Chipotle 500 at Phoenix

It's crunch time in the Logocast Cup, with the list of contending drivers shrinking every week. Lets get to the action.

A bunch of contenders up front trying to gain on the 10 of Barros

Lap 5: Early caution, Flint gets loose in turn 3 and hits the wall hard. He retired with a DNF.

Lap 10: After the restart, Powers was running in back and spun. No caution.

Lap 51: These 4 cars broke away from the pack and battled during the green flag run. McAffee led every lap until this point, but he had company.

Lap 71: The pack finally gets a break as McAffee runs high. Walkowiak slides to the bottom and takes the lead.

Lap 78: Green flag pit stops happen, and the current points leader Zetticci breaks to the pits

Lap 102: A big break for the pack, a 3 car incident involving some bad drivers brings out the caution.

Lap 157: The leaders all ran together, Walkowiak ducks to the pits and the 19, 82, and 87 all battle for the lead. Green flag pit stops cycle through.

Lap 172: Wick is forced to retire with gearbox issues, and that will end his run at a championship. 4 DNFs won't win a championship.

Lap 273: Fischer and Bowen battling for the lead

Lap 259: Simms comes down on the 25 and spins both cars into the wall

Lap 289: Tabulov's championship hopes end in a cloud of smoke from suspension issues.

Lap 307: Bowen is caught in lap traffic, but Fischer was making no progress because of the same problem.

And Tim Bowen hangs on for the first win of his career

Barros somehow worked his way up for a decent finish. Zetticci made it interesting, and earned a bonus point to make the gap between the 10 and 6 not that bad. But since both had a top 10, everyone was really out of luck that needed help to get back in the championship.

The Las Vegas Shootout is gonna live up to it's name. Only Barros and Zetticci are alive in the championship. It's gonna wild.

Qulifying Results for the Chipotle 500 at Phoenix

Here is what the starting order looks like for the race at Phoenix. 2nd through 6th all start in the top 6, with Barros running in the back. This could be a race to set up a huge scramble in Las Vegas. 

Season 1 Race 13: Chipotle 500 at Phoenix

Track- Phoenix International Raceway

Configuration- Tri-oval

Length- 1.00 mile

Laps- 312

Distance- 312 miles

Standings After Race 12

Now this is the race we wanted! Barros slips up and now only has a 2 point lead heading into the 13th race of the year. The cut off is 154 points, so mathmatically, the bottom 10 cars are out of the championship. The top 2 are pretty much the only ones with a legitimate shot, but the fact the last 2 races can decide the championship makes this more fun.

Ford Fusion 400

Now to the race with the logo I got super lazy on! The series goes to the D shaped oval in the mitten state, with a huge chance to put themin a decent position in the points.

An all Ford start for their home race, and Tabulov brings them to the line

Lap 18: Tabulov jumps to a big lead, but the Taylor Motorsports garage make moves to 2nd and 4th

 Lap 49: The leaders pit!

 Lap 58: Wick takes the lead with a speedy pit stop, and some traffic

 Lap 98: Wick stays in the lead until a green flag pitstop

 Lap 101: A HUGE development! Barros has to retire from electrical problems, and has his first DNF on the season! Zetticci was in 3rd, trying to gain as much points as he can.

 Lap 138: Irons goes hard under Wick in turn 1 and steals the lead. Irons hunted him down and took the lead.

 Lap 152: Irons stretched the run to be good on the final stretch, but he had to pit from the lead

 Lap 196: Irons was in lapped traffic, and Zetticci was gaining real fast on the 87.

 But Irons held on and captured the first win for Fletcher Autosport!

 Zetticci would've had him if the race had 10 more laps. The 6 was flying the entire last stretch. The 19 had to pit from 10th with 3 laps to go. 

The points were the big story because Zetticci almost had the maximum swing in points. He never lead a lap, so he didn't have a 5 point bonus, but it's very interesting now heading to Phoenix next week!

Qualifying Results for the Ford Fusion 400

Barros has a good starting position for the race at Michigan. A 7th place start against a 17th place start for Zetticci, the best shot at knocking him off of his points throne. Tabulov could make a big jump in points with a good run and luck.

Season 1 Race 12: Ford Fusion 400

Track- Michigan International Speedway

Configuration- D-shaped Oval

Length- 2.000 miles

Laps- 200

Distance- 200 Miles