TC Daily Pit Stop: Stenhouse Punches Kyle Busch! Joey Logano Collects $1-Million Check; Larson Qualifies Fifth for Indy 500
TC Daily Pit Stop: Stenhouse Punches Kyle Busch! Joey Logano Collects $1-Million Check; Larson Qualifies Fifth for Indy 500
TC Daily Pit Stop: Monday, May 20, 2024
Joey Logano Dominates 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro
Joey Logano absolutely dominated the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro on Sunday night to claim the $1-million winner’s prize. The driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Mustang Dark Horse led 199 of the race’s 200 laps, and crossed the finish line 0.636 sec. ahead of Denny Hamlin, who finished second.
With the win, Logano becomes just the second driver in the 40 year history of the NASCAR All-Star Race to win the event at two different locations (Charlotte and North Wilkesboro).
“A lot of fun when you’ve got a car this fast,” said Logano after the race. “The Shell/Pennzoil Mustang, it’s just so great to get in Victory Lane. All of our sponsors and everyone who stuck with us to get a win, it feels nice. It’s been a while. I wish it was for points, but a million bucks is still a lot of money and I feel great about that.”
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OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS
Video: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Punches Kyle Busch in Post-Race Altercation
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was crashed by Kyle Busch on Lap 2 of Sunday’s All-Star Race and with North Wilkesboro Speedway not having an exit tunnel, Stenhouse had to sit and think about the crash for 198 laps.
As Kyle Busch returned to his hauler after the race, Stenhouse was waiting, and an intense conversation began. Moments later, Stenhouse got tired of hearing it, and let his right fist do the rest of the talking.
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Video: Busch Wipes Out Stenhouse on Lap 2; Stenhouse Parks in Busch’s Pit Stall
Here is the lap two incident, which led to the post-race beef between Stenhouse and Busch.
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Ty Gibbs Dominates All-Star Open; Wallace, Gragson Advancing to All-Star Race
Before the All-Star Main Event, before the post-race fight, there was an All-Star Open Race, where three drivers transferred to the big show. Ty Gibbs won the All-Star Open from the pole in the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to advance to the All-Star Race and Bubba Wallace finished second to claim his spot in the Main Event.
Noah Gragson would also advance by way of the fan vote.
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Kyle Larson Qualifies in Fifth Position for First Indy 500 Start
Kyle Larson continues to impress at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. On Sunday afternoon, Larson advanced into the Fast Six from the Fast 12 in Indy 500 Qualifying, and at the end of the session, the Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR Cup Series driver locked up the fifth starting spot in his first-ever Indianapolis 500 attempt.
Larson Credited Arrow McLaren and Hendrick Motorsports.
“I think just a great team, really,” Larson explained when pressed about how he is running so well in his first Indy 500 qualifying attempt. “And they’ve prepared an awesome race car that is stuck to the race track, and also has speed. Qualifying went a lot better than I ever could have hoped or anticipated. Just proud of everyone at Arrow McLaren, and proud of everybody at Hendrick Motorsports that has been involved in this. Huge thank you to Rick Hendrick, Linda, the Jeffs — Jeff Gordon and Jeff Andrews — Cliff Daniels, Chad Knaus. Everybody involved to make this possible.”
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Marc-Antoine Camirand Defends Against Gary Klutt at CTMP for 10th NASCAR Canada Series Win
Without fail, every single time the NASCAR Canada Series competes at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (CTMP), it comes down to the closing seconds of the event.
Sunday’s ASSA ABLOY 200 followed that pattern to a tee, as Marc-Antoine Camirand delivered every last millisecond of lap time to defend against polesitter Gary Klutt, as they, along with LP Dumoulin, battled it out in NASCAR Overtime.