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NASCAR Chevy Teams Have Cursed Day At Michigan 2023: Video

It was not a good race to be behind the wheel of a NASCAR Chevy Camaro ZL1 at Michigan International Raceway on Sunday, August 6th or Monday, August 7th, 2023. The race was called due to rain after 74 laps and postponed to Monday, marking two days’ worth of frustration for The Bow Tie teams.

Things went south quickly, with the No. 8 Camaro of Kyle Busch wrecking just 15 laps in. Busch spun out and slammed the wall in the No. 8 Camaro, forcing his early retirement. Then, on Lap 35, Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Camaro blew a tire and backed into the outside wall, ending his day. Unfortunately, this incident and early retirement puts Elliott in a must-win situation if he wants to make the postseason Playoffs, with only three races left until the cutoff. On the restart, William Byron’s No. 24 Camaro got into the wall and caused severe enough damage to warrant his early exit.

Then, the No. 42 NASCAR Chevy, driven this weekend by Josh Berry, also blew a tire and wrecked after the Stage 2 restart, forcing him to exit early as well. The No. 48 Camaro of Alex Bowman was the next to go down, as he made contact with a competitor on the backstretch and had to be towed onto Pit Road. His NASCAR Chevy team set to work to repair the race car in the five-minute allotted time, bringing it back down several times to address damage before finally retiring.

All said and done, the No. 5 Camaro of Kyle Larson brought home the best result for The Bow Tie, finishing fifth. Daniel Suárez took sixth in the No. 99 Camaro, followed by Ross Chastain in the No. 1 Camaro. Chris Buescher’s No. 17 Ford Mustang wound up in Victory Lane after a hard-fought battle against the No. 19 Toyota TRD Camry of Martin Truex Jr.

NASCAR Cup Series Race Results, Michigan International Raceway, August 7, 2023
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 4 17 Chris Buescher Castrol Edge Ford 200 52 Ford Mustang
2 5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 200 47 Toyota TRD Camry
3 13 11 Denny Hamlin Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota 200 1 Toyota TRD Camry
4 12 6 Brad Keselowski Nexlizet Ford 200 15 Ford Mustang
5 17 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 200 2 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
6 14 99 Daniel Suarez Worldwide Express Chevrolet 200 12 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
7 2 1 Ross Chastain Jockey Chevrolet 200 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
8 22 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Peach Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
9 9 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Knauf Ford 200 1 Ford Mustang
10 25 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
11 3 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 200 1 Toyota TRD Camry
12 21 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
13 1 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 200 1 Toyota TRD Camry
14 6 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
15 31 7 Corey LaJoie Garner Trucking Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
16 18 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
17 29 21 Harrison Burton Ford 20 Year Sr Master Techs Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
18 11 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 200 21 TOyota TRD Camry
19 16 3 Austin Dillon Dow Mobility Science Chevrolet 200 2 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
20 34 77 Ty Dillon Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet 200 2 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
21 27 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Minute Rice Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
22 28 41 Ryan Preece United Rentals Ford 199 0 Ford Mustang
23 26 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
24 23 34 Michael McDowell Love's/MTS Ford 199 0 Ford Mustang
25 33 51 Cole Custer(i) Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 199 0 Ford Mustang
26 24 16 AJ Allmendinger Farmsmart Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
27 36 15 JJ Yeley(i) Grill Blazers Ford 199 0 Ford Mustang
28 30 62 * Austin Hill(i) Bennett Transportation/Beard Chevrolet 198 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
29 32 38 Todd Gilliland Chicago Pneumatic Compressors Ford 197 0 Ford Mustang
30 15 45 Tyler Reddick Rocket League Toyota 197 7 TOyota TRD Camry
31 19 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 197 0 Ford Mustang
32 37 78 Josh Bilicki(i) Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 196 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
33 20 48 Alex Bowman Ally x Detroit Pistons Chevrolet 134 19 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 35 42 Josh Berry(i) Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet 50 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
35 7 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 46 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
36 10 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 34 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
37 8 8 Kyle Busch Kwik Trip/Kwik Star Chevrolet 14 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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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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  1. I’ve been to MI many times over the years. Marcus Ambrose set the pole speed at 203 mph one year. Those cars handled much better than the crap car package Nascar has now!! Like Ralph Nader said ” Unsafe at any speed “. Time for Nascar to man up and admit they created a Frankenstein car that is a turd! The driver’s should boycott Nascar till they change back to the last generation!

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  2. It will interesting with three races to go.

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