AdventHealth 400
After a multi-hour delay for rain, the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway finally got underway. And with the green flag came three-wide battles throughout the field and a track that made for some great racing. Once the field stretched out, it was encouraging to still see battles all over the track.
The highlight of Stage 1 was the battle for the lead between Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain. With 15 to go, Denny Hamlin made it a three-way fight, ultimately claiming the stage win.
On Lap 125, Chris Buescher claimed the lead and held on to win the second stage. Oddly enough, both stages went green.
That all changed on Lap 177 when Jimmie Johnson got into the wall, taking Corey LaJoie and Austin Hill with him. The next caution came on Lap 185 when Hamlin washed up the track and collected Austin Cindric, Bubba Wallace, and Michael McDowell.
Immediately, Harrison Burton went for a spin and brought out another caution. As soon as they got running again, the caution was back out as Joey Logano had a flat and went for a spin.
After that, the race went green until seven laps remained. At that time, Kyle Busch went for a spin in Turn 2. This sent the AdventHealth 400 into NASCAR Overtime.
Hamlin and Buescher led the field to green for the two-lap shootout with Buescher pulling ahead. Larson worked hard to claim the lead and did so right as the checkered flag waved, culminating in a historic photo finish.
0.001 SECONDS!
Kyle Larson beats Chris Buescher in the CLOSEST FINISH in NASCAR Cup Series history. pic.twitter.com/v6tLC1Xhvh
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) May 6, 2024
Rich MARvelous Move of the Race
The finish was certainly worth talking about, but the Rich MARvelous Move came early on in Stage 2. It is summed up in two words: Five. Wide.
One PPN staff member summed it up well:
5 avoiding the 1
54 avoiding the 20
17 avoiding both
FIVE WIDE. Yes. More of this, please. #NASCARonFS1 pic.twitter.com/NECFqZPPgD
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) May 5, 2024
Can confirm. That’s exactly what happened.
Now, let’s watch from the No. 17’s in-car camera.
.@Chris_Buescher was not letting off. 😅 pic.twitter.com/uduXHHFDGr
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 5, 2024
And if you were watching from pit road, you’d see this:
“I’M NOT LIFTIN’” -Chris Buescher pic.twitter.com/eJCCNUKsqX
— RFK Racing (@RFKracing) May 5, 2024
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