San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
BUSCH DQ’D AFTER XFINITY WIN
Kyle Busch celebrated a 10th NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Fort Worth, Texas, and then had it taken away.
Busch’s No. 54 Joe Gibbs Toyota failed postrace inspection Saturday after finishing ahead of Austin Cindric, who was declared the winner for the third victory in a row after taking both Xfinity races at Kentucky.
NASCAR said Busch’s car was disqualified for failing heights, with the left rear measuring too low.
It would have been the 98th career win for Busch in the series. Instead, Cindric got his fifth in 83 career starts despite crossing the finish line 0.949 seconds behind Busch. That made a 1-2 Ford finish with Cindric ahead of series points leader Chase Briscoe.
Busch did rebound Saturday night to win his fifth
“But fast race cars and being in position, that’s where it counts.”
Harvick, Hamlin favorites
Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin can easily be considered favorites for the first summertime race at Texas, even in this unpredictable and unprecedented NASCAR Cup season.
While there have been no practice sessions or qualifying laps since racing resumed two months ago, Harvick and Hamlin are both three-time winners at Texas, and combined to win four of the last five races there. They are tied with a Cup-best four wins apiece this season, and all but one of those have come since mid-may.
The 11⁄2-mile track could get slick on a scorching afternoon today, with temperatures forecast in the upper 90s and the heat index into the 100s. It will be about 30 degrees warmer than on March 29, the day the race was originally scheduled before the coronavirus pandemic.
Penske scores sweep
Josef Newgarden led nearly wire-to-wire to win the Indycar race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, giving team owner Roger Penske a sweep of the doubleheader and his fourth victory across three series this weekend.
Newgarden, who started on the pole, thought he had the best car in the opener Friday night, and he was irate when a series of misfortunes left him fifth and well back of winning teammate Simon Pagenaud. But the two-time series champ left little to chance in Race 2, leading just about all of the 250 laps for his 15th career victory and first since last year’s race at Iowa.