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Nascar Chevy Teams Fall Off At End Of Kansas September 2022: Video

The Nascar Chevy teams showed muscle during the first and second stages of Sunday’s Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, but fell off toward the end on September 11th, 2022.

Championship hopeful Tyler Reddick poled the No. 8 Chevy Camaro ZL1 and took the green flag from the front of the field. He was leading on Lap 65 when his right rear tire let go and put the No. 8 Camaro into the fence, forcing him to retire. Reddick’s position in the championship took a hit as well, as he is now scored 11th in the Playoffs.

“The right-rear tire just blew like we’ve had a few times,” said Reddick. “At Fontana (Auto Club Speedway), I was able to save it. But here, it snapped at the worst possible point, and we just killed the wall… it broke the control arm on the right front.” Reddick’s No. 8 Camaro was credited with a 35th-place finish, outperforming only the No. 4 Ford Mustang of Kevin Harvick, who finished dead last after also being involved in an early race wreck.

Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Nascar Chevy, looked strong heading into Stage 3 of the race, leading Bubba Wallace in the No. 45 Toyota TRD Camry. However, Wallace executed the pass and claimed the lead, holding onto the top spot as the laps ticked down. Bowman’s No. 48 Camaro, meanwhile, fell back to fourth as the handling in his race car went away. He was the highest-finishing Nascar Chevy team, followed by William Byron’s No. 24 Camaro with a sixth-place finish. Ross Chastain brought home seventh in the No. 1 Camaro, with Kyle Larson’s No. 5 Camaro finishing eighth.

Wallace drove the No. 45 Camry to the victory when it was all said and done. Interestingly, the No. 45 Camry also won at Kansas back in May, but with Kurt Busch behind the wheel. Wallace is currently subbing for Busch, who was injured in a wreck at Pocono over a month ago. This marks Wallace’s second career race win. He is the only Black driver currently in the Cup Series. His victory is also the second consecutive race won by a driver not eligible for the Playoffs, as Erik Jones took the No. 43 Camaro to Victory Lane last weekend at Darlington.

Nascar Cup Series Race Results, Kansas Speedway, September 11, 2022
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 6 45 Bubba Wallace (P) ROOT Insurance Toyota 267 58 Toyota TRD Camry
2 25 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Acumatica Toyota 267 0 Toyota TRD Camry
3 4 20 Christopher Bell (P) DeWalt Toyota 267 12 Toyota TRD Camry
4 3 48 Alex Bowman (P) Ally Chevrolet 267 107 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
5 12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Red White Blue Toyota 267 24 Toyota TRD Camry
6 9 24 William Byron (P) Liberty University Chevrolet 267 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
7 5 1 Ross Chastain (P) Advent Health Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
8 7 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
9 17 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford 267 2 Ford Mustang
10 15 99 Daniel Suarez (P) CommScope Chevrolet 267 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
11 22 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
12 8 2 Austin Cindric # (P) Snap on Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
13 13 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Magical Vacation Planner Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
14 11 3 Austin Dillon (P) Get Bioethanol Chevrolet 267 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
15 10 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
16 23 34 Michael McDowell WISE-EV Ford 267 1 Ford Mustang
17 2 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 266 2 Ford Mustang
18 28 16 Noah Gragson(i) Cure Token Chevrolet 266 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
19 27 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protectioni Chevrolet 266 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
20 21 42 Ty Dillon SunseekerResorts.com Chevrolet 266 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
21 36 10 Aric Almirola Farmland Ford 266 3 Ford Mustang
22 29 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 266 0 Ford Mustang
23 32 38 Todd Gilliland # CITGARD Ford 266 0 Ford Mustang
24 31 77 Landon Cassill(i) Voyager: Crypto for All Chevrolet 266 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
25 26 6 Brad Keselowski Solomon Plumbing Ford 266 0 Ford Mustang
26 20 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M's Toyota 265 0 Toyota TRD Camry
27 30 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 265 0 Ford Mustang
28 33 15 JJ Yeley(i) RWR Ford 264 0 Ford Mustang
29 24 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor.com Chevrolet 264 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL
30 35 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Chevrolet 262 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
31 34 78 BJ McLeod(i) Circle B Diecast Ford 262 0 Ford Mustang
32 18 21 Harrison Burton # Menards/MasterForce Ford 115 0 Ford Mustang
33 19 7 Corey LaJoie Circle B Diecast Chevrolet 114 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 16 23 Ty Gibbs(i) McDonald's Toyota 90 0 Toyota TRD Camry
35 1 8 Tyler Reddick (P) Guaranteed Rate Chevrolet 67 38 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
36 14 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Rheem Ford 33 0 Ford Mustang

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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