.Harvick, 756; 10. B.Keselowski, 729; 11. T.Reddick, 677; 12. A.Bowman, 674; 13. A.Dillon, 652; 14. Ku.Busch, 643; 15. C.Bell, 595; 16. M.DiBenedetto, 557.
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