Acehpol.com - Austin Dillon had merely enough fuel to create it across
the end to win his 1st career Monster Energy Cup Series race Sunday night at
Charlotte Motor Speedway Jimmie Johnson and Austin Dillon each elected to gamble
on fuel strategy as the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR’s longest race, closed with an
extended green flag run.
But when Johnson’s tank went dry with three laps
remaining, Dillon inherited the lead then nursed his car to the checkered flag,
just ahead of Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr., who had pitted and were fast
closing.
The 27-year-old Dillon stretched his fuel 70 laps to earn
his first victory in his 133rd Cup start. Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin
completed the top five, followed by Kurt Busch, rookie Erik Jones, pole-sitter
Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Johnson, who admitted he’s not the best at saving fuel,
slid to 17th.
“I was simply making an attempt to wait and see with
(Johnson),” Dillon same. “I may see him saving. i assumed I’d saved enough
early wherever I may attack at the top, however i attempted to attend as long
as attainable
And once he ran out, I patterned I’d return in and save wherever
i used to be lifting and it found out. I ran out at the road and it gurgled all
around simply to try and do one very little spin and push it back to triumph
lane.”
Dillon’s triumph also marked the first premier division
win for the No. 3 since the late Dale Earnhardt reached victory lane at
Talladega Superspeedway in Oct. 2000. Richard Childress, Dillon’s grandfather
and the car owner for both Dillon and Earnhardt, did not reuse the number until
he promoted his grandson to Cup in 2014.
Earnhardt, one NASCAR’s all-time greats, was killed on
the final lap of the 2001 Daytona. He and Childress teamed to win six Cup
championships.
“I know Dale is up there smiling down because he would
want this win, he'd want to see it with Austin,” Childress said. “When I looked
up and seen the 3 on top of the board, I was standing there doing an interview,
that's when I got emotional. It's so special to see that 3 in winner's circle
again.”
Truex dominated the Coca-Cola 600 for a second straight
year, leading a race-high 233 laps. A year ago, the Furniture Row Racing driver
led a NASCAR-record 392 laps of a possible 400.
“That stings a little bit,” Truex said. “We just it a
little bit on our last adjustment. I think if not for that we probably could’ve
gotten the 3.”
But Truex’s third-place effort was enough to capitalize
on Kyle Larson’s troubles, and move him into the series points lead by seven
points with 14 regular season races remaining.
Larson’s frustrating weekend included missing qualifying
on Thursday after his No. 42 Chevrolet couldn’t pass technical inspection
before the session concluded. Then in the race, Larson, who moved up to as high
as third, hit the wall twice in the second half. The last incident caused
significant damage to his car and ended his night. He finished 33rd, his worst
result of the season, which dropped him to second in the standings.
“Just hate it that I created miscalculation there
successively three and happened the wall,” Larson aforementioned. “I wasn't
even running penurious there. I simply got loose and so I hit it and it ruined
our day.”
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