John Hunter Nemechek Scores Career-Best Top-10 Finish at Darlington
Track: Darlington Raceway, 1.36 Mile Oval
Race: 5 of 38
Event: The Real Heroes 400 (400.2 miles, 293 laps)
John Hunter Nemechek
No. 38 Scag Power Equipment Ford Mustang
Started: 34th
Finished: 9th
Stage One: 21st
Stage Two: 20th
Stage Three: 9th
John
Hunter Nemechek took the green flag in the 34th position in The Real
Heroes 400 Sunday afternoon at Darlington Raceway. The day's event
marked the first time NASCAR has competed in over two months, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Nemechek, along with the rest of the field, fired
off without having practiced or qualifying at the track "Too Tough To
Tame." His No. 38 Scag Power Equipment Ford Mustang's balance was all
over the place to start the race and the team made various adjustments
during early pit stops to improve the car's handling. Nemechek would
finish Stage 1 in the 21st position.
Nemechek's
No. 38 Scag Power Equipment machine was free for much of Stage 2 and
lacked front grip. The crew continued to make wedge adjustments and
added grill tape during two pit stops. As the race went on, the handling
improved and Nemechek finished Stage 2 in 20th place.
In
the third and final stage, Nemechek spent much of his time inside the
Top-15 on the leaderboard. The car's balance continued to get better and
Nemechek soon found himself battling for the 8th position. In his
career-best finish and Front Row Motorsports' best result to date at
Darlington Raceway, Nemechek brought his No. 38 Scag Power Equipment
Ford Mustang home in 9th place.
Nemechek on Darlington:
“We
had a great day. I'm very excited that we were able to come home P9. My
entire No. 38 Scag Power Equipment team and pit crew did an amazing
job. Everybody executed all day with no mistakes. We made the right
adjustments. Seth and the engineers did a great job getting the car
ready for this race. The pit crew was flawless and I couldn’t have asked
for a better day. It was great to get kicked off on the right foot for
these races coming up. Hopefully, we can continue to build on this and
create some momentum and continue to get our cars faster each and every
week. It’s great to be back and I’m so excited to be able to race again
on Wednesday. Thank you to all the fans that are out there
supporting. We miss you at the race track. It’s definitely different
without you guys there and I can’t wait until the day that you guys are
back with us. Thank you to Scag Power Equipment and all of our partners
for getting us to the race track. None of this would be possible without
you guys.”
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