TC Daily Pit Stop: Chris Buescher Outduels SVG for Darlington Win; Playoff Contenders Find Trouble At The Glen
TC Daily Pit Stop: Monday, September 16, 2024
PLAYOFF SPOILER MONDAY
Man, what a day for non-playoff drivers at Watkins Glen, eh? Hopefully, if your favorite driver didn’t make the Playoffs this year, they were one of the drivers that spoiled the show on Sunday! Thanks, as always, for reading the Daily Pit Stop!
Chris Buescher Muscles Past Shane Van Gisbergen to Win at Watkins Glen
Chris Buescher had Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International won as he had charged out to a four-second lead with just a few laps remaining. Then, the race was sent into overtime after a couple of late-race melees ensued
On the final restart of the race, Shane van Gisbergen powered past Buescher and Carson Hocevar with contact in a battle for the win, and it appeared SVG was on his way to a second career NASCAR Cup Series win. But Buescher kept close, and stalked the driver of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet. Buescher was able to go deep into the bus stop, and as SVG attempted to go deeper, he clipped the armco barrier. This sent him offline on the exit of the bus stop, and Buescher made contact to retake the lead.
Buescher would collect his sixth NASCAR Cup Series win, and first of the 2024 season.
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