Winners: Tyler Reddick (Cup); Ty Gibbs (Xfinity); Jack Drew (ARCA West) plus Ryan Newman(SRX)
NASCAR Cup
Tyler Reddick Holds Off Chase Elliott
It was a dogfight between two drivers, pure and simple.
It was Tyler Reddick who outdueled pole winner Chase Elliott in the intense mano-a-mano battle in Sunday’s Kwik Trip 250 at Road America.
The victory was Reddick’s first in the NASCAR Cup Series, making him the fifth first-time winner this season. As the 13th different winner this year, Reddick shrank the Playoff bubble by one position.
“I definitely knew he was fast, but we could stay with him on the long run, which told me if we cycled through that last … that pit sequence, we’d be close or get around him (on pit road), (and) we’d have a great shot.
“Didn’t quite get around him. We were within reach. Thankfully, just waited for the right opportunity and was able to take advantage of it in Turn 6.”
“What better place than Road America?” Reddick said. “I love the fans. I love this race track. Being here on 4th of July weekend is just so special, and just a huge shoutout to (sponsor) 3Chi and the special paint scheme we had this weekend.
"Either he cried himself to sleep because I beat his favorite driver Chase Elliott, or he's just really tired."@TylerReddick's son Beau was asleep in victory lane. 😅 pic.twitter.com/sT6NJFhUyk
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 3, 2022
Pole: Chase Elliott
Click Here for Race ResultsNext Race: The Cup Series will return on Sunday, July 10th for the Quaker State 400 Presented By Walmart at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Xfinity
Ty Gibbs Overtakes Kyle Larson For The #Win
With a masterful pass of pole winner Kyle Larson on the final lap of overtime, Ty Gibbs won Saturday‘s Henry 180 at Road America.
Larson took the white flag in the lead, but Gibbs had a better run down the frontstretch and dogged Larson‘s No. 17 Chevrolet through Turns 1 and 2. Gibbs took advantage of an opening to the inside in Turn 3 and powered his No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota past Larson for the lead and the win.
“This is just awesome,” Gibbs said, who had just beaten the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion head-to-head. “I can‘t believe it. This is just wonderful.”
“I think we were a little bit faster in the first half of the track… Hopefully, a lot of people were watching. It‘s cool to be here, a cool race against some Cup Series guys. Hopefully, that says something.”
🏁🏁🏁🏁 pic.twitter.com/iXN0mjSSPi
— Ty Gibbs (@TyGibbs_) July 3, 2022
Pole: Kyle Larson
Click Here for Race ResultsNext Race: The Xfinity Series will return on Saturday, July 9th for the Alsco Uniforms 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Trucks
Off Weekend for the Camping World Truck Series
Next Race: The Truck Series will return on Saturday, July 9 for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
ARCA - West
Jake Drew wins at Irwindale for Third Straight West Victory
Jake Drew made a statement Saturday night in the face of anybody who felt inclined to discredit his pair of victories in the previous two ARCA Menards Series West races.
Drew, the 22-year-old Sunrise Ford Racing driver from Fullerton, California, dominated the NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame and picked up his third consecutive West Series victory. Unofficially, he led all 154 laps at Irwindale Speedway.
He did so on the heels of winning back-to-back road course races in the West Series, the first at Portland International Raceway on June 4 for his maiden West Series victory, and the second at Sonoma Raceway on June 11. Both wins came in races that were shortened, the first by weather conditions and the second by time constraints.
“Three in a row — it’s incredible. I feel on top of the world,” said Drew, whose win at Irwindale marked his first ARCA victory on an oval track. “This is a dream come true.”
“I have a great team around me, and I’ve learned so much the last year and a half,” Drew said. “I feel like these last couple of races, pieces have really started to click in my head. I think experience is showing right now.”
Here are the @reeses Sweet Move of the Race nominees from @Irwindale_Spdwy! pic.twitter.com/ULtXcHgLhX
— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) July 3, 2022
Pole: Jake Drew
Click Here for Race ResultsNext Race: The ARCA Series (a Sioux Chief Showdown Race) will return on July 8th for the Dawn 150 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Superstar Racing Experience
NASCAR’s Ryan Newman Wins His First SRX Race at Stafford Motor Speedway
Former NASCAR star Ryan Newman passed IndyCar driver Marco Andretti with four laps to go in the 75-lap event and held on to take the checkered flag, joining Helio Castroneves and defending SRX champion Tony Stewart as winners in the first three races of the six-race season.
“It’s just so special,” Newman told CBS Sports of both the win and that his two daughters, Brooklyn and Ashlyn, were on hand to cheer him on. “To have these two girls right here, nobody knows what that means to me.
“I got a good dive in between (turns) 3 and 4 and I learned yesterday (during Friday’s practice) it’s easier to pass in 3 and 4 than 1 and 2. So that’s where I put my effort and we were able to pull it off.”
A night the Newman family will never forget. 💙#CampingWorldSRX | @CBSSports pic.twitter.com/kjqz00CBFA
— Superstar Racing Experience (@SRXracing) July 3, 2022
Pole: Hailie Deegan
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