Through 13 races, manufacturer's Cup drivers unable to keep up with win totals of Chevrolet, Toyota.
Won by Ford last year. In that 312-lap race, Ford possessed half of the top-10 finishers and led 248 laps. This year, it had two top-10 finishers in the 317-lap race and led 37 laps.Three top-10 finishers this year in the 75-lap event but led only four laps. In the 2022 69-lap event, only two Ford drivers finished in the top 10 but the manufacturer led 16 laps with four different drivers.showed the same imbalance.
It took Ford until the seventh race this year—Richmond—to get four drivers in the top 10 and the 1oth event—Talladega—to claim half of the top-10 finishers. That’s a huge change from 2022 when Ford won the season opening Daytona 500 and had six of the top-10 finishers. Superspeedway-style racing this season has provided Ford with its shining moments. The manufacturer was one position shy of winning the Daytona 500 and Ford drivers led 122 of the 212-laps. Keselowski and Buescher were the top lap leaders, combining for 74 laps.Chris GraythenEven before Atlanta was reconfigured, the 1.540-mile track was conducive to good Ford performances due to its long, sweeping turns and short straightaways.
Talladega also provided Ford with a good showing. The Detroit-based manufacturer claimed half of the top-10 and led 88 laps before once again having to settle for the runner-up position. “It’s tough right now and it’s probably going to be tough for the foreseeable future until we can make some adjustments,” says Logano, who’s the top Ford in laps led this season with 217 but is fifth overall in the category and eighth overall in points. “When I look at the races that we are executing perfectly from a car setup perspective, a pit road perspective, strategy restarts, if we nail all of those, we can win.
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