Shriners Children's 500 Recap

Good Morning Race Fans. The Phoenix spring race is always the time where teams try to figure out what works before heading back to the same track for the championship in November, and Joe Gibbs Racing looks to have gotten a nice head start.

CUP RACE RECAP
Bell Snags First Win of Season

Christopher Bell takes his first win of the season at Phoenix Raceway as Toyota dominates the entire race. The new Toyota Camry XSE aero changes seem to have started paying dividends as Toyota cars lead 298 of the 312 race laps.

Denny Hamlin had a strong race car after taking pole on Saturday and lead 68 laps, but ultimately had to settle for 11th place after a self-inflicted spin on lap 215 took him out of the front of the pack.

Ty Gibbs continues his strong start to his second full time season, leading 57 laps and finishing a career-best 3rd place despite having some troubles on pit road.

IN THE NEWS
Top storylines of the week

🛠️ RCR makes significant changes to Kyle Busch’s pit crew. The No. 8 team continues to search for a solid crew after they got a new rear changer, front changer, and jackman ahead of Phoenix.

OTHER SERIES
Joe Gibbs Racing takes all 3 races in Phoenix

🎯 Chandler Smith takes Xfinity Series win in overtime.

📈 William Sawalich claims rain-shortened ARCA race victory, continuing to impress in his young career.

NEXT WEEK
Teams Head to Bristol for Season’s first Short Track Race

📍Bristol Motor Speedway

⏳ Qualifying Saturday at 5:50 p.m. ET

⏰ Race Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET

🏁 Last Years Winners: Christopher Bell (spring dirt race), Denny Hamlin (fall race)

POLL SECTION

FOX has been increasing coverage on pit crews, including introductions and interviews. Personally I love it as it brings a new perspective to certain incidents on pit road, what do you think? ⬇️

WRAPPING UP

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