He’s still +28 above the cutline but that’s because of all those regular season playoff points. Now that we’re 2 races deep, it’s Bowman and Byron leading the charge with Elliott and Larson slumping.Įlliott went from 7 top 5 finishes, 5 of which in the top 2, in a 9 race span to finishes of 29th, 36th and 11th respectively since. Coming into the playoffs, Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott were thriving.
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Hendrick Motorsports has done a 180 in terms of their driver performances in the postseason. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) Can HMS Get Back Going?
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It will likely take a Harvick win and Busch getting a top 5 with some good stage points to get both through.īRISTOL, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 18: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Valvoline Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Septemin Bristol, Tennessee. But can they do enough on Saturday night to get by? Harvick is in a battle for safety with NASCAR himself.īoth are seasoned veterans and if anyone can put this aside, it’s them. Busch’s future is now set which has to be a load off of his shoulders but can he put this all aside and end his tenure with JGR on a high note? Busch has 8 Bristol victories himself.īoth are dealing with distractions on top of this. Harvick has 2 straight top 2 finishes here including a top two in both Richmond races this season at that. The thing is, Bristol is the perfect spot for each to do what’s needed to get out of the first round too. Since this race ended in 2020, Harvick and Busch have a combined 6 wins. Which is why I’m skeptical on if Busch and Harvick can prevail. If that doesn’t happen, he’d not even be in the playoffs right now either. Busch led just the straightaway all race.
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He won twice last year and picked up a fluke Bristol win this past April when the top 2 drivers knocked each other out in going for the win on the final lap in the final set of corners. Busch went winless until the 3rd to last race of the 2020 season. Truex never made it while for the first time of each of their careers, both Busch and Harvick could get bounced in Round 1. When the checkered flag drops on Saturday night, there’s a realistic chance that none of the three will be in the playoffs anymore. No one has as many Championship 4 appearances as these three with each of them having 5 a piece. All 3 made the final round in 2015, 2017, 2018 and again in 2019. On top of that, each are a pair of 60 race winners in the Cup Series at that.Īt one point not so very long ago, Harvick, Busch and Martin Truex Jr. What’s shocking by this is the fact that the duo have combined to have taken 3 of the 8 championships during this new era (2014-present) of racing. Busch is -2 while Harvick is in more of a must win situation at -35. Can Busch and Harvick Put Distractions Aside And Push Their Ways Back In?Īt the moment, both Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick both sit below the cutline in advancing to the Round of 12.
Here are the 5 things I’m watching for Saturday’s race at the Bristol (Tenn) Motor Speedway.
It’s also an important one because this will set up who makes the Round of 12 or who’s championship hopes get dashed.
ET, USA, PRN) marks the 29th race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race (7:30 p.m. BRISTOL, Tenn - The final race of the opening round is here.
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