Johnny Sauter (#NCWTS), Tyler Reddick (#NXS), and Austin Dillon (#MENCS) Win and Are In
Daytona International Speedway Produced Numerous "Big Ones" |
Just in case you had not heard . . . . . NASCAR is back! The three top National Series battled at the track known as the 'The World Center of Racing,' the Daytona International Speedway.
* * * NASCAR Camping World Truck Series * * *
On Friday, the Camping World Truck series started off the season. Johnny Sauter won the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway, his third victory in the season-opening event for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Sauter, driving the No. 21 Allegiant Airlines Chevrolet, emerged from a late-race battle among front-runners, taking the lead for good with eight laps remaining in the 100-lap/250-mile race on the 2.5-mile tri-oval. Sauter, whose previous victories in the event came in 2013 and ’16, outraced Justin Haley (No. 24 Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet) and veteran Joe Nemechek (No. 87 D.A.B. Constructors Inc./Fleetwing Chevrolet) to the finish.
“This is the most unbelievable superspeedway truck I’ve ever driven. I felt like we executed flawlessly.” Sauter exclaimed.
RETWEET TO CONGRATULATE JOHNNY SAUTER ON HIS NASCAR TRUCK SERIES WIN IN DAYTONA!#NASCARonFS1 https://t.co/sRWMBBBNWW— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 17, 2018
* * * NASCAR Xfinity Series * * *
Tyler Reddick endured a flurry of late-race incidents and five “NASCAR Overtimes” to win the PowerShares QQQ 300 on Saturday.
The season-opening race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series was scheduled for 120 laps (300 miles). By the time things wrapped up, a total of 143 laps had been run on the 2.5-mile tri-oval. Reddick, a rookie driver in the No 9 BurgerFi Chevrolet partially owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., edged his JR Motorsports teammate Elliott Sadler (No. 1 OneMain Financial Chevrolet) in a door-rubbing photo finish. Officially, the margin of victory was listed as 0.000 seconds, the closest finish in NASCAR national series history. Two-time race winner Ryan Reed (No. 16 Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Ford) finished third.
“This feels amazing,” Reddick reported. “Helluva way to start the year off with JR Motorsports … and get my first win for JR Motorsports.
Big thanks to everyone! I’ll get back to each of you, it will just take some time! pic.twitter.com/7fXmK5sVYj— Tyler Reddick (@TylerReddick) February 18, 2018
* * * Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series * * *
In the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Austin Dillon delivers emotional DAYTONA 500 victory for Richard Childress Racing in the “The Great American Race.”
Twenty years after Dale Earnhardt ended a career-long drought by winning the DAYTONA 500 in the famed No. 3 Chevrolet of Richard Childress, Austin Dillon – Childress’ grandson – returned the No. 3 to Gatorade Victory Lane at Daytona International Speedway. And he did it with a last-lap, bump-and-run move that was absolutely Earnhardt-like, to boot – in the 60th running of the season-opening race for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
On the way out of @DISupdates, we had to get a picture of “The Intimidator.” #3forever pic.twitter.com/YGP5grUav7— RCR (@RCRracing) February 19, 2018
A Lap 199 late-race incident took out a number of front-running contenders and forced two extra laps of “NASCAR Overtime.” On the first OT lap, Tampa native Aric Almirola (No. 10 Smithfield Ford) assumed the lead and as the final lap transpired, he appeared headed toward the victory.
As the lead pack approached Turn 3, Dillion – with a considerable aerodynamic push from the No. 43 Click n’ Close Chevrolet of Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. – made a run in his Dow-sponsored car for the front but was blocked by Almirola. Dillon kept going, tapping the rear bumper of Almirola, which sent the Ford into the wall. Dillon and Wallace continued on to the finish line, with Dillon winning by 0.260 seconds. Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota), the 2016 DAYTONA 500 champion, finished third.
“I did what I had to do,” Dillon explained. “He was trying to block me and I just turned him. We had a run and I stayed in the gas. It’s so awesome to take the No. 3 car back to victory lane. This one is for Dale Earnhardt and all those Earnhardt fans. We’re going to keep kicking butt for the rest of the year.”
The celebration continued today for @austindillon3 and @RCRracing with this morning's #DAYTONA500 Champion's Breakfast!— Daytona International Speedway (@DISupdates) February 19, 2018
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