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NASCAR Ford Teams Strike Out At Dirt Bristol 2023: Video

Things looked promising for The Blue Oval in the early stages of the annual dirt race at Bristol on April 9th, 2023, but a series of incidents knocked the NASCAR Ford teams back throughout the event, which saw 14 caution flags thrown for stage breaks and on-track incidents.

The most notable incident occurred between the No. 41 Ford Mustang of Ryan Preece and the No. 5 Chevy Camaro ZL1 of Kyle Larson. Larson led for quite a few laps in the No. 5 Camaro, but he made contact with Preece’s No. 41 Mustang, forcing the latter into the outside wall. Preece, understandably upset by the contact, then tracked down Larson’s No. 5 Camaro 20 laps later and threw his No. 41 Mustang into it. Larson’s No. 5 Camaro spun, sustaining terminal suspension damage, and was ultimately scored 35th, while Preece piloted the No. 41 Mustang to 24th.

After winning Saturday’s Truck Series race on the Bristol dirt, Joey Logano was expected to be a threat in his No. 22 Mustang, but he just couldn’t get the race car under him. In fact, Logano ended up wrecking and had to retire the No. 22 NASCAR Ford early, finishing dead last in 37th.

Chase Briscoe, meanwhile, kept the No. 14 Mustang near the front of the field for the duration of the race, though he never led any laps. He was passed by eventual winner Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Toyota TRD Camry, as Briscoe’s No. 14 scraped the outside wall and scrubbed off speed. Briscoe and the No. 14 Mustang were credited with a fifth-place result.

Todd Gilliland quietly finished eighth in the No. 38 Mustang, followed by Kevin Harvick’s ninth-place finish in the No. 4 Mustang.

NASCAR Cup Series Race Results, Bristol Dirt, April 9, 2023
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 4 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Power Stack Toyota 250 100 Toyota TRD Camry
2 6 45 Tyler Reddick SiriusXM Radio Toyota 250 69 Toyota TRD Camry
3 2 3 Austin Dillon BREZTRI Chevrolet 250 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
4 22 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Irish Spring Chevrolet 250 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
5 14 14 Chase Briscoe Magical Vacation Planner Ford 250 0 Ford Mustang
6 25 31 Justin Haley Tide Chevrolet 250 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
7 27 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 250 0 Toyota TRD Camry
8 15 38 Todd Gilliland Speedy Cash Ford 250 0 Ford Mustang
9 26 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 250 0 Ford Mustang
10 23 54 Ty Gibbs # Interstate Batteries Toyota 250 0 Toyota TRD Camry
11 13 34 Michael McDowell Love's Travel Stops Ford 250 0 Ford Mustang
12 11 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald's/Dr Pepper Toyota 250 0 Toyota TRD Camry
13 10 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 250 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
14 18 43 Erik Jones Club Wyndham Chevrolet 250 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
15 20 21 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 250 0 Ford Mustang
16 29 16 AJ Allmendinger Gain Chevrolet 250 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
17 33 6 Brad Keselowski King's Hawaiian Ford 250 0 Ford Mustang
18 28 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 250 0 Ford Mustang
19 7 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 250 0 Ford Mustang
20 3 15 JJ Yeley(i) Public Sq. Ford 250 0 Ford Mustang
21 32 77 Ty Dillon Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet 250 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
22 30 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 250 0 Toyota TRD Camry
23 9 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Maytag Ford 250 0 Ford Mustang
24 8 41 Ryan Preece United Rentals Ford 250 0 Ford Mustang
25 34 99 Daniel Suarez Jockey Chevrolet 250 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
26 37 78 BJ McLeod Gunk Chevrolet 250 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
27 31 9 Josh Berry(i) Hooters Chevrolet 250 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
28 16 1 Ross Chastain AdventHealth Chevrolet 249 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
29 17 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 248 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
30 35 7 Corey LaJoie NationsGuard Chevrolet 247 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
31 19 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 240 0 Ford Mustang
32 5 8 Kyle Busch Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 236 6 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
33 36 42 Noah Gragson # Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet 205 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 24 51 Matt Crafton(i) Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 185 0 Ford Mustang
35 1 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 177 75 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
36 21 13 * Jonathan Davenport Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 176 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
37 12 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 96 0 Ford Mustang

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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