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  • Kyle Busch happy for JGR, miffed with Denny Hamlin after runner-up finish at Daytona 500

    Kyle Busch happy for JGR, miffed with Denny Hamlin after runner-up finish at Daytona 500

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Busch pushed his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin to his second Daytona 500 in four years. However, the 2015 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion is not sure if Hamlin would do the same for him.

    In his 14th attempt to win “The Great American Race,” Busch finished second, and while he was happy that a Joe Gibbs Racing car was in victory lane, he was also not very thrilled with being the bridesmaid.

    Busch said Hamlin refused to work together on the penultimate restart. But on the final restart, Hamlin changed his mind. Busch obliged and blocked defending series champion Joey Logano’s late charge to allow Hamlin to cruise to victory circle.

    “I’d much rather see a JGR car ‑‑ no offense, but I’d much rather see a JGR car in victory lane more than anybody else,” Busch said. So I felt like keeping our strength in numbers lined up was going to be the best we could be.

    “This was probably the best shot to win,” said Busch, who led 37 laps. “Being up front that much at the end of the race and having the track position and being in those positions on those restarts.”

    Busch was the leader on a restart with nine laps to go but opted to start on the bottom lane after Hamlin informed Busch’s crew that he did not want to work together.

    That changed before the final restart, though, as Busch claimed that Hamlin wanted to return to “teammate preservation mode.”

    “Kind of funny how it swaps back and forth a little bit, but it is what it is,” Busch said.

    Despite coming up short, this was Busch’s second top-three finish in the Daytona 500. He finished third in the 2016 running, which Hamlin also won.

  • Denny Hamlin Wins The 61st Daytona 500

    Denny Hamlin Wins The 61st Daytona 500

    In a race that featured two big wrecks, two Red Flags and a long winless streak broken, Denny Hamlin won the 61st Daytona 500 for the second time in his 15 year career and 32nd time he has found victory lane.

    “The whole family, they’ve just done so much for me throughout the course of my career. This one’s for J.D.,” Hamlin said after the race. “We’re desperately going to miss him the rest of our lives, but his legacy still lives on at Joe Gibbs Racing.”

    Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Erik Jones and Michael McDowell rounded out the top 5.

    “We had a really good Shell/Pennzoil Ford.” Logano said. “I actually felt like we had the car to beat and just couldn’t get there. It’s so hard to get to the front. Once I got to the front, I felt like we had a really fast car.”

    “We just didn’t have any outright speed to break the 18 or the 11.” -McDowell said after the race. “When the 18 shot to the outside, he had a lot of momentum, a big run. I tried to go with him, to hope the 18 and 11 would get to together to steal a win but a Top 5 is great.”

    Stage 1:

    Under beautiful and bright sunny skies, William Byron led the field to the green flag with his 88 teammate of Alex Bowman to the right of him. Byron led the first 6 laps in his 24 Axalta Chevrolet.

    Pit stops for the first time happened around Lap 19 with Kurt Busch stopping to lead us off. He almost took the fuel can with him but they got it right in the nick of time.

    However, during pit stops, the 32 of Corey Lajoie’s right front tire blew causing the first caution of the race and the season.

    The cars that didn’t come in during the green flag stops, did come which included the teams like Alex Bowman, Bubba Wallace, Jimmie Johnson, Hamlin & Ryan Preece.

    They went back to green on Lap 24 and there we not just one lane that was moving forward, but there was two lines. Unlike the XFinity race the previous night, there was two lanes of racing which made it much better racing for the fans, drivers, and everybody involved.

    Jimmie Johnson took the lead on Lap 39 however it did not take long as the dark M&M’s car of Kyle Busch retook the lead, just a couple circuits later.

    With two laps to go in Stage 1 and everybody itching for stage points, Bubba Wallace collided with Darrell Wallace Jr, sending Wallace Jr. around. Wallace collected Kurt Busch and Jamie McMurray, who is racing in his final race. All had minor damage and were able to continue.

    We went back to green with 7 to go in Stage 1 with the two Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) teammates, one two. Would Hamlin make a move to grab a stage win? You better believe he did but he made the move too soon and fell to sixth to end the stage while his JGR teammate of Kyle Busch, won the first stage of the season.

    Stage 2:

    Stage 2 got going with the defending champion and the winner of the 2nd Duel on Thursday, Joey Logano with the lead spot until lap 73 when Logano among with Ryan Blaney, Kevin Harvick and a host of Ford’s came into Pit lane and got mostly fuel only.

    Matt DiBenedetto retook over the lead and for DiBenedetto, this is already turning into a historic day. According to Racing Reference, Before today’s race, DiBenedetto led only 23 laps in his 140 starts in the Monster Energy Cup Series. Today? By the time he passed the start/finish line on Lap 87, he already surpassed that.

    There was only 19 cars on the lead lap when Matt DieBenedetto caught the pack that went to pit lane on Lap 73, on Lap 104. The lucky thing for the guys that were about to be lapped, they were saved by the 27 of Casey Mears. The driver of the second Germain car, that raced his way in, made contact with the 96 of Parker Kligermann heading into Turn 1.

    Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski, Ryan Preece, and Kyle Larson stayed out and took the first two rows on the restart. Kyle Busch restarted fifth after pitting.

    Blaney went back to green with the lead…and did not give it away as he took the Green and White Checkers to end the second stage.

    Byron, Erik Jones, Brad Keselowski and Ricky Stenhouse Jr did not pit.

    Stage 3:

    Byron led off the third stage and was definitely proving that the duo between him and Chad Knuas was working well. Byron, was however, was battling Knaus’ former driver as Jimmie Johnson for multiple, multiple laps.

    During Green Flag pit stops, the real drama began. Multiple drivers, including Johnson, were involved in a wreck when the 52 of Cody Ware and the 51 of BJ McLeod was trying to slow down which ran into Tyler Reddick. Reddick then, proceeded to drive into the 48. Johnson’s entire back side of his car near his fuel cell, was destroyed.

    They went back to green and after a couple of quick cautions for the 42 of Larson cutting a tire and the 2 of Keselowski incident on the front stretch, the carnage started to occur and the big one struck on with 9 laps to go.

    21 drivers were involved in the big one in which Paul Menard made contact with Matt DiBenedetto which set a series of sparks and carnage throughout the field. Among the ones involved? Blaney, Stenhouse Jr, David Regan, Truex Jr, Johnson, William Byron and David Regan.

    “I just saw a replay and I didn’t realize that all that was going on but it was very dark and I saw sparks flying around so I knew I was underneath someone. I cant thank NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway, the safety they have is unbelievable.” Regan said. “That is just speedway racing. Everyone is blocking, everyone is racing hard, not cutting an inch and that’s what happens when you’re going for the Daytona 500.”

    The sparks and excitement weren’t done though as 2 laps later, a “mini” big one occurred when Larson got involved with Stenhouse Jr which included Chase Elliott, Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Kevin Harvick and Ty Dillon.

    The chaos was not over as the Big One Part 2: happened during NASCAR Overtime when the 14 of Clint Bowyer, turned down into the 34 of Michael McDowell sending a gaggle of cars into the mayhem that is accustomed with Daytona International Speedway.

    “Hey it is the Daytona 500, I had to go for it. This just sucks man. We had such a good Rush Truck Centers, Mobile 1 Ford Mustang. We had a shot at it and I just took it.” Bowyer said

    Among the number of cars involved? Cassill, McMurray, Gaughan and Keselowski.

    NASCAR Overtime was back at it again, and this time, they got to the checkered flag. Hamlin went neck and neck with Busch, Logano and McDowell but it was just too little and too late as the Chesterfield, VA native broke his 47 winless drought at the great spectacle in racing, the Daytona 500.

    Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 1
    Unofficial Race Results for the 61st Annual Daytona 500 – Sunday, February 17, 2019
    Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved
    Total Race Length – 207 Laps – 517.5 Miles

    Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Stage1Pos Stage2Pos Pts Status
    1 10 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 207 6 0 45 Running
    2 31 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Chocolate Bar Toyota 207 1 0 45 Running
    3 28 20 Erik Jones Sport Clips Toyota 207 10 0 35 Running
    4 4 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 207 3 10 42 Running
    5 34 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 207 0 0 32 Running
    6 22 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 207 0 0 31 Running
    7 26 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 207 8 0 33 Running
    8 21 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger.com Chevrolet 207 0 0 29 Running
    9 17 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 207 0 9 30 Running
    10 36 15 Ross Chastain(i) Chevrolet 207 0 0 0 Running
    11 2 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet 207 2 0 35 Running
    12 35 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 207 0 4 32 Running
    13 5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 207 0 5 30 Running
    14 19 6 Ryan Newman Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Ford 207 0 0 23 Running
    15 25 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) Gaunt Brothers Racing/Toyota Toyota 205 0 0 0 Running
    16 20 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 205 0 0 21 Running
    17 18 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 200 7 0 24 Accident
    18 32 32 Corey LaJoie Old Spice Ford 200 0 0 19 Running
    19 38 51 BJ McLeod(i) Jacob Companies Chevrolet 200 0 0 0 Running
    20 6 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Ford 199 0 0 17 Accident
    21 1 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 198 0 2 25 Accident
    22 16 40 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s/Cessna/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 198 0 0 15 Accident
    23 30 62 * Brendan Gaughan(i) Beard Oil Distributing/South Point Chevrolet 197 0 0 0 Accident
    24 27 0 Landon Cassill PERMATEX Chevrolet 196 0 0 13 Accident
    25 12 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 196 0 0 12 Running
    26 3 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Car2Can Ford 194 9 7 17 Accident
    27 39 31 * Tyler Reddick(i) Symbicort Chevrolet 191 0 0 0 Accident
    28 9 95 Matt DiBenedetto Procore Toyota 190 0 6 14 Accident
    29 7 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 190 0 0 8 Accident
    30 24 38 David Ragan Select Blinds Ford 190 0 0 7 Accident
    31 14 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Peak Ford 190 5 1 22 Accident
    32 8 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 190 0 3 13 Accident
    33 23 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 190 4 8 14 Accident
    34 29 8 Daniel Hemric # Bass Pro Shops/Caterpillar Chevrolet 190 0 0 3 Accident
    35 11 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 190 0 0 2 Accident
    36 33 36 Matt Tifft # Speedco Ford 190 0 0 1 Accident
    37 15 37 Chris Buescher Kleenex Wet Wipes Chevrolet 190 0 0 1 Accident
    38 13 43 Bubba Wallace Aftershokz Chevrolet 169 0 0 1 Accident
    39 37 52 Cody Ware # Winn Dixie Chevrolet 155 0 0 1 Accident
    40 40 27 * Casey Mears Chevrolet 104 0 0 1 Accident
  • Denny Hamlin wins his second Daytona 500

    Denny Hamlin wins his second Daytona 500

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – He did it for J.D.

    In overtime, Denny Hamlin with J.D. Gibbs’ name on his No. 11 FedEx Toyota, held off his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Kyle Busch, to win the 61st running of the Daytona 500 and his second in four years.

    Hamlin won the 2016 running of the 500 in a photo finish, the closest ever, over now-teammate Martin Truex Jr., who had been driving the No. 78 Toyota at the now-defunct Furniture Row Racing.

    The victory also snapped a 47-race winless streak for Hamlin in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series — his first win since scoring his second Southern 500 back in September 2017.

    “The whole family, they’ve just done so much for me throughout the course of my career. This one’s for J.D.,” Hamlin said. “We’re desperately going to miss him the rest of our lives, but his legacy still lives on at Joe Gibbs Racing.

    J.D. Gibbs, the oldest son of Joe Gibbs, died Jan. 11 due to complications following a long battle with a degenerative neurological disease.

    Hamlin led 30 laps en route to the 32nd Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win. This time, the 38-year-old who was raised just 25 minutes north of Richmond International Raceway in Chesterfield, is going to enjoy his 500 triumph a little more.

    “I think I was so dumbfounded with everything the first time, with photo finish and everything,” he said. “This one will let me soak it in a little more. I’m going to have a terrible hangover tomorrow, but I’m going to enjoy it the rest of my life.”

    The win all but guarantees a spot in the 2019 Monster Energy Playoffs for Hamlin, who made the cut last year despite going winless for the first time in his Cup career.

    It was also the fourth major victory for Hamlin, who also has two Southern 500 wins.

    Defending Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano was fourth, and Michael McDowell completed the top-five.

    Rounding out the Top 10 were Ty Dillon, Kyle Larson, Ryan Preece, Jimmie Johnson, and Ross Chastain.

    There were two overtimes, two red flags, and three wrecks in the final 10 laps.

    The ‘The Big One’ occurred on Lap 189 when the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford of Paul Menard, who had previously complained about Johnson causing ‘The Big One’ at the Clash, turned Matt DiBenedetto going into Turn 3, triggering a 22-car pileup.

    Aric Almirola, Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, William Byron, Austin Dillon, Ty Dillon, Chase Elliott, Daniel Hemric, Johnson, Kyle Larson, Logano, Ryan Newman, Preece, David Ragan, Daniel Suarez, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Matt Tifft, and Martin Truex Jr. were among those collected.

    Kyle Busch won Stage 1, while Blaney earned the Stage 2 victory.

    Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 1
    Unofficial Race Results for the 61st Annual Daytona 500 – Sunday, February 17, 2019
    Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved
    Total Race Length – 207 Laps – 517.5 Miles

    Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Stage1Pos Stage2Pos Pts Status
    1 10 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 207 6 0 45 Running
    2 31 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Chocolate Bar Toyota 207 1 0 45 Running
    3 28 20 Erik Jones Sport Clips Toyota 207 10 0 35 Running
    4 4 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 207 3 10 42 Running
    5 34 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 207 0 0 32 Running
    6 22 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 207 0 0 31 Running
    7 26 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 207 8 0 33 Running
    8 21 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger.com Chevrolet 207 0 0 29 Running
    9 17 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 207 0 9 30 Running
    10 36 15 Ross Chastain(i) Chevrolet 207 0 0 0 Running
    11 2 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet 207 2 0 35 Running
    12 35 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 207 0 4 32 Running
    13 5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 207 0 5 30 Running
    14 19 6 Ryan Newman Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Ford 207 0 0 23 Running
    15 25 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) Gaunt Brothers Racing/Toyota Toyota 205 0 0 0 Running
    16 20 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 205 0 0 21 Running
    17 18 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 200 7 0 24 Accident
    18 32 32 Corey LaJoie Old Spice Ford 200 0 0 19 Running
    19 38 51 BJ McLeod(i) Jacob Companies Chevrolet 200 0 0 0 Running
    20 6 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Ford 199 0 0 17 Accident
    21 1 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 198 0 2 25 Accident
    22 16 40 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s/Cessna/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 198 0 0 15 Accident
    23 30 62 * Brendan Gaughan(i) Beard Oil Distributing/South Point Chevrolet 197 0 0 0 Accident
    24 27 0 Landon Cassill PERMATEX Chevrolet 196 0 0 13 Accident
    25 12 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 196 0 0 12 Running
    26 3 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Car2Can Ford 194 9 7 17 Accident
    27 39 31 * Tyler Reddick(i) Symbicort Chevrolet 191 0 0 0 Accident
    28 9 95 Matt DiBenedetto Procore Toyota 190 0 6 14 Accident
    29 7 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 190 0 0 8 Accident
    30 24 38 David Ragan Select Blinds Ford 190 0 0 7 Accident
    31 14 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Peak Ford 190 5 1 22 Accident
    32 8 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 190 0 3 13 Accident
    33 23 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 190 4 8 14 Accident
    34 29 8 Daniel Hemric # Bass Pro Shops/Caterpillar Chevrolet 190 0 0 3 Accident
    35 11 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 190 0 0 2 Accident
    36 33 36 Matt Tifft # Speedco Ford 190 0 0 1 Accident
    37 15 37 Chris Buescher Kleenex Wet Wipes Chevrolet 190 0 0 1 Accident
    38 13 43 Bubba Wallace Aftershokz Chevrolet 169 0 0 1 Accident
    39 37 52 Cody Ware # Winn Dixie Chevrolet 155 0 0 1 Accident
    40 40 27 * Casey Mears Chevrolet 104 0 0 1 Accident
  • Michael Annett wins Xfinity Series opener at Daytona for his first victory

    Michael Annett wins Xfinity Series opener at Daytona for his first victory

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – 230 starts.

    That is how many starts it took Michael Annett to finally find victory lane.

    Annett kicked off the new season by earning his first career victory at Saturday’s NASCAR Racing Experience 300 at the sport’s most historic track, Daytona International Speedway.

    Annett held off his JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier on the final lap to get the checkered flag.

    “This is amazing. My first words were ‘Eight years’ – it’s been eight years in this series,” Annett said in Victory Lane. “I can’t do it without these guys. They stuck with me when everybody would count us out. Some people wonder why I get to drive this car, and I think we showed it today.

    “Our slogan this year is ‘One team, one dream, one goal’ and this was one of them. So, we’re starting off good.

    “I was waiting for a second line to get formed. I know they tried, but it just wasn’t there,” he said. “When it hadn’t formed with about three (laps) to go, I knew they weren’t going to have enough steam to get us.

    “I was just worried about my teammate. I knew he was going to push hard and I knew he was going to go for it. I just had to keep him in my mirror and keep the gap right.”

    Brandon Jones came home third, Ryan Sieg was fourth, and Austin Cindric rounded out the top-five.

    Completing the Top 10 were Christopher Bell (his best finish in a season opener out of his four full-time NASCAR seasons thus far), Jeff Green, John Hunter Nemechek, defending series champion Tyler Reddick, and Chase Elliott.

    On Lap 71 of the scheduled 120-lap distance, NASCAR threw a caution after one of the roof flaps from Brad Keselowski’s No. 12 Ford flew off his car and landed in the infield grass. Keselowski took his car to the garage and was done for the day.

    “I felt like I was back in the ’50s running a convertible here on the beach. That was interesting,” Keselowski said. “The roof, escape hatch, whatever it is called, looks like there was a defect from the factory on the body and just nothing we could do.

    “The guys tried to fix it, but it is in a spot where you can’t get to it and work on it. It is made the way it is made. We are stuck.”

    Michael Annett assumed the race lead on Lap 76 when the race got back underway. However, it did not stay green for very long. Just four laps later, Ray Black Jr. lost control on the backstretch and spun into the grass to bring out the yellow.

    With 30 laps left in the race, Annett remained at the point followed by Allgaier, Jones, Sieg, and Cindric right behind him.

    Michael Annett, who missed the playoffs a year ago, stretched the Speedweeks streak of first-time winners to three with a victory. Austin Hill won on Friday to pick up his first career Truck victory, while Harrison Burton scored a win in the ARCA Series season opener in his first career race at Daytona.

    JR Motorsports has won this race four out of the last five years.

    Xfinity Series Race
    Unofficial Race Results for the 38th Annual NASCAR Racing Experience 300 at Daytona – Saturday, February 16, 2019
    Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved
    Total Race Length – 120 Laps – 300. Miles

    Fin Str Vehicle Driver Team Laps Stage1Pos Stage2Pos Pts Status
    1 3 1 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J/American Heart Assoc Chevrolet 120 0 9 42 Running
    2 15 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 120 0 7 39 Running
    3 16 19 Brandon Jones Juniper Toyota 120 5 2 49 Running
    4 8 39 Ryan Sieg Larry’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet 120 7 0 37 Running
    5 13 22 Austin Cindric MoneyLion Ford 120 10 3 41 Running
    6 11 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 120 8 6 39 Running
    7 21 93 Jeff Green Nightowl Contractors Inc Chevrolet 120 0 0 30 Running
    8 14 23 John Hunter Nemechek # Fire Alarm Services INC Chevrolet 120 3 0 37 Running
    9 1 2 Tyler Reddick Pinnacle Financial Partners Chevrolet 120 9 8 33 Running
    10 7 8 Chase Elliott(i) Aftershokz Chevrolet 120 0 4 0 Running
    11 18 9 Noah Gragson # Switch Chevrolet 120 6 0 31 Running
    12 10 98 Chase Briscoe # Nutri Chomps/Chewy.com Ford 120 0 0 25 Running
    13 6 10 Ross Chastain Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 120 2 1 43 Running
    14 38 0 Cole Custer Jacob Companies Ford 120 0 0 23 Running
    15 2 18 Jeffrey Earnhardt iK9 Toyota 120 4 5 35 Running
    16 30 35 Joey Gase Medic Air Systems Inc/AGRI Supply Toyota 120 0 0 21 Running
    17 4 11 Justin Haley # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 120 1 10 31 Running
    18 28 86 Brandon Brown # Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 120 0 0 19 Running
    19 22 66 Timmy Hill VSI Racing/Overkill Motorsports Toyota 120 0 0 18 Running
    20 32 52 David Starr Whataburger Chevrolet 120 0 0 17 Running
    21 17 4 Scott Lagasse Jr Rimrock Devlin Chevrolet 120 0 0 16 Running
    22 24 36 Josh Williams JoeFroyo/All Sports Coffee Chevrolet 120 0 0 15 Running
    23 20 38 Josh Bilicki DR Squatch Soap Chevrolet 120 0 0 14 Running
    24 26 0 Garrett Smithley Flex Tape Chevrolet 120 0 0 13 Running
    25 29 78 Vinnie Miller JAS Expedited Trucking LLC/Koolbox Toyota 120 0 0 12 Running
    26 31 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Toyota 120 0 0 11 Running
    27 35 15 BJ McLeod BTX Global Logistics/Run the Race Chevrolet 120 0 0 10 Running
    28 34 13 Max Tullman Zoomi Toyota 120 0 0 9 Running
    29 12 90 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prine/MAXIM Chevrolet 119 0 0 8 Running
    30 33 7 Ray Black II ISOKERN Fireplaces & Chimneys Chevrolet 119 0 0 7 Running
    31 19 17 Chris Cockrum ADVANCED COMMS GROUP Chevrolet 118 0 0 6 Running
    32 37 42 John Jackson James Carter Attorney at Law Toyota 118 0 0 5 Running
    33 27 99 DJ Kennington LORDCO Auto Parts Toyota 113 0 0 4 Running
    34 5 8 Gray Gaulding GGPURE.com Chevrolet 110 0 0 3 Running
    35 36 74 Mike Harmon AIR One Heating and Cooling Chevrolet 108 0 0 2 Running
    36 25 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 90 0 0 1 Engine
    37 9 12 Brad Keselowski(i) Fitzgerald USA Ford 71 0 0 0 Roof Hatch
    38 23 1 Stephen Leicht OPAV Experience It Chevrolet 24 0 0 1 Overheating

    NASCAR Xfinity Series Unofficial Driver Points
    After the Daytona International Speedway
    38th Annual NASCAR Racing Experience
    300 at Daytona

    RankDriverVehiclePoints
    1Brandon Jones1949
    2Ross Chastain1043
    3Michael Annett142
    4Austin Cindric2241
    5Justin Allgaier739
    6Christopher Bell2039
    7Ryan Sieg3937
    8John Hunter Nemechek #2337
    9Jeffrey Earnhardt1835
    10Tyler Reddick233
    11Noah Gragson #931
    12Justin Haley #1131
    13Jeff Green9330
    14Chase Briscoe #9825
    15Cole Custer023
    16Joey Gase3521
    17Brandon Brown #8619
    18Timmy Hill6618
    19David Starr5217
    20Scott Lagasse Jr416
    21Josh Williams3615
    22Josh Bilicki3814
    23Garrett Smithley013
    24Vinnie Miller7812
    25Matt Mills511
    26BJ McLeod1510
    27Max Tullman139
    28Caesar Bacarella908
    29Ray Black II77
    30Chris Cockrum176
    31John Jackson425
    32DJ Kennington994
    33Gray Gaulding83
    34Mike Harmon742
    35Jeremy Clements511
    36Stephen Leicht11
    37Chase Elliott(i)80
    38Brad Keselowski(i)120
  • Kyle Busch leads third practice at Daytona

    Kyle Busch leads third practice at Daytona

    Daytona Beach, FL – Kyle Busch led the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series third practice Friday at Daytona International Speedway with a lap time of 44.936, just over 200 at 200.285 mph.

    Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Preece, Erik Jones, and Ryan Newman rounded out the top five in this round of practice

    Pole Sitter William Byron was 18th quickest which was the third fastest of the four Hendrick Motorsports cars.

    Denny Hamlin led the fastest 10 consecutive laps with an average speed of 198.107 mph.

    There is one more practice session today from 3:05 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. ET which will be televised on Fox Sports 1. The final Cup Series practice will be held Saturday at 12:05 p.m. ET on FS1.

    Complete Friday Cup Series Practice Results

  • Austin Hill survives carnage to win season-opener at Daytona

    Austin Hill survives carnage to win season-opener at Daytona

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The defending NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series championship team returned and won their third consecutive race, but this time they had a new man behind the wheel of their hot rod.

    Austin Hill took over the No. 16 Toyota from reigning series champion Brett Moffitt, who was unable to secure sponsorship to remain in the seat, and held off Grant Enfinger in Friday night’s season opener at Daytona International Speedway.

    On the restart of the second overtime, Hill got ahead of the field and threw a huge block to prevent Matt Crafton from getting to the point. Throughout the race, Hill would get out to sizeable leads but somehow managed to keep the pack behind him. It was the same story in the end as he held off Enfinger to win his first Truck race in his 52nd career start.

    “Man, this truck was fast, it really was. I knew we had a truck that could compete,” Hill said in Victory Lane. “I got a little scared there at the end. I thought (Enfinger) was going to get me, he had a big run.

    “I can’t believe my first win came at Daytona. It’s so surreal. I can’t wait to party with these guys.”

    Hill was constantly reminded by his crew to save fuel, but he was still nervous that he might run out.

    “We pitted really early, and we already knew it was going to be close and then when we went overtime, I was so scared,” he said. “I just knew I was going to run out off (Turn) 4 and not make it to the line.

    “So much stuff was going through my head, but – hey – we’re in Victory Lane.”

    Ross Chastain finished third, Spencer Boyd was fourth, and Crafton slipped to fifth.

    The first big wreck occurred on Lap 53 of the scheduled 100 lap race when Jordan Anderson got tapped by Sheldon Creed, which collected nearly a dozen trucks. Among those who were taken out of contention included Moffitt, Johnny Sauter, Brennan Poole, Myatt Snider, and Christian Eckes.

    Eckes’ truck erupted in flames on Lap 63 coming down the frontstretch to bring out the caution. He was uninjured.

    The race resumed on Lap 70, with Hill leading the pack.

    On Lap 77, Cory Roper, who was making just his seventh Trucks start, got out of the groove and made contact with Ben Rhodes, causing him to spin and slam the inside wall to bring out another caution. Rhodes ended up taking the lead.

    With 13 laps to go, Rhodes remained in front of the field followed by Stewart Friesen and Gus Dean.

    The caution came out again on Lap 89 when Todd Gilliland got into his Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Harrison Burton on the backstretch, sending them both wrecking into the wall off Turn 2.

    The race returned to green with seven laps left, but Clay Greenfield and Timothy Peters wrecked on the restart lap.

    The race restarted with three laps to go with Rhodes at the point, followed by Hill, and Dean. However, Creed got into Dean, which triggered another massive wreck to send the race into the first overtime. Rhodes did not make it out unscathed, ending his evening.

    Sauter held off Friesen to win Stage 2, and Creed won Stage 1 with Hill behind him in second.

    Angela Ruch, the niece of 1990 Daytona 500 champion Derrike Cope finished in eighth, the best finish of her career in any major series.

    Billy Rock, a crewmember for the FDNY Racing team and driver Bryan Dauzat, was injured earlier in the race in a pit-road incident.

    Rock, the team’s jackman, was struck by Dauzat’s No. 28 Chevrolet, which had lost its brakes. Rock was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center for further evaluation, and NASCAR officials said he was “awake and alert.” The nature of any injuries to Rock, however, were not disclosed.

  • Harvick and Logano win Duels at Daytona

    Harvick and Logano win Duels at Daytona

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.— Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano won the Gander RV Duels at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night to set the starting lineup for the 61st annual Daytona 500 on Sunday.

    Duel 1:

    William Byron led the field to the green flag and led the first 15 laps until green flag pit stops arrived.

    Byron fell back to sixth after the green flag pit stops cycled though with Kevin Harvick taking the lead and never letting it go.

    Harvick led the final 44 laps of the first Duel for the second Duel victory of his 18-year career.

    There was only one caution which was for the 18 of Kyle Busch getting turned around by Jimmie Johnson. Busch was none too pleased with the contact between him and the seven time champ.

    “I don’t want to (expletive) hear it,” Busch told to his team when he got told what Johnson radioed to his team during the race. “Use his damn eyeballs. It’s twice he’s done the same thing in two (expletive) races.”

    After the race, unlike the Clash from Sunday, Johnson took full blame for the wreck.

    “I firmly believe the Clash was a racing incident. This one was a mistake on my behalf. Everybody makes mistakes.”

    Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Paul Menard, Matt DiBenedetto and Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the top five.

    Parker Kilgerman beat Ryan Truex by one position to get one of the final two open team places in the 61st running of the Great American Race.

    Duel 2

    Joey Logano needed to lead just one lap and that was the last one. Logano did just that to win his first career Daytona qualifying race.

    Logano led the final and most important of the 60 laps run in the second duel after he crafted a brilliant plan to go from fourth to first, on the final lap.

    “You have the whole race to think about making a move, and we were all out there just waiting,” Logano said. “Everyone behind me really wanted to go, and I just knew that I had to wait. The later you can do it, the less the risk if it doesn’t work. I got a good run from the 12 (Ryan Blaney) behind me and went to the bottom and got a good run.”

    Alex Bowman started out with the pole for the second consecutive year as he led the field in the first duel, just like a season ago. Like Byron, Bowman led the first 11 laps before his first green flag pitstop of the season, relinquishing the lead to Clint Bowyer. Bowyer then, took his turn to head to pit road for his only stop of the race and he took his No. 14 Rush Truck Centers to pitlane.

    That gave the lead to Brendan Gaughan in the 62 who is one of the four teams without a charter. Gaughan, who runs Daytona and usually Talladega in the Cup Series, led six laps before giving the lead back to Bowyer but Gaughan did hold off Joey Gase to get the final spot in the 500.

    Bowyer led two times for 41 laps but couldn’t get the job done and will start the 500 in sixth place.

    Aric Almirola, Denny Hamlin and Kurt Busch rounded out the top five.

    Brendan Gaughan raced his way in which means that Ryan Truex and Joey Gase will be leaving Daytona without racing in the Great American Race.

    The 61st running of the Daytona 500 is on Sunday, Feb. 18th, at 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX.

    Daytona 500 Starting Lineup:

    Starting PositionDriverTeam
    1.William ByronHendrick Motorsports
    2.Alex BowmanHendrick Motorsports
    3.Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas Racing
    4.Joey LoganoTeam Penske
    5.Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway Racing
    6.Clint BowyerStewart-Haas Racing
    7.Paul MenardWood Brothers Racing
    8.Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas Racing
    9.Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family Racing
    10.Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs Racing
    11.Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs Racing
    12.Kurt BuschChip Ganassi Racing
    13Bubba WallaceRichard Petty Motorsports
    14.Ryan BlaneyTeam Penske
    15.Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty Racing
    16.Jamie McMurraySpire Motorsports
    17.Jimmie JohnsonHendrick Motorsports
    18.Chase ElliottHendrick Motorsports
    19.Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway Racing
    20.Austin DillonRichard Childress Racing
    21.Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty Racing
    22.Ty DillonGermain Racing
    23.Daniel SuarezStewart-Haas Racing
    24.David RaganFront Row Motorsports
    25.Parker Kligerman*Gaunt Brothers Racing
    26.Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi Racing
    27.Landon CassillStarcom Racing
    28.Erik JonesJoe Gibbs Racing
    29.Daniel HemricRichard Childress Racing
    30.Brendan Gaughan*Beard Motorsports
    31.Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs Racing
    32.Corey LaJoieGO FAS Racing
    33.Matt TifftFront Row Motorsports
    34.Michael McDowellFront Row Motorsports
    35.Brad KeselowskiTeam Penske
    36.Ross ChastainPremium Motorsports
    37.Cody WareRick Ware Racing
    38.BJ McLeodPetty Ware Racing
    39.Tyler Reddick*Richard Childress Racing
    40.Casey Mears*Germain Racing

  • William Byron: No Ordinary 21-Year-Old

    William Byron: No Ordinary 21-Year-Old

    William Byron is no regular 21-year-old.

    Byron, the 21-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, won the pole for the 61st annual Daytona 500 on Sunday. But as Chad Knaus told Fox’s Mike Yocum, “He is a man. Not a kid.”

    It was business as usual for the Liberty University college student.

    “It is a good first start for us, but we got a lot more to do and that starts with the Duels on Thursday.”

    Byron got his start in racing by a man named Dennis Lambert. Lambert was no slouch and challenged William but he also simplified it for him as well.

    “He really helped me start my career,” Byron said. “Taught me a lot about driving. Learning from him, he was a challenge to me. He was really good in the cars and I could learn a lot from him. He made it simple and some people make it really complicated but he just made it simple for me and I think that has helped me along the way as well.”

    He then moved up to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series in 2015 where he ran the entire year with Justin Marks and Liberty University. This is the first step for many drivers that are currently in the Cup Series as they start their NASCAR career, and for Byron, it was beneficial beyond belief.

    “It kinda taught me how it is to race in a big series for the first time,” said Byron. “Having some televised events and bigger tracks like Bristol, Iowa, Richmond. It kinda taught me the ropes of those tracks so I don’t forget.”

    Byron racked up four wins, five top fives and he ran every single lap except for one at Winston-Salem, finishing off the year with his name above everyones on the top of the point standings.

    After a K&N Pro Series East championship, it was time to take a step up as Kyle Busch Motorsports offered Byron a full ride in the No. 9 Truck with Liberty University at the helm for the 2016 season. Once again, nothing was stopping Byron as he tallied up his first win at Kansas followed by wins at Texas, Iowa, Kentucky and Pocono. Byron was neck and neck with Johnny Sauter all the way until the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. And even though he did everything he could do (win the race, and score the most amount of points), it was just not enough as Sauter finished third and won the title by three points. That didn’t discourage Byron. In fact, the defeat did the exact opposite. It encouraged him to want it more.

    With a bunch of determination, Byron took the next step toward his destination as JR Motorsports offered him the No. 9 Xfinity Series car with, once again, Liberty University, as his main sponsor. Obviously driving for the 14-time most popular driver in the highest NASCAR series, would be intimidating beyond belief for the average driver but for Byron, only just a tad.

    “I mean, only a little at first,” he said. “I think you learn to block out the outside noise. What really matters is what is inside that car, what is inside that team, so if the team is really not letting it get to them I don’t let it get to me. I would say yeah, there is some added pressure but you got to make sure you live up to that by the way you do things and the way you approach things so I think you learn that over time. So, it’s about what is inside that team.”

    If you didn’t believe Byron was intimidated driving for Dale Earnhardt Jr., his performance on the track didn’t tell anybody otherwise. Byron received the checkered flag first in Iowa, and seven days later captured another victory at the World Center of Racing, Daytona International Speedway. He followed that up with a win and a kiss at the yard of bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. When he needed to win, he succeeded by doing just that at the second to last race of the season at Phoenix and qualifying for the final 4 for the Championship at Homestead.

    Nervousness? Hardly any at all. This is nothing new for Byron. Byron finished third in the race, the highest of all the drivers in the final four and won the 2017 Xfinity Series Championship.

    So, what was next for Byron? Would he spend another year in the Xfinity Series or move up to Cup? He didn’t know.

    There is one thing that will always advance drivers in any sport and that is winning. For Byron, that was no different, as he received the opportunity to move up to the Cup Series.

    “Most opportunities came above other people by just winning,” Byton said. “You just need to win races so that is what afforded me to get this chance. That’s really what afforded me the opportunity in the Cup Series was winning and the championship and that’s kinda how it has gotten to me to this point so you really have to win to stay around.”

    In what was a rough first season in the series for Byron (by his standards), he had zero wins, but it did seem like he was getting onto a streak toward the end of the year.

    Now it is on to the 2019 season for the young Hendrick driver and while he returns to the same car for the season, he has a new superstar in his crew chief and that is Chad Knaus. Knuas has spent the last 17 seasons as the crew chief for Jimmie Johnson, the seven-time champ. It has since been a seamless transition between the two.

    When asked if Johnson talked with Byron about working with Knaus and if he has given any advice to the young 21-year-old, Byron said, “We have talked a lot. Chad and I have talked.”

    Johnson confirmed this during his media availability at the Daytona 500 Media Day, saying, “William and Chad have talked. I and William have talked. I think the situation that they are in, Chad is going to be able to bring so much to the table for William to make him grow to become the driver that he wants to be.”

    What does the future hold for Byron? Time will tell. Many of his competitors agree though, that Byron is definitely one to watch.

    “You look at a guy that has probably the best equipment out there in William Byron.” Casey Mears said during Media Day. “I know he sat on the pole here for Daytona. He still has a lot to prove, you know? Watching last season, I don’t think Hendrick Motorsports was really where they needed to be last year as well. I’m really curious as to how he progresses now that he has a year under his belt and hopefully the team being a little down the road.”

    This year’s expectations, though?

    “Yeah obviously, playoffs, wins, those are great,” said Byron, “but we got to do the work first to get there. We are going to get through the first four and five races first and then once we get through the first four and five races, hopefully we are where we want to be and we can work from there to figure out how we can get better and go from there.”

    William Byron is no normal 21-year-old. He is a star in the making.

  • Top 5 NASCAR drivers of all-time

    Top 5 NASCAR drivers of all-time

    NASCAR is a sport in which wins and losses are the ultimate declaration of greatness. Other sports such as baseball, football, and basketball measure greatness in other statistical ways. Yet, NASCAR doesn’t offer fans and pundits the same wiggle room to make claims of distinction. Motorsports fans can use betting mobile applications to get up to the minute odds and bonuses for this year’s NASCAR season. While baseball writers and insiders continue to devise new ways to weigh a player’s influence, NASCAR is unique in its black and white statistics.

    Here is Speedway Media’s top 5 NASCAR drivers of all-time.

    5. Cale Yarborough

    Cale Yarborough rose to racing fame in the 1970s, but he had already been driving for over 10 years by the time he found consistent Winston Cup Racing success. The driver won his first race in 1965. By the end of the 1970s, Yarborough had won three consecutive NASCAR championships. That three-year span saw Yarborough capture 28 race wins. In all, he was victorious 83 times. Yarborough retired after the 1988 season, bringing to an end a career that spanned four decades.

    4. Jimmie Johnson

    Jimmie Johnson is tied for the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championships. Five of the seven championship came in consecutive years, giving Johnson and incredible dynasty that is the measuring stick for all drivers today. The California-native won all seven of his titles between 2006 and 2016. Johnson has 83 career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins.

    3. Jeff Gordon

    Jeff Gordon retired in 2015 after amassing a 22-year career. Despite being a constant winner, Gordon was often a divisive driver due to his pretty-boy good looks and personality. Despite some fans never taking to Gordon, he won 93 races making him the leader in career wins in the modern era. He also tallied four cup championships and became the first NASCAR driver to reach the $100 million mark. Gordon was one of the drivers that helped take NASCAR into the 1990s and 2000s.

    2. Dale Earnhardt Sr.

    Dale Earnhardt was one of the first – if not the first – NASCAR driver to crossover into mainstream culture. Known as “The Intimidator” for his driving style, Earnhardt was a superstar in a sport that was regionalized until the 1990s. Earnhardt won seven Winston Cup Championships. In 2001, Earnhardt died at the Daytona 500 marking one of the most publicized deaths in motorsports history. “The Intimidator’s” career may have been cut short, but he still registered 428 top ten finishes and 281 top five finishes in 676 races.

    1. Richard Petty

    Richard Petty raced to 200 career NASCAR wins. His performances on the race track earned him the nickname “The King” as he becomes the first superstar of the sport. Petty won seven Daytona 500 races along with five Winston Cup Series Championships. All five came between 1971 and 1979. Petty’s iconic black cowboy hat, sunglasses, and mustache are one of the most memorable images of NASCAR in the 1970s and 1980s.

    For those who are interested in the sport of racing but not limited to NASCAR.

  • Discovery in Indiana Attic Sheds New Light on Construction of Winchester Speedway

    Discovery in Indiana Attic Sheds New Light on Construction of Winchester Speedway

    The Stephen Cox Blog is presented by “Corvette Miracle: The 1970 24 Hours of Daytona”

    Winchester Speedway’s web site advertises the track as the “world’s fastest half mile.” And now we know why. The recent discovery of a handwritten 1922 letter offers a few small clues as to how builder Frank Funk constructed a facility that still holds the world record for half mile tracks more than a century later.

    Frank Funk was a successful farmer who owned a home and a large tract of land just west of Winchester, Indiana on State Road 32. Part of this land was used to build Winchester Speedway in 1914. Funk’s home still stands there today, although now it is owned by local race fan Nathan Peed.

    Frank Funk

    “We were re-doing one of the rooms upstairs and I had to climb into the attic to repair some wiring up there,” Peed recalled. “The upstairs has never been touched since the house was built. It had no heat or nothing like that. I thought, ‘I’m gonna run new wires to the ceiling fan.’”

    Buried under a pile of insulation in the attic, Peed ran across a “box with a bunch of papers in it,” including a receipt book from the 1920’s, several canceled checks, entry forms from the 1922 racing season and a handwritten letter to Frank Funk from a man named F. E. Clemons.

    Frederick Earl “Skinny” Clemons was one of the Midwest’s premier short track racers in the early 20th century. After placing fifth at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Labor Day weekend 1910, he went on to make a name for himself as both a driver and car builder. Over the next decade Clemons competed in multiple 500-mile events and won the 25-lap feature at the Indiana State Fairgrounds’ “Indy mile” on July 5, 1920.

    Fred “Skinny” Clemons

    Peed was amazed at his discovery. “I thought, ‘Is this really what I’m reading?’ I knew that Funk had built the race track and he initially built my house. I just couldn’t believe that I was finding papers that were in decent shape from 1922.”

    Dated July 11, 1922, the letter reveals that Funk wanted Winchester Speedway to be faster, especially in the turns, so he wrote to Clemons requesting that he provide a blueprint to improve the track layout. Today’s Winchester Speedway is paved, but in 1922 the track was dirt and could still be altered for additional speed.

    Clemons replied that it wasn’t the corners that needed changing. “You won’t need to do anything but bank the straightaways a little,” Clemons suggested, “so the cars will go into the turns on an angle. When the cars can run all the way around the track at the same angle, there won’t need to be any shutting off on the turns, and we can sure show some speed.”

    Clemons concluded his letter by recommending that Funk eliminate the bigger displacement cars from the upcoming 1922 Labor Day event at Winchester because they were “clumsy, and get in the way of those who can travel.”

    Winchester saw huge crowds throughout the 1920’s. The speedway continued to evolve under Funk’s supervision. He began oiling the clay before each event to minimize dust. On Clemons’ advice, the banking continually increased until the top of the turns reached an incredible 25 feet in height. The track was paved by the early 1930’s with seating for 6,000 fans.

    A successful businessman and legendary sprint racing promoter, Funk oversaw the construction of at least five more tracks and continued promoting motor races until his death in 1953.

    July 11, 1922 letter from F E Clemons to Frank Funk

    “Skinny” Clemons continued racing into the 1920’s, building his own cars just north of The Circle in downtown Indianapolis. His original mechanic’s shop and welding facility was one of five buildings demolished during the 1926 construction of the Indiana War Memorial which still stands on that site. Barely six blocks away, Clemons’ old home at 107 West St. Claire Street is now an abandoned garage with an empty, fenced-in parking lot.

    Winchester Speedway remains open today as one of the world’s oldest operating race facilities, still holding the world’s record for the fastest lap on half mile track. Owned by Charlie Shaw, the track retains its original character and layout just as Funk and Clemons intended.

    Clemons continued to build race cars for famous drivers including Louis Meyer and Wilbur Shaw until 1940. He spent his last years in the restaurant business, operating “Grandmother’s Kitchen” in downtown Indianapolis until his death by heart attack in 1945 at age 54.

    Although my success has so far been limited to a pole position and a handful of top fives, I consider myself fortunate to have raced at such a grand and historic venue. If you’re a racer, be sure to log a few laps at Winchester. It doesn’t matter where you finish. Driving there is an privilege that few drivers enjoy.

    If you’re a fan of motorsports or one who enjoys history, take a road trip to Winchester Speedway this summer. While you’re there, raise a glass to men like Frank Funk and Skinny Clemons. And remember, you never know what you’ll find in an old attic.

    Thanks to Nathan Peed, Jim Michels and Jimmy Rush for their assistance in preparing this article.

    Stephen Cox

    Sopwith Motorsports Television Productions

    Driver, FIA EGT Championship & Super Cup Stock Car Series

    Co-host, Mecum Auctions on NBCSN

    Winchester Speedway Turn 4, 1928
    Winchester Speedway Turn 4, 2017