Autodesk Fusion 360/HaasTooling.com Racing: Cole Custer Alsco 500k Race Report

Ford Driver Earns Top-20 at 1.5-Mile Track     Date: May 28, 2020 Event: Alsco Uniforms 500k (Round 8 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Format: 208 laps, broken into three stages (55 laps/60 laps/93 laps) Start/Finish: 9th/18th (Running, completed 208 of 208 laps) Point Standing:22nd with 138 points, 193 out of first     Race Winner:       Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 1 Winner:  Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 2 Winner:  Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)     Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-55):   …

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No. 14 PEAK Coolant and Antifreeze Racing: Clint Bowyer Charlotte 500k Race Report

Penalties Slow No. 14 PEAK Coolant & Antifreeze Mustang   Date: May 28, 2020 Event: Alsco Uniforms 500k (Round 8 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Format: 208 laps, broken into three stages (55 laps/60 laps/93 laps) Start/Finish: 39th/16th (Running, completed 208 of 208 laps) Point Standing:14th with 192 points, 139 out of first   Race Winner:      Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 1 Winner:  Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 2 Winner:  Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)   Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-55): ● Clint Bowyer started…

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No. 10 Smithfield Ford Racing: Aric Almirola Charlotte II Race Report

Smithfield Ford Driver Endures Handling Issues After Starting in the Rear   Date: May 28, 2020 Event: Alsco Uniforms 500k (Round 8 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Format: 208 laps, broken into three stages (55 laps/60 laps/93 laps) Start/Finish: 6th/20th (Running, completed 208 of 208 laps) Point Standing: 9th (225 points, 106 out of first)   Race Winner: Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 1 Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 2 Winner: Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)   Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-55): ●  Aric Almirola started sixth and finished 16th.…

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Buescher Comes Home 22nd at Charlotte

CONCORD, N.C. (May 28, 2020) – After earning a valuable stage point by finishing 10th in the first stage of racing Thursday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Chris Buescher and the No. 17 Fastenal team battled a tight handling car to a 22nd -place finish in the second race at the 1.5-mile track this week.    The team got off to a fast start, rolling off the grid 11th and holding position through the first caution of the race on lap one. At lap 29, another caution flag flew for lightning in the area and the team came down pit road for a 75-minute red flag delay. When the caution flag was displayed again, the No. 17 team…

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DiBenedetto Finishes 17th in the Coca-Cola 600

Matt DiBenedetto and the No. 21 Menards/FVP team had an up-and-down day in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway before ending up 17th at the finish. The day started on the down side as the Menards Mustang was super loose in the first qualifying session held since the Cup Series resumed racing following a 10-week halt due to the coronavirus. DiBenedetto lost control and bounced off the wall, forcing the team to pull out a back-up Mustang. That meant he had to start the 600-mile marathon from the rear of…

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HaasTooling.com Racing: Cole Custer Coca-Cola 600 Race Report

Date: May 24, 2020 Event: Coca-Cola 600 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Format: 400 laps, broken into four stages (100 laps/100 laps/100 laps/100 laps) Start/Finish: 28th/13th (Running, completed 405 of 405 laps) Point Standing: 22nd with 118 points, 171 out of first Note: Race extended five laps past its scheduled 400-lap distance due to a green-white-checkered finish.   Race Winner:       Brad Keselowski of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 1 Winner:  Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner:  Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 3 Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske…

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Buescher Battles Back to a Solid 11th-Place Finish in Coke 600

CONCORD, N.C. (May 24, 2020) – Chris Buescher picked up three spots during a feverish final two-lap dash to bring his No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford home 11th in Sunday night’s famed Coke 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Buescher and the No. 17 team battled to the final turn, overcoming an early penalty on pit road to secure the solid finish in one of NASCAR’s biggest events of the season.     After qualifying 19th, Buescher worked his Ford up to 13th position, where he settled in until the competition caution flag waved at Lap 20. The team pitted for four tires, fuel and a track bar adjustment, but received a…

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Michael McDowell Post Race Report: Charlotte

 ‌  ‌  ‌ Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway, 1.5 Mile Oval Race: 7 of 38 Event: Coca-Cola 600 (600 miles, 400 laps) Michael McDowell No. 34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford Mustang Started: 27th Finished: 19th Stage One: 29th Stage Two: 24th Stage Three: 21st Stage Four: 19th With the name of Sergeant First Class John Jarrell printed on his No. 34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford Mustang, Michael McDowell took the green flag in Sunday’s Coca Cola 600 from the 27th position. McDowell noted early in Stage 1 that the bumps in Turns 3 and 4 were playing…

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Brad Keselowski Wins Rain-Delayed Coca-Cola 600

After a 68 minute rain delay, the Cup drivers got back to it with few cautions until the very end when the final caution came out with Chase Elliott on his way to what appeared to be Victory Lane.

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FedEx Racing Express Facts – Charlotte

Race Info: Race: Charlotte Coca-Cola 600 Date/Time: Sunday, May 24/6 p.m. ET Distance: 400 laps/600 miles Track Length: 1.5 miles Track Shape: Quad-oval 2019 Winner: Martin Truex Jr. Express Notes: Darlington Toyota 500 Recap: Denny Hamlin won Wednesday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway in the #11 FedEx “Delivering Strength” Toyota, after a late-race call to stay out on older tires with less than 30 laps to go was followed by a wreck and rainfall, cancelling the end of the race. Hamlin and crew chief Chris Gabehart elected to come to pit road to…

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Today. Tomorrow. Toyota Racing: Daniel Suárez Toyota 500k Race Report from Darlington

Date: May 20, 2020 Event: Toyota 500k Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (1.366-mile oval) Format: 228 laps, broken into three stages (60 laps/65 laps/103 laps) Start/Finish: 25th / 27th (Running, completed 207 of 208 laps) Point Standing: 30th with 54 points, 204 out of first Note: Race called official 20 laps short of its scheduled 228-lap distance due to rain.   Race Winner: Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) Stage 1 Winner: Clint Bowyer of Stewart-Haas Racing (Ford) Stage 2 Winner: Clint Bowyer of Stewart-Haas Racing (Ford)   Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-60): ● Started 25th, finished 30th.…

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Kevin Harvick Socially Distances Himself From the Field in Darlington Return

I suppose it isn’t a surprise that Kevin Harvick, The Closer, sealed the deal on Sunday with a dominating final stage push that left everyone else in the dust. Harvick led 150 laps overall, essentially doubling the 80 laps led by Brad Keselowski.

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Kevin Harvick The Real Heroes 400 Race Report from Darlington — HARVICK WINS!!

Harvick Scores Career Win Number 50 at Darlington Busch Light #YOURFACEHERE Ford Mustang Driver Leads Race High 159 Laps Date: May 17, 2020 Event: The Real Heroes 400 Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (1.336-mile oval) Format: 293 laps, broken into three stages (90 laps/95 laps/108 laps) Start/Finish: 6th/1st (Running, completed 293 of 293 laps) Point Standing: (1st with 218 points, 28 points ahead of Alex Bowman)   Race Winner: Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing (Ford) Stage 1 Winner: William Bryon of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner: Brad Keselowski of Team Penske (Ford)   Stage 1 Recap…

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M&M’S Thank You Heroes Racing: Kyle Busch Race Recap for The Real Heroes 400 from Darlington

Kyle Busch, No. 18 M&M’S Thank You Heroes Toyota Camry Race Recap for the The Real Heroes 400 Date: May 17, 2020 Event: The Real Heroes 400 (Round 5 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (1.366-mile, egg-shaped oval) Format: 293 laps, broken into three stages (90 laps/95 laps/108 laps) Start/Finish: 4th/26th (Running, completed 292 of 293 laps) Point Standing: 14th (122 points, 96 behind leader)   Race Winner: Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing (Ford) Stage 1 Winner: William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 2 Winner: Brad Keselowski of Team Penske (Ford)   Stage 1 Recap…

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Michael McDowell Post-Race Report: Darlington Raceway

Michael McDowell No. 34 CarParts.com Ford Mustang Started: 31st Finished: 23rd Stage One: 26th Stage Two: 23rd Stage Three: 23rd Michael McDowell took the green flag in Sunday’s Real Heroes 400 from the 31st position at Darlington Raceway. He noted early on in Stage 1 that his CarParts.com Ford Mustang was, “tight in the center of turn three and four” which made it hard for him to run the bottom of the race track and would go on to finish Stage 1 from the 26th position. Under the Stage 1 caution, the…

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