We went into Sunday night kind of scratching our heads on our McDonald’s Toyota Camry. Everyone at 23XI did a really good job.
We had a good mindset coming into today on what we need.
I love running high, and I couldn’t yesterday.
I knew that it was important for us to work on that coming into the race today.
The group did a really good job at that, and we made great adjustments.
Honestly, going into stage three we had a tough go of it on pit road, but they had a great catch.
Great way to get redemption from one year ago here.”
It took an extra day, but NASCAR’s best and brightest took the stage during this weekend’s FireKeepers Casino 400.
The race — held Michigan International Speedway, one of the more storied tracks on the Cup Series calendars — was about as consequential as it gets.
With just three races remaining in the regular season, the drivers hovering around the cut line find themselves with precious few chances to make their claim for postseason qualification.
Such pressure was felt by Ty Gibbs, Bubba Wallace, Ross Chastain and Chris Buescher, all of whom entered Sunday’s race needing a bit more security for their playoff chances.
Following the drama of last week’s race and finish, it’s easy to understand why some fans expected to letdown this weekend. What they got was a marvel of race, teeming with thrills, spills, and burnt rubber.
