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Yahoo
4 days ago
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Can Ryan Blaney get back on track in Nashville after 5 failed-to-finish NASCAR races?
There is no panic button on the instrumental panel of a NASCAR race car. And even if there was, Ryan Blaney insists he would not push it. Not even after all the misfortune he has run into this season. The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion hopes to leave all the bad that has happened to the No. 12, Ford Penske Team in his dust on June 1 in the fifth annual Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway (6:30 p.m. CT, Amazon Prime Video) where Blaney has run well at times and not so well other times. Advertisement Because of various issues Blaney has failed to finish five of 13 races this season. Three of those races ― Phoenix, Las Vegas and Miami ― were run consecutively and the latest came last week at Charlotte when on Lap 245 Daniel Suarez spun into Blaney, forcing Blaney to hit the wall. HOW TO BUY CRACKER BARREL 400 TICKETS "When we have run all the races we've been really good, it's just a matter of trying to get some stuff going our way," Blaney said. "Hopefully, we're getting it all out of the way early. That's what I'm trying to tell myself. I don't feel panicked or down about anything. We're just trying to get it smoothed out." It's difficult to say if Nashville Superspeedway is a track where Blaney can count on doing well. The only pattern he's shown on the 1.33-mile concrete oval is that he runs really well one year and really poorly the next. Advertisement In 2021 he pitted with damage to his car before the green flag then hit the wall on turn 2 during the race after experiencing brake trouble and finished 37th. In 2022 Blaney finished third after leading during the second stage. In 2023 Blaney did not finish after losing control and hitting the inside wall on Lap 146 and in 2024 he was sixth after leading 26 laps. CRACKER BARREL 400 WEATHER FORECAST: NASCAR Nashville race weather forecast for Cracker Barrel 400 weekend JOSH BERRY DEALING WITH FAME: How Josh Berry's popularity has risen in second NASCAR Cup season "Two years ago I hit that inside wall real hard, the biggest hit of my life," Blaney said. "But I like this place. I enjoy coming here for multiple reasons. I think the track is great. The area is obviously really, really nice and we get a great turnout for the race. Hopefully, we can get a chance to get a guitar trophy. The trophy is pretty neat." Advertisement It has been a multitude of problems that have plagued Blaney's team this season and overshadowed his third place finishes at Texas and Kanas along with four other top 10s. "At least we're not having one issue happen over and over," Blaney said. "Whether it's motors or wrecks, it seems like it's something different every time. I've always just tried to look at it like, 'How are we doing as a 12 team as a whole? Are we doing everything we need to do well? Are we communicating well, are we operating well?' That's been really good, so I've been happy with that. Some of that other stuff, you can't really do much about so there's no use in getting too frustrated about it." Reach Mike Organ at 615-259-8021 or on X @MikeOrganWriter. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Ryan Blaney hopes to get back on track NASCAR in Nashville race
Forbes
26-05-2025
- Automotive
- Forbes
Kyle Larson's Long Day Ends Short At Charlotte
CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 25: Daniel Suarez, driver of the #99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, and ... More Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Hendrick 1100 Chevrolet, spin after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 25, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by) Kyle Larson had to keep looking forward. Indiana was behind him—along with the heartbreak of missing the end of the Indianapolis 500. The much-hyped 'double' was no longer in play, but there were still 600 miles to run in Charlotte. A full workday behind the wheel. Focus forward. Try to salvage something. But the night didn't get much better. Larson rolled off second for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and quickly jumped to the lead by lap 9, as if the racing gods were offering him a shot at redemption. For a moment, it looked like a story straight out of Hollywood: heartbreak in Indy, triumph in Charlotte. The kind of thing that ends with slow-motion confetti and dramatic orchestral music. What happened instead was more like a country song with a wrecked Chevy in the chorus. On lap 36, Larson scraped the wall coming into Turn 3—nothing dramatic, just enough to rattle the sheet metal and let everyone know he was pushing. No lift, no hesitation. Because he's Kyle Larson, and that's what he does. CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 25: Crew members work to repair the #5 Hendrick 1100 ... More Chevrolet, driven by Kyle Larson after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 25, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by) But Turn 4 had other ideas. On lap 43, with Larson leading and seemingly in control, the rear end stepped out and the No. 5 car skated sideways across the frontstretch grass like a hockey puck on a bad breakaway. To the naked eye, it looked cosmetic. But underneath, a broken toe link had turned a top-tier race car into a wounded animal. The Hendrick Motorsports crew went into triage mode. Wrenches flew. Metal bent back into shape. Larson eventually rejoined the field, down but not out. He made up the lost laps and continued on, no longer a contender, but at least still in the race. If the win wasn't possible, maybe a finish was. Then came lap 247. Daniel Suárez, running three-wide on the bottom out of Turn 4, drifted up into Chase Briscoe, who then bumped into Ryan Blaney, who promptly bounced off the wall like a pinball. Suárez spun down across the frontstretch and into Justin Haley. Then into Larson. Again. This time, there was no recovery. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MAY 25: Kyle Larson #17 of Arrow McLaren Chevrolet crashes along with Sting ... More Ray Robb #77 of Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet during the NTT IndyCar Series 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 25, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Brandon Badraoui/Lumen via Getty Images) 'I don't know... I saw smoke and I tried to get left through the infield and I just didn't get far enough left,' Larson said after being released from the infield care center. 'I got tagged and it ended our night. Just a bummer of a day all around.' It wasn't just the final crash—Larson had been fighting an uphill battle from early on. 'I just got super loose into Turn Three out of nowhere early in the race. I caught the wall and got some toe damage,' he explained. 'I thought the No. 5 Chevrolet team did a great job in getting us back to where we were somewhat comfortable there the last 200 laps. We just needed to kind of chip away at it and I thought we could still end up OK.' Ultimately, his effort to complete 1,100 miles of racing across two iconic tracks came to a premature end after 336 total laps—91 at Indianapolis, 245 at Charlotte. 'Just not the day that I wanted,' Larson said, 'but huge thanks to Rick and Linda Hendrick, all of Hendrick Motorsports, Arrow McLaren, Chevrolet, everybody involved in making the day memorable. It's just unfortunate, but hopefully we can run it back someday.'
Yahoo
10-05-2025
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2023 Racine police shooting, standoff; man found guilty at trial
The Brief A Racine man has been found guilty at trial for a 2023 police shooting. Prosecutors said he shot at four officers, wounding two of them, during a standoff. A jury convicted him of all 10 counts he faced. RACINE, Wis. - A Racine man has been found guilty at trial for a 2023 shooting that wounded two police officers during a standoff. What we know Court records show 28-year-old Daniel Suarez was charged with seven felonies – including attempted first-degree intentional homicide – and three misdemeanors. A jury convicted him of all 10 counts on Friday. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News What's next Suarez is scheduled to be sentenced in July. The backstory Police were initially called for a domestic violence incident on Jan. 18, 2023. According to a criminal complaint, Suarez's girlfriend called police because he was inside their home with two guns and their two children – who were 1 and 3 years old at the time. Officials said he came outside and fired a gun into the air before police arrived. Two hours after police arrived and had been trying to communicate with Suarez, officials said he fired multiple shots from a window at four officers. Officers returned fire, but did not hit the man. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX6 News app for iOS or Android. The Racine Police Department said two officers, Joe Burinda and Benjamin Eiden, were hit by Suarez's gunfire. The police chief at the time said Burinda sustained a shoulder injury and Eiden sustained facial injuries from what police believe were birdshot pellets. The other two officers involved were identified as Tom DeBaker and Dan Wasmund. Suarez was eventually talked out of the residence, and he surrendered around 1:20 a.m. Wednesday. Police said he had "superficial injuries" and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. The Source Information in this report is from the Racine Police Department, Racine County District Attorney's Office and Wisconsin Circuit Court.
Boston Globe
22-04-2025
- Automotive
- Boston Globe
NASCAR's Katherine Legge says she has been receiving death threats after Xfinity crash at Rockingham
Legge became the first woman in seven years to start a Cup Series race earlier this year at Phoenix. But her debut in NASCAR's top series ended when Legge, who had already spun once, was involved in another spin and collected Daniel Suarez. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Her next start was the lower-level Xfinity race in Rockingham, N.C., last Saturday. Legge was good enough to make the field on speed but was bumped off the starting grid because of ownership points. Ultimately, she was able to take J.J. Yeley's seat in the No. 53 car for Joey Gase Motorsports, which had to scramble at the last minute to prepare the car for her. Advertisement Legge was well off the pace as the leaders were lapping her, and when she entered Turn 1, William Sawalich got into the back of her car. That sent Legge spinning, and Kahne had nowhere to go, running into her along the bottom of the track. Advertisement 'I gave (Sawalich) a lane and the reason the closing pace looks so high isn't because I braked mid-corner. I didn't. I stayed on my line, stayed doing my speed, which obviously isn't the speed of the leaders because they're passing me,' Legge said. 'He charged in a bit too hard, which is the speed difference you see. He understeered up a lane and into me, which spun me around.' The 44-year-old Legge has experience in a variety of cars across numerous series. She made seven IndyCar starts for Dale Coyne Racing last year, and she has raced for several teams over more than a decade in the IMSA SportsCar series. She has dabbled in NASCAR in the past, too, starting four Xfinity races during the 2018 season and another two years ago. 'I have earned my seat on that race track,' Legge said. 'I've worked just as hard as any of the other drivers out there, and I've been racing professionally for the last 20 years. I'm 100 percent sure that the … the teams that employed me — without me bringing any sponsorship money for the majority of those 20 years — did not do so as a DEI hire, or a gimmick, or anything else. It's because I can drive a race car.' Legge believes the vitriol she has received on social media is indicative of a larger issue with women in motorsports. 'Luckily,' she said, 'I have been in tougher battles than you guys in the comment sections.' Legge has received plenty of support from those in the racing community. IndyCar driver Marco Andretti clapped back at one critic on social media who called Legge 'unproven' in response to a post about her history at the Indy 500. Advertisement 'It's wild to me how many grown men talk badly about badass girls like this,' Andretti wrote on X, formerly Twitter. 'Does it make them feel more manly from the couch or something?'
NBC Sports
17-03-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
What drivers said after Josh Berry's NASCAR Cup win at Las Vegas
Here is what drivers had to say after Sunday's race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Josh Berry — Winner: 'I'm just really proud of everybody on this (Wood Brothers) team. This is a great group. They build great race cars and it's just been a privilege to drive for them. I'm just so really thankful to be here. There are so many people I could thank for this moment, but to be a Cup Series winner is really special … I just can't believe it. I'm just so proud of everybody on this team. The car was really solid all day. We just executed. We had a mishap on pit road and was able to rebound again, and I'm just super proud of these guys. I'm just really trying to soak this all in, honestly. I'm trying to take my time with everything and really enjoy this moment.' Daniel Suarez — Finished 2nd: 'A little disappointed. But first of all, congratulations to the 21 team and Josh. They did a great job. They've been fast lately. They've been in contention. So congratulations to them. We did everything right, you know? The team did an amazing job on the strategy, pit stops. We did everything right. Our car was fast. We just struggle a little bit in the short run. I mentioned to my crew chief just a little bit ago, before the last run, I told him, 'Hey, we want to be up front, I need a little bit better short run. I am having too much contact in one and two.' Unfortunately I feel like that's why we lost the race, just a little bit too much contact. I mean, I almost wrecked in one and two.' Ryan Preece — Finished 3rd: 'Going into the season the motto is live by the fire, die by the fire and take chances, be aggressive, be on the offense and just put us in position. Man, I'm happy for Josh. I really liked him when we were teammates and I'm just super proud of everybody on this Consumer Cellular Ford Mustang Dark Horse.' William Byron — Finished 4th: 'Yeah, when everything got flipped with the fuel strategy – not really pit strategy, but you had to pit to make it to the end of the race. Everything just got flipped around and we were on the bad side of that, having to restart in the 20s and then have to drive back through the field. I thought we did a good job getting back through the field. Our car was a lot tighter in traffic. There's definitely some things for us to improve and work on because I feel like once we lost the first couple of rows, it was a completely different race car. We just have to continue to improve on that.' Ross Chastain — Finished 5th: 'Yeah, it got him (Daniel Suarez) clear to the lead. I was fully committed to him and happy to do it. Got him a good push down the frontstretch and through the restart zone; another one into (turn) one and another one into three. We stayed connected well. It was aggressive, but it got him to the lead. And then he just bottomed out too hard with his car and let Josh (Berry) inside of him a couple laps into that run. Bummer because he had a better car than we did and had a shot to win. It just slipped away from us.' Christopher Bell — Finished 12th: 'It was a grind today for sure. I don't really know how I feel yet, but we certainly didn't do what we did the last couple of weeks and that was just have a nice clean race. I think the Interstate Camry was definitely capable of competing for the win when we were at our best but just going to the back and to the front and to the back and to the front, we just didn't get a handle on the balance, because it changes so much from being back there. I felt like we were in position in stage two to contend for another win, but it got away from us. Michael McDowell — Finished 16th: 'It was an up-and-down day for the No. 71 Group 1001 Chevy team. We had a little issue there early on with the diffuser flap falling down. We didn't figure it out until about the end of stage 2. Once we got that back, we were kind of back in the game but just a couple adjustments behind. I thought we would have a shot at the top-10, but on the last run, the car just got really tight. It's unfortunate to lose spots there at the end.. you never want to do that. But we'll keep building and keep working on it; keep making notebooks and get it right.' Ty Dillon — Finished 21st: 'Our Sea Best team battles and fights and gets better and better every time, every minute we work together. We're developing a trend of getting stronger as we go, so that's exciting for the future. We had some opportunities to probably have a better finish there, but from where we were at the beginning of the race to the end, it was a lot better. I'm very happy with our effort. We'll keep going and getting better. I'm very pleased.' Austin Dillon — Finished 22nd: 'We had a very fast Dow Chevrolet today. The results don't show how good we were. We passed a lot of cars early in the first stage, which set us up for a strategy call to pit early and start stage 2 inside the top 10. We had a slow stop, and that put us mid-pack. We were able to race our way back inside the top 20 and felt like we had a top-10 car. Unfortunately, we got caught up in a big crash in stage 3. The wreck happened in front of us and we were pushed into it. Richard (Boswell, crew chief) and the team did a great job repairing the No. 3 to get it back on track and finish the race. I'm looking forward to Homestead-Miami next weekend. If our car is as good as it was this weekend, I feel like we can have a shot. I'm very proud of everyone at Richard Childress Racing. Both cars showed speed all weekend, and we have a lot to look forward to this season.' Shane van Gisbergen — Finished 34th: 'Our day was going pretty good there at the start. I was learning to move around and started to go forward. Just made an adjustment that didn't go our way and never recovered. It's a shame, my Red Bull Chevrolet had plenty of potential and I felt like I could've been okay. My teammates ran really well, so our car was good. Just learning to put myself in the right spots. We'll be ready for Homestead next weekend.' Kyle Busch — Finished 33rd: 'Our BetMGM Chevrolet was strong early in the race. We were running up front, about to pit when the caution came out and we inherited the lead. Unfortunate to have been penalized for speeding on pit road. I was convinced we were fine as was Randall (Burnett, crew chief), but it was what it was. Obviously the issue with the right rear effectively ended our day. We were able to go out, log laps and finish the race, but we had high hopes that we had a car that could contend for the win today.' Ryan Blaney — Finished 35th: 'I think it was my fault. I thought I had two (cars) underneath me and one outside and I guess it was two outside and I pinched the two guys in the wall, so I'm sure that's my fault. … Long weekend for our (team). Thought our car was really good, finally got up into the top five there and then wrecked.'
