Meanwhile, next weeks race at Sonoma Raceway is likely to be negatively impacted by stages. Lap 250: Ross Chastain takes Stage 2. Yes, its not a sport for everyone and trying to make it so is really trashing it. NASCAR playoffs at Darlington: Erik Jones drives the No. 43 to Victory The Daytona 500 runs in three stages where drivers in the lead can earn points. Watch videos, and stay up-to-date with everything NASCAR. The fact that he collected Hendrick Motorsports star Kyle Larson, Dover's best-ever driver, was another. Who had a bad race: Noah Gragson crashed on the backstretch 29 laps into the race and couldnt reach the minimum speed to stay on track. This problem is magnified in the Coca-Cola 600, which is the only race split into four stages. Joey Logano made numerous pit stops during the afternoon as he battled tire problems and finally parked with 14 laps to go after he hit the outside wall. NASCAR Race Results - Wurth 400 | NBCSports TO THE REAR: Austin Dillon (backup car) STARTING LINEUP: Dover Cup starting lineup TV/RADIO: FS1 will broadcast the race at 12 p.m. Performance Racing Network's radio coverage begins at 11 a.m. and also will stream at goprn.com. NASCAR at Texas results: Tyler Reddick takes the - Sporting News Kevin Harvick is third, 38 points behind Chastain, After an early-race crash sparked by Ross Chastain parked Brennan Poole in Mondays Cup race at Dover Motor Speedway, Poole said Chastain probably needs to get his butt whooped.. 2:04 p.m.:Byron a bit tight so he's headed to the pits. To determine stage. I think this was about the time we hit our stride last year. Daniel Surez is done for the day. Unlucky for the rookie. He bounced back from a Lap 124 pit stop issue that dropped him to 20th. You see this trend happen most often on superspeedways, venues where NASCARs drivers dont need any additional risk of serious wrecks. The No. By offering points at the end of those stages. U want more fans, make these changes and u WILL get the fans back. Weve led laps. William Byron has dropped a bit since Chastain took the top spot away from him. DOVER, Del. Going green soon! Live updates from NASCAR race at Dover: Martin Truex Jr. wins, holds I couldnt load the rear tires, and we were just hanging on. The car had a beautiful paint scheme which was a tribute to Pitbulls new album entitled Trackhouse but it unfortunately wont get much TV time. I was an avid fan of NASCAR for over 30 years, and then they started implementing rule change after rule change every year. In our history, this hasnt been our best track. Were not far off here. It was tight and it got loose. 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I just drove in side-by-side with No. A rainy weekend at Dover Motor Speedway led to several cancellations and postponements. Ford drivers benefited from the rain, with Ryan Blaney starting third, followed by Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher and Chase Briscoe. That was when you could tell what kind of car it is without having to read it on the bumper. Time for nascar to get back to Grand National racing and see real racing. No cars are going back to the R&D Center in Concord for teardown. Nascar USE to be fun to watch. That fight has seemed to of dissipated for the most part. Its surreal to continue to do this and get to race against my heroes. Lap 310: Can Martin Truex Jr. make this one interesting? Stages 1 and 2 have 65 laps each, while the final stage is 70 laps. No reason. The win was Truexs fourth at Dover. It was a really smooth day for us, honestly. Watch now on FS1. ALSO the last 50 miles of the race,start yanking these multiple laps down cars off the track,theyre only getting what 2 points anyway!!!! Lap 255: After a productive row of caution pit stops, heres how the Top 10 will shake out to start the third and final stage: William Byron (edging out that 1 car by a hair), Ross Chastain, Ryan Blaney, Martin Truex Jr., Ty Gibbs, Bubba Wallace, Chris Buescher, Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell. 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. https://t.co/4RQLiQ5Uo9 pic.twitter.com/mMP79GCPkg. 1:09 p.m.:Larson is Dover's greatest ever driver in terms of average finish. Green flag 12:12 p.m.: At long last, here we go! Lap 21: Competition caution. But removing stages there certainly would not hurt. This can be due to various delays in the racing, or it could be that it takes this amount of time for the actual race to be completed. Truex led Chastain by about a second before the Logano crash. ET. It seems like the sanctioning body just threw an extra stage into the Coca-Cola 600 for the sake of breaking the race up even more. Clean air is making a difference. I watched NASCAR forever. See the full lists below, with the number under each. So what you consider to be a pro of stage racing, I consider to be a con. 1? Barring a caution, itll come down to these two. The race was defined by chaos: 16 caution flags were waved on the day/night, as well as a red flag. Not great, from our vantage point. I just feel like its not necessary. We fired off so well and had a ton of speed. 19, and he did the same thing and was able to get around us. Josh Berry and Hamlin the biggest jumpers thus far, moving up six and five spots, respectively. Then it started restrickter place racing, and its gone down hill from there. Now the new session race is schedules for 36 races in it from the 2020 after the Daytona 500 again arrives in. I totally agree. I guess I told him (Martin Truex Jr.) too many of my secrets last year after we went fishing., Ryan Blaney Finished 3rd: Either two (tires) or were staying out was the call, and we came in and took two. Just looking for a little more, and I felt like we were pretty close. Keep the stages so they drive hard all race not just the end BUT stay green!!!!! Also of note, Larson met minimum speed. Ill have to look at the replay. I think it did for the majority of the race, but just got too loose., Denny Hamlin Finished 5th: Our car was really fast. What happened to STOCK CAR RACING!!! Well regroup and head to Kansas., Justin Haley Finished 23rd: We showed a lot of promise early on in our No. NASCAR announced on Friday that the NASCAR Wrth 400 Cup Series race would move from 2 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday to try to avoid the rain. Miles the monster is awake Big trouble! The brodcast are 40% commericals and only bits and peices of actual racing. Bryan began writing for Frontstretch in 2016. We came with something a little bit different to try and help that. ET from Road America. Seemed to have spurred him on; he's in the Top-5 now and charging hard on Hamlin in P4. Without those breaks, 2/3 of the field would be a lap down. Watch now on FS1. He'll hope to rectify the issue and get himself back where he expects to be: near the front. Jacked us up there, but at the end of the day it was solid. Weve showed it. Some fans have advocated for expanded use of local yellows. Each Cup race - with the exception of the Coca-Cola 600 at. Pretty chilly in Delaware, a cool 59 degrees. If I watch at all it is just for the last 10 laps or so. Im all for changes that protect the driver but why rule changes.