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Early Spin Relegates Newman to 30th-Place Finish in Richmond

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RICHMOND, Va. (April 18, 2021) – A spin halfway through stage two of Sunday afternoon’s 400-lap race from Richmond set Ryan Newman and the Oscar Mayer team back on a day where much of the field had difficulty passing. The No. 6 team battled back from the damage to ultimately finish 30th.

Just two non-stage cautions flew all day, with the first involving the Oscar Mayer Ford. The other came late in the action with 19 laps to go after several long green flag runs as only 14 cars finished on the lead lap, several of which took the wave around in the final break.

Newman started the day from the 19th spot and ended the first stage there, battling tight conditions in the middle of the corners with loose conditions on exit. After the team’s third stop of the day under green at lap 137 – the first stop of the second stage – Newman was on the outside of a three-wide scenario that saw the No. 6 spin off the front of the No. 33 machine.

The damage was mostly cosmetic on the left rear, but Newman lost a pair of laps in the sequence setting him back. He went on to finish the second stage in 32nd, and with just one final caution at lap 381 and two additional stops under green, was relegated to the 30th-place result.

Newman and the No. 6 team head to Talladega Superspeedway next weekend for 500 miles from the 2.66-mile track. Race coverage is set for 2 p.m. ET on FOX and MRN, and coverage can also be heard on SiriusXM Channel 90.

Palou Holds Off Heavyweights To Take First Career Win in Barber Thriller

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Sunday, April 18, 2021) – When Alex Palou sits back and soaks in the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by AmFirst, he can take special satisfaction in knowing he took his first career NTT INDYCAR SERIES victory the old-school way.

He earned it.

Palou held off legends Will Power and Scott Dixon – who have seven series titles and two Indianapolis 500 victories between them – to win Sunday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park in his debut with reigning series champion Chip Ganassi Racing. Palou held off a charging Power by 0.4016 of a second – the closest margin of victory in the history of this race – to take the checkered flag in his No. 10 SEGI.TV Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.

“We did it!” Palou said. “It’s amazing. All of the team did an amazing job. We had the best cars. We’re starting strong, and we’ll keep it strong.”

Six-time and reigning series champion Dixon helped Chip Ganassi Racing take two of the three podium positions by finishing third in his No. 9 PNC Bank Grow Up Great Honda, 2.9881 seconds behind his winning teammate.

NTT P1 Award winner and pole sitter Pato O’Ward finished fourth in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet, 3.9741 seconds behind Palou as a fascinating duel between series legends and young stars unfolded over the closing laps on the 17-turn, 2.3-mile circuit.

Sebastien Bourdais rounded out the top five after starting 16th in the No. 14 ROKiT AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet.

The race, held under sunny skies and before a capacity-allowed crowd of 20,000, developed into a clash of strategies for the first 70 laps. Palou, Power, Dixon and Marcus Ericsson were among the leading lights who opted for a two-stop strategy, while O’Ward, Bourdais and Graham Rahal were among the contenders who chose a three-stop strategy.

Two stops became the golden ticket, as Palou, Power and Dixon ended up on the podium. But once each of the contenders had made their final stops, regardless of strategy, the race became a contest of brilliant driving and deft usage of Push-to-Pass, not a game of clever fuel mileage calculations on the pit box.

It was the best of both worlds of INDYCAR.

Power scorched the track with fast in and out laps around his last pit stop in the No. 12 Verizon 5G Chevrolet. Palou led Power by 5.1284 seconds when the Spaniard made his final stop on Lap 60. Power made his final stop on Lap 62 and had trimmed the margin to Palou to 2.3901 seconds on Lap 68, one circuit after Palou took the lead for good when O’Ward made his final stop.

Over the closing laps, Power began to nibble at Palou’s lead through pace and more available Push-to-Pass in his No. 12 Verizon 5G Team Penske Chevrolet.

The gap evaporated to 1.8038 seconds on Lap 83 of 90, with Power having nearly twice the Push-to-Pass seconds in his firesuit pocket as Palou. The Spaniard had the further complication of dealing with the turbulence from the rear wing of the No. 20 U.S. Air Force Chevrolet of Conor Daly, who was just ahead of him and racing to stay on the lead lap.

Power closed to within 1.1160 seconds with two laps to go, but Palou padded that margin to 1.8311 seconds at the white flag and staved off everything Power had over the final lap for victory.

“I made one little mistake in (Turn) 9, but with the amount of Push-to-Pass I had left, it could have been pretty good,” Power said. “We had to save some fuel, but I had enough to use Push-to-Pass the last two laps.

“It just blew my mind how fast Alex was in that first stint. I had absolutely nothing for him. He just pulled away, so I figured he was on a three-stop race. I was getting the best lap time I could for the fuel number.”

Said Palou: “It was one of those days when everything went well. We had good fuel mileage, good tire management and good pace.”

Palou’s early fast pace after starting third helped him build a lead of 6.6 seconds shortly before his first pit stop on Lap 31 and a gap of 8.4 seconds on Lap 49. His average speed was 110.025 mph in a rapid race that featured 10 lead changes and just two caution periods for eight laps.

One of those cautions occurred on the first lap.

Chaos unfolded when two-time series champion and three-time Barber winner Josef Newgarden got loose exiting Turn 5 in the No. 2 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet, touched the dirt just outside the racing surface and spun. He collected Andretti Autosport teammates Colton Herta and Ryan Hunter-Reay, Felix Rosenqvist of Arrow McLaren SP and Max Chilton of Carlin in the melee.

All the drivers involved in the incident were unhurt, but Newgarden and Hunter-Reay were eliminated.

“I got loose coming over the hill,” Newgarden said. “I thought I had the car and touched the grass, and I think once I touched the grass, it pitched me sideways. I feel really bad for anyone that got involved in that. Obviously, my mess created a bigger mess.”

The second caution came on Lap 10 when seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson spun in the No. 48 Carvana Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Johnson recovered to finish 19th in his eagerly anticipated NTT INDYCAR SERIES debut.

Fellow rookie Romain Grosjean finished 10th in his series debut in the No. 51 Nurtec ODT Honda, while rookie Scott McLaughlin placed 14th in the No. 3 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet.

The next event is the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, April 25 (live coverage starts at noon ET on NBC, INDYCAR Radio Network). The first practice starts at 4:15 p.m. (ET) Friday, April 23 (live on Peacock Premium).

RCR Post Race Report – Richmond 400

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Solid Top-10 Finish for Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE at Richmond Raceway

Finish: 10th
Start: 11th
Points: 12th

“A top-10 at Richmond Raceway in the No. 3 Chevrolet. We’ll take it! I tried to pass the No. 21 for ninth at the end of the race but the right-front stopped working. Overall, it was a decent day. We were just too late getting our Chevy where we needed it. The biggest issue we faced was a loose-handling condition and needing more turn through the corner. Once Justin Alexander and the team figured out what the No. 3 needed, it was much faster. We just ran out of laps. We know for next time, though.” -Austin Dillon

Tyler Reddick and No. 8 Cat #WhatPowersYou Chevy Team Fight Through Handling Challenges at Richmond Raceway

Finish: 20th
Start: 13th
Points: 22nd

“We tried a lot of different things with our No. 8 Cat #WhatPowersYou Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE today to try to get the handling to where it needed to be and made some small gains throughout the race. It just seemed like we were a tiny bit off from what we had last year during our one visit to Richmond Raceway, so we’ll definitely be studying this one closely to be better when we come back in the fall. I was just a little too tight almost all day and then too loose in the final stage, which didn’t let me charge through the corners like I wanted. Richmond Raceway is a tough place to figure out in a Cup car, especially with it being just my second Cup start here, but I learned a lot. We’ll be ready when we come back here in September.” -Tyler Reddick

DiBenedetto Finishes a Season-Best Ninth at Richmond

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A smooth, steady performance by Matt DiBenedetto and the Menards/Libman team in Sunday’s 400-lap Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway paved the way for a season-best ninth-place finish.

DiBenedetto and the No. 21 Menards/Libman Mustang lined up 16th for the start of the 300-mile race on the three-quarter-mile Richmond track. He moved up initially to as high as 14th but had dropped to 18th at the end of Stage One, an 80-lap segment.

In the second Stage, a 155-lap run, the Menards/Libman crew ran several laps long on the first pit stop and were in third place when Ryan Newman spun to bring out the caution flag.

DiBenedetto was able to bring the No. 21 Mustang to pit under caution, and restart in ninth place. He pitted earlier in the run on his second stop and was able to end that Stage in sixth place, earning five Stage points.

In the final 163 laps of the race, the Menards/Libman team was among the first to pit in each of the two cycles, and maintained a spot in the top 10 throughout.

When the race’s final caution flag flew with 20 laps remaining, DiBenedetto had just dropped out of the free pass position but was able to take the wave-around and hold ninth place until the checkered flag.

It was his sixth-straight finish of 16th or better, and he and the Wood Brothers team jumped four spots in the points standings to 18th.

“It was just a nice smooth day,” DiBenedetto said. “That was the most rewarding part of it, and getting some Stage points was big.”

He said the No. 21 Menards/Libman Mustang was driving well early on, even though he was unable to gain many positions at that point.

“I wasn’t complaining much at all at the first of the race,” he said. “We just needed track position. Once we caught a break with the caution flag and got some track position and got in the top 10, we had the car to run up there with no mistakes for the rest of the day.”

He said the Menards/Libman crew was spot-on all afternoon.

“They did a good job on the pit stops, getting all the lugs on and taking care of the important stuff,” he said.

DiBenedetto also was pleased to make another jump in the championship standings.

“It just shows the strength of our team, and it’s rewarding to finally get that top 10 and be climbing up there in the points, digging out of that hole and doing what I’ve known all along that we’re more than capable of as a team,” he said.

After a stretch of short-track racing, DiBenedetto and the Wood Brothers team now head to Talladega Superspeedway for next Sunday’s GEICO 500.

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Wood Brothers Racing

Wood Brothers Racing was formed in 1950 in Stuart, Va., by Hall of Famer Glen Wood. Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team and one of the winningest teams in NASCAR history. Since its founding, the team won 99 races (including at least one race in every decade for the last seven decades) and 120 poles in NASCAR’s top-tier series. Fielding only Ford products for its entire history, the Wood Brothers own the longest association of any motorsports team with a single manufacturer. Glen’s brother, Leonard, is known for inventing the modern pit stop. The team currently runs the Ford Mustang driven by Matt DiBenedetto in the famous No. 21 racer.

Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report – Richmond

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Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report
Track: Richmond Raceway
Race: Toyota Owners 400
Date: April 18, 2021

No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang – Brad Keselowski

Start: 20th
Stage 1: 9th
Stage 2: 16th
Finish: 14th
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 400/400
Laps Led: 25
Point Standings (behind first): 9th (-165)

Notes:

  • Brad Keselowski and the Discount Tire Ford team scored a 14th-place Sunday afternoon at Richmond Raceway. Keselowski rebounded from a mid-race gamble that didn’t go as planned to score a lead lap finish. He is now ninth in the NASCAR Cup Series driver standings, 165 points behind leader Denny Hamlin.
  • Keselowski started 20th in the 400-lap race and he and the 2 Crew worked together throughout Stage 1 to move closer to the front. He was up to 12th position at the time of the competition caution on lap 30 then gained three more spots after a visit to pit road. Keselowski restarted ninth and held his own during the remainder of the segment to score a ninth-place finish when Stage 1 ended on lap 80. Crew chief Jeremy Bullins made the call for four tires and a track bar adjustment during the stage caution, and he restarted ninth when the race went green on lap 90.
  • Midway through Stage 2, Bullins made the call to keep Keselowski on the racetrack during a cycle of green flag pit stops. The move was designed to keep the driver of the Discount Tire Ford inside the top-10 and give the team an extra set of tires for the third and final stage. Unfortunately, the move didn’t go as planned and Keselowski finished the segment 16th, one lap down.
  • For the remainder of the event, Keselowski and the team were focused on making up the lost distance. Throughout much of Stage 3, he ran in the free pass position but didn’t get a timely caution to unlap himself until lap 382, 18 laps from the finish. Keselowski took the wave around during the fifth and final caution and rejoined the lead lap at the tail end of the field. He was credited with a 14th-place finish at the checkered flag.

Quotes: “Our Discount Tire Ford was fast today but it just didn’t come together for us. We’ll bounce back next week.”

No. 12 BODYARMOR Ford Mustang – Ryan Blaney

Start: 7th
Stage 1: 5th
Stage 2: 19th
Finish: 11th
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 400/400
Laps Led: 0
Point Standings (behind first): 5th (-130)

Notes:

  • Ryan Blaney started seventh and finished 11th in Sunday afternoon’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway in the No. 12 BODYARMOR Ford Mustang. Despite finishing one spot shy of the top-10, the afternoon for the No. 12 team showed promise as the team consistently ran lap times on par with the race leaders. Blaney rallied late on old tires, climbing four positions to finish 11th.
  • During the opening run, Blaney moved inside the top-five, racing to the third position before the lap 30 competition caution, reporting he needed just a little more entry security in the No. 12 BODYARMOR Ford Mustang. The adjustments on the first stop helped but Blaney encouraged the team to give him more entry security and drive off through the long run. On the stage ending stop, crew chief Todd Gordon elected to make a trackbar and air pressure change.
  • In the second stage, Blaney reported he was losing rear grip early in the run and made a green flag pit stop with the race leaders on lap 138, but a caution flag forced the BODYARMOR crew into taking the wave-around and restarting outside the top-15. The team elected to go long on the second stage and finished 19th, one lap down to the race leader, but saved one set of tires over the majority of the field.
  • Blaney continued running near the free pass position, pitting at lap 344 for a trackbar adjustment and four tires as the field cycled through green flag stops. The team remained on the track under the lap 380 caution and cycled back to the lead lap where they’d press forward and finish 11th.

Quote: “It was a step in the right direction at Richmond for me and the BODYARMOR team. Our lap times and the way our car handled and we adjusted on it through the race were better than the 11th place finish we had, just got trapped for too long a lap down and without cautions, it was tough to get that back. I think we had a ton of key learnings that we can evaluate and come back stronger when we race here in the playoffs.”

No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Mustang – Joey Logano

Start: 5th
Stage 1: 3rd
Stage 2: 3rd
Finish: 3rd
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 400/400
Laps Led: 49
Point Standings (behind first): 3rd (-82)

  • Joey Logano started fifth and finished third in Sunday afternoon’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway in the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Mustang. Logano led the race five times for 49 laps, including being in the lead when a caution came out at lap 380, setting up a final pit stop and a 17-lap run to the finish. In addition to his third-place final result, Logano scored 16 stage points, finishing third in the first and second stage.
  • On the opening run, Logano was battling a lack of rear-grip, but maintained inside the top-five, bringing the Shell-Pennzoil Mustang to pit road at the competition caution in the fourth position for four tires and an air pressure change. Logano would continue on and finish the opening stage in the third position, reporting he needed more turn and more entry security over the long run.
  • Logano continued inside the top-five, pitting at lap 139 under green, just before the yellow flag was thrown for a single car incident. The team remained on the track and restarted in the fifth position and climbed to the fourth position at lap 160. The team elected to pit at lap 186 with the majority of the race leaders, while others remained on the track attempting to run to the end of the stage. The team finished the second stage in the third position. On the stop, they made an air pressure change as Logano was still looking for more entry and exit without hurting the center turn.
  • At lap 335, Logano passed the No. 11 for the race lead and reported to the team he needed just a little more turn in the center and drive off for the last run. At lap 342, crew chief Paul Wolfe called the Shell-Pennzoil Mustang to pit road for four tires and an air pressure adjustment, looking for that last bit of drive off the corner.
  • Logano was battling with the No. 11 at Lap 380, maintaining the lead, when the caution flag came out for a spin in Turn 3. The team setup to make an air pressure adjustment for the short run to the end. The team would restart in the second position. Unfortunately, Logano would slip to third in the closing laps where he’d finish in the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Mustang.

Quote: “We just needed more turn. We didn’t turn good enough to take off. The 48 sure did. They put the qualifying pressures in or something. That thing took off like a rocket. Denny and I caught him the last few laps, which was probably because they showed the adjustments they made to their car to make it fire off. They started to pay a penalty at the end, but they were too far out. Congratulations to them. They beat us. They beat us fair and square. It stinks when you’re that close. We were leading with a few to go. Denny and I had a hell of a race. It was pretty fun there for a minute, but here we are third. It stings. We were up there all day. It’s a decent finish, don’t get me wrong, but wanted more for our Shell/Pennzoil Mustang.”

No. 33 Verizon 5G Ford Mustang – Austin Cindric

Start: 39th
Stage 1: 22nd
Stage 2: 28th
Finish: 28th
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 396/400
Laps Led: 0
Point Standings: N/A

Notes:

  • Austin Cindric finished 28th, making his third NASCAR Cup Series start of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Season in the No. 33 Verizon 5G Ford Mustang on Sunday afternoon at Richmond Raceway. After the field was set per the NASCAR Qualifying Matrix, Cindric started 39th and fought forward throughout the 300-mile race running as high as 20th.
  • Once the race started, the reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion raced his way inside the top-25, battling a tight Verizon 5G Ford Mustang. During the competition caution on lap 30 crew chief Miles Stanley called his driver to pit road for four tires and fuel.
  • Throughout the remaining laps of Stage 1, Cindric battled his way to the 22nd position. During the Stage 1 caution crew chief Miles Stanley called the Verizon 5G Ford to pit road for four tires, fuel and adjustments to aid the tight Mustang and Cindric restarted 22nd on lap 80.
  • During Stage 2, the NCS rookie continued to gain experience and run inside the top-20. On lap 139 Cindric made a scheduled green-flag stop. Unfortunately, before the field could cycle through green-flag stops, the caution waived, pinning Cindric a lap down and unable to take the wave-around. In an effort to regain the lost lap, the No. 33. Verizon 5G team ran the rest of the stage long resulting in lost track position. Without a caution, Cindric lost additional laps to the leaders and was scored 28th at the conclusion of Stage 2.
  • The field restarted on lap 247, Cindric remaining in the 28th position. With limited cautions and opportunity to take the wave around, the Verizon 5G team continued to work on the No. 33 Ford, making it better throughout the long green-flag runs. The last caution waived with 14-laps remaining allowing the field to make final adjustments for the short run. Cindric was able to hold his position and finish in the 28th position in the Verizon 5G Ford Mustang.

Quote: “It’s an interesting race. I definitely chose the wrong time to make a rookie mistake getting into the 6. That’s definitely on me and that was a really vulnerable time for our strategy and that put us behind the eight-ball all day. We tried to do some strategy to get us back and we ended up putting ourselves another lap down. By the time stage three rolled around we were able to make some good adjustments and our Verizon 5G Ford Mustang was really good. I wouldn’t say we were top five good, but I think we were good enough to run inside the top 10, top 15 so there’s a lot of positives. I drove up to P20 under green, so lots to learn, but definitely wish I could get that stage two mistake back.”

Buescher Runs Consistent Race at Richmond, Finishes 25th

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RICHMOND, Va. (April 18, 2021) – Chris Buescher maintained his postseason position in Sunday’s race at Richmond Raceway, with his 25th- place finish good enough to keep his hold on the provisional 14th spot in the NASCAR Playoffs.

Buescher began the day in his Fifth Third Bank Ford Mustang from the 12th position, but his line failed to gain momentum on the initial restart and he was quickly shuffled back into the 25th spot, which he maintained until the competition caution at lap 30.

Crew chief Luke Lambert took the opportunity to combat the excessive tire wear at the Virginia short track, and brought Buescher down pit road for four fresh tires and adjustments to the handling of his Ford. As the day wore on, green-flag passing became more and more difficult for the entire field. Buescher was no exception, maintaining a steady track position to finish 26th in the first stage.

The second segment saw the first natural caution at Richmond since 2019, when a spinning car brought out the yellow just after Buescher hit pit road. Trapped a lap down, the team worked to formulate a strategy to get back on the lead lap. Unfortunately, the rest of the stage ran green and finished with Buescher scored 25th.

The third and final stage saw yet another long green flag run until a caution came out with just 20 laps to go. With only two other cars on his lap, Buescher played defense for the remainder of the race and finished in the 25th position.

The No. 17 team returns to action next week from Talladega Superspeedway. A 2 p.m. green flag will start the field for 500 miles at the Alabama track, with coverage on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM Channel 90.

Toyota Racing NCS Post-Race Recap — Richmond 4.18.21

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HAMLIN FINISHES RUNNER UP IN THE TOYOTA OWNERS 400 AT RICHMOND
Denny Hamlin scores eighth top-five finish in the first nine events this season

RICHMOND, Va. (April 18, 2021) – Denny Hamlin (second), Christopher Bell (fourth) and Martin Truex Jr. (fifth) all drove to top-five finishes in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on Sunday afternoon.

Toyota Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Richmond Raceway
Race 9 of 36 – 300 miles, 400 laps

TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Alex Bowman*
2nd, DENNY HAMLIN
3rd, Joey Logano*
4th, CHRISTOPHER BELL
5th, MARTIN TRUEX JR.
8th, KYLE BUSCH
26th, BUBBA WALLACE
*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 2nd

What did you need a little bit more of at the end there?

“We just didn’t take off quite as good there at the end. I tried to warm it up and do everything that I could – just the 48 (Alex Bowman) had a little more on those last few laps and I couldn’t hold the bottom. Once he got the position, we were just shut down there. Great job by this FedEx Ground team. First and foremost, we want to think of all of the families in Indy right now. Awful tragedy to happen there. Our thoughts and prayers are with these names. We will get them. We will keep digging. We are dominating – just have to finish it.”

What did you need to beat Alex Bowman on that final run to the checkered flag?

“Just more grip. The 48 (Alex Bowman) just had more there on the short run. Just got us out of position. I don’t know if their tires were pumped up extra, but they started fading there at the end, but they had already put a gap there.”

CHRISTOPHER BELL, No. 20 SiriusXM Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 4th

How was your race overall and did the car come to you late in the race?

“I knew that we had a really, really good SiriusXM Camry right from the drop of the green flag. We kept working on it and kept working on it, but then I guess we got caught a lap down there by the yellow flag in stage two. From that point on, it was just battling back up through there. Really proud of this 20 group. We’ve kind of lacked a little bit of consistency throughout the year, but now it seems like we’re picking it up.”

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 19 Auto Owner’s Insurance Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 5th

How was your race overall today?

“Driver screwed up our chances there for sure. Auto Owner’s Toyota Camry was really fast. Just like last week, we got off in the middle of the race and then stage three we got it dialed in and I got caught speeding on pit road. We had to drive all the way back through the field and under green, that was tough. We got all the way back to fifth. Heck of an effort by the guys and wish I hadn’t made that mistake so I could have seen what I could have done with them.”

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Transferring the ownership of customized license plates

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Almost all vehicles across the world have identification number plates. This is because of tax purposes and also for the government to be able to keep a record of all registered vehicles in its jurisdiction. A personalized vehicle number plate can only be exclusively registered and owned by one individual at a time for as long as they pay for it and retain its users. Because of their premium prices, personalized license plates are often held in high esteem by those who own them. However, ownership of these license plates can be transferred to another party. This may happen when the owner decides to sell their motor vehicle alongside the customized plate or when for their reasons, they decide to sell the license plates independently, just like any other personal property that they own. Check out https://www.platesales.com.au/ for more customized plates information.

These personalized plates are reckoned to command hefty prices ranging from hundreds of pounds to even thousands. As a seller, one may decide to sell the plate through online brokers who will work out the entire process or do it by yourself, in which case you will have to be conversant with all the intricacies involved in the transaction. For starters, customized number plates are those licensed plates personalized to the owner’s specifications. For them, a special price is paid periodically, for instance, for their ownership, retention, and use. Anyone else can, however, buy the license plate’s ownership and proceed to use it as theirs provided the previous remittances and other arising requirements continue to be met by the new owner. While transferring the plates’ entitlement varies across different regions, several standard procedural protocols cut across and have to be observed. Transferring personalized number plates can occur in several ways. It could be the transfer of ownership of the plate when not attached to the motor vehicle or transfer of its own when still attached to the car, in which case the owner sells both the car and the plate.

When transferring the personalized number plate ownership to someone else, one can sell it or give them as a gift. When selling, the plate owner to first find out how much their private license plate would cost in the then prevailing markets. The dealer, from whom you, as the owner acquired the license plate, can help in this case. The amount ascribed to it then would be what you will get as the seller. After identifying the correct cost, you may decide to use the same dealer to sell the plate or do it by yourself. When you go through the dealer, it may be a little easier due to their work’s nature; they interact with many potential buyers. This is unless you already had a prospective buyer ready with an offer. The dealer’s entire transaction can be done online, where the dealer will advertise the license plate on their site, whether for a small fee or freely, depending on the arrangement you have with them. A good dealer will connect you with the prospective buyer and complete all the other nitty-gritty of the transaction, such as assigning the number to the buyer. However, going through the transaction by yourself will require that you find the suitable buyer, complete the sale and transfer the number to the buyer’s vehicle (that’s if you trade the license plate independently without selling it alongside your motor vehicle). Assigning this number to the new buyer’s vehicle can as well be done online. During the transactions, it is essential to ensure that you have and retain a written confirmation of the deal with the buyer after you are done with it.

The ownership transfer process then proceeds to a visit to the transport and motoring customer service center or its equivalence with evidence of your identity, the transfer fee, and a filled personal number plate transfer application signed by both the seller of the license plate and buyer. If the plate is still attached to the vehicle, the seller has to come with a standard plate fee (to acquire one) and an application form for removal or attachment of a personalized license plate. A complete transfer right to display form is also required, allowing the transport and motoring customer service to hand the right to display the new owner’s license plate.

How Can the Process of Claiming for Motorcycle Accidents Be Made Accessible?

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If you ever confront an accident, you are very well aware of the hardships associated with the claim process. Motorcycle accidents are not uncommon these days. However, the daunting prospects of the claim process are also widespread. These days the number of motorcycle accidents has seen an increase because of various reasons. International authorities and state authorities are trying their level best to help the victims cope up with the aftermath. The claim process requires you to have a proper know-how of each step. Hence, it will be easy to go about the process.

The Way You Will Make Your Claim a Success

You can overcome stressful events like a motorcycle accident with the help of an insurance claim. However, most individuals do not have a reasonable understanding of how to claim for a motorcycle accident. Where to start, how to go about, whom to approach and how to handle the hassle are some of the crucial aspects. Hence, it becomes imperative that you get claim advice from an expert and guide who will help you keep up with the claim progress and other facets.

Organizing medical treatment is another crucial area to contemplate. Physical therapies with rehabilitation need proper attention. Various agencies can help you to get back on track after the accident. Moreover, some agencies can provide you with a replacement of the vehicle, and they also make provisions for arranging the repairs.

Areas You Have to Focus on For Making the Motorbike Accident Claim

Testimonials play a crucial role in the claim process. Whether you deserve compensation or not has a lot to do with your documents and track record. It will help you to get instant access to vehicle repairs, medical treatment, and other services. For this, you have to look into the following questions and try to get an answer to them:

  • Whether you can make a claim: First and foremost if you have faced an injury because of an accident, it may not be for your fault. You may go for a claim irrespective of the severity of your injury and the accident. Before you enter the negotiation process, try to grab reliable input, advice, and assistance from experts and guides.
  • Who can make a claim: Any individual who was involved in the motorbike accident is eligible for earning the share. However, if someone has lost his life, the family members can go for the claim process. For this, reliable documentation and medical reports are mandatory.
  • Whom will you approach: When your vehicle is involved in an accident, the settlement process does not come easy. Right from the accident claim to its final settlement, you have to take care of the insurance, faulty party, and other grave areas. Any accident requires evidence to prove the severity of the case. For this, you need medical reports, receipts from specialists, and transport agencies. It will help in demonstrating the accident and thereby assist you in proving the fault.

When you keep these points in your mind, you will immediately get the claim for the accident. Following the accident, it is significant to ensure the safety of yourself and other road users.

5 Tips for Managing Good Posture When Car Racing

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Exhilaration as the tires hit the tarmac and the brakes screech around the corner before the throttle kicks in for the straight… 

We think a lot about the thrill of racing, whether we’re watching, playing games, or driving ourselves. However, we don’t often think about the long hours drivers sit down for and the strain they put on their muscles and joints. Therefore, it’s important to follow simple guidelines when racing that could save you a lot of agonies. 

Sleep Counts

Racing drivers spend a lot of time on the track during the season, but they spend just as much time asleep, so it’s important to make sure you look after your posture whilst you’re off in the land of nod. Making sure you have the right mattress is an important part of maintaining good posture. Although a soft mattress might be comfy, they aren’t the most supportive and can bring on aches and pains sooner, so make sure you buy the best firm mattress for a sound sleep. Memory foam is a popular choice for firm mattresses because it evenly distributes your body weight, taking the weight off your heaviest parts.

Got Your Back

Racing cars tend to be built with ergonomics that take into consideration your posture. However, it doesn’t hurt to have some good positioning tips. Ideally, you want to ensure your tailbone is as close to the back of the seat as possible; there should be roughly a three-finger gap between the seat edge and back of your knees.

The Seat Pan

When you sit down your seat should be positioned to allow thorough support of your thighs and your knees should sit lower than your hips. Positioning like this increases circulation to your back by opening up your hips.

Get the Seat Right

Your seat should be raised so that your line of sight is at least three inches above your steering wheel, and there needs to be enough space between your head and the roof. 

When moving the seat along the seat tracks, you need to make sure that you’re at just the right distance to reach the pedal but be far enough away from the steering wheel. Your foot needs to push the pedal through its entire range and doing this comfortably will benefit your posture. Being the correct distance from the steering wheel is integral to crash safety. 

When it comes to setting your seat’s angle, you want to set it at approximately 100°-110° to ease back pain. If you have your seat positioned too far back, you will push your head forwards at an unnatural angle, which can cause pain and tingling sensations across your shoulders to fingers.

For your final seat consideration, make sure that the top of the headrest sits no lower than your ears but no higher than the top of your head – a headrest in the right position can also prevent crash injuries.

Do the Right Workout

As you’ll be aware, driving puts enormous strain on the body, even if you follow every single tip available to maintain good posture. Therefore, it might be beneficial to do workouts specially geared towards racing drivers – you don’t even need fancy equipment as it can all be done at home with two dumbbells.

Finish Line

Hopefully, you’ve learned a bit about maintaining good posture going forward but talk to your team and educate yourself to get the most out of your body and racing experience. And if you do suffer from lingering aches and pains, consult with a doctor to find the underlying cause.

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