After a strong showing in recent weeks, the Nascar Chevy teams were stricken by late-race wrecks and penalties that prevented them from dominating the Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, August 7th.
Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, came to life in Stage 2, taking advantage of a two-tire pit stop to leap into the lead. He led the No. 20 Toyota TRD Camry of Christopher Bell and the No. 11 Camry of Denny Hamlin, until Hamlin managed to slip by on Lap 80. Then, on Lap 93, Chastain’s No. 1 Camaro had fallen back to third, and he pitted, but was forced to serve a pass-through penalty due to an uncontrolled tire.
However, in Stage 3, Chastain’s No. 1 Camaro rallied back and went after Bell’s No. 20 Camry and helped the No. 99 Camaro of Daniel Suarez to the lead. With 42 laps left, Bell’s No. 20 Camry tried to throw a block on Chastain’s No. 1 Camaro and ended up in the wall. Suarez’s No. 99 Camaro, meanwhile, suffered a flat left front tire with six laps left, ending his hopes of winning. Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Ford Mustang had control of the race by this point, and without the threat of any Nascar Chevy teams, won by a large margin.
The best-finishing Camaro was that of Kyle Larson, who guided the No. 5 Nascar Chevy to a seventh-place finish. Alex Bowman’s No. 48 Camaro was the only other Bow Tie team to finish in the top 10, salvaging a ninth-place finish after starting 30th.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light Apple #BuschelOfBusch Ford | 200 | 38 | Ford Mustang |
| 2 | 1 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | McDonald's Toyota | 200 | 22 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 3 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 200 | 38 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 4 | 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 5 | 24 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Cardell Caninetry Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 8 | 10 | 43 | Erik Jones | FOCUSfactor Chevrolet | 200 | 5 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 9 | 30 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 11 | 45 | Ty Gibbs(i) | Monster Energy Toyota | 200 | 2 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 11 | 13 | 9 | Chase Elliott | UniFirst Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chev |
| 12 | 20 | 24 | William Byron | Liberty University Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 13 | 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow MobilityScience Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 14 | 25 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Ferris Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 15 | 33 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Castrol Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | LeBron James Family Foundation Ford | 200 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 21 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 18 | 31 | 33 | * Austin Hill(i) | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 19 | 32 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Schluter Systems Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 23 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 21 | 35 | 77 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Michigan State/Zeigler Auto Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 34 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 23 | 36 | 78 | BJ McLeod(i) | Blaster Ford | 199 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | 22 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Advent Health Chevrolet | 199 | 29 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 25 | 15 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 198 | 33 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 26 | 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Sirius XM Toyota | 193 | 31 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 27 | 37 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | First Phase Ford | 188 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 28 | 14 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Martin Transportation Systems Ford | 187 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 29 | 6 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Guaranteed Rate Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 30 | 12 | 16 | Noah Gragson(i) | Chevy Accessories Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 31 | 17 | 41 | Cole Custer | HaasTooling.com Ford | 94 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 27 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | Ford 20 Year Sr Master Techs Ford | 29 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 28 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger Health/SweetLeaf Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 34 | 18 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 25 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 35 | 29 | 15 | JJ Yeley(i) | RWR Ford | 24 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 36 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 24 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 37 | 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric # | Discount Tire Ford | 24 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 38 | 14 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Mobil 1/GEARWRENCH Ford | 24 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
#- Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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