Logano withstands five overtime attempts for fuel-mileage Cup victory at Nashville

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July 1, 2024

GettyImages-2160012175 — LEBANON, TENNESSEE - JUNE 30: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 30, 2024 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images).

In a first-half season stretch mired with an average-finishing result of 17.9 and eight results outside the top 20 through 18-scheduled events, Joey Logano turned his luck into good fortunes after surviving through a record-setting five overtime attempts while going 110 laps on his low tank of fuel to grab a thrilling NASCAR Cup Series victory in the fourth annual running of the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday, June 30.

The two-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led the final nine of 331 over-scheduled laps in an event where he started 26th and was mired within the middle of the pack for the majority of the event before he steadily gained ground to race within the top 10 in the closing stages. Then running in 14th place with two laps remaining of the event’s scheduled distance, a series of opportunities presented themselves, allowing Logano to gamble by employing fuel strategy. By doing so, he was able to inch closer to the front when teammate Austin Cindric spun in the backstretch and sent the field into a first overtime period.

The event surpassed its third overtime attempt amid a series of multi-car incidents but was then sent into a fourth, knocking both Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch out of contention allowing Logano to cycle to the lead after the leader Denny Hamlin pitted for fuel. Following the fourth overtime attempt that was halted due to rookie Josh Berry wrecking in Turn 4, Logano then withstood late charges from Tyler Reddick and rookie Zane Smith for two laps during a fifth overtime attempt but had enough fuel to cross the finish line in first place by a mere margin. It was his first Cup victory of the 2024 season and guarantees him a spot in the 2024 Cup Series Playoffs.

With on-track qualifying that determined the starting lineup occurring on Saturday, June 29, Denny Hamlin notched his second Cup pole position of the 2024 season after posting a pole-winning lap at 160.354 mph in 29.859 seconds. Joining him on the front row was rookie Josh Berry, who clocked in the second-fastest qualifying lap at 159.749 mph in 29.972 seconds.

Prior to the event, Justin Haley dropped to the rear of the field due to his Rick Ware Racing entry failing pre-race inspection multiple times. The penalty also resulted in Haley’s car chief JR Norris being ejected for the remainder of the weekend while Haley was assessed a drive-through penalty through pit road after taking the green flag.

When the green flag waved and the event commenced, Denny Hamlin rocketed his No. 11 FedEx Toyota Camry XSE ahead of Josh Berry and teammate Christopher Bell entering the first two turns to retain the lead entering the backstretch. As the field behind fanned out through the backstretch, Hamlin proceeded to lead the first lap and teammate Bell followed suit in second while Kyle Larson and Brad Keselowski navigated past Berry to move up to third and fourth, respectively.

Over the next four laps, Hamlin stabilized his advantage to as high as half a second over teammate Bell while Larson, Keselowski and Berry continued to run in the top five ahead of William Byron, Tyler Reddick and Ty Gibbs. As a tight three-wide action for 18th place occurred between Martin Truex Jr., Ross Chastain and Noah Gragson, Hamlin remained in the lead.

Through the first 10 scheduled laps, Hamlin was leading by six-tenths of a second over teammate Bell followed by Larson, Keselowski and Reddick while Byron, Gibbs, Berry, Chris Buescher and Austin Cindric were running in the top 10. Behind, Chase Elliott occupied 11th place ahead of Austin Dillon, Alex Bowman, Bubba Wallace and rookie Carson Hocevar while Ryan Blaney, Chastain, Gragson, Truex and Michael McDowell were racing in the top 20 ahead of Harrison Burton, Corey LaJoie, Ryan Preece, Kyle Busch, Chase Briscoe, Joey Logano, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Daniel Suarez, Corey Heim and Todd Gilliland.

Nearly seven laps later, Hamlin was stalled by Justin Haley, who was trying to remain on the lead lap following his opening lap penalty through pit road. This allowed Bell to zip his No. 20 DeWalt Toyota Camry XSE past both Hamlin and Haley through the backstretch as Bell moved into the lead, where he would proceed to lead at the Lap 20 mark.

By Lap 25, Bell was leading by seven-tenths of a second over teammate Hamlin as Keselowski, Larson and Reddick followed suit in the top five. Meanwhile, Gibbs trailed in sixth place by five seconds and Byron, Berry, Buescher and Elliott trailed in the top 10 while Cindric, Wallace, Bowman, Dillon and Blaney were mired in the top 15.

Then on Lap 37, a first round of green flag pit stops commenced as Bowman pitted his No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 along with Busch, Austin Dillon and Cindric, with Busch barely sliding his No. 8 zone Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 through his pit box. Chastain, Riley Herbst, Keselowski, Heim and Allmendinger would follow suit during the following lap before teammates Bell and Hamlin pitted prior to the Lap 40 mark. More names including Larson, Berry, Buescher, Elliott, Wallace and Blaney would pit as Gibbs cycled into the lead. Gibbs would then pit his No. 54 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry XSE from the lead on Lap 41 as Briscoe, Gragson, Daniel Suarez, Preece, Truex, Reddick and Byron all pitted their respective entries during the proceeding laps.

By Lap 50 and with most of the lead lap field having made a pit stop under green, McDowell was leading by one-and-a-half seconds over Logano followed by Stenhouse, Hemric and Gilliland. With all five still needing to make a pit stop, McDowell and Logano, the top two competitors on the track, radioed their plans to stretch their fuel tank to as high as Lap 75. Behind, Bell, the first competitor who pitted, trailed in sixth place along with teammate Hamlin, Keselowski, Larson and Gibbs.

Ten laps later, McDowell continued to lead by a second over Logano as Bell trailed in third place by seven seconds. With Hemric and Hamlin trailing in the top five, Stenhouse occupied sixth place in front of Larson, Keselowski, Gibbs and Reddick while Gilliland, Byron, Buescher, Wallace and Berry were scored in the top 15 ahead of Elliott, Bowman, Truex, Haley and Chastain.

Another four laps later, Logano pitted his No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang Dark Horse under green from the runner-up spot. In the process, Bell moved into second place and trailed McDowell by five seconds while Hamlin was up third place ahead of Hemric and Larson. As Hemric and Stenhouse pitted their respective entries just past the Lap 70 mark, McDowell surrendered the lead to pit his No. 34 Love’s Ford Mustang Dark Horse on Lap 77. With his teammate Gilliland also pitting, Bell cycled back into the lead as Hamlin, Larson, Reddick and Keselowski all cycled up into the top five.

Just past the Lap 80 mark, Bell, who was trying to lap 25th-place running Preece, was being stalked by teammate Hamlin, who was trying to narrow the deficit amid Bell’s issues to navigate through lapped traffic. With Hamlin also trying to overtake the lapped competitors of Haley, Bell retained the lead as high as four-tenths of a second by Lap 85 just as he managed to lap Preece’s No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford Mustang Dark Horse. Meanwhile, third-place Larson trailed by three seconds while Reddick and Keselowski continued to run in the top five.

When the first stage period concluded on Lap 90, Bell, winner of last weekend’s Cup event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, captured his eighth Cup stage victory of the 2024 season. Teammate Hamlin trailed in second by six-tenths of a second while Reddick, Larson, Keselowski, Ty Gibbs, Byron, Chris Buescher, Truex and Bubba Wallace were scored in the top 10.

Under the stage break, the lead lap field led by Bell returned to pit road for service. Following the pit stops, Hamlin cycled into the lead after he edged teammate Bell to exit pit road in first place while Larson, Reddick, Keselowski, Gibbs, Byron, Logano, Buescher and Truex followed suit in the top 10.

The second stage period started on Lap 97 as teammates Hamlin and Bell occupied the front row. At the start, Hamlin muscled ahead from the inside lane to retain the lead while Bell fended off Larson to retain second. With the field fanning out and jostling through the backstretch, Reddick and Larson battled for third place ahead of Gibbs and Truex and Keselowski followed suit in seventh ahead of Byron and Wallace while Hamlin retained the lead by Lap 100.

At the Lap 110 mark, Hamlin was leading by four-tenths of a second over teammate Bell as Reddick, Gibbs and Larson were racing in the top five ahead of Keselowski, Truex, Byron, Elliott and Wallace. Behind, Buescher, Blaney, Chastain, Logano and Austin Dillon trailed in the top 15 as Berry, LaJoie, Gragson, Cindric and Heim were up in the top 20. Meanwhile, Bowman occupied 21st place ahead of Preece, Hocevar, Suarez and Burton while Chase Briscoe, AJ Allmendinger, Erik Jones and Kyle Busch were mired outside the top 30.

Nearly six laps later, the caution returned due to John Hunter Nemechek snapping sideways and spinning his No. 42 Massey Motor Freight Toyota Camry XSE across the grass in Turn 4. During the caution period, the lead lap field led by Hamlin returned to pit road for service. Following the pit stops and amid mixed strategies, Bell exited first ahead of Keselowski, Buescher, Logano and Chastain, all of whom only opted for two fresh tires, while Hamlin exited sixth with four fresh tires. Amid the pit stops, Ross Chastain was penalized for equipment interference.

As the event restarted under green on Lap 122, Bell retained the lead over Keselowski and Buescher as the field fanned out entering the first two turns. With several three-wide actions ensuing within the top-10 marks, Reddick battled Gragson for fourth place as Elliott, Larson, Hocevar, Bowman, Gibbs and Truex followed suit. Meanwhile, Logano and Hamlin lost several spots on the track amid the start. As the battles ensued, the caution returned on Lap 125 due to Gibbs making contact with Bowman and spinning through the Turn 4 grass.

With the event restarting on Lap 130, the field fanned out multiple lanes entering the first two turns as Bell retained the lead. Amid the fanning out of the field, Reddick boosted his No. 45 Monster Energy Toyota Camry XSE into second place while Larson also overtook Keselowski for third place. With Keselowski trying to fend off a parade of competitors led by Elliott for fourth place, Bell stabilized his advantage to less than half a second over Reddick nearing the Lap 135 mark.

Then on Lap 135, the caution flew and the field led by Bell was directed to pit road before being placed in a red flag period due to a lightning strike reported near the circuit. One hour and 21 minutes later, the red flag was lifted and the field returned to the track under a cautious pace. During the caution period, select names including Bowman, Logano, Dillon, Chastain, Haley, LaJoie, Burton, Stenhouse, Hemric, Kyle Busch and John Hunter Nemechek pitted while the rest led by Bell remained on the track. Meanwhile, Austin Cindric was sent to the rear of the field due to his pit crew working on his car during the red flag period, where the crew pointed a fan to cool the car from pit lane to provide a cooling advantage from NASCAR’s perspective.

When the event restarted under green on Lap 140, Bell rocketed away from Reddick and Larson to retain the lead through the first two turns. Bell would proceed to lead the ensuing laps while Keselowski battled Elliott and Buescher for fourth place ahead of Byron, Hamlin and Truex. As Elliott then battled Buescher for fifth place while teammate Byron battled Hamlin and Truex for seventh place, Keselowski retained fourth place while Bell remained in the lead. As Byron got loose entering Turn 4 and lost a bevy of spots on the track, Bell stabilized his lead to four-tenths of a second over Reddick by Lap 145.

At the halfway mark on Lap 150, Bell was leading by six-tenths of a second over Reddick as Larson, Keselowski and Elliott trailed in the top five by two seconds. Behind, Hamlin occupied sixth place in front of teammate Truex, Buescher, Blaney and Gragson while Heim, Gibbs, Hocevar, Byron and McDowell trailed in the top 15. Briscoe, Chastain, Gilliland, Erik Jones and Suarez followed suit in the top 20 as Preece, Logano, Wallace, Allmendinger and Bowman were mired in the top 25 ahead of Burton, Cindric, Berry, Herbst and LaJoie.

Fifteen laps later, Bell extended his advantage to a second over Reddick as Larson, Keselowski and Hamlin were scored in the top five and trailing by less than four seconds. Bell would stabilize his lead to a second over Reddick by Lap 175 while third-place Larson trailed by three seconds. By then, Hamlin gained a spot to fourth place and Keselowski dropped to fifth while Elliott was mired in sixth ahead of Truex.

When the second stage period concluded on Lap 185, Bell captured his ninth Cup stage victory of the 2024 season by sweeping both stage periods at Nashville. Reddick settled in second place ahead of Larson, who fended off Hamlin to claim an extra stage point before Hamlin would then run into the rear of Larson to express his displeasure over being forced up the track by Larson in Turn 1 prior to the stage’s conclusion. Keselowski ended up in fifth while Elliott, Truex, Blaney, Buescher and Gragson were scored in the top 10. By then, 36 of 38 starters were scored on the lead lap.

During the stage break, the lead lap field led by Bell pitted for service. Following the pit stops, Bell retained the lead after he exited pit road first as teammate Hamlin, Reddick, Keselowski, Elliott, Blaney, Truex, Gragson, Gibbs and Chastain followed suit in the top 10. Amid the pit stops, Larson lost nine spots due to his No. 5 jackman dropping the jack on the right side of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 too early, which resulted in the jackman lifting the car back up to have the right-side tires tightened, as he exited pit road in 12th place behind Hocevar.

With 108 laps remaining, the final stage commenced as teammates Bell and Hamlin occupied the front row. At the start, Bell muscled ahead of Hamlin to retain the lead and have both lanes to his control while Reddick challenged his owner Hamlin for the runner-up spot. With Blaney occupying in fourth place ahead of Keselowski, Elliott and Truex, the battle for the runner-up spot between Hamlin and Reddick continued to intensify into a tight side-by-side battle while Truex started to battle dead even with Elliott for sixth place. As McDowell fell off the pace due to a gearing issue, Blaney started to close in on Hamlin for third place while Reddick retained second and Bell continued to lead with 100 laps remaining.

With 98 laps remaining, the caution flew due to Riley Herbst receiving a light tap from LaJoie, who got loose, that sent Herbt’s No. 15 Monster Energy Ford Mustang Dark Horse sliding and scrubbing the outside wall in between Turns 1 and 2. The damage to his car was enough for Herbst to retire in the garage. During the caution period, select names led by Buescher pitted while the rest led by Bell remained on the track.

The start of the next restart period with 92 laps remaining did not last long as Erik Jones, who was mired in 25th place and pitted during the previous caution period, made contact into the outside wall in Turn 2 as he lost a right-front tire. By then, Bell, who made minor contact with teammate Hamlin during the short restart, lost the lead to Reddick. During the caution period, some led by Kyle Busch pitted while the rest led by Reddick remained on the track.

As the event restarted with 87 laps remaining, the field fanned out as Bell and Reddick battled dead even for the lead through the first two turns. As Truex made a bold three-wide move on both teammate Hamlin and Blaney to move up to third place, Reddick and Bell continued to duel for the lead for the following lap as Hamlin and Truex tried to join the battle. Then amid the side-by-side action between Reddick and Bell that proceeded for the next three laps, the caution returned due to Elliott, who was running in sixth place, snapping sideways and spinning his No. 9 NAPA Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 through the frontstretch’s grass, though he continued without making any significant contact. During the caution period, a majority of the field led by Reddick and Bell pitted while the rest led by Blaney remained on the track.

With the event restarting with 75 laps remaining, where Blaney and Allmendinger occupied the front row, Blaney rocketed ahead from Allmendinger to retain the lead through the first two turns as LaJoie and Allmendinger battled for second place in front of a side-by-side battle between Wallace and Chastain. Logano then made his way in between both Wallace and Chastain in his attempt to move up to fourth place while Reddick and Hamlin were mired in 10th and 11th, respectively. Then amid the battles around the venue, the caution flew with 73 laps remaining as Bell’s strong run came to a sour end when he got loose underneath Larson while running 15th and made contact with the Turn 2 outside wall backward and on the driver’s left side as he was trying to fight his way back to the front. Amid the damage, Bell, who had multiple issues re-firing his damaged car to limp it back to pit road, retired in 36th place.

The start of the next restart period with 66 laps remaining featured the field fanning out and jumbling for late positions through the first two turns and the backstretch as Blaney retained the lead while Allmendinger fended off Chastain for the runner-up spot. With the battles around the circuit ensuing towards the front and the rear of the field, Blaney retained the lead by eight-tenths of a second over a tight battle between Allmendinger and Chastain for the runner-up spot as Busch, Hamlin and LaJoie engaged in a tight three-wide battle for eighth place. Meanwhile, Wallace occupied fourth place ahead of Logano, Berry and Buescher.

Two laps later, the caution returned as Keselowski, who was running just outside the top 15, received a tap from Austin Dillon entering Turn 1 as Keselowski spun and made hard rear-end contact to his No. 6 Consumer Cellular Ford Mustang Dark Horse against the outside wall in Turn 2. Then in front of Keselowski’s incident, Hocevar intentionally turned Harrison Burton in the backstretch and made contact with Gilliland in the process. During the caution period, select names led by LaJoie pitted while the rest led by Blaney remained on the track.

As the event restarted with 52 laps remaining, Blaney and Chastain dueled for the lead as Hamlin dived his No. 11 FedEx Toyota Camry XSE below the apron in an attempt to gain more spots. Moving as high as seventh place during the proceeding lap while Logano, who restarted in the top 10, got loose in Turn 2 and lost a bevy of spots, Hamlin would then overtake both Busch and Berry to move up to fifth place with 50 laps remaining while Chastain, who had cleared Blaney earlier, was leading by half a second over Blaney and Wallace was left battling Allmendinger dead even for third place. Shortly after, however, Busch would battle fiercely with Hamlin to retain fifth place.

With 40 laps remaining, Chastain stretched his advantage to a second over Blaney while Wallace also trailed by more than a second in third place. As Busch muscled his No. 8 zone Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 ahead in fourth place, Hamlin navigated his way into fifth place while Allmendinger was trying to fend off Gibbs and Larson for sixth place. Meanwhile, Reddick was mired in 10th place behind Berry.

Nine laps later, Blaney, who was running short of fuel amid his earlier strategic call to remain on the track, surrendered the runner-up spot to pit his No. 12 Menards Ford Mustang Dark Horse for fresh tires and fuel. Blaney’s pit stop, which pinned the reigning series champion a lap down, allowed Hamlin, who overtook Wallace earlier, to move up into second place while Chastain was leading by two seconds. With Wallace falling back to third, Busch and Larson were scored in the top five while Gibbs, Reddick, Truex, Allmendinger and Buescher trailed in the top 10 with 30 laps remaining.

Down to the final 20 laps of the event, Chastain stabilized his advantage to less than one-and-a-half seconds over a hard-charging Hamlin, who was steadily decreasing Chastain’s advantage, while Kyle Busch trailed in third place by three-and-a-half seconds. Behind, Larson overtook Wallace, who was trying to conserve on fuel and nurse his No. 23 Columbia Toyota Camry XSE, for fourth place, while Gibbs, Truex, Reddick, Buescher and Berry occupied the top 10 ahead of Haley, Austin Dillon, Allmendinger, Elliott and Suarez.

Five laps later, Hamlin decreased Chastain’s advantage to four-tenths of a second as he continued to close in on Chastain for the lead with a fast race car while Busch trailed by more than three seconds. Another lap later, Hamlin nearly got to Chastain’s rear bumper in Turn 1, but Chastain retained the lead by a narrow margin. Chastain would proceed to keep Hamlin mired in the dirty air and run in front of him while blocking him through every turn and straightaway with 10 laps remaining.

Then with seven laps remaining, Hamlin, who closed in on Chastain entering the frontstretch, capitalized on Chastain getting loose in Turn 1 while trying to block Hamlin’s Toyota to overtake him and claim the lead. With Hamlin stretching his advantage to half a second for the following lap, Larson, who overtook Busch for third place, trailed by less than three seconds. With Gibbs and Wallace running in fifth and sixth, respectively, Hamlin started to pull away with the lead with five laps remaining.

Then with two laps remaining, the caution flew and the event was sent into overtime as Austin Cindric, who was running outside the top 20, spun his No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang Dark Horse amid contact with Noah Gragson in the backstretch. During the caution period and with a majority of front runners running low on fuel, some led by Wallace and including teammate Reddick, Buescher, Haley, Austin Dillon, Suarez, Berry, Heim and Preece pitted while the rest led by Hamlin remained on the track.

The start of the first overtime attempt lasted a single turn as Chastain, who was engaged in a side-by-side battle with Hamlin for the lead entering the first turn, received a tap from Larson entering Turn 1 that sent Chastain spinning backward into the outside wall as Gibbs collided into Chastain’s wrecked No. 1 Busch Country Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 while Busch slid up the outside wall as he was slamming the brakes to avoid hitting Chastain, whose strong run and hopes to defend his Nashville victory came to a bitter end.

Select names including Nemechek, Dillon and Hemric also wrecked amongst themselves amid a chain reaction as Hamlin escaped with the lead, where he was followed by Larson, Truex, Logano, Briscoe and Elliott. Despite making light contact with the wall, Busch, who kept his car running straight and running on the track, was given fourth place back due to maintaining a reasonable pace with the field while dodging the latest multi-car wreck.

Amid an extensive cleanup period, the start of the second overtime attempt lasted only two turns as a multi-car wreck erupted in the backstretch that involved Heim, Burton, Haley, Berry, Gilliland, Preece, Stenhouse, Hemric and Blaney. At the moment of caution, Hamlin, who was among several competitors running very low on fuel, retained the lead ahead of Larson, who made contact with Truex at the start of the overtime attempt, as Truex, Busch and Logano were scored in the top five. During the caution period and with the event sent into a third overtime attempt, the top seven competitors led by Hamlin and including Larson, Truex, Busch, Logano, Briscoe and Elliott, all of whom were running very low on fuel, remained on the track while LaJoie and Wallace, both of whom have enough fuel to finish, were lined up in eighth and ninth, respectively, as teammates Zane Smith and Hocevar were lined up in the top 12 behind Gragson, who was running low on fuel.

The start of the third overtime attempt only lasted past the start/finish line as Larson, who was stumbling on pace and ran out of fuel while restarting alongside Hamlin on the front row, caused a stack-up that resulted in Busch, who was bumping into Larson, getting bumped by Elliott and turned sideways into the frontstretch’s outside wall as the rest of the field scattered to avoid the chaos. The incident ended Busch’s run with a wrecked race car and his ninth result of finishing outside the top 20 while Larson coasted his car back to pit road for fuel.

During the caution period that sent the field into a fourth overtime attempt, the leader Hamlin and teammate Truex yielded their spots towards the front to pit for fresh tires and fuel while the rest led by Logano, who was also running very low on fuel, remained on the track to inherit the lead as he was followed by Briscoe, LaJoie, Zane Smith, Elliott and Bowman.

The start of the fourth overtime attempt nearly lasted a full lap before the caution was again drawn before the white flag due to Berry wrecking his No. 4 Overstock.com Ford Mustang Dark Horse against the Turn 2 outside wall. Prior to the incident, Elliott, who restarted in fifth place, ran out of fuel and caused the field to fan out to avoid hitting Elliott as Elliott, who remained in the middle of the track, coasted his No. 9 NAPA Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 to pit road.

During the caution period that sent the event into a fifth overtime period, LaJoie pitted to address a mechanical issue with his No. 7 Garner Trucking Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Prior to pit road being accessible to the field, Bowman pitted for fuel. Amid the process, Logano, who fended off Briscoe during the latest green-flag run, retained the lead ahead of Briscoe, Zane Smith, Preece, Reddick and Wallace.

The start of the fifth overtime attempt featured Logano rocketing his No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang Dark Horse ahead of Briscoe and Zane Smith through the first two turns and the backstretch while Reddick launched a late charge to overtake both through the following two turns.

When the white flag waved and the final lap started, Logano remained in the lead by a tenth of a second over Reddick. Entering Turn 1, Reddick attempted to make a move on Logano on the outside lane, but Logano also went wide to fend off Reddick’s challenge. With more carnages erupting while the race remained under green flag conditions, Logano maintained the lead ahead of Reddick and Smith through the backstretch as he fended another attack from Reddick through Turns 3 and 4.

Despite having both Reddick and Smith set up a three-wide move on Logano through the frontstretch, Logano, whose fuel light started to blink as he was about to run out of fuel, stood on the gas and used the remaining fuel within his low tank to coast across the finish line and claim his first elusive checkered flag of the 2024 season by 0.068 seconds over Smith and 0.071 seconds over Reddick.

With the victory, Logano, who still had enough fuel for a few victorious burnouts before he ran out on the frontstretch, notched his 33rd career win in the NASCAR Cup Series, which tied him with Fireball Roberts in 27th place on the all-time wins list. In addition to claiming his first victory at Nashville in the Cup circuit, Logano achieved his first win since he won at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March 2023 and he extended his winning streak as a Team Penske competitor to 12 consecutive seasons. Logano had won the 2024 All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway six weeks ago despite the event not counting for Playoff points.

Logano’s Nashville victory also guarantees all three of Team Penske’s competitors in the 2024 Cup Series Playoffs, with Logano notching the fourth victory for the Ford nameplate and the third of the season for the Penske organization through the first 19 scheduled events. Prior to becoming the 11th winner of the 2024 season at Music City, Logano had held a 13-point advantage over Bubba Wallace for the final transfer spot into the Playoffs.

“It’s been a stressful few weeks trying to get into the Playoffs,” Logano said on NBC. “Being able to win here is huge for our season. It felt great to get that [win]. Boy, that feels good. I’m out of breath. We had it won off of [Turn] 4 and the caution came out. I was like, ‘Oh my god,’ but you can’t pit, like you kind of got to go for it. Boy, it was close, but we got to give a lot of credit to Roush Yates not only building horsepower, but build a fuel mileage that won today. When I went into [Turn] 3 and saw that [fuel] light [blinking], I was like, ‘Oh no, I’m gonna run out off of [Turn] 4.’ It just stumbled and spit and sputtered across the [finish] line. Trying to make the Playoff’s not easy these days with these Next Gen cars and everyone’s so equally matched. I made a lot of mistakes, even some tonight. It’s nice to be able to overcome. It’s a much-needed win, for sure.”

Behind Logano, rookie Zane Smith, who has finished no higher than 13th place through the first 18 events of the 2024 season, notched a career-best second place as he edged Tyler Reddick by 0.003 seconds, but fell 0.068 seconds shy of overtaking Logano at the finish line. The runner-up result left Smith with mixed emotions on pit road.

“My winning side of me is pissed with the second place, especially after hearing [Logano]’s gonna run out [of fuel] for the past 10 laps,” Smith said. “I wouldn’t have done anything different. I felt like I chose the right lane and it’s crazy just how much these cars drive with cleaner air. Just proud of our strategy there. [This season]’s been rough, no doubt, so just appreciate everyone at Spire Motorsports. You never know how many more opportunities you’re gonna have at a Cup win, so we’ll be thinking about that one. Just short, but obviously, proud of my second place. Top three [finish] in the Cup Series is awesome. Just proud of our day.”

Third-place finisher Reddick, however, was left visibly disappointed on pit road after falling short of the victory despite having fresher tires and enough fuel for the finish compared to Logano.

“It’s very disappointing,” Reddick said. “I’m trying my best, but it’s tough. I’m trying to keep it cool at the moment. I’m really upset about how [the race] ended. All the good cars ran out of fuel and we were in position to pass. [Logano] hadn’t been good all day long and didn’t get the job done.”

Behind the top three finishers, Ryan Preece and Chris Buescher finished in the top five while Ryan Blaney, Bubba Wallace, Kyle Larson, Daniel Hemric and Noah Gragson rounded out the top 10 in the final running order.

Notably, Denny Hamlin, who led 70 laps, ended up in 12th place after pitting for fuel before the fourth overtime attempt. In addition, Chase Elliott, who spun through the frontstretch’s grass while approaching the finish line, slid to an 18th-place result while Martin Truex Jr., who wrecked on the final lap with help from Daniel Suarez entering the backstretch, fell back to 24th place.

“[My team and I] were fine with just running out of gas and we did under caution [following the third overtime attempt],” Hamlin said. “[Pitting] was the right call. I was going down pit lane out of gas. I was surprised [the race] lasted that many green-white-checkereds. It certainly stinks having about 15 seconds from a win at the end and then 10 seconds from the win at the end and then, we finished 12th. It’s just a part of it. That’s NASCAR Cup Series racing.”

There were 20 lead changes for nine different leaders. The race featured 15 cautions for 79 laps. In addition, 24 of 38 starters finished on the lead lap.

Following the 19th event of the 2024 Cup Series season, Kyle Larson leads the regular-season standings by 20 points over Chase Elliott, 43 over Denny Hamlin, 53 over Tyler Reddick, and 73 over Martin Truex Jr.

Results.

1. Joey Logano, nine laps led

2. Zane Smith

3. Tyler Reddick, 16 laps led

4. Ryan Preece

5. Chris Buescher

6. Ryan Blaney, 26 laps led

7. Bubba Wallace

8. Kyle Larson

9. Daniel Hemric

10. Noah Gragson

11. AJ Allmendinger, one lap led

12. Denny Hamlin, 70 laps led

13. Justin Haley

14. Alex Bowman

15. Austin Cindric

16. Carson Hocevar

17. Todd Gilliland

18. Chase Elliott

19. William Byron

20. Corey LaJoie

21. Chase Briscoe

22. Daniel Suarez

23. Ty Gibbs, two laps led

24. Martin Truex Jr.

25. Brad Keselowski, one lap down

26. Josh Berry – OUT, Accident

27. Kyle Busch – OUT, Accident

28. Harrison Burton – OUT, Accident

29. Corey Heim – OUT, Accident

30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – OUT, Accident

31. John Hunter Nemechek – OUT, Accident

32. Austin Dillon – OUT, Accident

33. Ross Chastain – OUT, Accident, 45 laps led

34. Erik Jones – OUT, Suspension

35. Michael McDowell – OUT, Transmission, 31 laps led

36. Christopher Bell – OUT, Accident, 131 laps led, Stages 1 & 2 winner

37. Riley Herbst – OUT, Accident

38. Chad Finchum – OUT, Electrical

Next on the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the second annual running of the Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course in Downtown Chicago, Illinois. The event is scheduled to occur next Sunday, July 7, and air at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

Toyota Gazoo Racing North America NHRA Norwalk Post-Race Report – 06.30.24

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ANTRON BROWN TRIUMPHANT AT NORWALK; CLAIMS 76TH CAREER VICTORY
Brown’s second win of 2024 and Toyota’s 10th in the last 11 NHRA races

NORWALK, Ohio (June 30, 2024) – In an all-Toyota Top Fuel dragster final, Antron Brown defeated Doug Kalitta at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, for his second win of the 2024 season, the 76th of his NHRA career and his 60th in Top Fuel. Brown, who began the day as the third overall seed, powered his dragster to a 3.736 elapsed time in the finals to defeat Kalitta late Sunday afternoon. The victory by Brown also marks 10 in the last 11 races for Toyota.

Also in Top Fuel, Justin Ashley and Steve Torrence advanced to the semifinals and Billy Torrence took his Toyota dragster to the second round on Sunday.

In Funny Car, Ron Capps made his first final round appearance of the 2024 season, ultimately falling to race winner, Bob Tasca III. This was the 147th time Capps has advanced to the finals in his career. J.R. Todd was defeated by Capps in round two and Alexis DeJoria bowed out in round one on Sunday.

With the finals appearances by Kalitta, Brown and Capps, Toyota has now reached the final round in 33 consecutive NHRA events in either Top Fuel and/or Funny Car.

Toyota Post-Race Recap
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series
Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals
Summit Motorsports Park
Race 10 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL FINISHING POSITIONS

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Antron Brown	Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Winner	W (3.739) v. D. Mercier (3.816) W (3.757) v. C. Millican (3.814) W (3.780) v. J. Ashley (7.778) W (3.736) v. D. Kalitta (3.747)
Doug Kalitta	Applied Innovation Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Finalist	W (3.804 – holeshot) v. K. Wurtzel(3.787) W (3.740) v. B. Torrence (3.774) W (3.771) v. S. Torrence (3.946) L (3.747) v. A. Brown (3.736)
Steve Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Semi-finals	W (3.749 -holeshot) v. S. Reed (3.746) W (4.822) v. J. Salinas (15.633) L (3.946) v. D. Kalitta (3.771)
Justin Ashley	SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Semi-finals	W (3.764) v. T. Schumacher (3.783) W (4.524) v. T. Tatum (8.435) L (7.778) v. A. Brown (3.780)
Billy Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Second Round	W (3.717) v. D. Foley (3.746) L (3.774) v. D. Kalitta (3.740)
Shawn Langdon	Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	First Round	L (3.802) v. C. Millican (3.742)

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR FINISHING POSITIONS

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Ron Capps	NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	Finalist	W (3.897) v. D. Wilkerson (3.941) W (3.944) v. J. Todd (4.596) W (3.910) v. M. Hagan (7.730) L (6.966) v. B. Tasca III (3.908)
J.R. Todd	DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	Second Round	W/L (3.933) v. C. King (4.269) L (4.596) v. R. Capps (3.944)
Alexis DeJoria	Bandero Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	First Round	L (6.324) v. C. Green (3.930)

*= Non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

ANTRON BROWN, Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, AB Motorsports

TF Final Result: Winner

What was the difference in getting this win today?

“Teamwork, teamwork makes the dream work! Brian Corradi’s (crew chief) hometown – got him some ice cream scoops here. Matco Tools, this is their hometown. Summit Racing, all of our partners, FVP, Sirius XM, Toyota, that’s what makes it happen. We got in a little bit of trouble in that last round. We actually hurt the engine in the other round. We put one in and found something wrong with that one. The boys stayed resilient, didn’t stop and put another one in. We got it in, got the win, truly a blessing. JFR (John Force Racing), John Force, this is for you baby. I got some ice cream, will bring it to you and make you smile!”

RON CAPPS, NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Ron Capps Motorsports

FC Final Result: Finalist

How would you describe your day?

“This was definitely one of those weekends I knew was coming soon. I’ve been pretty vocal about the big changes we’ve had to make to our race car. I’m so proud of Guido (Dean Antonelli, crew chief) and our NAPA Auto Care team, just to have the race day like we had today. It was an important weekend not only to help us in the Mission Foods points standings, but to get the confidence back too. The car was consistent all day. Guido felt really happy that there’s a lot more left in it. I’m pretty excited about heading to the West Coast, where we’ve had a lot of success at the races that are coming up.”

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Toyota directly employs more than 49,000 people in the U.S. who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of more than 34 million cars and trucks at our nine manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota’s 10th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, Toyota currently offers 28 electrified options.

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BROWN, TASCA, STANFIELD & HERRERA SCOOP UP WINS AT SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA NATIONALS

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NORWALK, Ohio (June 30, 2024) – Three-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown slipped past points leader Doug Kalitta in the final round of the 18th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, racing to his 76th career win on Sunday at Summit Motorsports Park.

Bob Tasca III (Funny Car), Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the 10th of 20 races during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.

Brown denied Kalitta, the reigning world champ, his second straight win, going 3.736-seconds at 330.55 mph in his 11,000-horsepower Matco Tools/Toyota dragster to get past Kalitta’s 3.747 at 334.65 in a fantastic side-by-side duel. It is Brown’s second win this season – and the 60th Top Fuel win in his spectacular career – and he reached the final round after defeating Dan Mercier, Clay Millican and Justin Ashley. Brown then led wire-to-wire against the No. 1 qualifier, moving to fourth in points with the thrilling victory.

“This is the best one right now, but your best one is always your next one,” Brown said. “We’re going to celebrate like rock stars tonight because this class is unbelievably tough. You can be on the outside looking in really quick. Coming here, we really felt we had a package that compete and run with anybody.

“The fans here live, eat and breath drag racing and you could tell the way the fans showed out. To be part of that and go rounds, come out the victor – my hat is off to my team. I’m in awe of how we got this done. It’s truly a blessing to be part of this team and get this win and John Force, this win is for you.”

Kalitta reached his fourth straight final of the year and the 117th in his career with round wins against Kyle Wurtzel, Billy Torrence and Steve Torrence. His points lead now stands at 134 over Justin Ashley.

In Funny Car, Bob Tasca III made the most of his second straight trip to the final round in his 11,000-horsepower Ford Performance Dark Horse Mustang, taking down Ron Capps with a standout run of 3.908 at 330.47. It gives Tasca his second win this season and the 17th in his career and the veteran also obliterated the track speed record, going 336.82.

That came in the first round of eliminations against Dave Richards and Tasca then proceeded to knock off Paul Lee and No. 1 qualifier and points leader Austin Prock. That semifinal must-see matchup didn’t disappoint, as Tasca won on a holeshot, going 3.929 at 334.73 to hold off Prock’s 3.927 thanks to a .046 reaction time. Tasca then cruised to the victory in the final round, winning for the second time in Norwalk and also moving to second in points.

“Hats off to Todd Okuhara and Aaron Brooks. Leaving Bristol, we were pretty disappointed,” Tasca said. “They’re about as aggressive of guys as I’ve ever seen, and I’m an aggressive guy. But we have to go down the racetrack. I think we’re like 14 out of 15 runs since Bristol going down the racetrack, and that’s what it takes to win. They just did an incredible job this weekend. Friday, Saturday were some of the most challenging conditions that we’ve ever seen and the car runs .88, .89, like a bracket car. This is a really special group.

“This morning when I woke up and I heard the positive news about John Force, it was like a weight was lifted off our shoulders. This place is special to John and I dedicate this win to John Force. He will be back and he’s the toughest guy I know.”

Capps broke a season-long slump, advancing to his first final of the year and the 148th in his career after taking down Daniel Wilkerson, J.R. Todd and reigning world champion Matt Hagan. Prock’s points lead is now 178 points over Tasca.

Pro Stock’s Aaron Stanfield stayed red-hot, winning his second straight race by taking down points leader Dallas Glenn in the final round with a run of 6.539 at 208.91 in his Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports car. It was the quickest run of the weekend in the category and also marks the 10th career victory for the young standout, who also won last weekend in Richmond.

Stanfield advanced to the championship round by defeating Chris McGaha, Deric Kramer and Cristian Cuadra. Glenn ran into tire shake almost immediately, and Stanfield cruised to the victory, moving up to fourth in points in the process.

“This place is awesome and it’s been on my bucket list to get it done,” Stanfield said. “My hot rod was flying this weekend and I’m glad I’m the one that’s behind the wheel. It feels great to get back-to-back wins and get this ice cream scoop here.

“Racing Dallas, we both come from the same background. He’s a tough competitor and it feels good to turn the win light on. We’re both hardworking people, and we’ve really grinded to get in the position we are. It’s cool to get to race against him and he’s bad to the bone, so I know I’ve got to be on my best to beat him. It’s just a cool moment.”

Glenn reached the finals for the fifth time this season and the 22nd time in his career, picking up round wins against Jeg Coughlin Jr., Fernando Cuadra Jr. and Mason McGaha. He also extended his points lead to 89 over Greg Anderson, who fell in the first round. Reigning world champ Erica Enders also lost in the opening round.

Gaige Herrera again raised his performance on Sunday in Pro Stock Motorcycle, extending his NHRA record with an 11th straight win, defeating Matt Smith in the final round on his RevZilla/Mission Foods/Vance & Hines Suzuki with an impressive run of 6.704 at 200.77. The dominant points leader and defending world champion remained undefeated since last September and for all of 2024, winning his sixth straight race this year and first at Summit Motorsports Park.

Herrera qualified third heading into eliminations, but was incredible on Sunday, going a track-record 6.698 at 200.95 to open the day. He added round wins against Chase Van Sant and John Hall to reach the final round before the marquee matchup with Smith. But Herrera left the starting line first and rolled to the victory.

“I have an awesome team behind me, and they deserve more of the credit than I do. I get the spotlight but all in all, it’s them. It shows their hard work. It’s just been a lot accomplished in a short time and it’s really hard to take it all in, but I’m enjoying it. It’s unbelievable but it makes me feel like all my hard work is paying off. I’ve always wanted to be here since I was a little kid.

“I actually grew up one city over from John Force. You grow up watching John, hearing about him, to have my name in that same area – it’s still John Force, you can never compare yourself to anyone like that, but to have my name mentioned in the history books like that, it’s incredible. I never would have dreamed anything of it as a kid and I still don’t believe it.”

Smith earned his second trip to the finals this year and the 77th in his career thanks to round wins against Wesley Wells and Richard Gadson.

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to action July 19-21 with the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in Seattle.

NORWALK, Ohio — Final finish order (1-16) at the 18th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. The race is the 10th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.

TOP FUEL:

Antron Brown; 2. Doug Kalitta; 3. Steve Torrence; 4. Justin Ashley; 5. Billy Torrence; 6. Clay Millican; 7. Tripp Tatum; 8. Jasmine Salinas; 9. T.J. Zizzo; 10. Shawn Reed; 11. Doug Foley; 12. Tony Stewart; 13. Tony Schumacher; 14. Kyle Wurtzel; 15. Shawn Langdon; 16. Dan Mercier.

FUNNY CAR:

Bob Tasca III; 2. Ron Capps; 3. Austin Prock; 4. Matt Hagan; 5. Blake Alexander; 6. Paul Lee; 7. J.R. Todd; 8. Chad Green; 9. Daniel Wilkerson; 10. Cruz Pedregon; 11. Dave Richards; 12. Buddy Hull; 13. Chris King; 14. Alexis DeJoria; 15. Joe Morrison; 16. Bobby Bode.

PRO STOCK:

Aaron Stanfield; 2. Dallas Glenn; 3. Cristian Cuadra; 4. Mason McGaha; 5. Deric Kramer; 6. Troy Coughlin Jr.; 7. Larry Morgan; 8. Fernando Cuadra Jr.; 9. Matt Hartford; 10. Erica Enders; 11. David Cuadra; 12. Jeg Coughlin; 13. Chris McGaha; 14. Jerry Tucker; 15. Eric Latino; 16. Greg Anderson.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:

Gaige Herrera; 2. Matt Smith; 3. John Hall; 4. Richard Gadson; 5. Chase Van Sant; 6. Jianna Evaristo; 7. Angie Smith; 8. Marc Ingwersen; 9. Ron Tornow; 10. Hector Arana Jr; 11. Wesley Wells; 12. Eiji Kawakami; 13. Steve Johnson; 14. Chris Bostick.

NORWALK, Ohio — Sunday’s final results from the 18th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. The race is the 10th of 20 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:

Top Fuel — Antron Brown, 3.736 seconds, 330.55 mph def. Doug Kalitta, 3.747 seconds, 334.65 mph.

Funny Car — Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 3.908, 330.47 def. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 6.966, 104.78.

Pro Stock — Aaron Stanfield, Chevy Camaro, 6.539, 208.91 def. Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 16.851, 69.89.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.704, 200.77 def. Matt Smith, Buell, Foul – Centerline.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Jeff Veale, 5.351, 277.03 def. Julie Nataas, 18.056, 45.87.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Sean Bellemeur, Chevy Camaro, 5.430, 268.17 def. Madison Gordon, Camaro, 15.112, 77.72.

Competition Eliminator — Royce Freeman, Chevy Camaro, 6.952, 195.99 def. Robert Bailey, Dragster, 6.677, 192.77.

Super Stock — Jeff Dona, PontiacFirebird, 9.787, 134.23 def. Monty Bogan, Chevy Camaro, 9.089, 141.50.

Stock Eliminator — Ken Whitcher, ChevyCamaro, 11.250, 114.95 def. Brenda Grubbs, Camaro, 9.989, 131.19.

Super Comp — Phil Smida, Dragster, 8.896, 179.78 def. Jamie Elrod, Dragster, 8.892, 178.83.

Super Gas — Bob Prose, Rambler Wagon, 9.818, 151.37 def. Michael Handras, Chevy Cavalier, Foul – Red Light.

Top Dragster — Al Peavler, Dragster, 6.121, 225.41 def. Chris Sullivan, Dragster, 6.574, 195.48.

Top Sportsman — James Hinkle, Pontiac Grand Am, 7.463, 181.03 def. Zach Sackman, Chevelle, 6.514, 211.33.

Factory X — Lenny Lottig, Chevy Camaro, 7.091, 190.89 def. Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 7.152, 193.13.

Factory Stock Showdown — Stephen Bell, Chevy Camaro, 7.811, 174.98 def. Mark Pawuk, Dodge Challenger, 13.974, 60.67.

Junior Dragster Shootout — Madeline Rodgers, American, 8.078, 78.96 def. James Graves, Bos, Foul – Red Light.

Scott Rods — Scott Leber, Corvette, 5.600, 124.12 def. Rich Miller, Anglia, 5.582, 124.72.

NORWALK, Ohio — Final round-by-round results from the 18th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, the 10th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:

TOP FUEL:

ROUND ONE — Tripp Tatum, 3.751, 309.91 def. T.J. Zizzo, 3.725, 332.18; Clay Millican, 3.742, 333.25 def. Shawn Langdon, 3.802, 303.37; Antron Brown, 3.739, 316.97 def. Dan Mercier, 3.816, 315.34; Doug Kalitta, 3.804, 319.75 def. Kyle Wurtzel, 3.787, 321.65; Justin Ashley, 3.764, 329.50 def. Tony Schumacher, 3.783, 320.74; Steve Torrence, 3.749, 329.99 def. Shawn Reed, 3.746, 323.81; Jasmine

Salinas, 3.750, 329.34 def. Tony Stewart, 3.769, 324.75; Billy Torrence, 3.717, 331.28 def. Doug Foley, 3.746, 322.50;

QUARTERFINALS — Ashley, 4.524, 295.21 def. Tatum, 8.435, 82.20; S. Torrence,

4.822, 203.65 def. Salinas, 15.633, 59.35; Brown, 3.757, 329.50 def. Millican, 3.814, 325.22; Kalitta, 3.740, 332.51 def. B. Torrence, 3.774, 325.69;

SEMIFINALS — Brown, 3.780, 326.48 def. Ashley, 7.778, 77.66; Kalitta, 3.771, 332.02 def. S. Torrence, 3.946, 285.29;

FINAL — Brown, 3.736, 330.55 def. Kalitta, 3.747, 334.65.

FUNNY CAR:

ROUND ONE — Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 3.857, 336.82 def. Dave Richards, Toyota Camry, 4.067, 316.08; Blake Alexander, Mustang, 3.950, 320.13 def. Buddy Hull, Dodge Charger, 4.075, 314.90; Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 4.431, 201.82 def. Joe Morrison, Charger, Foul – Red Light; J.R. Todd, Toyota GR Supra, 3.933, 325.37 def. Chris King, Charger, 4.269, 233.48; Paul Lee, Charger, 5.290, 198.93 def. Bobby Bode, Mustang, 19.206, 41.67; Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.914, 325.06 def. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 3.999, 327.03; Ron Capps, GR Supra, 3.897, 331.53 def. Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.941, 329.99; Chad Green, Mustang, 3.930, 330.23 def. Alexis DeJoria, GR Supra, 6.324, 111.58;

QUARTERFINALS — Tasca III, 3.922, 332.92 def. Lee, 4.024, 326.40; Hagan, 3.900, 327.82 def. Alexander, 3.951, 321.88; Capps, 3.944, 330.88 def. Todd, 4.596, 180.43; Prock, 3.922, 330.39 def. Green, 4.830, 163.35;

SEMIFINALS — Tasca III, 3.929, 334.73 def. Prock, 3.927, 328.06; Capps, 3.910, 330.80 def. Hagan, 7.730, 120.25;

FINAL — Tasca III, 3.908, 330.47 def. Capps, 6.966, 104.78.

PRO STOCK:

ROUND ONE — Mason McGaha, Chevy Camaro, 6.880, 206.16 def. Jerry Tucker, Camaro, 9.011, 116.27; Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.587, 208.42 def. Eric Latino, Camaro, Foul – Red Light; Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.561, 208.97 def. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 7.161, 151.95; Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.569, 207.88 def. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.624, 206.51; Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 6.598, 207.59 def. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.556, 207.78; Larry Morgan, Camaro, 6.637, 207.50 def. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 21.203, 36.96; Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.571, 208.46 def. David Cuadra, Ford Mustang, 6.586, 206.57; Cristian Cuadra, Mustang, 6.564, 207.05 def. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.559, 209.56;

QUARTERFINALS — M. McGaha, 6.635, 206.67 def. Morgan, 6.637, 207.18; Glenn, 6.582, 207.78 def. Cuadra Jr., 14.439, 58.91; C. Cuadra, 6.585, 208.17 def. Coughlin Jr., 6.608, 209.75; Stanfield, 6.563, 207.94 def. Kramer, 6.582, 208.33; SEMIFINALS — Glenn, 6.610, 208.10 def. M. McGaha, 6.624, 208.01; Stanfield, 6.563, 209.10 def. C. Cuadra, 6.584, 208.49;

FINAL — Stanfield, 6.539, 208.91 def. Glenn, 16.851, 69.89.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:

ROUND ONE — John Hall, 6.829, 197.77 def. Hector Arana Jr, 7.332, 192.25; Angie Smith, Buell, 6.786, 196.50 def. Eiji Kawakami, Suzuki, 7.565, 151.85; Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 6.814, 196.79 def. Marc Ingwersen, 6.901, 194.13; Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 6.754, 200.53 def. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, 14.183, 38.77; Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 7.029, 161.59 def. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 10.048, 81.26; Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.698, 200.95 def. Ron Tornow, Foul – Red Light; Matt Smith, Buell, 6.779, 200.00 def. Wesley Wells, Suzuki, 7.435, 179.97;

QUARTERFINALS — Hall, 6.798, 198.99 def. A. Smith, 6.872, 198.90; Gadson, 6.862, 198.20 def. Evaristo, 6.871, 200.26; M. Smith, 6.817, 199.32 was unopposed; Herrera, 6.760, 199.64 def. Van Sant, 6.812, 197.68;

SEMIFINALS — M. Smith, 6.798, 198.82 def. Gadson, 7.608, 124.27; Herrera, 6.720, 200.80 def. Hall, Foul – Red Light;

FINAL — Herrera, 6.704, 200.77 def. M. Smith, Foul – Centerline.

NORWALK, Ohio — Point standings (top 10) following the 18th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, the 10th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series –

Top Fuel

Doug Kalitta, 857; 2. Justin Ashley, 723; 3. Shawn Langdon, 721; 4. Antron Brown, 663; 5. Steve Torrence, 651; 6. Tony Schumacher, 548; 7. Billy Torrence, 529; 8. Clay Millican, 528; 9. Tony Stewart, 492; 10. Brittany Force, 425.

Funny Car

Austin Prock, 914; 2. Bob Tasca III, 736; 3. Matt Hagan, 733; 4. John Force, 693; 5. J.R. Todd, 686; 6. Ron Capps, 561; 7. Daniel Wilkerson, 507; 8. Alexis DeJoria, 460; 9. Chad Green, 445; 10. Blake Alexander, 430.

Pro Stock

Dallas Glenn, 887; 2. Greg Anderson, 798; 3. Erica Enders, 767; 4. Aaron Stanfield, 714; 5. Jeg Coughlin, 631; 6. Troy Coughlin Jr., 544; 7. Jerry Tucker, 497; 8. Cristian Cuadra, 457; 9. Deric Kramer, 393; 10. David Cuadra, 338.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

Gaige Herrera, 738; 2. Matt Smith, 467; 3. Richard Gadson, 442; 4. John Hall, 406; 5. Angie Smith, 350; 6. Chase Van Sant, 348; 7. Hector Arana Jr, 301; 8. Jianna Evaristo, 299; 9. LE Tonglet, 233; 10. Steve Johnson, 218.

NHRA AT NORWALK: Team Chevy Race Report | Notes & Quotes

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CHEVROLET IN NHRA
2024 SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA NATIONALS
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT MOTORSPORTS PARK
NORWALK, OHIO
TEAM CHEVY RACE REPORT | NOTES & STATS
JUNE 30, 2024

AUSTIN PROCK AND THE AAA CHEVROLET CAMARO SS FUNNY CAR TEAM OF JOHN FORCE RACING RACE TO THE SEMIFINALS AT NORWALK

Chevrolet Captures the FlexJet Factory Stock Showdown and Factory X Wally Trophies at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park

Notes:

Austin Prock, driver of the AAA Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car for John Force Racing, raced to the semifinals but fell to Bob Tasca III with his run of 3.927-seconds E.T. at 328.06 mph to Tasca’s 3.929-seconds E.T. at 334.73 mph.
Setting the track record at Norwalk with his Saturday run of 3.853 seconds E.T. at 329.10 mph, Prock claimed his seventh No. 1 qualifier of the season.
Additionally on Saturday, facing off in the Mission Foods NHRA #2Fast2Tasty, Prock also claimed the win-within-a-race and earned both bonus prize money and points toward the championship.
Aaron Stanfield and Elite Motorsports claimed the Wally trophy and Norwalk win over Dallas Glenn with his run of 6.539 seconds E.T. at 208.91 mph to Glenn facing issues on his run.
Greg Anderson, driver of the Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro SS Pro Stock, captured the victory in the category’s Mission Foods NHRA #2Fast2Tasty Challenge Saturday while also claiming his 127th career No. 1 qualifier with his run of 6.592 seconds E.T. at 207.69 mph.
Stephen Bell, driver of the Chevrolet COPO Camaro in FlexJet Factory Stock Showdown, took the win after qualifying No. 1 for the first time this season, defeating Mark Pawuk with his run of 7.811 seconds E.T. at 174.98 mph to Pawuk facing issues early on his run.
Bell leaves Norwalk continuing to lead the FlexJet Factory Stock Showdown championship standings.
Lenny Lottig captured the Factory X Wally trophy for Chevrolet, piloting his Chevrolet COPO Camaro to the win over fellow Team Chevy driver Aaron Stanfield.

Quotes:

AUSTIN PROCK, DRIVER OF THE AAA CHEVROLET CAMARO SS FUNNY CAR:

“That was close. 13,000 fans (here). Was a great show for the fans, and we just came up on the wrong end of the stick. That’s going to happen, but outstanding weekend for our AAA Camaro SS team. Obviously, wanted to get the job done for all of our partners and for John Force. Just wasn’t our day. We’ll regroup, and the west coast swing is up next. It’s wild, man. We’re halfway through the season.”

Up Next:

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series action heads west to Pacific Raceways in Kent, Wash. for the NHRA Northwest Nationals July 19-21. Eliminations air Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on FOX. Coverage streams live throughout the weekend on NHRA.tv, and is available via AppleTV, Android TV, and Roku devices.

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Kaulig Racing Race Recap | Tennessee Lottery 250

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AJ ALLMENDINGER
No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet Camaro

AJ Allmendinger qualified fourth for the Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway.
Allmendinger took over third place on the opening lap. Allmendinger remained quiet on the radio as he took over second place on lap 31. The No. 16 went on to finish the opening stage in second place. After the yellow flag waved at the end of the stage, Allmendinger reported his Chevy was better than it was in practice. Allmendinger told crew chief, Alex Yontz, his No. 16 started off free on entry but was building too tight by the end of the run. The team pit for four tires and fuel and exited pit road in sixth place.
Allmendinger restarted in sixth place for the second stage. He continued to regain position and took over second place on lap 84. Allmendinger finished the second stage in second place and reported his No. 16 Celsius Chevy was the same balance wise as the end of the first stage. Under the stage break, Yontz called Allmendinger to pit road for four tires, fuel and an air pressure adjustment.
Allmendinger restarted the final stage in third place on lap 97 and has taken over second by lap 113. When the caution came out on lap 136, Allmendinger was scored in forth place. The No. 16 came to pit road for four tires, fuel and an air pressure adjustment. The team had an issue on the right rear during the stop and lost several spots on pit road. Allmendinger restarted in ninth place and went on to finish in seventh place.

“I don’t think we were fast enough that last run to win the race. The lost track position for sure didn’t help but we just got too tight there. The most important thing is our Celsius Chevy was pretty quick today. All we are searching for it speed. Of course we want to win the race, but at the end of the day, we need to keep finding speed. If we run like we did today at other tracks, the wins will come.” – AJ Allmendinger

SHANE van GISBERGEN
No. 97 WeatherTech Chevrolet Camaro

Shane van Gisbergen qualified 28th for the Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway.
Shane van Gisbergen and his WeatherTech team started 28th for the 188-lap event on Saturday afternoon. During stage one, which ran its duration without cautions, Van Gisbergen maintained his position, taking the green and checkered flags in 27th place. He battled a tight-handling car throughout stage one and pitted during the stage break caution for four new tires, Sunoco fuel, and adjustments.
The WeatherTech team started stage two in 23rd place after gaining four positions on pit road and quickly moved into the top 20. Van Gisbergen continued to contend with a tight race car throughout the stage but finished 18th at the green and white checkered flag.
Van Gisbergen made a pit stop under the stage break caution for new tires, fuel, and adjustments. He started stage three in 21st position. The No. 97 battled in the top 20 through the first 40 laps of the stage, reaching 17th place before the first caution of the race occurred with 51 laps remaining. The WeatherTech team restarted stage three in 15th place with 47 laps left in the event. Van Gisbergen maintained his position and finished 15th at the checkered flag.

“The heat was crazy, but a good day for our WeatherTech Chevy. Struggled a bit with tightness but my team worked hard to adjust it and the car drove better near the end (of the race). Getting better on these ovals, learning and having fun. Looking forward to next weekend.” – Shane van Gisbergen

JOSH WILLIAMS
No. 11 Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet Camaro

Josh Williams qualified 26th for the Tennessee Lottery 250.
Williams picked up four spots in the opening five laps before his forward momentum halted for the rest of the stint. He said the No. 11 Chevy Camaro had no grip, and he subsequently fell back to 25th, where he’d finish the opening stage in.
He came down pit road during the stage break for tires, fuel and a track bar adjustment and restarted 24th on lap 51. He immediately began battling to move into 20th, taking it from teammate Shane van Gisbergen on lap 66. He eventually moved into 19th, finishing stage two there.
Williams pitted for tires, fuel and another track bar adjustment during the stage caution and gained seven spots to restart from 12th on lap 98. During the long green flag run, the No. 11 Alloy Employer Services Chevy began slipping backwards. Williams fell to 24th by lap 136, when the race’s first natural caution came out. He pitted for tires, fuel, and a track bar and air pressure adjustment. Restarting on lap 143 from 30th after a speeding penalty, Williams could only muster a six-spot gain and finished the 188-lap race in 24th.

“That was a pretty frustrating day. I felt like we had some more to give, but unfortunately the adjustments we made went the wrong way and we couldn’t recover.” – Josh Williams

About Kaulig Racing

Kaulig Racing™ is a full-time, multi-car NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) team, owned by award winning entrepreneur, Matt Kaulig. Established in 2016, Kaulig Racing™ has earned 23 NXS wins, made the NXS Playoffs consecutively each season since the playoff system started, and won two regular-season championships. In 2021, the team competed in select NCS events, before expanding to a two-car, full-time NCS team in 2022 and adding a third, part-time entry during the 2023 season. Since its first NCS start in 2021, the team has earned two wins. Kaulig Racing is currently fielding two full-time entries in the NCS and continues to field three full-time NXS entries, with a part-time fourth entry at select events. To learn more about the team, visit kauligracing.com.

Nemechek Wins NASCAR Xfinity Series Tennessee Lottery 250 Thriller

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June 30, 2024

John Hunter Nemechek held on to win a thrilling Tennessee Lottery 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Nashville Superspeedway

LEBANON, Tenn. — John Hunter Nemechek held on to win a thrilling Tennessee Lottery 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway as a host of challengers were charging toward him as the race finished.

Nemechek, 27, earned his second win on the season in dramatic fashion by holding off teammate Chandler Smith and Richard Childress Racing teammates Jesse Love and Austin Hill during the final 48-lap, green-flag run.

It was Nemechek’s first win at Nashville and his 11th career Xfinity Series victory in his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

“I thought we gave the race away there at the start of Stage 3; I asked for an adjustment and probably shouldn’t have,” said Nemechek, who won Stage 2. “Can’t say enough about my team and glad to finally get it done here at Nashville.”

Part of today’s challenge for the drivers was battling warm summer temperatures and for those who chose not to wear the high-tech cool-body suits, even higher temperatures in the cars. Nemechek said he’s old-school when it comes to racing in the heat.

“I love it when it’s hot out,” Nemechek said. “It separates the men from the boys.”

Nemechek also has an affinity for Nashville, the city where he grew up and learned and perfected his race craft.

“Getting my start at the Fairgrounds, and winning there and now getting a win here at the big track is very special to me,” Nemechek said. “Being able to come to this market for a NASCAR race and putting on a great show for the fans here is really cool.”

Nemechek, who received a beautiful green Gibson guitar for the hard-fought victory, will try to double-up tomorrow during the Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race (2:30 p.m. CT, NBC and PRN Radio), where he could add a shiny purple Gibson guitar to his collection. Nemechek will start 35th in row 18 alongside rookie Zane Smith.

Smith rallied to finish second in his No. 81 Toyota, but it was Love who had the fans on their feet as he put on a heck of a show marching all the way through the field.

Love, who finished third after starting last in his red and white No. 2 Chevy, passed a grand total of 69 cars and battled back from several different challenges during the race. He passed an incredible 35 cars during his inspired run to the front.

“I am just proud of everyone at RCR and proud to be a part of a team that doesn’t give up,” an exhausted Love said after the race.

Second-place Smith, who finished just over a second behind Nemecheck said he needed a few more laps to get the job done.

“We got caught up in (Allgaier) and (Gibbs’) scuffle there I’m super proud of everyone at the JGR,” Smith said. “I hate that we got in that mess there cause we could’ve probably made a better run at the win.”

RCR’s Hill, who finished fourth, said he and his teammates couldn’t get the car right where they needed it.

“We fought, it was probably a fourth-place car,” Hill said. “Throughout the race we lost the handle on the car. Everyone at RCR is working really hard. We just have to get a little bit better., I think we will be OK. It’s frustrating to run third and fourth, but it’s still a top-five day. We have to keep our heads up.”

Pole-winner Ty Gibbs finished 20th after winning stage one and finishing fourth in Stage 2. He and Allgaier tangled on Lap 137, ending both drivers’ chances at victory. Allgaier finished eighth.

The other Cup regulars in the race were Noah Gragson, who finished fifth, Tyler Reddick, who finished 14th, and Ross Chastain, who finished 27th.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race – Tennessee Lottery 250
Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville, Tennessee
Saturday, June 29

(15) John Hunter Nemechek(i), Toyota, 188.
(8) Chandler Smith, Toyota, 188.
(38) Jesse Love #, Chevrolet, 188.
(5) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 188.
(7) Noah Gragson(i), Ford, 188.
(9) Riley Herbst, Ford, 188.
(4) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 188.
(6) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 188.
(2) Cole Custer, Ford, 188.
(24) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 188.
(3) Ryan Sieg, Ford, 188.
(30) Carson Kvapil, Chevrolet, 188.
(13) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 188.
(11) Tyler Reddick(i), Toyota, 188.
(28) Shane Van Gisbergen #, Chevrolet, 188.
(10) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 188.
(21) Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, 188.
(17) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 188.
(19) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 188.
(1) Ty Gibbs(i), Toyota, 188.
(18) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 188.
(16) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 188.
(23) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 188.
(26) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 187.
(25) Leland Honeyman #, Chevrolet, 187.
(27) Kyle Sieg, Ford, 187.
(20) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 187.
(31) Hailie Deegan #, Ford, 187.
(22) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 187.
(12) Sammy Smith, Chevrolet, 187.
(29) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 186.
(37) Logan Bearden, Chevrolet, 185.
(14) Sheldon Creed, Toyota, 185.
(35) Chad Finchum, Ford, 184.
(34) Blaine Perkins, Ford, 184.
(36) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 183.
(32) Dawson Cram(i), Chevrolet, 183.
(33) Patrick Emerling, Chevrolet, 183.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 127.571 mph.

Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 57 Mins, 36 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.366 Seconds.

Caution Flags: 3 for 17 laps.

Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers.

Lap Leaders: T. Gibbs(i) 1-48;C. Custer 49-70;J. Nemechek(i) 71-100;C. Custer 101-142;J. Nemechek(i) 143-188.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): John Hunter Nemechek(i) 2 times for 76 laps; Cole Custer 2 times for 64 laps; Ty Gibbs(i) 1 time for 48 laps.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 19,16,9,00,7,30,98,20,81,39

Stage #2 Top Ten: 20,16,00,19,81,30,2,9,7,98

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RCR NXS Race Recap: Nashville Superspeedway

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June 30, 2024

Jesse Love and the No. 2 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet Team Earn Strong Third-Place Finish at Nashville Superspeedway

Finish: 3rd
Start: 38th
Points: 6th

“I’m proud of the third-place finish today at Nashville Superspeedway. We had a very fast No. 2 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet. We started in the back due to a crack in the radiator after practice. We had a bad pit stop late due to a tether coming loose on the left-rear making it hard to get the tire off and costing a lot of track position. We had to drive back through the field for the second time today. I felt a vibration late in the race and thought it might be a tire and that almost made us pit under the green flag. Luckily, it managed to go away and we kept on passing cars. I’m extremely proud to be part of a team that doesn’t give up. We needed to have a good race today. We passed 69 cars this afternoon. ECR engines brought the power today. Today’s race was the hottest I’ve ever been in and I’m happy with how the day ended. Next week, we’ll carry this momentum to the Streets of Chicago.” -Jesse Love

Austin Hill Showcases Fast No. 21 Global Industrial Chevrolet with Fourth-Place Finish at Nashville Superspeedway

Finish: 4th
Start: 5th
Points: 4th

“We started off with a fast as Global Industrial Chevrolet today at Nashville Superspeedway. Throughout the race, we just lost the handle on the car, so we’ll go back to the drawing board and see what we can do better on adjusting on the car and making the car overall better throughout the day. I thought that our best run of the day was when we were coming through the field. We lost a little bit of the balance, but everybody at RCR and ECR is working extremely hard. We’re frustrated running third and fourth, but it means that we want to win, right? We just have to keep digging deep and grinding it out. We have some really good teams behind us and everybody at RCR and the organization is working extremely hard to bring these fast Chevrolets to the track. It would have been nice to be in Victory Lane, but we’ll just dig to the next one.” -Austin Hill

Understanding Car Crashes: 6 Legal Tips Worth Following

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June 30, 2024

Car crashes happen all the time, and their consequences can be devastating. Every year, hundreds of people lose their lives in car crashes, and even more people suffer serious injuries. If you have ever been involved in a car crash, you already know how stressful it is. Not only do you need to deal with your injuries and emotional trauma, but you also have to worry about legal matters – you need to protect your rights and fight for the compensation you deserve. Don’t worry, we are here to help you. In this article, we’ll give you six legal tips worth following, because understanding car crashes and what to do after them will ease this situation as much as possible.

Make Sure Everyone’s Safe and Healthy

Right after a car crash, it’s important you make sure everyone is safe and out of any possible danger. If it’s possible, move your car to a safe place to prevent any further accidents. Once you have done this and secured the area, check for injuries. Even if you think you are fine, it’s still important to get medical help. There are many injuries like whiplash or internal injuries that are usually not visible right after the crash but can have serious consequences if left without any treatment. One more piece of advice all car accident lawyers would tell you is to document your medical condition. When you’re seeking compensation, medical records are the greatest evidence of the injuries you got in a crash. Getting medical help right away will not only help you heal faster but will also strengthen your legal case because it will show a clear connection between injuries and crashes. Make sure to always stick to the recommended treatments and go to your follow-up appointments as well.

Call the Police

After you’re sure everyone is in a safe place and about to get medical help, the next step is to call the police. Remember that it’s important to have an official police report about the car crash. Once the officers arrive at the scene, give them all accurate information about the crash. The police report will include basic details like the location, time, and circumstances of the accidents, as well as statements from those involved and witnesses. This official report can be quite helpful when dealing with insurance claims or legal matters. It gives an objective third-party perspective on the accident, which can help determine whose fault it was. Make sure to get a copy of the police report for your own records. Also, the police report can be crucial evidence to back up your version of the story in case the other party involved in the accident denies the facts.

Collect and Save Evidence

The next important thing you should do is to collect and save evidence after a car crash. Take photos of the scene first. Try to show the cars involved, any visible damage, the road, and any important traffic signs or signals. Take photos of any debris or skid marks you see as well. These photos can be a good proof of what happened and who was at fault. Also, be sure to get contact info from everyone who was involved in the accident, whether they were drivers, passengers, or just witnesses. Get their names, phone numbers, addresses, and insurance details. If it’s possible, get statements from witnesses while their memory is still fresh. Finally, all documents related to the accident, like medical bills, repair estimates, communications with insurance companies, and so on, should be saved. It might seem like a lot, but these things are a must if you want to have a strong case and get appropriate compensation.

Contact Your Insurance Company

Almost every insurance company requires their clients to report accidents within a specific (usually short) timeframe. It’s important to contact them as soon as possible because if you don’t, you risk denial of your claim. When contacting them, give only the facts – don’t make any speculations, and don’t admit fault because it can be used against you later. Prepare all you have – medical records, police reports, and other evidence you collected and give it to your insurer. Also, keep all communication with your insurance company, for example, the names of agents you speak with and dates of your conversations. This will be helpful if there are any issues with your claim.

Hire a Car Accident Lawyer

One of the most important steps is to hire a good and experienced car accident lawyer. Admit it, this situation is not something you can handle alone. Having a lawyer by your side will release the burden from your shoulders – he will explain everything to you, negotiate with insurance companies, and represent you in court if needed. Lawyers are also experts in collecting and analyzing evidence, talking with witnesses, and building a strong case for you. They will help you fight for your rights and the compensation you deserve, including those for medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Remember, a lawyer by your side means you will never be taken advantage of by insurance companies or other parties.

Don’t Talk About the Accident Publicly

Finally, try to keep silent as long as possible and don’t talk about the accident with friends, family, or on social media. Everything you say during this period can and probably will be used against you in the future, by the insurance company or opposite party. Even some comments that can seem not so important can be taken out of context and harm your case. Talk to your lawyer on this matter, because he will give you the best advice on what to share and what to keep private. Keeping silent about the accident will improve your chances of winning the case and protect you from risking your fair compensation.

Car crashes are stressful and confusing, but if you know what to do, you will protect your rights and get the compensation you deserve. Follow all these tips we talked about, and you’ll be prepared so well to handle everything that follows this stressful period.

Creative Car Wrap Ideas That Will Make Your Vehicle Stand Out on the Road

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June 30, 2024

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When it comes to personalizing your vehicle, few methods are as impactful and versatile as a car wrap. Whether you want to show off your personality, advertise your business, or simply turn heads wherever you go, a custom car wrap can make your vehicle truly unique.

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore a variety of car wraps Brisbane ideas and provide you with all the information you need to transform your vehicle into a rolling work of art. From choosing the right design to understanding the installation process, we’ve got you covered.

Why Choose a Car Wrap?

One of the primary reasons people opt for car wraps is their versatility. With endless design possibilities, you can create an entirely unique look with Paint protection film Brisbane.

Whether you prefer a sleek, matte finish or a bold, colorful pattern, car wraps can bring your vision to life. Additionally, wraps provide a layer of protection against scratches and UV rays, helping to preserve your vehicle’s original paint job.

Additionally, various car wraps, such as standard vinyl and paint protection film (PPF), offer a layer of protection against scratches and UV rays, helping to preserve your vehicle’s original paint job. For those interested in enhanced durability, understanding the cost of options like PPF is useful.

Creative Car Wrap Ideas

Now that you understand the basics, let’s explore some creative car wrap ideas that will make your vehicle stand out on the road.

Bold Colors and Patterns

Consider a wrap with bold colors and eye-catching patterns if you want your car to stand out. From neon hues to geometric designs, a vibrant wrap can make a powerful statement.

Matte Finishes

Matte finishes have become increasingly popular for their sleek and modern appearance. Unlike traditional glossy wraps, matte wraps provide a sophisticated look that can make any vehicle appear more luxurious.

Chrome and Metallic Wraps

For a high-impact, futuristic look, chrome and metallic wraps are hard to beat. These wraps reflect light uniquely, creating a shimmering effect that will surely turn heads.

Custom Graphics and Illustrations

Unleash your creativity with custom graphics and illustrations. Whether you want to showcase your favorite art, a personal design, or company logo, custom vehicle wraps allow for endless possibilities.

Whether you’re looking for bold colors, metallic finishes, or bespoke designs, Dallas custom wraps can make your vision a reality. Additionally, local experts are well-versed in the latest installation techniques, ensuring a smooth, bubble-free finish.

Textured Wraps

Textured wraps, such as carbon fiber or brushed metal, add a tactile element to your vehicle’s design. These wraps look great and feel unique to the touch, providing an extra layer of customization.

Themed Wraps

Themed wraps are perfect for fans of specific genres, movies, or hobbies. Themed wraps can reflect your personality and interests. They can have designs based on superheroes or nature.

Vintage Designs

For a timeless and classic look, consider a vintage-inspired wrap. The designs mimic aged paint, retro graphics, and classic racing stripes. They give your vehicle a nostalgic charm.

Minimalist Designs

Sometimes less is more. Minimalist designs focus on simplicity and elegance. They use clean lines and subtle wrap colors to create a refined and understated look.

Seasonal Wraps

Celebrate the changing seasons with a seasonal wrap. Whether it’s a winter wonderland scene or a summer beach vibe, seasonal wraps can keep your vehicle looking fresh and relevant all year round.

Exploring the Car Wrap Ideas

These car wrap ideas offer an incredible opportunity to express your creativity and make your vehicle stand out on the road. With endless design possibilities and practical benefits, it’s no wonder that car wraps have become a popular choice for both personal and commercial vehicles.

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Resource Utilization: What Is It?

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June 30, 2024

Resource Utilization: Maximizing Efficiency and Productivity

Resource utilization is a critical factor in determining the efficiency and effectiveness of organizational operations. It involves managing physical assets, human capital, and financial resources to maximize productivity and minimize waste. Understanding the delicate balance between available resources and the demands of projects or tasks can lead to improved performance and profitability. In this ever-evolving business landscape, mastery of resource utilization can be a significant competitive advantage. Below, we delve into the nuances of resource utilization and provide insights into how businesses can achieve optimal performance through strategic management.

Fundamental Understanding of Resource Utilization

The concept of resource utilization revolves around the use of available resources in a manner that maximizes their potential while minimizing waste. It operates on the principles of efficiency and effectiveness, ensuring the right resources are assigned to the appropriate tasks at the ideal time. This involves physical resources, such as machinery and materials, and human resources, where employee skills and time are allocated judiciously.

At its core, resource utilization is about balancing demand with supply. This means scheduling machinery and labor to meet production targets without overextension in a production environment. In project management, utilization refers to assigning team members with the appropriate skills to tasks that match their abilities, thereby optimizing productivity.

In service industries, resource utilization focuses on maximizing billable hours and aligning the workforce with client needs. Here, workforce efficiency translates directly to revenue, as the more effectively employees are utilized, the greater the returns. It’s about understanding client demands and managing workforce deployment to meet those needs without idle time.

Effective resource utilization requires continuous monitoring and adjustment. Managers must be adept at forecasting demand, scheduling resources accordingly, and shifting gears when unexpected changes occur. This dynamic process demands vigilance and flexibility to ensure that resources are not under or overused.

Key Components of Effective Resource Utilization

Effective resource utilization hinges on several key components. First, there must be clear visibility into available resources. This means understanding the skills, availability, and limitations of the workforce and the capabilities and maintenance schedules of physical assets. Without this foundational knowledge, optimal utilization is unattainable.

Secondly, accurate forecasting is essential. Predicting the scale and scope of future projects or workloads enables organizations to plan resource allocation. Forecasting prevents scenarios where resources are stretched thin or, conversely, remain underutilized. This strategic forward-thinking is what separates successful resource management from mere guesswork.

Communication channels must be robust and open. Team members should feel empowered to provide updates on their availability and any constraints they may face. Similarly, managers must communicate expectations and changes effectively to facilitate a responsive and adaptive environment.

Last but not least is the reliance on data-driven decision-making. Organizations can establish more accurate resource allocation strategies by leveraging historical data and analytics. This data-driven approach can identify trends and inefficiencies, providing a basis for continuous improvement in resource utilization.

Evaluating Resource Utilization in Project Management

Project management is one realm where resource utilization is scrutinized intensely. Project managers deliver projects within time and budget constraints, making resource optimization critical. Evaluating resource utilization in this context involves tracking the time spent on tasks against the planned resource allocation.

Modern teams often use specialized software to keep track of these moving parts. These tools help managers assign tasks and set realistic deadlines based on actual team capacity. Many organizations now look to AI Project Management systems to automate these scheduling decisions. This technology can predict resource bottlenecks before they happen. It allows managers to adjust workloads quickly when project requirements change.

Resource utilization metrics provide a quantitative measure of efficiency. Metrics like utilization rate and capacity planning help managers understand the extent to which human resources are used and the availability of additional work. These metrics serve as a basis for staffing decisions and workload distribution.

Additionally, post-project reviews offer an opportunity to assess how successfully resources were utilized. These reviews can reveal lessons learned and best practices for future projects. Through diligent evaluation and adjustment, project managers are better equipped to predict resource needs and tailor their approach to optimize utilization.

Overall, the drive toward more adept resource utilization underscores the evolving nature of modern business operations. Organizations that master the complex dance of allocation and efficiency stand to reap significant rewards in terms of productivity and profitability. As technological advancements continue to enhance our capacity to manage resources effectively, the potential for growth and innovation is boundless.

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Make Sure Everyone’s Safe and Healthy

Call the Police

Collect and Save Evidence

Contact Your Insurance Company

Hire a Car Accident Lawyer

Don’t Talk About the Accident Publicly

Creative Car Wrap Ideas That Will Make Your Vehicle Stand Out on the Road

Why Choose a Car Wrap?

Creative Car Wrap Ideas

Bold Colors and Patterns

Matte Finishes

Chrome and Metallic Wraps

Custom Graphics and Illustrations

Textured Wraps

Themed Wraps

Vintage Designs

Minimalist Designs

Seasonal Wraps

Exploring the Car Wrap Ideas

Resource Utilization: What Is It?

Resource Utilization: Maximizing Efficiency and Productivity

Fundamental Understanding of Resource Utilization

Key Components of Effective Resource Utilization

Evaluating Resource Utilization in Project Management

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