Winners: Chase Briscoe (Cup); Christopher Bell (Xfinity); Brent Crews (ARCA)
NASCAR Cup
Chase Briscoe Stuns with Southern 500 Win, Claims Playoff Spot
Chase Briscoe fended off a fierce charge from Kyle Busch over the final 17 laps to win the Cook Out Southern 500 Sunday night at Darlington Raceway.
The victory, second of Briscoe’s career, propels the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs in the regular-season finale. Busch, winless and out of the postseason, fell 0.361 seconds short of triumph. Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain completed the top five.
“It’s pretty crazy how God works, right?” Briscoe said with his son next to him. “We come here (in 2020) two days after having a miscarriage, are able to win and beat Kyle Busch. Then four years removed, I win here again beating Kyle Busch, but now I have my son with me. Marissa is here, pregnant with twins that could literally come at any point.”
“For all 320 employees, everybody, to be able to race for a championship in their final year, man, unbelievable,” Briscoe said. “This group, the day that we found out that the team wasn’t going to exist anymore, we went over to the shop floor, we all looked at each other and said, ‘We’re in this till the end. We’re not going to give this up.’
“We kept saying all week we got one bullet left in the chamber. That bullet hit.”
We ain’t done yet!!!! pic.twitter.com/YHlOoAltrb
— Chase Briscoe (@ChaseBriscoe_14) September 2, 2024
Pole: Bubba Wallace
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NASCAR Xfinity
Christopher Bell survives NASCAR Overtime to win Xfinity Series Race at Darlington
Despite making contact with Cole Custer on the penultimate lap of NASCAR Overtime, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell survived to win the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.
The driver of the No. 20 Toyota was dominant in South Carolina, after leading 108 of 150 laps to finish ahead of runner-up finisher Custer.
Sheldon Creed, Chase Elliott and Sammy Smith rounded out the top five.
“That was wild, for sure,” said Bell, who started from the pole and led 108 laps. “I thought I was headed nose-first into the inside wall… It’s a tough race track, and off of (Turn) 2, whether you’re on the bottom of the top, it flushes you to the wall, and then you kind of get a little bit of a wiggle coming down.
“Once again, I feel terrible for Sheldon, to essentially win the race on the long run there and then lose it on pit road. It’s a big bummer… It seemed like our car was really good on the short runs. Obviously, the 18, Sheldon, was really good on the long runs.
“Unfortunately for him, the race played out differently, and fortunately for us, we got another shot at it.”
Fun Saturday at Darlington! Bring on the Southern 500#teamtoyota pic.twitter.com/njvG1rK5YE
— Christopher Bell (@CBellRacing) September 1, 2024
Pole: Christopher Bell
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NASCAR Trucks
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – Off Week
One of the biggest CRAFTSMAN Truck Series seasons on record!
— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) August 29, 2024
2025, let's go! pic.twitter.com/D78t9tNEHu
Next Race: The Truck Series will return on Thursday September 19, 2024 8:00 pm ET for the UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol Motor Speedway.
ARCA
Brent Crews Survives Overtime Restart for Wire-to-Wire DuQuoin Win
Faced with an overtime restart, Brent Crews did not disappoint. He led all 102 laps to win the ARCA Menards Series race at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds.
Crews picked up his second career ARCA win, earning his first in 2023 at another dirt track: Illinois State Fairgrounds.
“A good spotter is crucial [when it comes] to telling me where everyone is at and coaching me through lap times,” Crews said. “Growing up on the dirt path was a big part [of this win] as well, being able to race midgets and stuff like that. It helped a lot, and I’m just grateful to be here.”
Following Crews and second place William Sawalich in third was Andres Perez, with Kris Wright and dirt veteran Kelly Kovski completing the top five. The rest of the top 10 finishers consisted of Lavar Scott, Taylor Reimer, Christian Rose, Toni Breidinger and Tim Monroe.
Perfect 💯. @BrentCrews survived an overtime restart at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds to earn his second career victory.
— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) September 2, 2024
📝Recap: https://t.co/E1FyzcSO6j pic.twitter.com/MOPo7IYE1g
Pole: William Sawalich
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