RFK Racing drivers fail to qualify for Conflict on the Coliseum
After warmth races and a pair of Final Likelihood Qualifiers, RFK Racing drivers Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher did not qualify for the NASCAR Conflict on the Coliseum for the second straight 12 months.
Former champion Chase Elliott led wire-to-wire Sunday to win the second Final Likelihood Qualifier to maneuver on to the function. He was joined by second-place Ty Gibbs and third-place AJ Allmendinger.
Michael McDowell led all 50 laps within the first Final Likelihood Qualifier race to advance to the function. Additionally shifting on to the 150-lap major occasion had been Christopher Bell and Todd Gilliland.
Amongst these failing to advance from the primary final probability race had been Harrison Burton, whose late-race slide value him a number of spots, and Ty Dillon.
Austin Cindric bought the provisional beginning spot and might be twenty seventh — and final — on the inexperienced flag. The race is scheduled for an 8:20 p.m. ET begin.
William Byron led all 25 laps in successful the fourth warmth race.
Additionally transferring to the function from the fourth warmth had been Bubba Wallace, Ross Chastain, Ryan Preece and Erik Jones, who took the fifth and closing spot with two laps to go.
Denny Hamlin dominated the third warmth, main 20 of the 25 laps to win. Chase Briscoe, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney and Daniel Suarez adopted within the prime 5 to switch to the principle occasion.
The most important loser within the third warmth was Bell, who spun out after late-race contact and completed sixth.
Martin Truex Jr. took the lead from Kyle Busch late within the second warmth and received simply. Busch was second, Austin Dillon third and Kyle Larson fourth.
Kevin Harvick, beginning his closing season in Cup, made a robust last-lap transfer and edged Elliott for fifth and the ultimate switch spot to the function.
Aric Almirola, who did not make the Conflict function discipline final season, took the lead late within the first warmth race and received the 25-lapper in entrance of Alex Bowman and Justin Haley.
“It was about being extra ready,” Almirola advised Fox Sports activities. “There was no approach to be ready a 12 months in the past. I used to be actually dissatisfied to look at this race from the grandstands final 12 months.”
Rookie Noah Gragson and defending race and seasonal champion Joey Logano additionally completed within the prime 5 to affix the primary three within the function.
Burton spun out early within the first warmth.
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