Joey Logano finished fifth to lead Ford in the NASCAR Cup Series, while Chris Buescher and Ryan Blaney advanced to the Round of 8; and four Mustangs finished in the top 10 in the Repco Supercars Championship.
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FORD PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: Buescher, Blaney Advance; Four Supercars Mustangs Finish in Top 10
Oct 09, 2023
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Joey Logano finished fifth to lead Ford in the NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Joey Logano finished fifth to lead Ford in the NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Chris Buescher’s seventh-place effort allowed him to advance to the Round of 8 with Ryan Blaney. -
Blaney, who finished 12th, was one of only six drivers to lead laps in the race, all coming in the final stage. -
While Buescher and Blaney advanced, Brad Keselowski was eliminated after finishing 18th. -
Keselowski managed to battle back to the top 10 after serving a pass-through penalty, but a late spin ultimately thwarted any forward progress he had made. -
The NASCAR Cup Series opens its Round of 8 Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. -
Cole Custer had the lead on a restart with five laps to go but couldn’t hold off Sam Mayer and settled for second in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff elimination race at Charlotte. -
Custer already had his spot clinched in the Round of 8 before the race started. -
He led four laps, and Riley Herbst gave Ford two Mustangs in the top five with a fourth-place finish. -
Custer will start the next round two points below the cut line in fifth place. -
The Round of 8 kicks off Saturday at Las Vegas. The Championship 4 will be determined in three weeks after the Martinsville race. -
Donny Schatz finished 23rd in Friday’s 25-lap Nittany Showdown at Port Royal Speedway in Pennsylvania. -
Schatz was involved in an early accident during Saturday night’s finale, and he was ultimately unable to rejoin the field, finishing 26th. -
Schatz now ranks sixth in the championship standings – 62 points out of the top five. The World of Outlaws series heads back to the heartland for a Kansas doubleheader beginning Friday. -
Anton De Pasquale and Tony D’Alberto (third) led four Mustangs in the top 10 in the Repco Supercars Championship at the Bathurst 1000. -
The other top-10 Mustangs included: Chaz Mostert (fourth), David Reynolds (fifth) and James Courtney (sixth). -
De Pasquale and Cam Waters led Ford in qualifying, capturing third and fourth, respectively. -
Six Mustangs competed in the Top-10 Shootout, with Waters securing third. -
Three Fords are top 10 in the standings, with Mostert advancing one position to fifth, De Pasquale holding seventh, and Waters ninth. -
The Supercars Board refused to allow parity changes proposed by Ford’s homologation team, Dick Johnson Racing. This resulted in our Ford Mustangs being forced to race at a disadvantage to the Chevrolet Camaro at The Great Race. -
Despite that, De Pasquale celebrated his first podium in the Great Race, and he and D’Alberto also delivered Shell V-Power Racing Team its first Bathurst podium since it won in 2019.
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