HOMESTEAD, Fla. – The five NASCAR Cup Series races have all been won by drivers whose last names begin with the letter “B.” Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron won the Daytona 500. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell won the next three races – at Atlanta, Circuit of The Americas and Phoenix – and Berry picked up his first career win at Las Vegas last weekend.
Saturday’s Homestead pole winner? Alex Bowman.
Several drivers conceded that B letter trend could likely continue this weekend at Homestead with 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champ Ryan Blaney considered a favorite. He started the season with a pair of top-10 finishes and won the pole position at Atlanta but has back-to-back showings of 28th and 35th in the two races heading to South Florida – suffering an engine failure at Phoenix and crashing last weekend at Las Vegas.
“I thought our car was really good last week until I wrecked all of us on the back stretch so just hope to keep that same pace but I feel good with where our program is at right now,” said Blaney, who has finished runner-up in the last two Homestead races.
“Just a matter of trying to get some stuff to go our way.”
Source: Holly Cain | NASCAR Wire Service
