{"id":97281,"date":"2024-08-28T07:01:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T14:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=97281"},"modified":"2024-08-28T07:02:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T14:02:06","slug":"weekend-race-recap-8-19-24-return-of-the-double-deuce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/weekend-race-recap-8-19-24-return-of-the-double-deuce\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Race Recap 8\/19\/24: Return of the Double Deuce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"97283\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/weekend-race-recap-8-19-24-return-of-the-double-deuce\/newgarden1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/newgarden1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"newgarden1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/newgarden1-300x180.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/newgarden1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/newgarden1.jpg\" alt=\"Weekend Race Recap 8\/19\/24: Return of the Double Deuce\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/newgarden1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/newgarden1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/newgarden1-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Teammates clash, tempers flare, and we&#8217;ve got a front-row seat to the action.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>What a great weekend of racing. There was so much action, in fact, that I didn&#8217;t mind that the rain-delayed Cup race had to be pushed to Monday (it also helps that I have Mondays off). We truly had it all \u2013 cars flipping, a driver flipping another driver off,\u00a0 a penalty for a cheaty engine, and a tribute to a fallen legend. No matter what you watched this past weekend, you probably had a great time doing it. Let&#8217;s get you up to speed on anything you make have missed.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>IndyCar \u2013 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 \u2013 World Wide Technology Raceway\u00a0\u2013 August 18, 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Race Highlights | 2024 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 from St. Louis | INDYCAR SERIES\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dh9WKkpNvtY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Once again, it was Penske Racing that showed their speed at the 1.25 mile oval, with <strong>Scott McLaughlin<\/strong> sitting on the pole and all three Penske cars running up front. Eventually, it would be oval ace <strong>Josef Newgarden<\/strong> who would find his way to victory lane. In nine starts at WWTR, he&#8217;s won five times. How&#8217;s that for an impressive stat? The remainder of the podium was made up of McLaughlin in second place and rookie <strong>Linus Lundqvist<\/strong> in third. The win wasn&#8217;t without drama, though \u2013 Newgarden managed to win despite a spin on lap 196. Luckily, he made no contact with the wall or other cars and was able to prevail. This, of course, was helped along by a caution with 10 to go, caused by a less-lucky <strong>David Malukas<\/strong> spinning into the outside wall. The most unlucky driver all weekend, though, was championship contender <strong>Will Power<\/strong>, who was rear-ended during the subsequent restart by <strong>Alexander Rossi<\/strong>. At least we were treated to an encore performance of Will Power&#8217;s double deuce salute, this time directed at his winning teammate. Why? Power believes that Newgarden hung back on the restart, causing a chain reaction that ended the day for the 12 car. We&#8217;d like to have been a fly on the wall for the weekly Penske competition meeting.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>NASCAR Xfinity Series \u2013 Cabo Wabo 250 \u2013 Michigan International Speedway<br \/>\n\u2013 August 17, 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NASCAR Xfinity Series: Cabo Wabo 250 Highlights | NASCAR on FOX\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/430cy4rkVmc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When folks talk about old-school racing, one thing we don&#8217;t miss is old-school crashes. Seeing a blowover at a big track, like we did last weekend, is like a wreck straight out of &#8217;90s plate racing. That&#8217;s a not a good thing, but thankfully, <strong>Kyle Sieg<\/strong> was able to exit the car on his own after a dramatic last-lap crash. Starting back at the beginning, pole sitter <strong>Sheldon Creed<\/strong> seemed poised to finally win his first Xfinity Series race after nearly a dozen second-place finishes. <strong>Riley Herbst<\/strong> joined Creed on the front row and fought hard to lead, eventually turning Creed but not ending his day. <strong>Ryan Sieg<\/strong>, Kyle&#8217;s older brother, would win Stage 1 before the race would be delayed for rain. Once the action got back underway, Herbst would make a desperate attempt to lead, cutting over too soon and turning himself into the wall with Sieg&#8217;s bumper. The elder Sieg would eventually finish 13th. Meanwhile, Sheldon Creed fought his way back to the front after the earlier spin, but would finish second yet again to <strong>Justin Allgaier<\/strong>, notching his second win of the season.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>NASCAR Cup Series \u2013 FireKeepers Casino 400 \u2013 Michigan International Speedway<br \/>\n\u2013 August 18\/19, 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NASCAR Cup Series: FireKeepers Casino 400 Highlights | NASCAR on FOX\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TyEet7h66ck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Like the Xfinity race the day before, nasty weather played a major part in the NASCAR Cup series race in Michigan. Once the track was sufficiently dry, we made it all the way through Stage 1 before the race was postponed to the following day. <strong>Bubba Wallace<\/strong> surged to an early lead, and his car owner, <strong>Denny Hamlin<\/strong>, fought for position before sliding into the wall and careening across the front stretch. The 23XI cars showed plenty of speed, with <strong>Tyler Reddick<\/strong> hanging around in the top 5 for more or less the entire race before winning on Monday. Reddick, a former prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of dirt racing legend <strong>Scott Bloomquist<\/strong>, dedicated the win to his mentor, who lost his life in a plane crash last week. Unfortunately, the early spin wasn&#8217;t the only bad luck for Denny Hamlin this week. The results of a post-race inspection after the Bristol spring race revealed an illegal motor, resulting in a massive 75 point fine and the loss of 10 playoff points announced just this week. Ouch. Like the Xfinity race the day before, <strong>Corey Lajoie<\/strong> found himself upside down after contact with <strong>Noah Gragson<\/strong>. Thankfully, he was uninjured. NASCAR will try some new aero tricks to keep these cars planted on <em>terra firma<\/em> next week. In other news, a fourth-place finish by <strong>Kyle Busch<\/strong> indicates that <strong>Austin Dillon<\/strong>&#8216;s newfound speed last week wasn&#8217;t just a fluke. RCR has clearly keyed into something and found some speed. Busch&#8217;s last chance to win his way into the playoffs next week at Daytona.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Teammates clash, tempers flare, and we&#8217;ve got a front-row seat to the action.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":97283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3470],"tags":[712,127,41,1632],"class_list":["post-97281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-indycar","tag-nascar","tag-news","tag-racing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/newgarden1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-pj3","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97281"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97335,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97281\/revisions\/97335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}