2021 NASCAR: Michigan Firekeepers Casino 400 (Race 25)

[dara]

Firekeepers Casino 400
Michigan International Speedway
3:00pm/et, Sunday, August 22
(Stages: 60/120/200 laps = 400 miles)

TV: NBCSN
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM
No practice or qualifying

 

[dara]

Picking Martin Truex, Jr. . With all the issues he had at Indy, the law of averages has to even out. Larson is the hottest driver, but long oval race wins are pretty rare for him. I don't think there will be a surprise winner from below the bubble, and Harvick will clinch on points, making Daytona-2 a complete crapshoot.

 

[4me2c]

Going with #18 has KyB has more Juice than #4 Harvick has Apples...!!!

 

[crazed 9.6]

AJ Allmendinger, last week's winner @ Indianapolis, has won today's Xfinity race @ Michigan International Speedway

 

[dara]

Chase Elliot wins stage 1, followed by Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon. Dillon needs points. He's currently tied for points for the bubble with Tyler Reddick

 

[dara]

missed it... my car is getting fixed.

Top 10 at the end of the stage:
KyBusch Bell Larson Elliott Hamlin Dillon Keselowski Reddick Byron DiBenedetto

 

[dara]

Just saw that the race went yellow flag for moisture. Race is 'official', William Byron leading with 19 laps to go.

 

[dara]

Racing agian, 14 to go, 22 gets spun by 19, and chaos.

 

[dara]

Under caution, Byron, Hamlin, Larson, KyBusch lead, 9 to go

 

[dara]

Ryan Blaney, wins, William Byron and Kyle Larson follow.

Harvick clinches his playoff spot, he had to finish within 8 spots behind Tyler Reddick, but Reddick faded after spinning in the end. Reddick is ahead by 25 pts of Austin Dillon, going into DAYTONA.

 

[crazed 9.6]

I was out all day and caught only the last few laps .. but they were good laps

 

[dara]

Next week is going to be fun at the top and bottom of the standings. Kyle Larson is 28 pts ahead of Denny Hamlin, easy to make up on a big-one elmination.

 

[dara]

Race Results

 

[4me2c]

At the End it seemed like #18 just didn't have what it takes to Win...!!!