Jesse Love finally ended his 25-race winless streak at Gateway, while a chaotic night of crashes, feuds and pit road mayhem reshuffled the Chase standings.
Pit road is supposed to be where drivers slow down. Apparently nobody got that memo Saturday night, when 10 cars became involved in a frightening Gateway pileup.
MOTORSPORTS TV THIS WEEK (ET)
Saturday, September 12 7 p.m., NASCAR Countdown Live, The CW 7:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog at World Wide Technology Raceway, The CW Sunday, September 13 2:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: USA Sports Prerace, USA Network 3 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway, USA Network 6:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: USA Sports Post-Race, USA Network
Winner: Christopher Bell Average Speed of Race Winner: 123.741 MPH Time of Race: 4 Hrs, 3 Mins, 5 Secs Margin of Victory: 1.038 Seconds Caution Flags: 6 for 44 laps Lead Changes: 29 among 12 drivers Stage 1 Top 10: 45,23,11,20,12,19,60,2,24,54 Stage 2 Top 10: 20,5,11,19,23,12,21,24,45,2 Fastest Lap: #20 Lap 345 / 29.963
