Vegas writers ponder Richmond winner and drought breakers
The dialogue weighs possible Richmond victor among NASCAR stars led by Truex Keselowski and Kyle Busch with bets on DiBenedetto Dillon and Johnson. Harvick looms as a dark horse and chatter surfaces on lappers and late model bragging rights amid playoff tension.
NASCAR playoff pressure builds for Jones Bowyer Busch at Richmond
Erik Jones races to close the 75 point gap to Martin Truex Jr as Clint Bowyer and Kurt Busch also chase playoff points. Since 2014 Richmond winners have varied but Truex won the spring race this year while Busch swept 2018. Restart strategy and aero changes amplify the pressure on drivers as the playoffs loom.
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Truex tops Vegas playoff win. JGR leads with 14 wins
In Las Vegas Martin Truex Jr. clinched a playoff victory as Joe Gibbs Racing tallies 14 victories in 27 races. Truex has five wins this season and 24 in his career while all four JGR drivers have won and made the playoffs. Clint Bowyer failed to contend after pole and contact with Daniel Suarez left him 25th. Kyle and Kurt Busch struggled on the strip with wall contacts and last place finishes. Kyle Busch previously won in Vegas in 2009.
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Truex Ends Drought With Vegas Victory
Questions and momentum swirl as Martin Truex Jr. ends a long winless stretch with a Vegas triumph while Joey Logano slips to runner-up at Indy and leads laps. The sport mourns NASCAR legend Mike Stefanik, a seven time national modified champ who died in a plane crash near the Rhode Island Connecticut border.
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What's on Tap Cup Series at Richmond Raceway
Federated Auto Parts 400 set on the .75 mile Richmond Raceway oval with NBC coverage starting at 7 p.m. and green flag at 7:30 p.m. The XFINITY Go Bowling 250 race also at Richmond Raceway streams on NBC Sports Network with a 7:30 p.m. start Friday.
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