NASCAR title contenders face a Talladega lottery with two races left
Seven NASCAR Cup drivers head to Talladega chasing Kyle Larson, five points clear of Christopher Bell and 24 ahead of Chase Briscoe with two races left. Denny Hamlin is 31 back, Ryan Blaney 40, Joey Logano 44 and Tyler Reddick 56.
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Sete pilotos da Cup Series da NASCAR chegam a Talladega perseguindo Kyle Larson, e sobreviver à grande batida coletiva vai definir quem alcança a decisão do título.
Cinco pontos separam Larson de Christopher Bell; Chase Briscoe está 24 atrás, Denny Hamlin 31, Ryan Blaney 40, Joey Logano 44 e Tyler Reddick 56.
O histórico de Larson em superspeedways é ruim, mas ele vê aí uma chance, não uma ameaça. "Por piores que sejam meus resultados aqui, continuo vendo como oportunidade", disse ele, lembrando que sua equipe somou pontos de etapa e esteve na frente no fim em visitas recentes.
Cada perseguidor tem um problema próprio. Os pilotos de Toyota e Ford vão brigar entre si por cada ponto, já que Larson é o único Chevrolet ainda na disputa pelo título.
Briscoe disse que o objetivo não é arruinar a corrida de um companheiro de equipe; Hamlin observou que planos raramente sobrevivem à tarde; Bell foi mais direto, dizendo que é cada um por si com três carros da equipe na briga. Byron, sem vitórias neste ano, quer ganhar, mas prefere ajudar um companheiro a um rival. Logano, 44 atrás, disse que atacar é a única opção, enquanto Blaney só quer executar e aceitar o que está fora do seu controle.
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