NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: Kyle Busch vence em Dover

Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing) venceu no domingo (01/10) a Apache Warrior 400, no Dover International Speedway, 29ª etapa da Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Chase Elliot e Jimmie Johnson, parceiros na Hendrick Motorsports, completaram os três primeiros.

Busch superou Elliot na curva quatro, pouco antes da bandeira branca de última volta. Para vencer pela segunda vez consecutiva. Elliot, que liderou 138, das 400 voltas, terminou em segundo, e ainda segue em busca da primeira vitória na categoria. Johnson foi o terceiro.

Pole-position Martin Truex Jr. (Furniture Row Racing) foi o quarto, seguido por Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing) e Clint Bowyer (Stewart-Haas Racing).

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Hendrick Motorsports), Daniel Suare (Joe Gibbs Racing), Jimmie McMurray (Chip Ganassi Racing) e Brad Keselowski (Penske) completaram os de primeiros.

Com os resultados, foram definidos os doze pilotos que passaram para a fase seguinte dos playoffs, o round of 12:

1.    Martin Truex Jr. 3059 pontos
2.    Kyle Busch 3041
3.    Kyle Larson 3034
4.    Brad Keselowski 3020
5.    Jimmie Johnson 3017
6.    Kevin Harvick 3015
7.    Denny Hamlin 3013
8.    Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 3010
9.    Ryan Blaney 3008
10.     Chase Elliot 3006
11.    Matt Kenseth 3305
12.    Jamie McMurray 3003

A próxima etapa acontece no Charlotte Motor Speedway, no dia 08 de outubro.

Final:

1 – Kyle Busch (Toyota) – Gibbs – 400 voltas
2 – Chase Elliott (Chevy) – Hendrick – 400
3 – Jimmie Johnson (Chevy) – Hendrick – 400
4 – Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota) – Furniture Row – 400
5 – Kyle Larson (Chevy) – Ganassi – 400
6 – Clint Bowyer (Ford) – Stewart/Haas – 400
7 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevy) – Hendrick – 400
8 – Daniel Suarez (Toyota) – Gibbs – 400
9 – Jamie McMurray (Chevy) – Ganassi – 400
10 – Brad Keselowski (Ford) – Penske – 400
11 – Matt Kenseth (Toyota) – Gibbs – 400
12 – Erik Jones (Toyota) – Furniture Row – 400
13 – Ryan Newman (Chevy) – Childress – 399
14 – Kasey Kahne (Chevy) – Hendrick – 399
15 – Joey Logano (Ford) – Penske – 399
16 – Austin Dillon (Chevy) – Childress – 399
17 – Kevin Harvick (Ford) – Stewart/Haas – 399
18 – Danica Patrick (Ford) – Stewart/Haas – 399
19 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford) – Roush – 399
20 – Kurt Busch (Ford) – Stewart/Haas – 398
21 – David Ragan (Ford) – Front Row – 397
22 – Ty Dillon (Chevy) – Childress – 397
23 – Ryan Blaney (Ford) – Wood – 397
24 – Trevor Bayne (Ford) – Roush – 396
25 – Aric Almirola (Ford) – Petty – 396
26 – Paul Menard (Chevy) – Childress – 396
27 – Michael McDowell (Chevy) – Leavine – 396
28 – AJ Allmendinger (Chevy) – JTG – 395
29 – Landon Cassill (Ford) – Front Row – 394
30 – Chris Buescher (Chevy) – JTG – 394
31 – Matt DiBenedetto (Ford) – GoFas – 393
32 – Cole Whitt (Ford) – Front Row – 392
33 – Brett Moffitt (Toyota) – BK – 391
34 – Corey LaJoie (Toyota) – BK – 389
35 – Denny Hamlin (Toyota) – Gibbs – 374
36 – BJ McLeod (Chevy) – Premium – 372
37 – Jeffrey Earnhardt (Chevy) – CircleSport – 368
38 – Ross Chastain (Chevrolet) – Premium – 348
39 – Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet) – Premium – 162
40 – Timmy Hill (Chevrolet) – MBM – 39