NASCAR Ford Teams Post Mixed Results At Fontana 2023: Video

The NASCAR Ford teams experienced an eventful race at Auto Club Speedway on February 26^th, 2023. Things started strong for The Blue Oval in Stage 1, but a series of incidents took out a few of its racers, though some of them rebounded and secured decent finishes, all things considered.

Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 Ford Mustang, emerged as a strong force in the beginning of the race, leading quite a few laps before being involved in a multicar wreck on Lap 86. He finished 26^th, four laps off the pace. Meanwhile, Brad Keselowski’s No. 6 Mustang went for a neat spin off the nose of the No. 7 Chevy Camaro ZL1 of Corey Lajoie early in the race, but thanks to the resilient bodies of the Next Gen cars, Keselowski was able to salvage a sixth-place finish, all said and done.

Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 NASCAR Ford, quietly finished fifth, managing to avoid incident, while Joey Logano’s No. 22 Mustang came home 10^th. All said and done, however, the day belonged to Chevrolet, as Kyle Busch’s No. 8 Camaro took home the trophy.

As a reminder, Sunday’s racing events marked the finale of Auto Club Speedway as a two-mile oval asphalt. Much of its property has been sold off already, and there are unconfirmed plans in the works to configure it into a half-mile short track, although NASCAR recently stated that it is evaluating market interest in the area. As such, the future of NASCAR’s presence in Fontana is unclear.

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