Relive the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 from Michigan that saw Chris Buescher hold off a dominant Martin Truex Jr.
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00:00 >> Two by two.
00:09 A lot of Ross Chastain on the inside of that front row.
00:13 Christopher Bell, the pole winner on the outside.
00:16 They had to wait a little bit longer, but the fans are about to see the start.
00:22 We're racing in Michigan.
00:24 >> Lined up on that inside.
00:31 Pretty good organization on both lines.
00:32 Look at the push that 54 is giving Ross Chastain down into turn one.
00:40 Ross going to slide up in front of the 20 and take his air away and clear for the lead.
00:46 >> Caution just coming out as Kyle Busch was on the inside of Ryan Blaney.
00:51 As Ryan Blaney was going by, Kyle Busch went around.
00:54 Take a look.
00:55 >> Kyle down to the bottom of the racetrack and up the racetrack into the door of the
00:59 12 and that brings him right around.
01:02 >> Just two guys racing hard for position.
01:04 See right here Kyle has four momentum.
01:07 Feels like he can get up the racetrack.
01:10 Starts up the racetrack.
01:11 That contact you spoke about just gets him turned around.
01:17 Contact in the wall.
01:18 Not sure how much damage it is.
01:23 >> We are about to get ready to go green again.
01:26 Martin Truex Jr.
01:27 And Ty Gibbs making up row one.
01:35 Back under way.
01:36 Short of car.
01:38 Kyle Busch in the garage as we see a big push from the 17 of Buescher as well as the 9 of
01:46 chase Elliott.
01:47 It works best for Martin Truex Jr.
01:55 A big wreck for chase Elliott.
01:57 It looked like the right rear had come down and up into the wall.
02:00 He went.
02:01 >> You can see, watch how quickly this race car comes around.
02:05 You can see everything felt good and then Emelia went around.
02:13 Big hit for chase Elliott.
02:14 Watch the sparks fly out from underneath this car.
02:17 See right there, right rear tire came apart.
02:20 He's along for the ride right now.
02:23 >> He was a team that decided to not come to pit road.
02:26 I don't think anyone expected to have any sort of tire issues.
02:29 This is the same right side tire we've run here in Michigan before.
02:34 You mentioned just a big, big rear impact.
02:37 Very square on the rear bumper.
02:39 You see the back of this car, unlike last year, you see some deformation.
02:44 Six laps to go in stage one.
02:52 Gibbs, keselowski, Suarez, five drivers that did not come to pit road and haven't been
02:58 there yet.
02:59 Look at them spread out.
03:00 Four wide.
03:07 >> The winner right now at all this is Bubba Wallace up in the second place.
03:11 Ty Gibbs as well sitting there in third.
03:13 Trying to get into the top five here.
03:16 All three of those drivers right around the cut line needing the stage point.
03:20 >> Suarez coming back on the inside.
03:22 Martin Truex Jr.
03:23 Runs away and he's going to win stage one.
03:26 >> Car in the wall.
03:27 Off turn four, Rick.
03:28 Car in the wall.
03:29 I think it's the 24 of William Byron.
03:31 Hard contact.
03:32 >> Byron slow on the track now.
03:36 The caution comes out for the end of the stage as well as the 24 of Byron.
03:42 He was running ninth and just shot into the wall.
03:45 >> Yeah, Rick, I think the clock is about to run out in the damage vehicle policy here.
03:50 They're trying to get repairs done but for both right front and right rear they're probably
03:54 not going to make it.
03:55 The implications here, they really felt like they still had a shot at the regular season
03:59 title.
04:00 That's going to be an awfully tough task now with going out early here in Michigan and
04:04 only three races left in the regular season.
04:08 >> As you mentioned it, the clock did run out.
04:10 They would have had to have gotten off pit road to stop the clock.
04:14 Now Bowman on the high side as we get ready for the restart.
04:20 And stage two is underway.
04:28 That's Erik Jones in the 43.
04:29 The legion blue 43 on the inside.
04:34 Pretty good momentum now.
04:35 He'll be door to door as they come off of two.
04:38 >> So Dillon really uncomfortable there on the bottom of the racetrack.
04:41 Now out to the outside.
04:42 A lot of guys had to make some moves to try not to make contact with the 3 car there.
04:47 >> Erik Jones aggressively side drafting.
04:51 Alex Bowman.
04:52 >> Trying to drive up the racetrack and take his line away.
04:55 Pushing him up into the dirt.
04:56 >> Oh, we got a spin.
04:57 >> Two cars.
04:58 >> Large contact.
04:59 Josh Buery in the 42.
05:00 And again Josh Buery subbing for Noah Gregson.
05:10 Take another look at what happened.
05:12 >> He's on the bottom of the racetrack.
05:14 Corey Lajoie drives under him.
05:16 He was already loose before Corey got there.
05:18 You see him start to come around.
05:24 >> Nice job by the 54 realizing what was happening in front of him getting out of the gas.
05:28 >> A big rear impact.
05:30 >> Bowman is going to come down the racetrack.
05:33 Try to do the same thing.
05:34 Going to be able to race off into turn one.
05:39 >> Oh!
05:40 >> Christopher Bell spinning.
05:43 >> And will he collect anyone?
05:44 He gets into the wall.
05:45 Caution comes out.
05:46 Bell fighting for the lead.
05:47 Spins on his own and into the wall he goes.
05:48 >> He's trying to drive.
05:49 >> We're rolling, guys.
05:50 >> He's trying to drive into turn one.
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07:23 >> We're going to try it again.
07:44 >> The green flag is back in the air.
07:58 >> Top two.
07:59 Door to door as they come out of two.
08:00 >> Even with two up to the 23.
08:01 >> Still hanging at your door.
08:02 >> Bubba Wallace to the inside here.
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08:05 >> A huge run for Bubba Wallace.
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08:13 >> Bubba Wallace takes the lead.
08:14 >> Here comes martin Truex Jr.
08:15 Back on the outside.
08:16 Big run down the back.
08:17 Down the front straightaway on that outside line.
08:18 Brad keselowski trying to hold him up as much as possible.
08:19 >> Now it's Dave Allen.
08:20 So it's tempered excitement.
08:21 We have a caution for the 41.
08:22 >> 41 in turn two.
08:23 Looks like he might have got up into the wall.
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