More NASCAR Notes: Elliott down to just two chances to make Playoffs; another amazing day for van Gisbergen.
Chase Elliott trailed leader Michael McDowell by 1.394 seconds when the duo received the white flag in Sunday’s Verizon 200 at The Brickyard, but the NASCAR champion’s last lap charge fell short by a mere 0.937 second.
“Just a little bit heartbreaking, but that’s part of the sport,” Suarez says. “We win and we lose as a team, and that’s all I can say.”In reviewing the incident, crew chief Travis Mack said the air hose had a weird loop in it. Prior to the pit road incident, Suarez said McDowell was “pretty good” in the middle part of a run and he was better at the end of the run.Shane van Gisbergen proved his Chicago success was no fluke, as he scored a top-five finish on Sunday.Shane van Gisbergen showed over a three-day period in Indianapolis that he’s not just a street course wonder.
While in Indianapolis, van Gisbergen also made his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. In his first-ever race on an oval, van Gisbergen finished 19th, the first truck one lap down, to winner Ty Majeski, whose victory advances him to that series playoffs second round.
In the 82-lap NASCAR Cup race that had 79 laps—77 laps consecutively—of green-flag racing, Larson finished eighth to winner Michael McDowell.
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