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It’s Monday, October 16, 2023 and this is Racing Recap, your summary of last weekend’s motorsports action. Petit Le Mans provides IMSA with yet another dramatic season finale. Kyle Larson ended a whirlwind week by securing his place in NASCAR’s Championship 4 with a win in Las Vegas. In MotoGP, Jorge Martin lost his slim points lead with a crash in Indonesia.
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The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship concluded its season with its traditional finale, the Motul Petit Le Mans. The ten-hour classic at Road Atlanta was won by the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06, the team’s final event before a hiatus from IMSA.
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Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson certainly had a busy week. He won the inaugural High Limit Sprint Car Series championship. Then, Larson completed rookie orientation for next year’s Indianapolis 500. He also secured a spot in NASCAR’s championship finale three weeks early.
Larson won the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in dominant fashion. He was first across the line in every stage and led the most laps. The only real challenge he had all day was from Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell during the closing laps.
Also, Penske’s Ryan Blaney went from title hopeful to long-shot after he was disqualified for a front-left shock length violation. Blaney will likely need a race win of his own to qualify for the Championship 4.
Race Result
1. - Kyle Larson (Hendrick)
2. - Christopher Bell (Gibbs) - +0.082 seconds
3. - Kyle Busch (Hendrick) - +4.504 seconds
4. - Brad Keselowski (RFK) - +4.650 seconds
5. - Ross Chastain (Trackhouse) - +5.457 seconds
Martin Loses MotoGP Points Lead In Indonesia
Jorge Martin’s hopes of becoming the first satellite rider to win the MotoGP championship took a devastating blow last weekend in Indonesia. Martin had easily won the sprint race and moved seven points ahead of Ducati’s Pecco Bagnaia, but Sunday’s race was a disaster.
Bagnaia won the Indonesian Grand Prix from 13th on the grid. Martin crashed out of the lead at the race’s halfway point. The factory Ducati rider now leads the title race by 18 points. With how unpredictable this error-prone MotoGP Season has been, I wouldn’t count Martin out yet.
Race Result
1. - Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)
2. - Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) - +0.306 seconds
3. - Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) - +0.433 seconds
4. - Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini) - +6.962 seconds
5. - Marco Bezzecchi (VR46) - +11.111 seconds
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