Cup Series Recap: 2023 Food City Dirt Race (Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt)
Christopher Bell triumphed in a 250-lap race, with Tyler Reddick and Austin Dillon following suit. Frequent cautions impacted Kyle Larson and Joey Logano's performance. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. showed notable improvement, while Ross Chastain faced setbacks.
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In a race marked by 250 laps, Christopher Bell secured a win with an average running position (ARP) of 3.68, completing a strong performance, as indicated by his Net Gain Rating (GR-LR) of 1.49. Tyler Reddick followed, starting from 6th and finishing 2nd, with an ARP of 4.83 and a net gain rating of 2.37. Austin Dillon rounded out the top three, maintaining a close ARP of 3.99 and a net gain rating of 3.12, highlighting his consistent speed throughout the race.
Cautions were frequent, notably impacting several drivers. Kyle Larson led for a bonanza of laps but faced an accident on Lap 176 that led to a 35th place finish, despite an ARP of 6.52. Similarly, Joey Logano suffered an incident leading to a wild drop from his 12th starting position to 37th by race end. Both their races were affected heavily by late cautions, spoiling their ARPs and final results.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. showed significant improvement, advancing from 22nd to 4th with an ARP of 12.94, and a net gain rating of 2.01. Conversely, Ross Chastain's race saw setbacks as his GR-LR of -1.95 suggested difficulties in maintaining position, ending in 28th from a 16th spot start. Todd Gilliland, despite an overall good run, had a slightly negative GR-LR of -0.09, finishing 8th but with an ARP of 15.38, indicating some struggle in maintaining pace during the race's critical moments.