He may have qualified in the fourteenth position, but Jimmie Johnson did what he usually does at the Monster Mile, scoring another win, his tenth in fact in the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway.
From singing music on the streets of Nashville to participating in The Voice competition, Megan Ruger fulfilled another dream of singing the National Anthem in one of her biggest venues yet, the NASCAR race track at Dover, Delaware.
After contact with his teammate Darrell Wallace Jr., Chris Buescher gambled on fuel and nursed his No. 60 Roush Performance Products Ford to the checkered flag in the Buckle Up 200 at the Monster Mile. This was also Buescher’s first victory in three races at Dover International Speedway.
In the morning warm-up practice session ahead of the Chevrolet Duel in Detroit presented by Quickens Loans, Luca Filippi would top the charts with a lap of one minute and 16.7466 seconds behind the wheel of the No. 20 Fuzzy Vodka Chevrolet.
So far this season, Martin Truex Jr. has ran up front each week and led laps, poised to snatch up a victory. There's one issue, though - he hasn't found that route to victory lane yet this year.
Last time Jeff Gordon was at Dover International Speedway, everything worked out well for the four-time Sprint Cup Series Champion. He was able to reach victory lane. Now returning this year, he hopes that he can do just that so he can punch his ticket for the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
Following his last pit stop of the race, Matt Crafton came off pit road in the second spot, looking to challenge Erik Jones and Tyler Reddick for the win. However, he wouldn't get the chance, as a pit road speeding penalty saw the defending series champion restart at the tail end of the longest line.
Tyler Reddick, driving the No. 19 BBR Music Group Ford for Brad Keselowski Racing, burned down Monster Mile’s house and headed to Victory Lane for the second time this season. Reddick took the lead late in the race and never let go to take the checkered flag in the 16th annual Lucas Oil 200.
In the 46th annual FedEx 400, it was only fitting that the No. 11 FedEx Cares Toyota, piloted by Denny Hamlin, scored the pole position, with a speed of 160.121 mph and a time of 22.483 seconds.
Ryan Blaney came away with a second-place finish in the first of two Duel races at Daytona to secure a fifth-place starting position in Sunday's 68th running of the Daytona 500.
Three Toyota Camry drivers finished in the top-10 in Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night, including Christopher Bell (fifth), Ty Gibbs (ninth) and Denny Hamlin (10th).
JOSH BERRY, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “It was a lot of fun, honestly. We finally got up to the front there the last couple of laps."
Elliott, he 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, led nine of 60-scheduled laps and fended off Carson Hocevar with eight laps remaining to record his third career Daytona Duel victory.
