This MNR Review is presented by Monday Night Racing.
On Monday, Dec. 19, the Interstate Batteries Monday Night Racing Pro Series ran the Next Level Racing Throwback 200, the seventh race of season six and the next-to-last race of the regular season. The drivers piloted the old 1987 NASCAR Cup Series cars around the two-mile Auto Club Speedway.
Adam Cabot, MNR season four champion, got his first win of season six and the fourth of his MNR career, locking up his spot in the playoffs. Nick Olsen took home the runner-up spot, Presley Sorah was third, Leighton Sibille finished fourth and Will Rodgers rounded out the top five.
Check out the race recap from Frontstretch’s Joy Tomlinson here. Also, you can view the full race broadcast, along with the Frontstretch post-race show featuring Brandon Hauff and Jared Haas, on the Frontstretch YouTube Channel. Haas filled in for usual co-host Michael Massie this week, but Massie still raced, finishing a season-best 13th in a Delma Cowart throwback.
13th! My first @MonNightRacing in who knows how long. Best finish of the season so far and I beat @BrettBaldeck in @Picks_By_Blaze‘s head to head after racing hard together all night. What a fun combo.
And I did it all in a Delma Cowart throwback. pic.twitter.com/s6O4XlZ3Ok
— Michael Massie (@m_massie22) December 20, 2022
Here are five main points from an exciting race:
1) Cabot Punches Playoff Ticket from the Pole
Coming into Auto Club, Cabot was having a remarkably consistent season, with a worst finish of sixth place in the opening six races. However, there was one key item missing from his season six resume: a checkered flag.
“On one hand, I’ve kind of been on a hot streak the past weeks,” Cabot told Haas and Hauff on the Frontstretch post-race show. “The last four months before a couple of weeks ago, I hadn’t won anything.”
Cabot was on a mission to win, as he immediately established himself as a race favorite by being one of the fastest in practice and claiming the Roasted Gems Coffee pole. The race itself proved to be far from a smooth ride, as Cabot would have to dodge massive wrecks, think through ever-shifting pit strategy and fend off a host of strong competitors.
After leading the early laps, Cabot settled into the top five for much of the middle section of the race. Depending on the pit strategy, the driver of the No. 17 would at times be in the middle of the pack based on who pitted and who stayed out.
Cabot found himself toward…
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