Monday, May 16, 2022

NASCAR and ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Kansas)

NASCAR and ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Kansas)

Winners: Kurt Busch (Cup); Zane Smith (Trucks) and Nick Sanchez 

 

NASCAR Cup

Kurt Busch Charges to Dramatic Win

Kurt Busch Charges to Dramatic Win

 

In an event fraught with pit road mistakes and mechanical issues, Kurt Busch ran an impeccable race.

 

In an intensely competitive run to the finish of Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway, Busch nosed past leader Kyle Larson at the finish line on Lap 259 of 267 and completed the pass two corners later off Turn 2, as Larson scraped the outside wall.

 

Seven laps later, Busch’s No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota crossed the finish line 1.413 seconds ahead of Larson to win for the first time at Kansas, the first time this season and the 34th time in his career. Busch has now won NASCAR Cup races for five different car owners and with four different manufacturers.

 

“If I can get one Kyle, I can get both,” said an elated Busch, who passed brother Kyle Busch, the third-place finisher, 11 circuits after a restart on Lap 235.

 

With 21 laps left Busch began his pursuit of Larson, making up ground as traffic became a factor. On Lap 259 Busch pulled even to the inside of Larson, as the drivers raced side-by-side from the backstretch to the finish line, with Busch inches ahead at the stripe.

 

Busch widened his advantage through the first two corners of Lap 260 and cleared the No. 5 Chevrolet as Larson brushed the wall near the exit of Turn 2.

 

“It’s all about teamwork,” Busch said. “I don’t do this alone, and the way that Toyota’s helped us, JGR (Joe Gibbs Racing)… My little brother has been so important, just on the family side of ‘Hey, you’ve got to get through these steps.’

 

“But this is 23XI. This is our first win with the 45 car, and with Jordan Brand on the hood, I felt like I had to play like the GOAT, race like the GOAT. I had to beat the Kyles. I beat both.”

 

Pole: Christopher Bell

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Next Race: The Cup Series will return on May 22 for the NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway. 

 

 

NASCAR Xfinity

The NASCAR Xfinity Series Had an Off-Week.

Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on May 21 for the SRS Distribution 250 at Texas Motor Speedway. 
 
 

NASCAR Trucks

Zane Smith Cruises to Truck Series Win

Zane Smith Cruises to Truck Series Win

 

Zane Smith put on a dominant display in the Hearth of America 200. Smith outlasted a late challenge from Ty Majeski to capture his third NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of the season and the sixth of his career.

 

“It was really just an unbelievable truck,” Smith said. “So dang cool. That was one of my easier ones I’ve ever had to win, but that late-race restart scared me a little bit.”

 

Pole: John Hunter Nemechek

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Next Race: The Truck Series will return on May 20 for the SpeedyCash.com 220 at Texas Motor Speedway. 

 

 

ARCA

Another Win for Nick Sanchez Moves Him into a Tie for the ARCA Points Lead

Another Win for Nick Sanchez Moves Him into a Tie for the ARCA Points Lead

 

Nick Sanchez won the Dutch Boy 150 by holding off a hard charging Rajah Carruth in the final laps. After picking up his first ARCA Menards Series victory at Kansas Speedway last October, Sanchez took advantage of a late-race accident between Corey Heim and Drew Dollar  to collect the third win of his budding career.

 

“I think (Dollar) was just pushing a little too hard there at the bottom and obviously side force here is everything,” Sanchez said. “(Heim) took it off, and they both hit the wall. I saw it coming. (Dollar) started off pretty free, and I was able to stay at the bottom and capitalize on his mistakes.”

 

“It’s all momentum, and your car has to let you keep up momentum as much as possible,” he said.

 

Pole: Corey Heim

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Next Race: The ARCA Series will return on 05/27/2022 for the General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 

 

 

Superstar Racing Experience

Next Race: The SRX Series will return on 06/18/2022 for the SRX Series Season Opener at Five Flags Speedway.

 

source: NASCAR Media

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