TC Daily Pit Stop: Jesse Love Breaks Through for First Xfinity Win; Jake Finch Scores ARCA Win at Talladega; McDowell on Cup Pole; Larson to Serve Pass-Through Penalty
TC Daily Pit Stop: Sunday, April 21, 2024
Michael McDowell Earns Second Career Cup Pole at Talladega Superspeedway
While it took a long time for Michael McDowell to score his first career NASCAR Cup Series pole position, it wasn’t a very long wait at all for his second. McDowell turned a lightning-fast 52.609 sec. (182.022 mph) lap in Saturday’s final round of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session to score the pole over Austin Cindric.
Todd Gilliland will start third, and Richard Childress Racing teammates Kyle Busch and Austin Dillon will start fourth and fifth.
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STARTING LINEUP
UPDATE: Car Chief Ejected from No. 5 Team, Larson Serving Pass-Through After Unapproved Adjustment
Kyle Larson’s three-race pole streak was ended on Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway as he was not permitted to take a qualifying lap after NASCAR discovered unapproved adjustments to his No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro’s roof rail prior to the start of qualifying.
On Sunday morning, NASCAR added that Larson will serve a pass-through penalty after the start of Sunday’s race, and his car chief Jesse Saunders has been ejected for the weekend.
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Jesse Love Holds Off Hungry Pack in Double Overtime for Maiden Xfinity Win
In a wild overtime finish, Jesse Love held on to score his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win in the Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. Love was being chased by a hungry pack of underdog racers including Brennan Poole, Anthony Alfredo, and Leland Honeyman, but he was able to side-draft his way across the line to win the race.
The 19-year-old, who has been knocking on the door all season long, finally broke through in his ninth-carer start.
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OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS
DRIVER STANDINGS
OWNER STANDINGS
ROOKIE STANDINGS
MANUFACTURER STANDINGS
Video: Justin Allgaier’s Day Ends with MASSIVE Impact Into Backstretch Wall
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Video: Contact Between Ryan Sieg and Parker Kligerman Triggers 10-Car Wreck at Talladega
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Video: Austin Hill Gets Turned From the Lead Late at Talladega
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The Phoenix Rises, Jake Finch Finds Redemption, Dominates At Talladega
After suffering a heartbreaking loss in the season-opening ARCA Menards Series event at Daytona, Jake Finch led wire-to-wire in Saturday’s ARCA race at Talladega on Saturday to score the victory.
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NASCAR TV Schedule Sunday, April 21 at Talladega Superspeedway
2:00 PM ET - NASCAR Cup Series RaceDay at Talladega - FOX/MRN
3:00 PM ET - NASCAR Cup Series Race at Talladega - FOX/MRN