Once again Mother Nature has interfered with a NASCAR event.
On Friday, NASCAR rescheduled practice and qualifying for the O’Reilly Auto Parts and Cup Series and moved it up two hours on Saturday morning in hopes of avoiding inclement weather as the result of a hurricane. The rains came early and cancelled the O’Reilly Series events. The starting lineup for the Blue Cross NC 300 has been set by NASCAR’s metric; putting Carson Kvapil on the pole.
The starting lineup for the Blue Cross NC 300:
Carson Kvapil
Corey Day
Jesse Love
Brent Crews
Sam Mayer
Taylor Gray
Austin Hill
Sheldon Creed
William Sawalich
Rajah Caruth
Jeremy Clements
Anthony Alfredo
Sammy Smith
Ryan Sieg
Harrisson Burton
Parker Retzlaff
Dean Thompson
Brennan Poole
Austin Green
Carson Brown
Jeb Burton
Kyle Sieg
Justin Allgaier
Garrett Smithley
Patrick Staropoli
Matt DiBenedetto
Lavar Scott
Brandon Jones
Mason Maggio
Blaine Perkins
Joey Gase
Josh Bilicki
Ryan Ellis
Myatt Snider
Derek Lemke
Jake Finch
Dawson Cram
JJ Yeley
Due to weather conditions, the race has been moved to 8pm on Sunday night, after the Cup Series race.
Stages one and two are 45 laps each with stage three lasting 110 laps for a total of 200 laps around the 1.5 mile track.
The start of the race was delayed for a little rain.
NASCAR has announced that there will be a competition caution at the middle of stage one – around lap 20. Drivers may make adjustments and change tires but may not fuel the cars.
Carson Kvapil brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with Corey Day alongside. Kvapil and Day go side by side before Carson Kvapil gets out in front for the lead.
The 42 car of Matt DiBenedetto is charged with a start violation and will have to serve a a passthrough penalty.
Lap four, Corey Day gets out in front with Jesse Love in second; Sam Mayer, Carson Kvapil, and Taylor Gray round out the top five.
Lavar Scott was charged with speeding on pit road and has to serve a passthrough penalty.
Starting in 23rd, Justin Allgaier has entered the top 20 on lap six.
Lap eleven, Corey Day leads the race with Jesse Love in second; Sam Mayer, Carson Kvapil, and Taylor Gray round out the top five. Justin Allgaier is just outside the top 10 in eleventh.
Lap 18, Corey Day continues to lead the race with Jesse Love in second; Sam Mayer, Carson Kvapil, and Taylor Gray round out the top five.
The crews are seeing some significant tire fall off.
Justin Allgaier has moved up 14 spots and is now in the top 10 in ninth.
Patrick Staropoli’s car is smoking heavily. He reports a flat tire and makes an unscheduled trip down pit road.
Lap 21, NASCAR displays the yellow flag for the competition caution.
Dawson Cram is the “lucky dog”.
Drivers come down pit road for service with Corey Day winning the race off of pit road.
After some on track contact, Sheldon Creed had a slow pit stop to make repairs to his damaged car.
Corey Day brings the field down for the green flag restart with Jesse Love alongside on lap 26. Day edges out in front for the lead. Sam Mayer and Jesse Love battle for second.
Justin Allgaier is just outside the top five in sixth place.
Lap 28, the top five are Corey Day, Jesse Love, Sam Mayer, Carson Kvapil, and Taylor Gray.
Justin Allgaier passes Taylor Gray for fifth.
With 14 laps remaining in stage one, Justin Allgaier begins the battle to pass teammate Carson Kvapil for fourth.
Ten to go in stage one, Corey Day has just a quarter of a second lead on Jesse Love; Sam Mayer, Justin Allgaier, and Carson Kvapil round out the top five.
Seven laps remain in stage one, Corey Day has pulled ut to a lead of over half a second on Jesse Love.
Sam Mayer is driving a replica of the very first car Dale Earnhardt Sr drove when he began his Cup Series career.
Corey Day wins stage one.
The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Corey Day
Jesse Love
Sam Mayer
Justin Allgaier
Carson Kvapil
Austin Hill
Brent Crews
Jeremy Clements
Taylor Gray
Parker Retzlaff
Drivers come down pit road for service with Jesse Love winning the race off of pit road.
Corey Day was charged with running through too many pit boxes on pit road.
Harrison Burton and Myatt Snider were charged with having a crew member over the wall too soon.
Jesse Love brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Justin Allgaier alongside on lap 54. Drivers spread out three wide. Jesse Love takes the lead.
Justin Allgaier and Carson Kvapil battle for second.
Lap 57, the top five are Jesse Love, Justin Allgaier, Sam Mayer, Carson Kvapil, and Austin Hill.
Sam Mayer and Justin Allgaier battle for second.
Lap 58, Corey Day is quickly working his way through the field and is in the top 20.
Lap 61, all 12 of The Chase drivers are in the top 20 with the top five all Chase drivers.
Lap 62, Jesse Love has pulled out to a lead of over a second on Justin Allgaier; Sam Mayer, Carson Kvapil, and Austin Hill round out the top five.
Carson Kvapil is reporting a loose condition in his car.
Lap 68, Justin Allgaier has closed the gap on leader Jesse Love to just half a second; Sam Mayer, brent Crews, and Austin Hill round out the top five.
Lap 71, Justin Allgaier is just a quarter of a second behind Jesse Love.
Lap 73, Justin Allgaier begins to challenge Jesse Love for the lead.
Lap 75, Justin Allgaier passes Jesse Love for the lead.
With 13 laps remaining in stage two, Justin Allgaier has pulled out to a second and a half lead on Jesse Love; Sam Mayer, Brent Crews, and Taylor Gray round out the top five.
Currently, Justin Allgaier has retaken the lead in the Chase Standings.
Lap 83, Taylor Gray has passed Sam Mayer for third.
With six laps to go in stage two, Justin Allgaier has pulled out to a lead of over two seconds on Jesse Love.
After having to restart the race from the back of the field for a penalty, Corey Day has entered the top 10.
With a lead of over two seconds, Justin Allgaier wins stage two for his eleventh stage win of the season.
The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Justin Allgaier
Jesse Love
Taylor Gray
Sam Mayer
Brent Crews
Austin Hill
Corey Day
Carson Kvapil
Sammy Smith
Sheldon Creed
Drivers come down pit road for service with Jesse Love winning the race off of pit road.
With stage three lasting over 100 laps, the drivers will have to make a pit stop at some point during the stage in order to make it to the end of the race.
Jesse Love brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three on lap 99. Jesse Love takes the lead.
Austin Hill had to make an unscheduled trip down pit road for a battery change.
Lap 100, the top five are Jesse Love, Taylor Gray, sam Mayer, Corey Day, and Justin Allgaier.
Lap 105, Jesse Love has pulled out to a near one second lead on Taylor Gray; Sam Mayer, Corey Day, and Justin Allgaier round out the top five.
Lap 107, Justin Allgaier passes Corey Day for fourth.
Lap 109, Sam Mayer and Taylor Gray battle for second.
Carson Kvapil makes an unscheduled trip down pit road with a flat tire.
Lap 110, Justin Allgaier and Sam Mayer battle for third.
Dawson Cram is out of the race with a brake issue.
The caution flag comes out on lap 111 when Ryan Sieg spins out.
Drivers come down pit road for fresh tires and service with Jesse Love winnng the race off of pit road.
Carson Kvapil was charged with having too many crew members over the wall and will have to restart the race from the back of the field.
Harrison Burton was charged with improper fueling and will have to restart the race from the back of the field.
Matt DiBenedetto was charged with an uncontrolled tire.
After staying out on the track, Brent Crews brings the field down for the green flag restart with Jesse Love alongside with 83 laps to go. Jesse Lvoe takes the lead.
Carson Kvapil is on pit road for repairs after a flat tire.
The caution flag comes out with 81 laps to go when teammates Jake Finch and Rajah Caruth make contact.
Carson Kvapil takes his car to the garage for mechanical issues.
Jake Finch and Rajah Caruth were charged with pitting too soon.
Jesse Love brings the field down for the green flag restart with Sam Mayer alongside with 75 laps remaining in the race. Jesse Love takes the lead.
The top five are Jesse Love, Taylor Gray, Sam Mayer, Justin Allgaier, and Sheldon Creed.
Taylor Gray and Sam Mayer battle for second. Jesse Love is nearly one second out in front.
With 71 to go, Taylor Gray and Justin Allgaier battle for third. Allgaier passes Sam Mayer for second.
Taylor Gray and Sam Mayer are the only Chase drivers who have finished in the top 10 in every Chase race.
With 68 laps to go in the race Jesse Love has pulled out to a lead of over a second on Justin Allgaier.
With 65 laps to go, the top five are Jesse Love, Justin Allgaier, Corey Day, Taylor Gray, and Sam Mayer.
Sixty-two laps to go, Justin Allgaier has closed the gap on leader Jesse Love to under one second; Corey Day, Taylor Gray, and Anthony Alfredo round out the top five.
With 58 laps to go, Carson Kvapil returns to the race 29 laps down.
Justin Allgaier is slowly closing the gap on Jesse Love; they are now just over half a second apart.
Fifty-five laps to go, Justin Allgaier is just a quarter of a second behind leader Jesse Love.
The battle begins for the lead with 53 laps remaining in the race.
Justin Allgaier is the new leader.
Fifty to go, the top five are Justin Allgaier, Jesse Love, Corey Day, Taylor Gray, and Anthony Alfredo.
With 47 laps to go, Justin Allgaier has pulled out to a one second lead on Jesse Love.
With 46 laps to go, Brent Crews begins the cycle of green flag pit stops.
Justin Allgaier continues to expand his lead on Jesse Love and is now two seconds out in front with 44 laps to go.
The caution flag comes out for Ryan Ellis who spun out. He works his way to pit road with a smoking car.
Drivers come down pit road for service with 41 laps remaining in the race. Justin Allgaier wins the race off of pit road.
Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag restart with Taylor Gray alongside; there are just 37 laps remaining in the race. Drivers are spread out three and four wide with Justin Allgaier taking the lead.
The top five are Justin Allgaier, Jesse Love, Taylor Gray, Corey Day ,and Anthony Alfredo.
Jesse Love and Taylor Gray battle for second.
Just 32 laps to go, Justin Allgaier has not been able to pull away from Jesse Love; they are just a quarter of a second apart.
Thirty to go, Justin Allgaier holds on to a narrow lead on Jesse Love; Corey Day, Austin Hill, and Taylor Gray round out the top five.
Twenty-six to go, Justin Allgaier holds on to a quarter of a second lead on Jesse Love; Corey day, Austin Hill, and Taylor Gray round out the top five.
Patrick Staropoli was charged with speeding on pit road but has taken his car to the garage.
With 22 laps to go, Justin Allgaier has pulled out to a half second lead on Jesse Love.
Twenty to go! Justin Allgaier holds on o the lead with Jesse Love less than half a second behind
Jake Finch has Taken his car to the garage.
With just 18 laps to go, Jesse Love and Corey Day pass Justin Allgaier.
The caution flag comes out with just 15 laps to go for Brent Crews getting into the wall with a flat tire.
Drivers come down pit road for service but they are out of sticker tires.
Josh Williams was charged with an uncontrolled tire.
Jesse Love brings the field down for the green flag restart with Corey Day alongside; there are just 10 laps remaining in the race. Jesse Love takes the lead.
Justin Allgaier comes down on the inside and Corey Day takes the outside for a three wide battle.
Corey Day takes the lead.
Sam Mayer is slowed on the track.
Five to go, Corey Day leads the race with Jesse Love in second and Justin Allgaier in third over a second back.
Corey Day takes the white flag.
Going back-to-back, Corey Day wins the race.
The unofficial results of the Blue Cros NC 300:
Corey Day
Jesse Love
Sheldon Creed
Justin Allgaier
Carson Brown
Brandon Jones
Austin Hill
Anthony Alfredo
Taylor Gray
Brennan Poole
William Sawalich
Parker Retzlaff
Harrison Burton
Dean Thompson
Joey Gase
Sammy Smith
Ryan Sieg
Josh Bilicki
Blaine Perkins
Jeremy Clements
Matt DiBenedetto
Jeb Burton
Austin Green
Sam Mayer
Myat Snider
Mason Maggio
Lavar Scott
Derek Lemke
Garrett Smithley
Brent Crews
Jake Finch
Carson Kvapil
Patrick Staropoli
Ryan Ellis
Kyle Sieg
Rajah Caruth
Dawson Cram
JJ Yeley