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2023 NASCAR Cup Series Race Three Las Vegas

The IndyCar from St. Petersburg was exciting and chaotic. I never knew what would happen next. IndyCar’s first race of the season was invigorating and left me excited for the next race. It’s been years since NASCAR has done the same. I miss that level of anticipation.

      • Stages: 80-85-102
      • 36 cars in the field
      • Pole: Joey Logano (22)
      • Outside Pole: William Byron (24)
      • 57 degrees
      • 18-35 mph winds
      • Danica Patrick joins Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer in the FoxSports booth.

William ‘WilliB’ Byron (24) wins stage 1. He led 67 of 80 laps.

‘WilliB’ wins stage two. He has now led 152 of 165 laps.

Caution on lap 182 of 267 for a spin by Joey Logano (22). PRN says this is the first caution for on-track action.

PRN’s Doug Rice referred to it as a ‘quiet’ race. The other guy, Mark Garrow?, was talking about ‘the lonely pace car driver’ and mentioned Kip Childress is his neighbor.

Caution on lap 263 of 267 for Aric ‘Afterburner’ Almirola (10) spinning out and visiting the wall.

Restarting in overtime.

Martin ‘MTJ’ Truex Jr (19) stays out and gains the lead. WilliB (24) & Larson (5) take tires and line up second and third.

White flag.

AJ Allmendinger (16) spins out on the final lap.

William ‘WilliB’ Byron (24) leads his 175th laps of the day for the win.

The only thing worth watching was the first lap of overtime.

Boring, boring, boring. More boring than the Xfinity series race. William Byron and Kyle Larson were able to simply runaway from the field and stay away. Bowman (48) also spent quite a bit of time rolling with his teammates. MTJ (19) was able to follow them successfully and ‘Desperate’ Denny Hamlin (11) was able to follow MTJ. Those seemed to be the only legitimately competitive cars. 5 of 36 is a non-competitive field, especially considering all five were from 2 teams.

Dinger’s (16) spin caused a multi-car accident which we saw in a replay. NASCAR digital is reporting Michael McDowell (38), Erik Jones (43), Brad ‘It’ Keselowski (6), and Ryan Preece (41) were collected.

Hendrick Motorsports finished 1-2-3 with William Byron (24), Kyle Larson (5) and Alex Bowman (48).

“Brian France, I know he’s a bit of a pariah, but we’re lucky Brian France signed that ten year deal. It’s what got us through the pandemic. Without that deal NASCAR would’ve been in trouble.” – Doug Rice on The O’Reilly Autoparts Pit Reporters show on PRN.

Motorsport News:

      1. Dramatic late pass lifts Austin Hill to NASCAR Xfinity win at Las Vegas.
      2. Ross Chastain would like to consider IndyCar one day.
      3. Allgaier Rallies After Vegas ‘Driver Mistake Put Us Behind’.
      4. Max Verstappen Dominates in Bahrain, Fernando Alonso on Podium.
      5. A Stumble From 9th And A Rumble To 9th For Alpine.
      6. Devlin DeFrancesco Involved in Savage Crash in St. Petersburg.
      7. Marcus Ericsson Masters the Chaos To Win Wild GP of St. Petersburg.
      8. Scott McLaughlin, Romain Grosjean Collide in Race-Defining Moment.
      9. F1 seek to change qualifying format.
      10. Russell: Red Bull should win every race this year.
      11. Wolff laments ‘one of the worst days in racing’.
      12. Key moments of the Bahrain GP: Fernando Alonso steals the show.
      13. Ericsson wins rough IndyCar season-opening race.
      14. Byron wins at Las Vegas as Hendrick dominates.
      15. 2023 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge: Price takes RallyGP lead as Van Beveren scores second win.
      16. World Superbikes: Alvaro Bautista wins again as Jonathan Rea crashes out in Mandalika.
      17. St. Pete IndyCar: Herta, Kirkwood top raceday warm-up.
      18. St. Pete IndyCar: Ericsson beats O’Ward in crash-filled nail-biter.
      19. McLaughlin: “Big mistake” took out Grosjean in St. Pete IndyCar battle.
      20. Disastrous St. Pete for Andretti after huge promise in qualifying.
      21. Ericsson shuns idea that St. Pete win wasn’t deserved.
      22. O’Ward on St. Pete heartache: “Very annoying to give it away”.
      23. William Byron wins at Las Vegas as Hendrick dominates.
      24. Frost Works Late Shift To Win St. Petersburg Season Opener.
      25. Zilisch cruises to MX-5 Cup victory under yellow in St. Petersburg.
      26. Fulmer IV on TA2 West pole at Thunderhill.
      27. Ferrari Challenge North America winners crowned in Miami.
      28. IndyCar safety devices prove their worth in spades at St. Petersburg.
      29. Rowe gets first USF Pro 2000 win, second at St. Petersburg.
      30. Chase Elliott sidelined after surgery to repair fractured leg.
      31. Byron rallies in overtime to lead Hendrick 1-2-3 finish at Vegas.

Next Race: Phoenix

GO 48 & 9!!!!