Battle At Berlin At Berlin Raceway Results

#NASCAR’s Chase Elliott in 2nd; Josh Berry in 4th;and William Byron in 7th

 

After 250 grueling laps of tire conservation on one of the hardest short tracks in America, it was Georgia's Bubba Pollard celebrating in Berlin Raceway's victory lane in Wednesday night's Battle at Berlin. Pollard's margin of victory was 1.45-seconds on a night where the Senoia, Georgia driver was clearly best in show.

 

Last night, @bubbapollard26 played his strategy perfectly at @BerlinRaceway and added to his impressive list of Super Late Model accomplishments

— NASCAR Roots (@NASCARRoots) August 10, 2023

"That is a big win for me because I love this place. when people ask me what my favorite race track is, it's this one right here. I love it because you can do stuff, you can move around. it just makes for some great racing. I tell you what. We've been trying to get this one for a while. I cant give enough credit to Senaker racing and Senaker performance enough. We came out here two weeks ago and that made the difference tonight," said Pollard who took home $30,000.

 

NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott came up just short in his hard charge to the front of the field. The Hendrick Motorsports driver had to settle for second on Wednesday night, in what was his best Super Late Model finish of the year so far. Elliott was mounting a serious charge to the front, but ran out of laps and was unable to challenge Pollard for the win.

 

🎤 @chaseelliott made his way to @BerlinRaceway this week with hopes of improving his Super Late Model team's performance.

After a runner-up finish in the Battle at Berlin, we asked him if he found what he was looking for. pic.twitter.com/54zlLZMxMB

— FloRacing (@FloRacing) August 10, 2023

 

2023 Battle At Berlin Unofficial Results

 

Pos.	No.	Driver
1	26	Bubba Pollard
2	9	Chase Elliott
3	22S	Evan Shotko
4	71	Josh Berry
5	50	Kyle Crump
6	24S	Dylan Stovall
7	24B	William Byron
8	28B	Cole Butcher
9	101J	Joe Bush
10	20H	Austin Hull
11	4	Erik Jones
12	28K	Kevin Cremonesi
13	47	Brian Campbell
14	27	Ken Wobma
15	24R	Tyler Roahrig
16	76	Brian Tillema
17	53	Boris Jurkovic
18	22G	Gio Ruggiero
19	18B	Chase Burda
20	45	Michael Simko
21	90	Derek Kneeland
22	81	Andrew Gresel
23	33	Wes Griffith
24	14	Carson Hocevar
25	8	Tony Elrod
26	12G	Derek Griffith
27	131	Blake Rowe
28	88S	Andrew Scheid
29	16	Jacob Gomes
30	44	Trevor Sanborn
31	18H	Keith Herp
32	28T	Scott Thomas
33	20L	Jesse Love
34	1	Chris Munson

source: Berlin Raceway Media

2023 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Playoff Outlook

Playoff Streaks In Jeopardy: Several drivers need to win to get into the postseason

With Four Wins - William Byron Sits On Top of Playoff Standings

 

Looking at the NASCAR Cup Series 2023 Playoff standings outlook, several big names are below the cut line and with just three races left in the regular season the pressure to earn a spot in the postseason is mounting.

 

Rolling into this weekend at Indianapolis, three former NASCAR Cup Series champions – Kevin Harvick,  Brad Keselowski and Chase Elliott, another eight former Playoff drivers – Michael McDowell,  Daniel Suarez, Alex Bowman, Austin Cindric, Aric Almirola, Erik Jones, Austin Dillon and Chase Briscoe, plus another three former Cup Series winners – Bubba Wallace, A.J. Allmendinger, and Justin Haley make up the 20-driver field of eligible competitors still looking for a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series 2023 Playoffs.

 

2023 NASCAR Cup Series Driver
Playoff Outlook Following Race No. 23

#	Driver	Pts	Starts	Wins
1	William Byron	703	23	4
2	Martin Truex Jr.	799	23	3
3	Kyle Busch	649	23	3
4	Denny Hamlin	742	23	2
5	Kyle Larson	662	23	2
6	Chris Buescher	639	23	2
7	Christopher Bell	677	23	1
8	Ross Chastain	656	23	1
9	Ryan Blaney	642	23	1
10	Joey Logano	636	23	1
11	Tyler Reddick	609	23	1
12	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	530	23	1
13	Kevin Harvick	663	23	0
14	Brad Keselowski	651	23	0
15	Bubba Wallace	541	23	0
16	Ty Gibbs #	486	23	0
17	Michael McDowell	483	23	0
18	Daniel Suarez	481	23	0
19	AJ Allmendinger	462	23	0
20	Alex Bowman	442	*20	0
21	Austin Cindric	433	23	0
22	Chase Elliott	431	*16	0
23	Justin Haley	414	23	0
24	Aric Almirola	405	23	0
25	Ryan Preece	397	23	0
26	Corey LaJoie	379	23	0
27	Todd Gilliland	378	23	0
28	Erik Jones	365	23	0
29	Austin Dillon	341	23	0
30	Harrison Burton	323	23	0
31	Chase Briscoe	289	23	0
32	Ty Dillon	220	23	0

*Granted a Waiver by NASCAR

 

The four drivers currently occupying the four open transfer spots on points in the Playoff outlook are Kevin Harvick (+180 points), Brad Keselowski (+168), Bubba Wallace (+58) and rookie Ty Gibbs (+3). Harvick has made 16 appearances in the Playoffs (tied with Denny Hamlin for series-most), including the last 13 postseasons consecutively – the longest active streak of consecutive appearances.

 

Front Row Motorsports’ Michael McDowell dropped out of the 16th spot and into 17th place in the Playoff standings outlook following his 24th-place finish at Michigan, and now sits three points back from Joe Gibbs Racing’s rookie Ty Gibbs.

 

“We had a good run at Michigan and we need a good one at Indianapolis as well,” said Gibbs. “We just need to keep having good finishes and we can get in the Playoffs. We want to win, but we need good finishes if we can’t win.”

 

Behind McDowell is former road course winners, Trackhouse Racing’s Daniel Suárez in 18th only five points back from Gibbs in the final transfer spot on points, and Kaulig Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger (-24 points), who won at the Indianapolis Road Course in 2021.

 

But the biggest name below the Playoff cut line and approaching a must win situation, is the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion and Hendrick Motorsports’ driver Chase Elliott, currently 55 points back from the postseason cutoff. Elliott’s streak of seven consecutive Playoff appearances is in jeopardy with just three races to go in the regular season. In Elliott’s two starts at the Indianapolis Road Course he has finished fourth (2021) and 16th (2022).

 

Drivers and crews have to be perfect to have a shot to win. pic.twitter.com/5vin55tVDv

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 8, 2023

 

source: NASCAR Media

SRX Event Includes an Autograph Session

400 Wristbands Available

 

Eldora Speedway is a half-mile dirt racing facility located in western Ohio. The ‘Big E’ is owned by three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion, Tony Stewart. The Indiana native purchased Eldora from legendary promotor Earl Baltes in 2004. Baltes built Eldora in 1954 and had been the sole owner of the facility from day number one.

Excited for this one! @BassProShops | @CampingWorld | @SRXracing | @EldoraSpeedway | @espn pic.twitter.com/e7w9J7tch4

— Tony Stewart (@TonyStewart) August 9, 2023

Eldora plays host to some of the largest dirt racing events in the country, including the Dirt Late Model Dream, Kings Royal, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and World 100 – all of which attract over 20,000 spectators on an annual basis. 

 

The Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) is bringing ‘Thursday Night Thunder’ to Eldora Speedway tomorrow. The event includes an autograph session with some of racings legends. 

Freshly painted walls - ✅

Freshly applied @BassProShops decals - ✅ pic.twitter.com/aYchM4mKJX

— Superstar Racing Experience (@SRXracing) August 9, 2023

SRX Autograph Session Details:

• The autograph session will run from 5:00pm to 5:45pm in the Fan Zone barn. A wristband will be required for entry to the autograph session.

 

Wristband Details:

• There will be 400 wristbands available and they can be picked up at the official Eldora Merchandise Store as soon as the gates open at 4:00pm. The Merchandise Store is located at the base of the Turn 3 Suites.

 

Autograph Session Layout:

• Drivers will spread out at individual tables within the building. Once in the building, fans will have the opportunity to get in any driver’s line they wish and can continue that process of picking and choosing their drivers until the 5:45pm end time. (This setup allows us to admit a higher number of fans to the autograph session as opposed to a single line)

 

Notes:

• **If any driver lines reach a point during the autograph session that fans won’t make the front of the line by the 5:45pm cutoff, officials may cap those lines. **In an effort to keep lines moving and allow fans to gather as many autographs as possible, there is a strict limit of one item per driver.

 

Driver Lineup

 

 

source: Eldora Speedway Media https://www.eldoraspeedway.com/event/2023-srx/