Winners: Kyle Larson (Cup); Denny Hamlin (Xfinity); Jesse Love (ARCA)
NASCAR Cup
Kyle Larson Streaks to Southern 500 Win in NASCAR Playoffs Opener
The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion held off a desperate charge from fellow playoff driver Tyler Reddick at sold-out Darlington Raceway to claim victory in Sunday night‘s Cook Out Southern 500 and earn an automatic berth in the Round of 12.
Larson entered the playoff opener with an undistinguished average finish of 17.5 in his previous six races, but he weathered a transmission momentary stuck in neutral and a disconcerting brush with the wall to register his third victory of the season, the 22nd of his career and his first at the famed ‘Lady in Black.’
“Yeah, finally from start to finish,” Larson said of his ability to put together a complete race. “Eighteenth to third in the first stage, I didn’t think that was possible. Our race car was really good when the sun was out. Just had to work on it.
“I messed up once and it got hung in neutral, and I slid and hit the wall, and I think bent the toe link a little bit, so it was kind of a struggle from there. Definitely had to fight it more than I was earlier, but we kept our heads in the game. That was really important. This race is all about keeping your head in it…
“What a great way to start the playoffs, and hopefully we can keep it going.”
Southern 500!! Finally!!! Great way to start the playoffs! pic.twitter.com/ruZoxaBKlt
— Kyle Larson (@KyleLarsonRacin) September 4, 2023
Pole: Christopher Bell
Next Race: The Cup Series will return on 09/10/2023 for the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.
NASCAR Xfinity
Denny Hamlin wins Xfinity Series Race
Denny Hamlin resumed his NASCAR Xfinity Series mastery of Darlington Raceway on Saturday, winning the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 to raise his victory total at the track to six in the series.
Hamlin passed series leader Austin Hill after a Lap 147 restart that pushed the race one circuit into overtime. Parker Kligerman‘s consequential spin off Sam Mayer‘s bumper on Lap 141 brought out the seventh caution of the race and set up the final two-lap shootout.
“I really needed some long runs,” said Hamlin, who led 14 laps and didn‘t make his move until the final stage. “But I didn‘t really want to show everything that we had ’til the very end of the race there."
“We really did a good job of maintaining everything that we had.”
Rewatch the #SportClips200 end in a #NASCAROvertime! 🏁 pic.twitter.com/p006ITy1ll
— NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) September 2, 2023
Pole: John H. Nemechek
Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on 09/09/2023 for the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway.
NASCAR Trucks
The NASCAR Craftman Truck Series had an Off Week.
That crowd 😍
— The Milwaukee Mile (@MKEmileNASCAR) August 28, 2023
Thank you for your support at NASCAR's return to the Milwaukee Mile!! pic.twitter.com/znOd1pbRsA
Next Race: The Truck Series will return on 09/08/2023 for the Kansas Lottery 200 at Kansas Speedway.
ARCA
Jesse Love Dominates Southern Illinois 100 for 9th ARCA Menards Series Win of 2023
It doesn’t matter the style of race track, Jesse Love keeps finding ways to win ARCA Menards Series races.
After winning races on superspeedways, intermediate ovals, short tracks and road courses this year, Love added a victory on a dirt track to his 2023 list of accomplishments with a victory in Sunday’s Southern Illinois 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds.
The triumph, his ninth of the ARCA Menards Series season and 11th of his career, came in dominant fashion.
LETS GO!!🏆 Thank you @gearwrenchtools and @toyotaracing for all of their support. All the glory to God. It was a hard race and a tricky track but we were able to pick up our 9th win of the season in ARCA! #teamtoyota pic.twitter.com/HyPyFWJXeE
— jesse love jr (@jesselovejr1) September 4, 2023
Pole: William Sawalich
Next Race: The ARCA Series will return on 09/08/2023 for the Sioux Chief Fast Track 150 at Kansas Speedway.
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