It’s Monday, September 18, 2023 and that is Racing Recap, your abstract of final weekend’s motorsports motion. Joey Logano, the defending NASCAR Cup Series Champion, was eradicated from the playoffs after a crash throughout Saturday evening’s elimination race at Bristol. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz snapped Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s report F1 win streak on the Singapore Grand Prix. Also, Porsche completed 1-2 in IMSA’s return to Indianapolis.
Joey Logano Crashes Out At Bristol
After two tumultuous races, Denny Hamlin locked himself into the subsequent spherical with a win at Bass Pro Shops Night Race. Hamlin appeared robust the previous two weeks, however misfortune and errors stored him out of victory lane. Hamlin may also be joined within the subsequent spherical by each drivers on his 23XI staff, Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace.
Surprisingly, Joey Logano received’t be shifting on. The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Champion had struggled all through the race and ended up a lap down. The nail within the coffin for Logano’s playoff hopes would come on Lap 262 of 500 when Corey LaJoie spun on the backstretch. Logano drove into the multi-car wreck and hit the within wall. The Penske Ford’s left-real wheel was terminally broken, and the champion was out.
Race Results
1. Denny Hamlin (Gibbs)
2. Kyle Larson (Hendrick) – +2.437 seconds
3. Christopher Bell (Gibbs) – +5.098 seconds
4. Chris Buescher (RFK) – +9.206 seconds
5. Ty Gibbs (Gibbs) – +9.237 seconds
Ferrari Ends Red Bull’s Record F1 Win Streak In Singapore
Carlos Sainz and Scuderia Ferrari drove a tactically and strategically nice race to win the Singapore Grand Prix, benefiting from Red Bull’s uncommon dip in efficiency. Both Red Bull drivers did not make Q3 in qualifying, with Max Verstappen lining up eleventh on the grid. The world champion could be an element for the win after a failed tire technique gamble. Verstappen completed fifth, ending his report win streak at ten races.
However, it wouldn’t be a cakewalk for Sainz with Red Bull out of the image. The closing levels of the race had Mercedes charging in the direction of the entrance on recent medium tires. The Spaniard used McLaren’s Lando Norris as buffer, purposely driving gradual sufficient to maintain Norris with DRS vary and assist the McLaren keep forward of Mercedes.
Race Results
1. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) – +0.812 seconds
3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – +1.269 seconds
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – +21.177 seconds
5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – +21.441 seconds
Porsche Penske Motorsport got here out victorious within the IMSA Battle on the Bricks. In IMSA’s return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after a nine-year absence, Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet received the two-hour, 40-minute dash race within the No. 6 Porsche. The staff’s different automotive crosses the road second. The Porsches had been robust all weekend and locked out the entrance row in qualifying. Next 12 months, the Battle on the Bricks can be prolonged to a six-hour race and be part of the Michelin Endurance Cup alongside IMSA’s different endurance classics.
Race Results
1. No. 6 Penske Porsche 963
2. No. 7 Penske Porsche 963 – +17.421 seconds
3. No. 25 Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 – +32.964 seconds
4. No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R – +48.431 seconds
5. No. 10 WTR Acura ARX-06 – +1:00.008
Source: jalopnik.com