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BMW M Team WRT battles for upset IMSA victory at Indianapolis

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Andrew Kim
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Photo by Joe Skibinski (Penske Entertainment).

The BMW M Team WRT organization achieved an upset victory in the 2026 Tirerack.com Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, September 20, after Sheldon van der Linde executed a late overtake on Earl Bamber and Cadillac Whelen to achieve a win for himself, Dries Vanthoor and the organization.

The race-winning BMW M Team WRT No. 24 entry that was first piloted by Vanthoor rallied from being involved in an opening lap contact with a spinning Kevin Estre to spend the first half of the event racing towards the front while Tom Blomqvist and Acura Meyer Shank Racing dominated from pole position. Midway into the event and following a driver swap, the reigning Indianapolis IMSA winners of Cadillac Whelen, first piloted by Jack Aitken before Earl Bamber took over midway, assumed command for a majority of the final half of the event.

Following a debris caution with nearly an hour of the event remaining, the BMW M Team WRT No. 24 entry, which was piloted by Sheldon van der Linde midway, navigated its way into the runner-up spot. After continuing to trail Bamber for the event’s final restart with 48 minutes, Linde spent the event’s remainder navigating through lapped traffic and trying to reel in Bamber. Amid Linde’s several attempts of overtaking Bamber through lapped traffic with less than 10 minutes remaining, the former seized an opportunity to go three-wide on Bamber and a Ford Mustang entry through Turns 11 and 12 to lead with five minutes remaining. From there, Linde motored away for the event’s remainder and streaked across the yard of bricks victorious for the organization’s first victory under its current identity.

The event’s starting lineup for each of the field’s classes took distinct approaches due to inclement weather affecting the qualifying sessions of half of the classes. The Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) and Le Mans Prototype (LMP2) classes held 15-minute qualifying sessions apiece, with the No. 60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian team piloted by Tom Blomqvist and Colin Braun securing the overall pole position in the GTP class while the No. 43 Inter Europol Competition team piloted by Jeremy Clarke and Tom Dillmann qualified on pole position in the LMP2 class.

The starting lineup for the GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) and GT Daytona (GTD) classes were determined by the point standings due to inclement weather canceling on-track qualifying. As a result, the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing entry piloted by Neil Verhagen and Connor De Philippi was awarded the pole in the GTD Pro class. The No. 57 Winward Racing entry piloted by Russell Ward and Philip Ellis was awarded the pole in the GTD class.

When the green flag waved and the event spanning two hours and 40 minutes commenced, Blomqvist led a fanned-out field through the frontstretch. Then in the first turn, the event’s first caution flew when Julien Landlauer, driving the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry, got bumped and spun backwards in a cloud of smoke by his teammate Kevin Estre. In the process, Landlauer was collided into by PJ Hyett, Phil Fayer and George Kurtz. In front of the multi-car wreck, Nick Yelloly got turned in the second turn by Louis Deletraz while the rest of the field either scattered or reduced pace to avoid the carnage. Amid the chaos, Blomqvist maintained the lead and proceeded to lead the first lap under caution while Jack Aitken, Dries Vanthoor, Deletraz and Estre followed suit, respectively.

After a 15-minute caution period to have the carnage cleared, the event resumed under green flag conditions. At the start, Blomqvist rocketed away from Aitken and the field from Turn 14 through the frontstretch. With the scattered field navigating through the first three, tight turns smoothly, Bomqvist continued to lead through a backstretch chicane and a straightaway from Turns 4 to 6 before he made a sharp left-hand turn into Turn 7 before navigating through more tight turns from Turns 8 to 10. After leading from Turns 11 to 14 and back to the frontstretch, Blomqvist remained out in front of the event’s GTP class and overall event. Behind, Jeremy Clarke led the LMP2 group, Neil Verhagen led the GTD Pro group and Patrick Gallagher led the GTD group.

Twenty minutes into the event, Blomqvist continued to lead by seven-tenths of a second over Aitken while Vanthoor, Deletraz and Estre occupied the top-five spots in the GTP class over Albuquerque, Ross Gunn, Philipp Eng and Nick Yelloly. Behind, Clarke led the LMP2 group by nine-tenths of a second over Misha Goikhberg, Daniel Goldburg, Tobi Lutke, Nick Boulle, Chris Cumming and John Farano. Neil Verhagen led the GTP Pro group over Tommy Milner, Andrea Caldarelli, Christopher Mies and Harry King while Tom Gamble led the GTD group over Patrick Gallagher, Lorenzo Patrese, Benjamin Pedersen and Danny Formal.

Another 10 minutes later, Blomqvist was reeled in by Aitken for the lead while third-place Vanthoor was also slowly reeling in the top-two leaders through every turn and straightaway. With Blomqvist having to navigate his way through traffic earlier, Daniel Goldburg briefly went off the track in Turn 10, but he proceeded without drawing a caution as Blomqvist, who had his lead shrunk to two-tenths of a second earlier, led by six-tenths of a second over Aitken and by eight-tenths of a second over Vanthoor. Clarke, Verhagen and Gamble retained the lead in the LMP2, GTD Pro and GTD groups, respectively, as both Blomqvist and Aitken started to generate a gap between themselves and Vanthoor over the next five minutes, with the latter trailing by a second.

With two hours of the event remaining, Aitken, the driver’s championship leader, capitalized on lapped traffic to overtake Blomqvist from Turns 7 to 10 to assume the lead both in the GTP class and the event overall. As Aitken led Blomqvist, Vanthoor continued to trail in third place ahead of Estre and Deletraz while Cumming, Verhagen and Gamble were leading in the LMP2 GTD Pro and GTD classes, respectively. In the LMP2 class, Golburg, Boulle, Goikhberg and Clarke were in the top five while Milner, Caldarelli, Mies and King raced in the top five, respectively, in the GTD Pro class. Meanwhile, Patrese, Gallagher, Pedersen and Danny Formal were scored in the top five, respectively, as Aitken proceeded to extend his advantage up by more than three seconds over Bomqvist and five seconds over Vanthoor during the next five laps.

One hour into the event, Aitken stabilized his advantage over Blomqvist by five seconds while Vanthoor, Estre and Deletraz trailed by as far back as nine seconds. With the front-runners of the GTP class remaining on the track and having not yet made a pit stop, split strategies for the other classes had already ensued, with Golburg continuing to lead the LMP2 class while Verhagen led the LMP2 class. Behind Pedersen led the GTD class before he pitted seven minutes later. By then, Dolburg pitted from the lead in the LMP2 class and Boulle was leading over Clarke while Verhagen led the GTD Pro class. Meanwhile, Aitken used the previous 10 minutes to stretch his advantage over Blomqvist up by six seconds.

Within the final 90-minutes mark, the leaders Blomqvist and Aitken along with Eestre pitted for service and for a driver change. Vanthoor and Albuquerque pitted a lap later. Following the pit stops, Earl Bamber, who replaced Aitken, managed to exit pit road first ahead of Laurin Heinrich, who replaced Estre, and Colin Braun, who replaced Blomqvist, respectively. During Vanthoor and Albuquerque’s respective pit stops, Sheldon van der Linde and Ricky Taylor replaced them, respectively. Meanwhile, Philipp Eng, who has yet to pit, assumed the lead while Bamber carved his way up to second place. Once Eng pitted with approximately one hour and 25 minutes left in the event, Bamber cycled the No. 31 Cadillac Whelen entry back atop the leaderboard.

At the event’s halfway at one hour and 20 minutes, Bamber was leading the GTP class and overall event by eight-tenths of a second over Heinrich while Linde, Braun and Roman De Angelis trailed int he top five over Ricky and Jordan Taylor, Marco Wittmann and Renger van der Zande, respectively. Meanwhile, Nick Boulle led in his Era Motorsport entry over Paul Di Resta, Harry Tincknell, Mathias Beche and Tom Dillmann while Neil Verhagen led in the GTD Pro class over Max Esterson, Nicky Catsburg, Nick Tandy and Ben Barker seconds before Verhagen strategically pitted. Dude Barrichello led the GTD class over Albert Costa, Robby Foley, Trent Hindman and Giacomo Altoe, respectively.

Ten minutes later, Bamber slightly increased his advantage up by more than a second over Heinrich while Linde trailed by nearly five seconds in third place. Meanwhile, Angelis trailed in fourth place by 18 seconds while Braun was mired 21 seconds behind in fifth place. Resta, Frederic Vervisch and Barrichello led in the LMP2 GTD Pro and GTD classes, respectively, as Bamber added another second to his advantage over Henrich and Linde over the following five minutes.

Then with one hour and three minutes remaining, the caution flew due to debris in the form of a rear bumper spotted on the course. The rear bumper came off the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW entry piloted by Connor De Phillippi after he rubbed fenders with the No. 4 Corvette Racing entry driven by Nicky Catsburg in the first turn. Prior to the caution, Bamber, who went off the course in Turn 12, managed to retain the lead.

During the caution, the GTP field led by Bamber pitted for service. Following the pit stops, Bamber managed to beat Linde off of pit road first while Jordan Taylor, Braun, Angelis, Heinrich, Wittmann, Ricky Taylor, Zande and Nico Mueller followed suit, respectively, while Resta, Nikita Johnson and Albert Costa led the LMP2, GTD Pro and GTD classes, respectively. With more pit stops ensuing within the field and classes, a fire escalated in the No. 45 Wayne Taylor Racing/DEX Lamborghini pit box piloted by Trent Hindman and Danny Formal.

The next restart with 48 minutes and 15 seconds remaining featured Bamber fending off Linde to retain the lead through the first three turns and the backstretch’s chicane. Then in Turn 7 and as the GTP field jostled for late positions through the backstretch, Roman De Angelis and Marco Wittmann spun together after the latter collided into the left side of the former through the turn. Amid the chaos that did not generate a caution, where Wittmann was assessed a drive-through penalty for the contact, Bamber maintained his lead over Linde and Jordan Taylor retained third place while Braun tried to reel in from fourth place ahead of Heinrich. Amid the scramble, Resta, Nikita Johnson and Robby Foley led the LMP2, GTD Pro and GTD classes, respectively, as Bamber led by seven-tenths of a second with less than 45 minutes remaining.

Down to the final 30 minutes of the event, Bamber was leading by one-and-a-half seconds over Linde while Henrich, Jordan Taylor and Braun trailed in the top-five mark, respectively, in the GTP class. Meanwhile, Resta led the LMP2 class by more than eight seconds over Chrstian Rasmussen, Johnson maintained the lead in the GTD Pro class by nearly two seconds over Dennis Olsen and Robby Foley led by more than two seconds over Felipe Fraga in the GTD class. Tristan Vautier, Connor De Phillippi and Philip Ellis occupied third place in the LMP2, GTD Pro and GTD classes, respectively, while third-place Heinrich in the GTP class trailed the lead by more than nine seconds.

Five minutes later, the battle for the lead intensified as Linde, who trailed Bamber by two seconds earlier, reeled in Bamber for the lead by within two-tenths of a second. After getting close to Bamber’s rear bumper a lap prior from Turns 12 to the frontstretch, the two leaders were mired in lapped traffic as Bamber managed to retain a steady lead over Linde the following lap through the frontstretch. As Rasmussen, Johnson and Foley led the LMP2, GTD Pro and GTD classes, respectively, Bamber, who navigated his way through more lapped traffic, but faster than Linde, continued to lead by one-and-a-half seconds over the latter with 20 minutes left.

With 15 minutes left, Bamber extended his lead up to two seconds over Linde while third-place Heinrich trailed by eight seconds. Meanwhile, Jordan Taylor and Braun continued to occupy the top-five spots in the GTP class and trail the lead by double digits along with sixth-place Ricky Taylor while Rasmussen led Tristan Vautier by 27 seconds in the LMP2 class. Nikita Johnson led Dennis Olsen in the GTD Pro class by four-tenths of a second while Robby Foley led Philip Ellis in the GTD class by a second. Meanwhile, Phillippi, who spun in Turn 10 from third place after he was hit by the No. 65 Ford Racing Mustang of Frederic Vervisch three minutes earlier, plummeted to the tail end of the GTD Pro class. As Vervisch was penalized for the on-track contact, Bamber retained the lead by half a second over Linde with 10 minutes remaining.

Then with seven laps remaining and the top-two leaders in the GTP class being mired in lapped traffic, Linde reeled in and executed a bold three-wide move beneath a Corvette and Bamber, who got briefly slow a lap prior through Turns 4 through 6. After being side-by-side with Bamber and nearly executing an overtake for the lead entering Turn 7, they rubbed fenders and Bamber managed to fend off the latter to retain the lead. Amid Bamber’s effort in leading the next lap and maintaining it, Linde executed his overtake on Bamber and a lapped Mustang from Turns 11 and 12 to assume the lead with nearly five minutes remaining. Following his overtake and lead of a full cycle, Linde proceeded to extend his late lead by one-and-a-half seconds over Bamber with less than four minutes remaining.

When the clocked expired and the event started its final lap, Linde remained in the lead over Bamber. With no competition reeling from behind, Linde was able to navigate the No. 24 BMW M Team WRT entry around Indianapolis smoothly for a final time before he cycled back to the frontstretch and secured the victory by nearly three seconds.

With the victory, the BMW M Team WRT organization achieved its first victory under its new WRT operation and BMW achieved its second win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a second time in three years after initially winning the six-hour event under the title BMW M Team RLL in 2024. Prior to Indianapolis, the BMW M Team WRT organization had finished on the podium a combined three times between the Nos. 24 and 25 entries at events that include the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Detroit Street Circuit, respectively. In addition, Linde achieved his first IMSA victory since the 2017 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta while Vanthoor notched his first IMSA victory since Road America in mid-September 2025.

Photo by Amber Pietz (Penske Entertainment).

“As soon as I got into the lead, I got goosebumps for three laps to go, which is ideal,” Linde said. “Obviously, [I] try and stay composed for this, but we waited so freaking long for this. I even hurt my ribs trying to celebrate on the way out of the car. I’m so proud of Dries. He did an incredible job. We’ve been fighting for this one for so long. We’ve been close so many times. It’s incredible.”

Earl Bamber, who won at Indianapolis a year ago with Jack Aitken, Frederik Vesti and the No. 31 Cadillac Whelen team a year ago, settled in the runner-up spot while Laurin Heinrich piloted the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry to a third-place result in the GTP class. Despite falling short of winning at Indianapolis for a second consecutive year, Aitken maintains the lead in the driver’s championship standings by 147 points over Laurin Heinrich heading into this year’s finale at Michele Raceway Road Atlanta scheduled for October 3.

As the BMW M Team WRT organization celebrated an overall GTP victory, Era Motorsports celebrated an LMP2 victory with Christian Rasmussen piloting the organization’s No. 18 ORECA LMP2 07 entry across the finish line with the victory following a late fuel gamble stretch and celebrating with co-driver Nick Boulle. This marks Era Motorsports’ first victory since the 2024 12 Hours of Sebring, Rasmussen’s first since winning the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona and Boulle’s first since winning at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park during his 2024 championship season.

Photo by Chris Jones (Penske Entertainment).

Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen’s No. 52 entry with drivers Harry Tincknell and Misha Goikhberg finished in the runner-up spot while the No. 22 United Autosports USA team piloted by Paul Di Resta and Daniel Goldburg rounded out the podium in third place.

Meanwhile, Dennis Olsen with co-driver Ben Barker and the No. 64 Ford Racing Mustang team took advantage of Nikita Johnson and RLL Team McLaren’s misfortune of not having enough fuel to remain on the track with the lead and victory within the final two minutes to win at Indianapolis in the GTD Pro class. This marks the Ford Racing Mustang’s second GTD Pro victory of the 2026 season after the organization’s No. 65 entry won at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

Photo by Chris Jones (Penske Entertainment).

Nicky Catsburg along with co-driver Tommy Milner piloted the No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports entry to second place while the third and final podium spot was occupied by Andrea Caldarelli, Sandy Mitchell and the No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini Temerario GT3 entry.

Lastly, Robby Foley with co-driver Patrick Gallagher and the No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 EVO entry team secured the victory in the GT Daytona class. This marks the organization’s first victory in the GTD class since they won at Road America in early August 2024.

Photo by James Black (Penske Entertainment).

Philip Ellis and Russell Ward co-piloted the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 entry to a runner-up result while 13 Autosport’s No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R entry co-piloted by Matthew Bell and Trey Fidani achieved a third-place result.

Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) Results:

  1. Sheldon van der Linde/Dries Vanthoor (#24 BMW M Team WRT)
  2. Earl Bamber/Jack Aitken (#31 Cadillac Whelen)
  3. Laurin Heinrich/Kevin Estre (#6 Porsche Penske Motorsport)
  4. Jordan Taylor/Louis Deletraz (#40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing)
  5. Colin Braun/Tom Blomqvist (#60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian)
  6. Ricky Taylor/Filipe Albuquerque (#10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing)
  7. Renger van der Zande/Nick Yelloly (#93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian)
  8. Roman De Angelis/Ross Gunn (#23 ASTON MARTIN THOR Team)
  9. Nico Mueller/Tijmen van der Helm (#5 JDC-Miller MotorSports)
  10. Marco Wittmann/Philipp Eng (#25 BMW M Team WRT)

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) Results:

  1. Christian Rasmussen/Nick Boulle (#18 Era Motorsport)
  2. Harry Tincknell/Misha Goikhberg (#52 Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen)
  3. Paul Di Resta/Daniel Goldburg (#22 United Autosports USA)
  4. Tristan Vautier/John Farano (#8 Tower Motorsports)
  5. Pietro Fittipaldi/Chris Cumming (#73 Pratt Miller Motorsports)
  6. Tom Dillmann/Jeremy Clarke (#43 Inter Europol Competition)
  7. Mathias Beche/Tobi Lutke (#11 TDS Racing)

GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) Results:

  1. Dennis Olsen/Ben Barker (#64 Ford Racing)
  2. Nicky Catsburg/Tommy Milner (#4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports)
  3. Andrea Caldarelli/Sandy Mitchell (#9 Pfaff Motorsports)
  4. Alexander Sims/Antonio Garcia (#3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports)
  5. Jack Hawksworth/Ben Barnicoat (#14 Vasser Sullivan Racing)
  6. Connor De Phillippi/Neil Verhagen (#1 Paul Miller Racing
  7. Frederic Vervisch/Christopher Mies (#65 Ford Racing)
  8. Nikita Johnson/Max Esterson (#59 RLL Team McLaren)
  9. Valentin Hasse Clot/Marco Sorensen (#68 Car Blanche)
  10. Nick Tandy/Harry King (#77 AO Racing)

GT Daytona (GTD) Results:

  1. Robby Foley/Patrick Gallagher (#96 Turner Motorsport)
  2. Philip Ellis/Russell Ward (#57 Winward Racing)
  3. Matthew Bell/Orey Fidani (#13 13 Racing)
  4. Giacomo Altoe/Casper Stevenson (#81 DragonSpeed)
  5. Dudu Barrichello/Tom Gamble (#27 Heart of Racing Team)
  6. Callum Ilott/Adam Adelson (#120 Wright Motorsports)
  7. Corey Lewis/Jake Walker (#66 Gradient Racing)
  8. Aaron Telitz/Benjamin Pedersen (#12 Vasser Sullivan Racing)
  9. Felipe Fraga/Sheena Monk (#16 Myers Riley Motorsports)
  10. Frederik Schandorff/Brendan Iribe (#70 Inception Racing)
  11. Albert Costa/Lorenzo Patrese (#34 Conquest Racing)

The 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship season continues on October 3 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, for the 10-hour season-finale Motul Petit Le Mans event. The event’s broadcast coverage commences at noon ET on NBC and will continue forth through NBCSN, beginning at 3 p.m. ET.

What Information Should You Collect at a Car Accident Scene in Hollywood?

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SM
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After a car accident in Hollywood, Florida, you should collect information about the drivers, vehicles, insurance coverage, witnesses, accident scene, and police response, as long as doing so is safe. Accurate information gathered at the scene can make it easier to report the collision, arrange medical care, and document what happened. 

Hollywood is a South Florida city located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, with busy roads, neighborhoods, commercial areas, and major routes carrying significant traffic. Its coastal location and year-round activity also mean that drivers regularly share the roads with pedestrians, cyclists, and visitors. If you are involved in a crash, keeping careful records can be especially useful when dealing with a Hollywood, FL, car accident claim.

Exchange Driver Information

Start by collecting the other driver’s basic information. This should generally include their full name, phone number, address, driver’s license information, and insurance details.

Also record the vehicle’s make, model, color, license plate number, and registration information if available.

Avoid arguing about who caused the accident at the scene. Simply exchange information and allow the appropriate authorities to document the collision.

Get Insurance Information

Ask the other driver for their insurance company and policy information. Take a clear photograph of the insurance card when possible.

Do not assume that the other driver’s insurance information is correct without documenting it carefully. Insurance details may become important when reporting the accident and pursuing payment for covered losses.

Take Photographs and Videos

If it is safe, photograph the accident scene before vehicles are moved. Capture the damage to all involved vehicles, license plates, road conditions, traffic signals, lane markings, debris, and surrounding area.

Take pictures from multiple angles rather than focusing only on the most obvious damage. If weather, lighting, construction, or another roadway condition appears relevant, document that as well.

Video footage can also help preserve the scene. Nearby businesses, homes, traffic cameras, or vehicles may have recordings that could contain useful information.

Identify Witnesses

Independent witnesses may have seen details that the drivers did not. Ask witnesses for their names and contact information if they are willing to provide it.

You can also note what each person says they observed, but avoid pressuring anyone to take a particular position about fault.

Contact Law Enforcement

Depending on the circumstances, contacting law enforcement may be appropriate or required. Officers can document the collision, collect information, speak with the people involved, and prepare an accident report.

Ask how you can obtain a copy of the report or record the information needed to request it later.

Florida law also addresses the duties of drivers involved in crashes. Under Florida Statutes § 316.065, certain crashes involving death, injury, or specified property damage must be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

Seek Medical Attention

Some accident injuries may not become obvious immediately. If you experience pain, dizziness, confusion, difficulty moving, or other concerning symptoms, seek appropriate medical attention.

Keep records of medical visits, diagnoses, prescriptions, treatment recommendations, and expenses. These records can help document injuries associated with the collision.

Record the Accident Details

As soon as practical, write down what you remember. Include the time, location, direction of travel, traffic conditions, weather, and events immediately before the crash.

Avoid guessing about speed, distance, or other details you did not actually observe. A factual account based on what you remember can be more useful than speculation.

Keep Track of Expenses

Save receipts and records for accident-related expenses. Depending on the circumstances, these may include vehicle repairs, towing, rental transportation, medical treatment, prescriptions, and other costs.

Also keep copies of communications with insurance companies and repair facilities.

Be Careful With Statements

At the scene, cooperate with law enforcement and provide accurate information. Avoid making statements such as “the accident was my fault” simply because you are upset or uncertain about what happened.

You should also avoid posting detailed accounts or photographs of the accident on social media before understanding how they could affect an insurance or legal claim.

Key Takeaways

  • Collect the other driver’s contact, license, vehicle, and insurance information.
  • Photograph vehicle damage, roadway conditions, signs, signals, and debris when safe.
  • Get contact information from witnesses.
  • Report the crash to law enforcement when required or appropriate.
  • Florida Statutes § 316.065 establishes reporting requirements for certain crashes.
  • Seek medical attention for injuries and keep treatment records.
  • Write down what you remember while the details are still fresh.
  • Save receipts, repair records, insurance communications, and other accident-related documents.

What Does Giving Someone a Jade Bracelet Mean?

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Official Release
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Somewhere in the middle of the banquet, an aunt you’ve met twice takes your wrist, slides a green bangle over your knuckles with a practiced twist, and says something you don’t quite catch. Everyone at the table is watching. You say thank you. You have no idea what just happened, whether you’re supposed to wear it home, or what it cost her.

This happens more often than you’d think, at weddings and graduations and ordinary Sunday lunches, and almost nobody explains the rules afterward. So here they are. A jade bracelet is one of the most specific gifts in Chinese practice, and what it says depends almost entirely on who handed it to you.

The Shape Is the Message

Start with why it’s a bangle and not a pendant.

A bangle is a closed circle. No clasp, no join, no beginning. In Chinese, the quality is called 圆满, yuánmǎn, completeness. Applied to a family, it means unity; applied to a life, it means a course run without a break. A pendant hangs from something and can be taken off in a second. A ring sits on one finger among ten. A bangle goes on once and stays, and the form itself says something the other two can’t.

That’s why weddings and inheritances involve bangles specifically. When a grandmother passes jade down, it’s usually not the earrings.

Worth knowing about the stone underneath all this: “jade” in English covers two different minerals. Nephrite is the older one, worked in China for eight thousand years, and every classical text about jade’s meaning is about nephrite. Jadeite arrived from Burma only around the eighteenth century, became fashionable in the Qing court, and inherited the entire symbolic vocabulary wholesale. Both are real jade. The traditions attached to them are the same traditions.

Who’s Giving It Changes Everything

From a mother-in-law to a bride

This is the heaviest version, and the one most likely to catch a Western recipient off guard.

Historically, the bangle was part of the marriage exchange, and it still functions that way in plenty of families. When a mother-in-law puts jade on her son’s wife, she is marking acceptance into the family. It isn’t a compliment on your outfit. It’s closer to a formal admission, performed in front of witnesses, and that’s why the moment has the weight it does.

Two practical consequences follow. The first is that declining is genuinely awkward in a way that declining most gifts isn’t, because refusing the object reads as refusing the gesture. The second is that this bangle is usually meant to be worn visibly at family occasions afterward. If you show up next New Year without it, someone will notice, and possibly say so.

From a parent or grandparent

The most common version, and the gentlest. A bangle from a mother, father or grandmother marks a threshold: turning eighteen, finishing school, getting married, starting the first real job. The message is protection going forward and continuity going back.

These are the pieces most likely to have been worn by someone else first, which changes their character entirely. A new bangle is a wish. A bangle that spent thirty years on your grandmother’s wrist is a record, and the wish is that the record continues.

Between partners

Here’s the part that surprises people: jade is not a romantic gift in the way a Western jeweler would market it.

The stone’s association is with constancy, durability, things that hold. It belongs to anniversaries rather than proposals, to the tenth year rather than the first date. If what you want to say is I’m dazzled by you, jade is the wrong stone, and there are better options at any price. If what you want to say is I expect us to still be here in twenty years, jade says that precisely, and says it in a register that doesn’t need explaining to anyone Chinese.

Between friends and colleagues

Jade works here, but scale matters. A bangle from a friend is a large gesture — large enough that it can land as slightly too much, particularly at work. The wish being expressed is steadiness rather than intimacy, and a smaller piece carries that just as well without the weight. A pendant, a pair of studs, a beaded bracelet: all fine, all less loaded.

To yourself

Entirely ordinary and entirely traditional. Nothing in jade etiquette requires that a piece be received rather than chosen, and the idea that self-purchased jade counts for less isn’t part of the tradition — it’s a modern invention, usually by someone selling gift packaging.

The Part Nobody Explains to the Person Receiving It

So you have one. Now what.

Wear it. This is the whole answer, and it’s the thing most Western recipients get wrong. The tradition treats a gifted bangle as beginning its relationship with the new wearer immediately. If you keep it in a drawer for a special occasion that never quite arrives, it isn’t doing what the object is for. Put it on that evening if you can.

Left wrist, usually. Chinese energy practice works on a principle called 左進右出 — left in, right out. The left is the receiving side, so a bangle worn there is understood to draw fortune inward rather than send it away. Move it to the right in heavy environments, a hospital or a funeral, or through a rough stretch, when the idea is to shed rather than accumulate. Switching isn’t forbidden, and plenty of people do it deliberately. There’s also a completely unmystical argument for the left: most people are right-handed, and a bangle on the non-dominant wrist meets far fewer doorframes. If you want the full logic, including the color conventions and where the tradition draws its own limits, the cultural meaning of jade bangles covers it properly.

Don’t pass it around the table. Tradition says you shouldn’t hand your bangle to others to try on. Whatever you make of the energetic reasoning, there’s a version of this rule that nobody argues with: most jade gets dropped by someone who isn’t used to wearing it. The person who has never had a bangle slide off their hand is exactly the person it slides off.

Don’t ask what it cost. Prices in jade run from $50 to seven figures, and the gap isn’t visible across a dinner table, which is part of why the question is awkward. But the real reason to skip it is that in this tradition the transfer isn’t about value. What’s being handed over is a record — this stone was on that wrist through that life — and asking for a number reframes it as a transaction.

If it doesn’t fit, you have a real problem and no perfect answer. A solid bangle cannot be resized, ever. It’s carved from one continuous piece of stone, and there is nothing a jeweler can do. If an inherited bangle won’t pass your hand, your options are to keep it intact and unworn, or to have the stone cut and reset as a pendant or a pair of rings, which many families do and which is not considered a desecration. The first preserves the object. The second keeps it in use. Both are defensible, and anyone who tells you there’s only one right answer hasn’t had to make the choice.

Two Rules That Aren’t Superstition

Never wear matching bangles on both wrists. Two symmetrical bangles read visually as 手銬, handcuffs, and the association with shackled prisoners is unlucky for personal freedom and career. Many traditional collectors simply won’t do it. The workaround looks better anyway: stack two or three on the same wrist, conventionally the left.

If you stack, put something between them. Jade knocking against jade produces micro-fractures long before anything visible appears, and a bangle that has been quietly cracking for a year breaks over nothing. A braided silk cord or a strand of small wooden beads between two stones solves it. Mixing a jade bangle with a soft gold chain works on the same principle.

If You’re the One Choosing It

The single biggest risk is size, and it’s avoidable. A bangle has to pass the widest part of the hand with effort and then sit with a little room, and you cannot guess this for someone else. If you can’t measure the recipient’s hand without ruining the surprise, buy a beaded or adjustable bracelet instead. A beaded bracelet given happily beats a bangle that never goes on.

Color carries the message, so choose by what you want to say. Green is growth and vitality. White is purity and clarity. Lavender carries nobility and romance. Black and very dark green mean protection and grounding. Yellow reads as warmth and generosity. These are registers, not rules, but a recipient who knows the tradition will read them.

Then the part that isn’t about meaning at all. Make sure the listing names the mineral — jadeite or nephrite, not just “jade” — and for jadeite, make sure it says Type A, meaning untreated: no acid bleaching, no polymer resin, no dye. Treated jadeite looks bright in a photograph and yellows over the years as the resin degrades, which makes it a poor choice for anything meant to be passed on. An heirloom that discolors in a decade isn’t an heirloom.

And keep the paperwork. A lab report with a serial number someone can verify lets the next owner know what they have. Fifty years on, it is usually the only evidence left.

One last thing, because a lot of jade is sold with claims attached to it. What this tradition actually holds is that jade stands for protection, integrity, and continuity; that the circle means completeness; and that a piece worn for decades deepens in luster from contact with skin — which it does, observably. What it does not hold is that jade lowers blood pressure, detoxifies anything, or produces wealth. Those claims get made, sometimes loudly, and there’s no evidence behind them. The stone doesn’t need them.

So, back to the banquet. Someone has just put a bangle on your wrist, and you’re holding a glass while everyone waits. The rule is short: wear it home, keep it on, and don’t take it off for anything except heavy work and bleach.

Jorge Prado Prevails with Memorable Playoff 2 Victory After Captivating Battle in Los Angeles

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The 2026 Monster Energy SMX World Championship made its anticipated return to Southern California for Playoff 2 from Dignity Health Sports Park.

Julien Beaumer Captures 250SMX Class Win for KTM Sweep

LOS ANGELES (September 19, 2026) – The penultimate race of the 2026 Monster Energy SMX World Championship saw the series return to Southern California for Playoff 2 inside Dignity Health Sports Park, where abundant sunshine provided drastically different track conditions from last weekend’s rain-drenched postseason opener. Double points were on the line, providing an opportunity for a shakeup in the Playoff standings. What followed was a truly memorable afternoon and evening of racing, from which Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado prevailed with his first postseason victory following a captivating battle in the 450SMX Class, adding to his points lead. In the 250SMX Class, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Julien Beaumer made it a sweep for the Austrian brand with a decisive win.

The premier class started its first 20 Minutes + 1 Lap moto with Prado out front for the holeshot ahead of the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing pair of Cooper Webb and Haiden Deegan, while Progressive Insurance Cycle Gear Suzuki’s Ken Roczen slotted into fourth. Prado inched away to assert his hold of the position while the trio behind him swapped spots, with Roczen able to get by both Yamaha riders to take control of second as Deegan slotted into third. Behind them, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Eli Tomac moved into fourth.

Prado and Roczen proceeded to trade fast laps through the first half of the moto, with the lead hovering as just over a second. Then, just before halfway, Roczen made his move with an aggressive and decisive pass on the Spaniard to seize control of the lead. Once out front, the Supercross Champion quickly opened an advantage of more than two seconds. The lead stabilized until inside the final five minutes when Prado was able to close back in on the German native as they navigated lapped riders. Deegan put in a charge as well to close in from third.

The lead duo was separated by less than a second to begin the final lap. The international champions duked it out, to the thrill of the crowd, but Roczen held off Prado to take the moto win by 1.3 seconds. Deegan finished in a close third, with Pro Motocross Champion and Honda HRC Progressive rider Hunter Lawrence fourth. Webb rounded out the top five.

The final moto saw Lawrence emerge with the holeshot but he was soon passed by Prado. Moments later, a bobble by the Spaniard allowed the Australian to reclaim the lead. Behind them, Webb slotted into third, while Roczen charged up to fourth ahead of Deegan. Lawrence was able to move out to a lead of more than a second over Prado, as Roczen made the move on Webb for third. As the opening five minutes drew to a close, Lawrence’s lead grew to more than three seconds. Prado fended off heavy pressure from Roczen to maintain his hold of second, while both Webb and Deegan remained within striking distance of the top three.

At the halfway point of the moto Prado went down in the sand. As they made their way around the downed KTM, Deegan made the pass on Roczen for second. Prado remounted in fourth and went back on the attack, catching Roczen and making the pass for third. Each pass during this thrilling sequence carried major implications in the championship standings, as a four-way tie for first in the overall classification was in play.

With three minutes left on the race clock an intense battle for second between Deegan and Prado took shape until Deegan went down in the sand. As Prado carried on in second, Deegan and Roczen got tangled up as Deegan reentered the race. That allowed Webb to slip past both riders, only for Deegan to make contact during a pass by his teammate that put Webb on the ground. Deegan continued in third, with Roczen fourth, while Webb lost touch in fifth.

Lawrence enjoyed a dominant, trouble-free moto and stormed to the moto win by 14.9 seconds. Prado secured a resilient second-place finish, with Deegan third and Roczen fourth.

Prado’s consistent 2-2 effort put him atop the overall classification by a single point over Lawrence (4-1) and Roczen (1-4), who finished tied for second. Lawrence’s second moto win gave him the tiebreaker for the runner-up spot, leaving Roczen third. Deegan finished just off the overall podium in fourth despite two moto podiums (3-3).

Prado added to his lead in the SMX World Championship standings, as double points moved him 16 points ahead of both Deegan and Lawrence, who sit tied for second. Roczen sits 18 points out of the lead in fourth, while Webb, who finished fifth (5-5), is 20 points back. Triple points will be up for grabs at the Final, setting the stage for an exciting conclusion to the postseason.

Jorge Prado
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jorge Prado broke through for his first postseason victory and his first win inside a stadium to add to his points lead.

Jorge Prado (2-2) – 1st Place – 450SMX Class
“We just keep improving. We got out of the gate good and made a pass [for the lead], but then I almost went down. I knew this race was going to be hard. I tried to risk it in the sand and ended up on the ground. Sometimes you have to take those risks. I put in a charge and tried to wait for my chance, then Haiden [Deegan] went down and then I rode safe to get to the finish.”

Hunter Lawrence (4-1) – 2nd Place – 450SMX Class
“The start was everything. The track was pretty simple and didn’t offer much for separation. I’m happy to finish that one off with a good race win. We’ll see everyone in Missouri.”

Ken Roczen (1-4) – 3rd Place – 450SMX Class
“I’m very happy with my effort in the first moto, but I don’t remember the last time I raced two motos [like this]. You can’t buy that kind of intensity. I’ll absorb it and it’ll benefit me for next weekend. Happy to get this one out of the way and looking forward to improving.”

250SMX Class

The opening 20 Minute + 1 Lap 250SMX Class moto began with Beaumer out front ahead of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Ryder DiFrancesco. A collision between several riders bunched the field and allowed the Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki duo of Drew Adams and Levi Kitchen to move into third and fourth, respectively. Beaumer quickly established his hold of the lead while DiFrancesco settled into second. Further back, Kitchen, the points leader, and Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cole Davies closed in on Adams for third. Davies then made the move around both Kawasaki riders to take control of the position.

The top three settled in through the middle of the moto, with Adams staying within striking distance from fourth. Kitchen, meanwhile, went down while running fifth and dropped to 11th. Back up front, Davies began to pressure DiFrancesco for second, which pushed them closer to Beaumer. The top three were separated by less than 1.5 seconds with just over five minutes to go. As he looked to make the pass on DiFrancesco, Davies went down in the sand, which dropped him to fourth behind Adams.

Beaumer never put a wheel wrong and completed the wire-to-wire performance for his first moto win in postseason competition. DiFrancesco followed 5.6 seconds behind in second, with Adams in third. Davies finished fourth, followed by his Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing teammate Kayden Minear in fifth. Kitchen recovered to finish seventh.

The second and deciding moto saw Beaumer lead the field with the holeshot once again, with DiFrancesco and Davies in tow. As Beaumer sprinted out to a lead of more than a second, Davies made the pass on DiFrancesco, while Kitchen moved his way into fourth. As he looked to give chase to Beaumer, Davies crashed hard out of second, which caused DiFrancesco to hit his motorcycle and go down. DiFrancesco dropped outside the top 10 before continuing, while Davies eventually remounted and retired from the race.

Amidst the chaos, Beaumer maintained his hold of the lead ahead of a hard-charging Kitchen, who moved up to second, while Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Landen Gordon slotted into third. Kitchen continued to chip away at Beaumer’s lead and with just under 13 minutes to go on the race clock he made the pass. Once out front, Kitchen quickly opened an advantage of more than three seconds. Several laps later, Honda HRC Progressive’s Jo Shimoda, the reigning SMX World Champion, made the pass on Gordon for third. The Japanese rider didn’t stop there. He methodically closed in on Beaumer and made the move for second with just over a minute to go. Further back, DiFrancesco’s recovery from his early misfortune saw him make a valiant charge into the top five, which loomed large in the overall classification.

Kitchen was never challenged the rest of the way and took his first postseason moto win by 5.7 seconds over Shimoda, with Beaumer in third.

By virtue of his consistent 1-3 performance Beaumer easily secured his first ever Playoff triumph, continuing an incredible comeback story from a broken back suffered one year ago. DiFrancesco’s late-race pass for fifth moved him from fourth to second overall (2-5), for a pass worth eight points in the championship standings. Kitchen bounced back from a challenging first moto to round out the overall podium (7-1).

Kitchen maintained his possession of the points lead and will carry a three-point lead over DiFrancesco into the SMX World Championship Final. Beaumer gained seven positions in the standings with the win to move into third, 16 points out of the lead. The three riders all remain within the thick of the title fight with triple points on the line next weekend.

Julien Beaumer (1-3) – 1st Place – 250SMX Class
“I saw Davies was down and kind of knew where I was at. I wasn’t really myself [in Moto 2], but I also know Levi [Kitchen] and Jo [Shimoda] weren’t a factor for the win, so I didn’t risk it. It’s good to get a win and get things going back in the right direction.”

Ryder DiFrancesco (2-5) – 2nd Place – 250SMX Class
“My riding was really good today. I was unlucky when Davies went down. I tried to avoid hitting him but hit the bike and went down. I knew I had to fight to get back into this championship. I executed the way I wanted to, but it went south, but we’ve got a shot in Missouri and that’s what matters.”

Levi Kitchen (7-1) – 3rd Place – 250SMX Class
“I don’t know who was riding in the first moto, but it wasn’t me [laughs]. I ended up with a flat tire after the sight lap [for Moto 2] and luckily my mechanic caught it. He saved me. Still in the points lead, which is great, so we’ll carry that momentum into the final race.”

SMX Next

The championship-deciding 8 Minute + 1 Lap SMX Next World All-Stars Main Event got underway with KTM Orange Brigade’s Wyatt Thurman out front for the holeshot ahead of ClubMX Yamaha’s Ryder Malinoski and Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green’s Kade Johnson, the points leader. Thurman and Malinoski battled early for the lead until Thurman went down, which put the Yamaha rider out front ahead of Johnson and KTM Orange Brigade’s Luke Fauser. It didn’t take long for Malinoski and Johnson to sprint away from the field to make it a two-rider battle for the win. Behind them, Fauser lost his hold of third to Altus Motorsports bLUcRU Yamaha’s Kane Bollasina.

Malinoski strengthened his hold of the lead in the closing stages of the race and carried on to take the win by 3.9 seconds over Johnson, with Bollasina in third.

With his runner-up effort, Johnson was crowned the 2026 SMX Next World All-Stars Champion.

Kade Johnson – SMX Next World All-Stars Champion
“I qualified fastest in practice and timed qualifying, so I really wanted to make a statement today. This is my fifth straight SMX Next podium. I really wanted the win, but Ryder [Malinoski] was riding awesome. I didn’t want to risk throwing away the championship, so I’m satisfied with that. I’m just so happy and so proud of myself to accomplish this. I’m ready for someone to give me an opportunity [at the professional level].”

The Monster Energy SMX World Championship postseason will come to a dramatic and exciting conclusion next Saturday, September 26, with the Final from Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in Ridgedale, Missouri. Live comprehensive broadcast coverage will be available exclusively on Peacock, beginning at 1 p.m. ET with Race Day Live, followed by a Pre-Race Show at 6:30 p.m. ET and Gate Drop at 7 p.m. ET.

For information about the Monster Energy SMX World Championship, please visit www.SuperMotocross.com and be sure to follow all of the new SMX social media channels for exclusive content and additional information on the latest news:
Instagram: @supermotocross
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TikTok: @supermotocross

About the Monster Energy SMX World Championship:
The Monster Energy SMX World Championship™ is the premier off-road motorcycle racing series in the world that combines the technical precision of stadium racing with the all-out speed and endurance of outdoor racing. Created in 2022, the Monster Energy SMX World Championship Series combines the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and the AMA Pro Motocross Championship into a 28-round regular season that culminates with the season-ending SMX World Championship Playoffs. Visit SuperMotocross.com for more information

About Feld Motor Sports, Inc.:
Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting specialized arena and stadium-based motorsports entertainment. Properties include Monster Jam®, Monster Energy AMA Supercross, and the Monster Energy SMX World Championship. Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is a subsidiary of Feld Entertainment, Inc. Visit monsterjam.com, SupercrossLIVE.com, and feldentertainment.com for more information.

About MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.:
MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc., manages and produces the world’s premier motocross racing series – the Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. MX Sports Pro Racing is an industry leader in off-road powersport event production and management, its mission is to showcase the sport of professional motocross competition at events throughout the United States. Through its various racing properties, partnerships and affiliates, MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc., organizes events for thousands of action sports athletes each year and attracts millions of motorsports spectators. Visit MXSportsProRacing.com for more information.

Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report – Bristol

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Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Bristol, Tennessee – September 19, 2026

AUSTIN CINDRIC No. 2 MENARDS/RICHMOND FORD MUSTANG DARK HORSE

START: 8TH STAGE 1: 7TH STAGE 2: 12TH FINISH: 11TH POINTS: 11TH

RACE RUNDOWN: Austin Cindric started Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race from the eighth position in the No. 2 Menards/Richmond Ford Mustang Dark Horse after qualifying was canceled Friday due to inclement weather and ran around the top five for much of the opening stage. Cindric battled a free-handling condition throughout the early portion of the race and finished Stage 1 in the seventh position. Cindric restarted deeper in the field following service during the stage break and worked his way forward as the handling of the No. 2 Ford shifted toward the tight side firing off. He climbed back to 12th by the end of Stage 2 before the team made additional adjustments to help improve his ability to turn through the corners. A lap down in the final segment, Cindric remained in position for the free pass and returned to the lead lap with 70 laps remaining. Cindric restarted 10th following another trip to pit road and navigated several late-race cautions before taking the checkered flag in the 11th position. He leaves Bristol 11th in the NASCAR Cup Series standings as The Chase continues next weekend at Kansas Speedway.

CINDRIC’S THOUGHTS: “We kind of hurt our own day, but got saved with staying out there with a long run, but we had a pretty decent Menards Ford Mustang, just not able to capitalize. A lot of those cautions at the end got us cycled around on tires and all that. It’s good to salvage some decent points, but I thought we had a bit more today.”

RYAN BLANEY No. 12 WABASH FORD MUSTANG DARK HORSE

START: 29TH STAGE 1: 6TH STAGE 2: 1ST FINISH: 33RD POINTS: 6TH

RACE RUNDOWN: Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Wabash Ford Dark Horse Mustang team led a race-high 202 laps in Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway yet will leave with a 33rd-place finish following a late-race incident with Carson Hocevar. Blaney started the race from the 29th position after Friday’s qualifying session was rained out, but crew chief Jonathan Hassler began working his strategy for gain track position early at the Lap 40 competition caution as he kept Blaney on track to restart fourth. Hassler would call Blaney to pit lane on Lap 97 for four tires and fuel, setting the Wabash crew up for a sixth-place finish in the first stage. Blaney restarted from the top spot when the second stage began, the same position in which he would finish at the end of the stage to continue to rack up valuable points. With all of the other lead lap cars electing pit at the end of the stage, Blaney was able to hold the top spot on pit lane with all cars having reset their strategy for the final stage. After briefly losing the lead to Ty Gibbs on Lap 326, Blaney reclaimed the lead during the pit cycle before being called to pit lane on Lap 396. Unfortunately, a yellow flag came out after Blaney had passed the pit lane commitment line but before he actually entered pit lane and Blaney made a swift move back on the racing surface. Since he had committed to pit lane, he was forced to restart at the end of the lead lap cars after eventually making his pit stop. Blaney made his third pit stop of the day on Lap 400 and after restarting in the ninth position, he was able to maneuver his way to second in the running order. Blaney restarted fourth on Lap 50 following another caution period and on Lap 457 Hocevar made contact with the rear bumper of the No. 12 machine, resulting in significant damage that was deemed to much to continue. The finish drops Blaney to sixth in the standings, 52 points behind the leader.

BLANEY’S THOUGHTS: “Really disappointing end to the night for everyone on the No. 12 Wabash team. I thought we had a really strong car and did a great job working our way through the field after starting toward the back. We led a lot of laps and put ourselves in position to have a good finish, so it’s frustrating not to be able to see it through. I’m proud of the effort from everyone on this team, and we’ll move on and get ready for Kansas.”

JOEY LOGANO No. 22 SHELL-PENNZOIL FORD MUSTANG DARK HORSE

START: 2ND STAGE 1: 1ST STAGE 2: 3RD FINISH: 1ST POINTS: 3RD

RACE RUNDOWN: In Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Joey Logano and the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Dark Horse Mustang team proved they are one of the best closers in the NASCAR Cup Series garage by charging from the fourth position with nine laps remaining to pick up their third win in the last 10 races. The victory marks Logano’s third win at BMS and the 40th of his championship career, tying him with Mark Martin for 20th on the all-time wins list. After qualifying and practice were rained out on Friday afternoon, Logano began the race from the second position as the lineup was set by the NCS rulebook. Crew chief Paul Wolfe made the call to leave Logano on track at the Lap 40 competition caution and Logano restarted from the lead as he cruised to the win in the first stage. Following his first pit stop of the day under the stage break, Logano took the green flag for the second stage in the 16th position. This was where the speed in the Shell-Pennzoil Ford became evident as he was able to carve his way through the field to finish third in the stage. Throughout the final stage, Logano was a fixture at the front of the field yet unfortunately fell to the fifth position with just 58 laps remaining. However, a final caution on Lap 477 set up a chaotic finish in which Logano was able to drive under the three entries fighting for the lead after they ran up the track with six laps remaining. By taking the checkered flag, Logano is now the winningest NCS driver in Team Penske history with his 38th victory and now sits just 16 points out of the championship lead.

LOGANO’S THOUGHTS: “I love NASCAR racing. This is so much fun and to be a part of it is electric. Being here at Bristol. Hearing the fans scream and yell. What else can you want? … Our cars have been good and have been getting better. Paul has been doing good. Joe’s been awesome. The pit crew has been good. I’ve got a great team. We’ve got a team that knows how to win championships. I thought there for a minute I was like, ‘OK, I might just finish third or fourth here tonight,’ and then they all kind of worked their way up and I was like, ‘Well, Merry Christmas to me.’ I got a gift there. There’s nothing like the Bristol Night Race. This is just the coolest experience as a race car driver being in front of all you fans down here, hearing everyone scream and cheer – sometimes boo, that’s alright. It’s pretty awesome.”

The NASCAR Cup Series Chase for the Championship continues next weekend at Kansas Speedway. Catch coverage of the Hollywood Casino 400 beginning at 3 p.m. ET on USA, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Wood Brothers Racing – Race Report: Bristol Motor Speedway

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Event: Bass Pro Shops Night Race

Location: Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee

Date: Sunday, September 19, 2026

Start: 32nd

Finish: 6th

With their sixth-place finish in Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Josh Berry and the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing team earned their ninth top-10 finish of the season and seventh in the past eight races.

After Friday’s qualifying session was washed out, Berry lined up 32nd in the No. 21 Würth Ford Mustang Dark Horse for the 500-lap race. Starting deep in the field at the fast, half-mile track put Berry in early danger of falling a lap down to the leaders, and he eventually went one lap down during the opening run.

Berry minimized the setback, however, working his way into the free pass position just before the competition caution flew at Lap 40. Back on the lead lap, he steadily worked his way forward and ended Stage 1 in 15th.

The No. 21 team had elected to pit for four fresh tires during a mid-stage caution, allowing Berry to stay on track during the stage break and move up to seventh for the start of Stage 2. From there, Berry continued his charge through the field, racing inside the top five throughout the 125-lap segment before finishing Stage 2 in fourth and collecting seven stage points.

Berry and the Würth team continued to run among the leaders throughout the final segment, maintaining a position inside the top eight despite sustaining minor nose damage while working through lapped traffic. Berry ultimately took the checkered flag in sixth, leading all non-Chase competitors and continuing a strong stretch for the No. 21 team.

“Our car was honestly really strong,” Berry told reporters after the race. “We were pretty tight early and took a swing at it, and then the car was really strong from there.

“I got a little damage coming through lapped traffic. The 42, I was going by him on the outside and the 42 decided to block me instead of running the bottom like the 10 laps before.

“I ran into him and got a little nose damage. I don’t know if that hurt it, but all in all, a good car. I would have loved a top five, but we’ll keep it going next week.”

RFK Racing – Bristol II Executive Summary

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RFK RACING
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Date: September 19, 2026
Series: NASCAR Cup Series
Location: Bristol Motor Speedway (1/2 mile high-banked concrete oval) – Bristol, TN
Format: 266.5 miles / 500 laps with three stages. Stage 1: Ends at lap 125, Stage 2: Ends at lap 250, Stage 3: Ends at lap 500

RFK Racing RACE SUMMARY: As the NASCAR Cup Series raced in Thunder Valley Saturday night, it was ‘Preece Lightning’ that led the way for Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing. Ryan Preece continues proving he is more than a Cinderella Chase driver, putting together another strong top ten finish. Following Preece’s 10th place finish, Chris Buescher fought hard, charging from the 23rd starting position, to finish 13th, collecting stage points (Stage Two) along the way. Brad Keselowski scored stage points in Stage One, as he clawed his way to a 15th place finish.

DRIVER HIGHLIGHTS

Ryan Preece – No. 60 Body Guard by Fastenal Ford Mustang Dark Horse

Finish: 10th
Start: 16th
Laps Led: —
Stage Results: S1-16th, S2-13th
Headline takeaway: Preece capitalized on perseverance and opportunity. Despite catcthing a bad break that put him a lap down, Preece continued to fight. Once back on the lead lap, via the ‘Lucky Dog’ free pass, he pounced and gained enough spots to secure a tenth place finish.

Preece Quote: “We didn’t have quite he speed to win but I thought we had a solid race car. The untimely caution kind of caught us off guard and we fought all the way to the very end and we finally got back on the lead lap. So thanks to Derrick (Finley). Thanks to everybody at RFK, Ford, Fastenal, Kroger and all of our partners.”

Chris Buescher – No. 17 Kroger / Kool-Aid / Little Bites Ford Mustang Dark Horse

Finish:13th
Start: 23rd
Laps Led: —
Stage Results: S1-12th, S2-10th
Headline takeaway: Highlighted by a 10th place finish in Stage Two, Chris Buescher recorded a solid night in Bristol. He overcame an untimely caution that set him back a lap, to finish 13th.

Buescher Quote: “The day was a little up and down but I would say better than we’ve been here last race. I thought we had a better racecar. That pit cycle trapped us and we just fought that the last 200 laps I felt like so we never quite got it back. If we could have, I think we had a top ten car but we just never got there.”

Brad Keselowski – No. 6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford Mustang Dark Horse

Finish:15th
Start: 11th
Laps Led: —
Stage Results: S1-9th, S2-17th
Headline takeaway: The BuildSubmarines.com Ford was on the move early, claiming stage points in the opening segment. As the race wore on a torrid pace was set by the leaders and Keselowski battled to finish 15th.

Keselowski Quote: “We just weren’t fast enough tonight. We need to be better.”

Point Standings:

Preece: 14th
Buescher:15th
Keselowski:18th

Next Up:

The next event on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule is September 27 at Kansas Speedway (1.5 Mile D-shaped oval – Kansas City, KS). The race begins at 3:00 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by USA Sports and the Motor Racing Network.

About RFK Racing 

RFK Racing, in its 39th season in 2026, features an ownership lineup pairing one of the sport’s most iconic names, Jack Roush, along with NASCAR Champion, Brad Keselowski, and Fenway Sports Group owner John Henry. Roush initially founded the team in 1988 and it has since become one of the most successful racing operations in the world, propelling him to be the first NASCAR owner to amass three hundred wins and capturing eight championships, including back-to-back NASCAR Cup titles in 2003 and 2004. Keselowski, a former owner in the NASCAR Truck Series, is the 2012 NASCAR Cup Series Champion. In 2007, Roush partnered with Henry, who also owns Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, English Premier League’s Liverpool F.C., and the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, to form Roush Fenway Racing. Off the track, RFK is a leader and proven winner in NASCAR marketing solutions, having produced multiple award-winning social media, digital content and experiential marketing campaigns. Visit https://www.rfkracing.com/ and follow the team on all social platforms @rfkracing.

Logano Keeps Mustang Rolling with Dramatic Bristol Night Race Victory

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Ford Racing Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
Bristol Night Race — Bristol Motor Speedway
Saturday, September 19, 2026

JOEY LOGANO KEEPS MUSTANG ROLLING WITH THIRD WIN OF 2026

  • Joey Logano won his third race of 2026 today, which is the eighth time in his career he has won at least three races in a season.
  • Ford has won four of the last six Cup races and six of the last 10: Joey Logano (3) , Ryan Blaney (2) and Ryan Preece (1).
  • The win is Logano’s 40th of his Cup Series career and 38th with Ford.
  • Those 38 wins put him third on the all-time Ford win list.
  • Team Penske has now won 113 times in the Cup series with Ford.
  • Today’s win is Ford’s 755th all-time in NASCAR Cup Series competition.

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang Dark Horse – VICTORY LANE INTERVIEWS – HOW DID YOU GET TO VICTORY LANE? “I love NASCAR racing. This is so much frickin’ fun and to watch to be a part of it is electric. Being here at Bristol. Hearing the fans scream and yell. What else can you want?” YOU WANTED TO MAKE A STATEMENT, SO HOW MEANINGFUL IS IT TO WIN? “It’s huge. We’re in the hunt now. We’re right where we need to be. We had a solid run last week and capitalized again with huge points again tonight, so we’re there.” HAVE THE SEAS EVER PARTED LIKE THAT FOR YOU? “Come on, Bristol. I hear you down here. That was awesome. We had a good race car. Team Penske put together a great car. We led the first stage there and you know it’s gonna get aggressive there at the end and we were in the right place at the right time.” THE BOOS ARE COMING DOWN. “That’s alright. There are a lot of 22 guys out there, too. For the haters, baby.” YOU SAID COMING INTO THE WEEKEND THAT YOU JUST HAD TO GET 20 POINTS BACK. YOU ARE NOW 16. DID YOU IMAGINE THIS RUN FROM THE 22 TEAM? “I did. Our cars have been good and have been getting better. Paul has been doing good. Joe’s been awesome. The pit crew has been good. I’ve got a great team. We’ve got a team that knows how to win championships. I thought there for a minute I was like, ‘OK, I might just finish third or fourth here tonight,’ and then they all kind of worked their way up and I was like, ‘Well, Merry Christmas to me.’ I got a gift there. There’s nothing like the Bristol Night Race. This is just the coolest experience as a race car driver being in front of all you fans down here, hearing everyone scream and cheer – sometimes boo, that’s alright. It’s pretty awesome.”

Ford Unofficial Finishing Results:

1st – Joey Logano

6th – Josh Berry

10th – Ryan Preece

11th – Austin Cindric

13th – Chris Buescher

15th – Brad Keselowski

16th – Noah Gragson

19th – Todd Gilliland

28th – Zane Smith

33rd – Ryan Blaney

37th – Josh Bilicki

RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 WABASH Ford Mustang Dark Horse – WHAT DID YOU SEE THERE? “We got crashed.” IS THERE ANYTHING YOU COULD HAVE DONE? “I don’t know. Understand who was beneath me, I guess. I mean, I protected. I protected pretty early and he just kept coming left and never lifted and crashed me.” ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH THE 77. ARE YOU GOING TO SAY SOMETHING TO HIM? “Yes. Something is gonna happen.” ARE YOU GOING TO TALK TO HIM TONIGHT? “Yeah, probably.” WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN? “I don’t know yet.” WAS YOUR CAR HAMPERED BY NOT BEING ABLE TO RUN THE OUTSIDE AS GOOD AS THE INSIDE? “It probably preferred the bottom. The top was kind of a crush and not as good as I wanted to be up there, but we were still making it work, but I never got to finish the race.” DID YOU FEEL THE CONTACT CAME AS YOU WERE PROTECTING OR AFTER? “I have no idea. I just felt like he didn’t lift. I left him plenty of room for a lap before that. I didn’t chop him. I didn’t run him into the fence or nothing like I easily could have. I protected the bottom and he just decided he wanted to be there and didn’t lift and wrecked me.” HAS IT GONE ON TOO LONG? “Yeah. I haven’t had a problem with him for probably a year and a half, but it’s getting old.” WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE CAUTION CAME OUT? “We were committed and then I got told to go back on the racetrack and it was a knee-jerk reaction. I did it and I shouldn’t have done it.”

JOSH BERRY, No. 21 WURTH Ford Mustang Dark Horse – ARE YOU SURPRISED ABOUT THE POST-RACE INCIDENT WITH BLANEY AND HOCEVAR? “I didn’t really see exactly what happened, but I don’t think that’s gonna be the last time that happens.” IS THAT A LONG TIME COMING? “Yeah, I would say so. I didn’t really see the accident to see what actually caused it, but it was a long time coming.” ANOTHER REALLY GOOD RACE FOR YOU GUYS. “Our car was honestly really strong. We were pretty tight early and took a swing at it and then the car was really strong from there on. I got a little damage coming through the lap traffic. I haven’t looked at it yet. The 42, I was going by him on the outside and the 42 decided to block me, instead of running the bottom like the 10 laps before. I ran into him and got a little nose damage. I don’t know if that hurt it, but, all in all, a good car. I would have loved a top five, but we’ll keep it going next week.”

RYAN PREECE, No. 60 Body Guard by Fastenal Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “I thought we maximized our day. An untimely caution almost locked us, but P10.”

AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Menards/Richmond Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “We kind of hurt our own day, but got saved with staying out there with a long run, but we had a pretty decent Menards Ford Mustang, just not able to capitalize. A lot of those cautions at the end got us cycled around on tires and all that. It’s good to salvage some decent points, but I thought we had a bit more today.”

TOYOTA RACING – NCS Bristol Post-Race Report – 09.19.26

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GIBBS BATTLES FOR WIN AT BRISTOL
Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell continue to be a part of close championship battle

BRISTOL, Tenn. (September 19, 2026) – Ty Gibbs battled for the win late in a wild finish at Bristol Motor Speedway before finishing fifth in the NASCAR Cup Series race on Saturday evening. Christopher Bell was the top Toyota finisher in fourth.

Bell and Denny Hamlin continue to be a part of a fierce battle with Kyle Larson and Joey Logano for the championship points lead as the four drivers are separated by a total of 17 points with seven races remaining.

TOYOTA RACING Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Bristol Motor Speedway
Race 29 of 36 – 266.5 miles, 500 laps

TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS

1st, Joey Logano*

2nd, Kyle Larson*

3rd, Carson Hocevar*

4th, CHRISTOPHER BELL

5th, TY GIBBS

7th, BUBBA WALLACE

8th, DENNY HAMLIN

18th, TYLER REDDICK

25th, JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK

27th, CHASE BRISCOE

32nd, ERIK JONES

34th, RILEY HERBST

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

CHRISTOPHER BELL, No. 20 DEWALT Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 4th

Can you take us through your race tonight?

“Yeah, I don’t know. It was close, but just in the Spring, I was able to pass everybody – tonight I wasn’t. When I had the track position, I could maintain it, but wasn’t good enough to drive up there and take the lead. Overall, it was a good day to keep us in the hunt for our DEWALT Toyota team. Whoever is the champion is going to have to be great. We are very much alive.”

TY GIBBS, No. 54 M&M’s Kyle Busch Tribute Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 5th

What happened with the 48 and with the end of the race?

“I don’t know. It just sucks. The M&M’s Camry was a fun time tonight. I just tried to stay up too high in (turns) one and two, and tried to block the 77 (Carson Hocevar) from getting a run – and the 5 (Kyle Larson) snuck in there and got us all bottled up. Just unfortunate, but we will keep going.”

BUBBA WALLACE, No. 23 OUTLAW LIGHT Toyota Camry XSE, 23XI Racing

Finishing Position: 7th

Not bad tonight. How was your race?

“Just kind of ran our own race. Had a couple of close calls, but for the most part our OUTLAW LIGHT Toyota team did a good job all night. We were seventh to 10th when we come here and we were on the front side of that tonight, so we are making improvements. I really appreciate the work on the short track program. Just wanted more. I started licking my chops there at the end, but just a little bit too far back. All-in-all, pretty good. Excited for the next three weeks, mile-and-a-halves. Toyotas are super strong, and get some separation and get away from the hornets’ nest that I feel like we’ve been in for the last month or so, and get some Toyotas back on top and back in victory lane.”

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 National Debt Relief Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 8th

You leave Bristol one point out of the championship lead. How would you assess your race?

“We just have to get to running a little bit better. Today, I thought early on – in the first stage – I really liked my National Debt Relief Toyota. I thought we had a car that would contend for the win, and then second stage, when we took the stage points in stage one that put us to the back, and once we lost track position, it just wasn’t quite as good. I think the track changed on us as well. Then we got caught by that caution, so that was unfortunate. It is the way it is, but we move on.”

TYLER REDDICK, No. 45 SiriusXM Toyota Camry XSE, 23XI Racing

Finishing Position: 18th

What was going on with your race car today?

“Yeah, that is a good question. Our SiriusXM Camry didn’t drive bad, we were just one of the slowest cars on the race track. It is unacceptable any time of year, but especially in the Chase and after a tough day in Gateway. Just off where we need to be currently.”

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CHEVROLET NCS AT BRISTOL 2: Post-Race Report

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NASCAR Cup Series
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Team Chevy Post-Race Report
September 19, 2026

Larson Earns the Points Lead After Runner-Up Finish at Bristol Motor Speedway
 
In his quest for the championship title, Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team came just short of making back-to-back trips to victory lane. With a late-race pit call by crew chief, Cliff Daniels, to stay out, prime track position put the California native back in race-winning contention before coming home with a runner-up finish in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The result, Larson’s ninth top-five finish in his past nine starts at the famed half-mile, was enough to put the Team Chevy driver at the top of the Chase standings with an one-point lead over Denny Hamlin. Three Team Chevy Chase contenders earned top-10 results, with Carson Hocevar earning his career-best Bristol finish of third, with William Byron coming home with a ninth-place finish.

RACE RECAP:

Stage One:

Sitting on the pole position, last week’s winner, Kyle Larson, led the NASCAR Cup Series to the green flag for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. With weather forcing the cancellation of the series’ on-track action on Friday, the field was racing to a competition caution that was set to fly around the 40-lap marker. For a caution-free run to start the race, it was the No. 5 Chevrolet that paced way – making quick work around the famed half-mile to reach lap traffic in just 20 laps. Under the competition caution, five cars opted to stay out, with Larson ultimately exiting pit road as the first car on a four-tire strategy with a spot in the sixth position for the restart. The second run proved the importance of track position as those that opted to stay out were able to maintain their track position. Settled in the fifth position for much of the run, the first natural caution of the day flew with 30 laps to go in the stage for a spinning Erik Jones. With a split pit strategy among the leaders, Larson was among those that opted to stay out to restart third. The reigning champion quickly went to work on the lead, finding the second position and keeping then race leader, Joey Logano, just within reach as they approached the first green-white checkered flag. Larson collected nine points, leading Chevrolet to three top-10 finishers in the opening stage.

Stage Two:

The stage break opened up the opportunity for varying pit strategies once again. While on a four-tire strategy, the No. 5 pit crew got their driver off pit road first but landed in the 15th position for the start of Stage Two. On the opposite strategy than his teammate, William Byron and the Rudy Fugle-led team cycled up into the second position to lead the Bowtie brigade to the green flag after choosing to forgo a trip to pit road. Within early laps of the stage, Byron reported that he was battling a loose-handling car in both entry and exit of the corner. Despite the ill-handling conditions, the North Carolina native held on to a running position within the top-eight throughout entirety of the stage. Fellow Chase contender, Carson Hocevar, was the second-highest mover in the stage, driving his No. 77 Chevrolet to a 16-position gain to earn a seventh-place finish and lead Team Chevy to the end of Stage Two.

Final Stage:

With a four-tire call by crew chief Luke Lambert under the stage break, an one-position gain in the race off pit road put Hocevar in the sixth position to take the green flag for 239 laps to go in the race. The opening lap of the final stage saw Hocevar already make an appearance back in the top-five, settling into the position as the race entered another long green flag run. While quickly having to start maneuvering through lap traffic, Hocevar was able to maintain the fifth position and sat at an eight-second margin to the leader as a green flag pit cycle got underway with 120 laps to go. Hocevar made his way up into the second position during the cycle and just as Lambert called Hocevar to pit road, a caution for Riley Herbst saw Hocevar and then race leader, Ryan Blaney, as the only lead lap cars that had yet to make their stops. With Blaney facing a commitment line violation for his attempt to hit pit road as the caution flew, it was Hocevar that inherited the lead for the first time of the evening. While in a tight battle for the lead with Ty Gibbs, a three-wide move in lap traffic saw the caution fall with 69 laps to go. While Gibbs opted not to pit, Lambert called his driver to pit road for a pair of right-side tires. The fresh tires paid early dividends as the Michigan native quickly made his way back up into the second position to challenge for the lead. But it was a call by Daniels to stay out that put Larson back in race winning contention once again, with the No. 5 team making the pass for second on the final lap to lead Team Chevy to the checkered flag.

 
Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 Results

Pos. Driver

2nd – Kyle Larson

3rd – Carson Hocevar

9th – William Byron

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 29 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:

Wins: 7

Poles: 6

Top-Fives: 50

Top 10s: 98

Stage Wins: 19

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase will continue at Kansas Speedway with the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday, September 27, at 3 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on the USA Network, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Post-Race Driver Quotes:

Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 17th

“Long night for the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Patriotic Chevrolet team at Bristol Motor Speedway. We started ninth and we held our own to start the race but ultimately struggled with handling issues. We worked on the balance of the car throughout the race, but couldn’t get it right. I couldn’t run the top and just lacked grip overall, and our Chevrolet just landed bad. We started tight then swung sideways loose. We’ll take what we can from this one and turn our focus to Kansas.”

Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Finished: 2nd

“It was just a good fight all around for the No. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM Chevrolet team. I don’t think we were a top-five car, but we did a great night executing tonight and that’s what it takes. We didn’t have the best car tonight, but we still came home with a top-two finish. We weren’t too hot there in the second stage, and really the majority of the final stage, but I’m proud of the pit call and the fight we had to hang on there. We got good stage points early, so we’ll take it and try to have more days like today. I’m happy with the effort, and we’ll go to Kansas (Speedway) and continue to go to work.”

Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 29th

“Not a great night for our Rebel Bourbon team. Our Chevrolet was really tight rolling across the center and couldn’t get pointed for the exit. As the race went on, the whole car was light on entry and not in the track. It felt like the car wasn’t connected in all three sections of the corner – entry, center and exit. The car would snap loose on exit which stopped me from throttling down hard. We pitted every time we could to try and learn something from the race. Onto Kansas next week.”

Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Finished: 3rd

From your perspective, was there anything you needed to do differently on that move on the race track?

“No, I didn’t think so. I thought we were racing fine. I went to cross them over just to try to get to the bottom, and I thought it was going to work out fine. You just can’t turn left. I mean, I was full on the brakes, but you can’t really stop with that big of steam.”

 

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