Новости за 20.05.2018

Joey Logano started 10th in Saturday night’s All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Logano moved from the 10th spot into the top-five, claiming the third spot by lap 10 in the opening stage. Logano reported he was on the splitter to start the run, but the handling started to drift after lap 20, resulting in Logano dropping back to the fifth position to end the stage. Logano described the handling of the car as loose overall with issues getting through the bumps being on the splitter.

With a million dollars on the line, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. lined up on the outside of the front row beside teammate Matt Kenseth but an ill-handling machine forced him to settle with an 11th-place finish in Saturday night’s Monster Energy All-Star race.

When it comes to restrictor-plate racing Martin Truex Jr. can’t seem to shake the bad luck of being involved in a multicar accident.

Austin Dillon and the Dow Racing Team Earn 12th-Place Finish in All-Star Race "What a race! I had a blast out there tonight, and I hope it was as fun to watch as it was to drive. Throughout the race, we made quite a few adjustments to the Dow Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. With limited practice and this being the first time we have raced this package, we were a little off on the setup."

Daniel Suárez was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Saturday night’s All-Star race, capturing a second-place finish after racing his way into the All-Star race with a Stage 2 win in the Open.

Kevin Harvick won Saturday night’s Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway; Harvick’s victory was his first in NASCAR’s all-star spectacle since 2007 and the first for Stewart-Haas Racing since Tony Stewart’s win in the 2009 event

KEVIN HARVICK, No. 4 Jimmy John’s Ford Fusion | Finished 1st - VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW -- TAKE US THROUGH THE DECISION TO START ON THE OUTSIDE LANE AND THE DRIVE TO THE WIN. “I thought on that last restart that my best opportunity was Logano."

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 SUNENERGY 1 CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 5th - NASCAR THREW A MIXED PACKAGE AT YOU. WHAT WAS YOUR TAKE AWAY? HOW FUN WAS THE RACING? “Yeah, I actually had some fun really. It was different for sure, but it wasn’t all bad, I don’t guess. Obviously, there was way more potential to crash and what not, which is I guess good and bad depending upon who you are. If you are sitting at home and watching it was probably fun because we are all close. If we see this package more, I’m sure you will see some more torn up cars too. Читать дальше...

CONCORD, N.C. – Kevin Harvick’s answer to NASCAR’s new competition package was the same old song—another victory in a season that already has produced a surfeit of success.

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1 – Winner of Stage 1 of the Monster Energy Open and will transfer to compete in tonight’s Monster Energy All-Star Race - IT TOOK YOU A LITTLE WHILE TO GET TO THE FRONT, BUT IT LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE ABLE TO USE THE HIGH GROOVE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE: “Yeah, it looked like the 10 car there was pretty tight. He was either loose and getting it up off the bottom and then getting tight or just tight and couldn’t hold the bottom. I felt like we were just able to carry some momentum around the outside of them... Читать дальше...

Fifteen-year-old rookie Chandler Smith put his name in big and bold print in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards record books, becoming the first driver to win General Tire Poles in his first three starts.