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TC Daily Pit Stop: Larson on Cup Pole; Sammy Smith Scores First Xfinity Win; Sunday's TV Schedule

TC Daily Pit Stop: Sunday, March 12th, 2023

Toby Christie
Mar 12
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TC Daily Pit Stop: Larson on Cup Pole; Sammy Smith Scores First Xfinity Win; Sunday's TV Schedule

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Sammy Smith Defends Against Ryan Truex for First Career Xfinity Series Win at Phoenix

Photo Credit: Matthew T. Thacker | LAT Images | Courtesy of Toyota Racing

Sammy Smith led a race-high 92 on his path to his first-career NASCAR Xfinity Series race. The 18-year-old looked unstoppable down the stretch and he pulled away to defeat his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ryan Truex for the win.

Behind Smith and Truex were Sheldon Creed, Riley Herbst, and Chandler Smith. Smith was running third on the final lap, but an incident with his Kaulig Racing teammate Kyle Busch relegated him to finish fifth.

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Video: Kyle Busch Gets into it With Kaulig Teammate Chandler Smith on Final Lap at Phoenix

SCREEN GRAB: FS1

Kyle Busch has always been known for incredible car control. On the final lap of Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race, he showed it again during a run-in with Chandler Smith. Check out this!

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Kyle Larson Continues Stellar Weekend with Cup Series Pole at Phoenix

Photo Credit: Meg Oliphant/Getty Images

Kyle Larson has dominated the NASCAR Cup Series weekend so far at Phoenix Raceway. He paced practice and led every average consecutive-lap metric. The Hendrick Motorsports driver followed that up by destroying the field in round 1 of Saturday’s qualifying session, and scoring the pole with the top time in Round 2.

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D.L. Wilson Evaluated for Concussion, Broken Ribs, and Sternum Issues After a Late Race Crash in the General Tire 150

PHOTO CREDIT: Fast Track Racing’s Facebook Page

D.L. Wilson, who was involved in a late-race crash in Friday’s ARCA Menards Series event at Phoenix Raceway was transported to the hospital due to injuries sustained in the crash.

On Saturday, Wilson’s Fast Track Racing team gave an update on the driver’s condition. Wilson was, “evaluated for a concussion, broken ribs, and damage to the sternum.” According to the team, Wilson is in good spirits and his wife is there with him.

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OTHER HEADLINES / RESOURCES

  • NASCAR Television Schedule: Sunday, March 12, 2023

  • Mallozzi’s NASCAR DFS Plays Phoenix: Three Picks and a Fade

  • Video: Justin Allgaier, Kaz Grala Involved in Late-Race Crash at Phoenix

  • Ed Jones Attempting NASCAR Debut with Young’s Motorsports in Truck Race at COTA


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