2023 Round 13 Cup Results
Jaie Schultz cuts through the carnage to win at Darlington!
Throwback Week. For one week a year NASCAR takes the opportunity to look back at its storied history, while at ANZCAR we do the same. We may not have decades of history to look back on just yet, but that doesn't stop the annual throwback race from being an exhibition of the painting talents of the teams.
Rather than looking back at history, qualifying could barely have represented the modern age better. The dominant forces to this point of the season, Pearson and Dyson, shared the front row. Just as fittingly Hetterscheid and Stent would lead the pursuing pack behind them.
The early laps showed the respect (or is it fear!) the drivers have of the famed Lady In Black, as the drivers ran single file and largely in qualifying order. There would be some movement up and down the field as the laps wore on, but no wholesale change. By lap thirty, Pearson would continue to lead from Dyson, Stent and Foster, with Hetterscheid and Lobb giving chase.
Green flag pitstops would happen just before lap fifty in most cases, however a handful of drivers would stay out and run their tanks down. The caution would fly for the first time on lap 52 when Jordan and Trahair would make contact, leaving only the top four on the lead lap. Everyone else would stay out and take the wave around and Hetterscheid would lead the restart.
By lap seventy the order was Hetterscheid, Foster, Dyson, Schultz and Stent, with the 41 in particular showing great pace, taking the lead on lap 91. Green flag stops would cycle through again, when McKenzie and Hetterscheid would make contact.
Foster would jump Hetterscheid to lead with Dyson looking to make the same move, contact was inevitable as Hetterscheid fought hard on the low line, but getting spat out of the pack. Pearson and Stent would pick through the mess to take second and third however no sooner had that happened than Pearson had a half spin of his own, gathering the car but losing a ton of places. This left Stent clear in second with Urquijo and Schultz trying to hold off the recovering Dyson.
Lap 123 would see the caution with Lobb and Phelps making contact, the 06 sliding up the track and being collected by Pearson, spelling the end to both their races.
After a couple of short bursts we were left with a green/white/chequer finish, the situation being Foster leading on old tyres, with Dyson, Urquijo and Schultz all about ten laps newer. Foster would jump quickly but was immediately under attack from Dyson, a bump on the wall actually helping to rotate the 41 under the 53.
They would take the white side by side but Foster would clear off turn 2, but Dyson would have a huge run. Foster would try to cover but it was too late, both cars hitting the inside wall hard. This left Schultz leading with Carroll-Walden attacking Urquijo for second, who himself went for a big dive onto the apron in an attempt to grab the lead. He and JCW would collect each other off of four, leaving Raymond to take second and a disbelieving Curtis in third.
Schultz would have a clear run to victory with Wellman grabbing fourth and Carroll-Walden scrabbling across for fifth.
The Cup Series takes a well earned break now until they hit the long one at Charlotte in two weeks time.
Incidents
Lap 52 - Koby Jordan
Lap 52 - Luke Trahair
Lap 109 - Darren McKenzie
Lap 124 - Ruben Phelps
Restart Infringements
Lap 58 - Barry Neale - Lane Change
No Further Action
Lap 133 - McKenzie/Curtis/Lobb - chain reaction
Post-Race Tech
None!
Throwback Week. For one week a year NASCAR takes the opportunity to look back at its storied history, while at ANZCAR we do the same. We may not have decades of history to look back on just yet, but that doesn't stop the annual throwback race from being an exhibition of the painting talents of the teams.
Rather than looking back at history, qualifying could barely have represented the modern age better. The dominant forces to this point of the season, Pearson and Dyson, shared the front row. Just as fittingly Hetterscheid and Stent would lead the pursuing pack behind them.
The early laps showed the respect (or is it fear!) the drivers have of the famed Lady In Black, as the drivers ran single file and largely in qualifying order. There would be some movement up and down the field as the laps wore on, but no wholesale change. By lap thirty, Pearson would continue to lead from Dyson, Stent and Foster, with Hetterscheid and Lobb giving chase.
Green flag pitstops would happen just before lap fifty in most cases, however a handful of drivers would stay out and run their tanks down. The caution would fly for the first time on lap 52 when Jordan and Trahair would make contact, leaving only the top four on the lead lap. Everyone else would stay out and take the wave around and Hetterscheid would lead the restart.
By lap seventy the order was Hetterscheid, Foster, Dyson, Schultz and Stent, with the 41 in particular showing great pace, taking the lead on lap 91. Green flag stops would cycle through again, when McKenzie and Hetterscheid would make contact.
Foster would jump Hetterscheid to lead with Dyson looking to make the same move, contact was inevitable as Hetterscheid fought hard on the low line, but getting spat out of the pack. Pearson and Stent would pick through the mess to take second and third however no sooner had that happened than Pearson had a half spin of his own, gathering the car but losing a ton of places. This left Stent clear in second with Urquijo and Schultz trying to hold off the recovering Dyson.
Lap 123 would see the caution with Lobb and Phelps making contact, the 06 sliding up the track and being collected by Pearson, spelling the end to both their races.
After a couple of short bursts we were left with a green/white/chequer finish, the situation being Foster leading on old tyres, with Dyson, Urquijo and Schultz all about ten laps newer. Foster would jump quickly but was immediately under attack from Dyson, a bump on the wall actually helping to rotate the 41 under the 53.
They would take the white side by side but Foster would clear off turn 2, but Dyson would have a huge run. Foster would try to cover but it was too late, both cars hitting the inside wall hard. This left Schultz leading with Carroll-Walden attacking Urquijo for second, who himself went for a big dive onto the apron in an attempt to grab the lead. He and JCW would collect each other off of four, leaving Raymond to take second and a disbelieving Curtis in third.
Schultz would have a clear run to victory with Wellman grabbing fourth and Carroll-Walden scrabbling across for fifth.
The Cup Series takes a well earned break now until they hit the long one at Charlotte in two weeks time.
Incidents
Lap 52 - Koby Jordan
Lap 52 - Luke Trahair
Lap 109 - Darren McKenzie
Lap 124 - Ruben Phelps
Restart Infringements
Lap 58 - Barry Neale - Lane Change
No Further Action
Lap 133 - McKenzie/Curtis/Lobb - chain reaction
Post-Race Tech
None!
