TC Daily Pit Stop: Buescher Goes Back-to-Back with Michigan Victory; Entry Lists for Indy's RC and IRP
TC Daily Pit Stop: Tuesday, August 7th, 2023
Chris Buescher Performs Commanding Defense on Martin Truex, Jr. for Second Straight Cup Victory
When the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway resumed on Monday, Chris Buescher wasn’t the overwhelming favorite - and wasn’t even really on anybody’s radar, especially with the No. 19 being as quick as he was.
However, using strategy to claim the lead, the RFK Racing driver proved he had another strong car at Michigan, performing an amazing defense on Martin Truex, Jr. to score his second straight win in the NASCAR Cup Series.
In doing so, Buescher became the 59th driver in series history to win back-to-back races, while the instance of back-to-back wins for a driver happened for the 385th time.
Martin Truex, Jr. finished in second-place. Denny Hamlin was third, with Brad Keselowski, and Kyle Larson rounding out the top-five in Monday’s 400-mile contest. Daniel Suarez, Ross Chastain, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Blaney, and Erik Jones rounded out the top-10.
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Preliminary Entry List: 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Indianapolis Road Course
There are 39 cars on the preliminary entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard, taking place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. Notable Entries:
#15 - Jenson Button
#33 - Brodie Kostecki
#42 - TBA
#51 - Andy Lally
#67 - Kamui Kobayashi
#78 - Josh Bilicki
#91 - Shane Van Gisbergen
FULL ENTRY LIST
Preliminary Entry List: 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 150 at the Indianapolis Road Course
There are 42 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 150 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. Notable Entries include:
#4 - Kyle Weatherman
#07 - Katherine Legge
#08 - Camden Murphy
#10 - AJ Allmendinger
#19 - Ty Gibbs
#24 - Connor Mosack
#34 - Andre Castro
#35 - Alex Labbe
#36 - Josh Bilicki
#38 - Joe Graf, Jr.
#44 - Conor Daly
#45 - Sage Karam
#50 - Preston Pardus
#66 - Will Rodgers
#88 - Miguel Paludo
#91 - Ross Chastain
FULL ENTRY LIST
Preliminary Entry List: 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series T-Sport 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park
There are 39 trucks [for 36 spots] on the preliminary entry list for Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series T-SPORT 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, the 16th event of the year, and the first of the NCTS Playoffs. Notables include:
#02 - TBA
#04 - Landen Lewis
#1 - William Sawalich
#7 - Layne Riggs
#20 - Greg Van Alst
#22 - Logan Bearden
#30 - Chris Hacker
#33 - Josh Reaume
#41 - Shane Van Gisbergen
#44 - Chad Chastain
#46 - Armani Williams
#51 - Jack Wood
#56 - Tyler Hill
#61 - TBA
#66 - Conner Jones