Brothers Brad Lovell and Roger Lovell wheeled the Ford Bronco DR to the podium in its competition debut at Baja, Mexico; and Chris Buescher finished second by 0.001 seconds – the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history – Sunday night at Kansas.
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FORD PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: Bronco DR Wins Debut; Buescher Edged in Closest NASCAR Finish
May 06, 2024
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Brothers Brad and Roger Lovell wheeled the Ford Bronco DR to the podium in its competition debut, taking first place in Evolution Heavy Metal and 15th overall in Baja, Mexico.
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Brothers Brad and Roger Lovell wheeled the Ford Bronco DR to the podium in its competition debut, taking first place in Evolution Heavy Metal and 15th overall in Baja, Mexico.
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The NORRA Mexican 1000 is a stage rally composed of six days of racing from point to point, from Ensenada to San José del Cabo. -
The Bronco DR completed the six days with zero downtime or mechanical failure with an official total rally time of 19:59:14. -
Chris Buescher finished second by 0.001 seconds, the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history, Sunday night at Kansas. -
Buescher and Kyle Larson traded the lead several times in the final lap before a photo finish determined the winner. -
Buescher led four times for 54 laps, the third-most among all drivers, and was the Stage 2 winner. -
A trio of Mustangs posted top-10 finishes, with Noah Gragson ninth and Michael McDowell 10th. -
The NASCAR Cup Series travels to Darlington Raceway in South Carolina Sunday. -
Matt Crafton led the way for Ford in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, finishing 10th Saturday night at Kansas. -
Ty Majeski, who started second, ran into trouble with a flat tire early in the race, which caused damage and eventually forced the No. 98 truck to retire early. -
Cam Waters, the Australian Supercar driver, finished 19th, in his second career Truck Series race. -
The Truck Series returns to action Friday at Darlington. -
Donny Schatz podiumed both nights in the World of Outlaws at Eldora Speedway’s #LetsRaceTwo, finishing third on Friday and second on Saturday. -
He led most of Saturday’s main feature, a thrilling race that came down to a last-lap duel with David Gravel. -
Schatz earned his second consecutive KSE Racing Hard Charger Award May 1 at Jacksonville, taking the TSR No. 21 from 23rd to 11th -
The World of Outlaws Sprint Cars return to Pennsylvania for the next series stop on May 8 for the Federated Auto Parts Gettysburg Clash. -
Damien Hamilton posted a GTC podium finish in the Thailand Super Series in the No. 88 Mustang in Race 1, while Sandy Stuvik and Jack Lemvard finished fourth and sixth overall in Super Pickup Race 1 at Chang International Circuit in Buriram. -
On Sunday, Hamilton gave Mustang another podium finish, finishing second in GTC, while Lemvard led the way in Super Pickup Race 2 with a fourth-place overall finish, second in class.
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