Robert Noaker claimed the Mustang Challenge Dark Horse championship, while Alex Bachoura claimed the Dark Horse Legends class Championship at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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FORD PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: Noaker, Bachoura Take Mustang Challenge Titles
Oct 07, 2024
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Robert Noaker claimed the Mustang Challenge Dark Horse championship at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, while Alex Bachoura claimed the Dark Horse Legends class Championship.
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|Robert Noaker claimed the Mustang Challenge Dark Horse championship at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, while Alex Bachoura claimed the Dark Horse Legends class Championship.
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|Friday's Race 1 saw a four-wide finish with Tyler Maxson passing Noaker just feet before the finish line. Bachoura also claimed victory in the Legends Class -
|Race 2 saw Noaker take the overall win, with newcomer Alfonso Diaz capturing the Dark Horse Legends win. -
|Alfonso Diaz made his Mustang Challenge debut in Indy, capturing the top spot in the Legends class in Race 2. -
|This concludes the 2024 season of Mustang Challenge. The 2025 season begins in March at Sebring International Raceway. -
|Brad Keselowski got edged in a photo finish in the NASCAR Cup Series and ended up second in Sunday’s playoff race at Talladega. -
|Chris Buescher won Stage 1 and Austin Cindric won Stage 2. -
|Michael McDowell won the pole and led the most laps in the race (42). -
|Ford led 118 of 195 laps, but saw many contenders eliminated in a 23-car accident with five laps remaining. -
|Ryan Blaney leads Ford in the playoff standings in sixth place, 25 points above the elimination cut line. Joey Logano (-13), Cindric (-29) and Chase Briscoe (-32) are all below and in danger of getting knocked out next week’s final race in the Round of 12. -
|Ryan Sieg made a late charge in overtime to lead Ford in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with a second-place finish Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway. -
|Playoff contenders Riley Herbst and Cole Custer finished third and 26th, respectively. -
|Kyle Sieg had a strong showing as well, finishing 10th. -
|Custer is third in the playoff standings, 37 points above the cut line, while Herbst is seventh, 20 points ahead, with one race left in the Round of 12. -
|The Xfinity Series playoff field will be cut to eight when the Charlotte Roval hosts an elimination race on Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. -
|Lawless Alan had the best finish of his NASCAR career, leading Ford with a fifth-place finish in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Talladega. -
|Playoff contender Ty Majeski was involved in an accident just before the checkered flag but still managed to finish 12th. -
|Majeski now sits fourth in the playoff standings, four points above the cut line, with two races remaining in the Round of 8. -
|The series returns to action Oct. 26, at Homestead-Miami Speedway. -
|Donny Schatz started 16th and finished 12th at the Weis Market National Open in Pennsylvania in the World of Outlaws series. -
|He finished fifth in the preliminary feature that was rescheduled from Friday. -
|The World of Outlaws make their next stop at Lincoln Speedway in Pennsylvania for the Keystone Showdown, Saturday.
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