Nascar – Truex Jr opportunist in Las Vegas

Martin Truex Jr (Furniture Row Racing) a remporté la Kobalt 400 sur le Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Nevada) après avoir dominé la course disputée sur l’ovale de 1,5 mile en s’imposant dans les trois segments. Le pilote de la Toyota n°78 semblait pourtant battu par Brad Keselowski (Team Penske) qui avait pris l’avantage dans les derniers tours, mais le vainqueur de l’épreuve d’Atlanta (Géorgie) la semaine dernière a rencontré des problèmes mécaniques touchant sa direction et ses freins le condamnant à la 5e place.

Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing) took 2nd place ahead of Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports).

Joey Logano (Team Penske) finished in 4th place, but the driver of the No. 22 Ford greatly animated the end of the race due to contact with Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing). The 2015 champion of the Nascar Cup Series finished its race in the pits taking only 22nd place. What followed was a fight between the driver of the No. 18 Toyota and part of the Team Penske team.

Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing) retired before the end of the first segment. The driver of the Chevrolet hit the wall after seeing his right front tire burst.

Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) only took 11th place after delaying his penultimate stop. This is the first time the seven-time champion has missed the top ten in three consecutive starts.