Chris Buescher, driver of the No. 17 NASCAR Ford Mustang, won last weekend at Richmond, and now, he’s done it again, capturing the top spot at Michigan International Speedway on August 7th, 2023, though the weekend was plagued by rain.
The race was initially scheduled for Sunday, August 6th, but was rained out after 74 laps and continued on Monday. Once the race resumed, it quickly became evident that it would come down to Buescher’s No. 17 NASCAR Ford and the No. 19 Toyota TRD Camry of Martin Truex Jr. Truex’s No. 19 Camry was fast enough to lead 48 laps total, only beat by Buescher’s No. 17 Mustang, who led 52 laps total. The two racers got close to one another as the laps ticked down, but Truex’s No. 19 Camry didn’t have enough to pass Buescher’s No. 17 Mustang.
“This Castrol Mustang was so good in practice, qualifying,” said Buescher. “Gave me a great car again. Had to work for that one too, hard racing at the end. Martin was very clean with me. I appreciate that. Get to go to Victory Lane two weeks in a row. That’s pretty awesome.”
Buescher’s teammate and partial team owner, Brad Keselowski, brought the No. 6 NASCAR Ford across the line in fourth after posting the fastest laps on the racetrack.
Monday’s victory at Michigan marks the eighth in a row for Ford at the automaker’s home track, keeping the trophy in the hands of The Blue Oval.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Castrol Edge Ford | 200 | 52 | Ford Mustang |
| 2 | 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota | 200 | 47 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 3 | 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota | 200 | 1 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 4 | 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Nexlizet Ford | 200 | 15 | Ford Mustang |
| 5 | 17 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 200 | 2 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 6 | 14 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 200 | 12 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Jockey Chevrolet | 200 | 16 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 8 | 22 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light Peach Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 9 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Knauf Ford | 200 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 10 | 25 | 43 | Erik Jones | Allegiant Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 11 | 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs # | Monster Energy Toyota | 200 | 1 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 12 | 21 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Discount Tire Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 13 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem Toyota | 200 | 1 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 14 | 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 15 | 31 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Garner Trucking Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 16 | 18 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 29 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Ford 20 Year Sr Master Techs Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 18 | 11 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | DoorDash Toyota | 200 | 21 | TOyota TRD Camry |
| 19 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow Mobility Science Chevrolet | 200 | 2 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 34 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet | 200 | 2 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 21 | 27 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/Minute Rice Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 28 | 41 | Ryan Preece | United Rentals Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 23 | 26 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 24 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's/MTS Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 25 | 33 | 51 | Cole Custer(i) | Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 24 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Farmsmart Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 27 | 36 | 15 | JJ Yeley(i) | Grill Blazers Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 28 | 30 | 62 | * Austin Hill(i) | Bennett Transportation/Beard Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 29 | 32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Chicago Pneumatic Compressors Ford | 197 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 30 | 15 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Rocket League Toyota | 197 | 7 | TOyota TRD Camry |
| 31 | 19 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Mahindra Tractors Ford | 197 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 37 | 78 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 196 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 33 | 20 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally x Detroit Pistons Chevrolet | 134 | 19 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 34 | 35 | 42 | Josh Berry(i) | Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 35 | 7 | 24 | William Byron | Liberty University Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 36 | 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 37 | 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Kwik Trip/Kwik Star Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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Time for another rule change. A Ford won two races in a row. Can’t have that…