2023 Olympus 500

The 2023 Olympus 500 was speculated to be as crazy as last year. The race was pretty crazy at some points but mostly good at other points. The third and final overtime attempt happened with Ryan and Aaron pulling away from the others. They were side by side to take the white flag. On the back straight away however, William Byrev passed them both in a 3 wide move on the bottom and Byrev went on to win his first ever race in the Piston Cup.

Dillon, Treadless, Pitcrews, Mixon, Lowtire, Fast Fong, Gearson, and both Busch brothers.

The top 5 finishers were Byrev, Laney, Ford, Racelott, and Miles.

## Transcript

### Start

Dale Jr: GREEN FLAG!

Natalie: Racelott and Laney lead us off!

### Rain (Lap 82)

Dale Jr: ADAM CONDON CRASHES AND WE ARE HEARING IT IS FROM RAIN!

Natalie: Rain tires!

### Rookie Shines (Lap 120)

Dale Jr: Aaron Ford in these first 3 races of the season has gotten 2nd, 12th, and 8th!

Natalie: He is by Ryan Laney on lap 120!

### Racelott Vs. Ford (Lap 140)

Dale Jr: AARON FORD FINALLY CLEARS CHASE RACELOTT FOR THE LEAD!

Natalie: Great battle these last laps!

### Rookie Mistake (Lap 160)

Dale Jr: Leader Aaron Ford onto pit road and HE MISSES HIS BOX!

Natalie: Has to back off! Very costly for Ford!

Dale Jr: Racelott, Laney, and Dover have gotten by him as things sort out!

Natalie: Rookie mistake.

### Spectator Issues (Lap 195)

Dale Jr: Aaron Ford passed Dover and Laney and now is looking to win in his 4th try trying to pass Racelo\_

Natalie: CAUTION! A SPECTATOR CLIMBS THE FLAG STAND AND IS TRYING TO STEAL THE FLAGS.....

Dale Jr: Weird......

Natalie: But that Spectator just altered the course of history!

### Overtime #1

Dale Jr: GREEN FLAG AS RACELOTT AND FORD LEAD US OFF!

Natalie: INTO TURN 2 RACELOTT SLIDES UP AND CLEARS FORD!

Dale Jr: OH HE IS IN THE WALL!

Natalie: RACELOTT HITS THE WALL AND FALLS BACK TO 4TH AND CAUTION!

Dale Jr: Ryan Johnson has spun on the back straight away! Second overtime attempt now!

### Overtime #2

Natalie: Ryan Laney, Flip Dover, Aaron Ford, Chase Racelott, and William Byrev are the top 5! Can Laney and Dover sneak in a win?

Dale Jr: GREEN FLAG AND OH NO AARON FORD AND FLIP DOVER TOUCH!

Natalie: FLIP DOVER INTO THE OUTSIDE WALL AND IS DONE!

Dale Jr: Your reigning champion, not what he needed!

### Overtime #3

Natalie: Charles Yankee leads with Will Rusch in second because they both saved enough fuel for these overtime attempts!

Dale Jr: OH ERIC JONES IS OUT OF GAS!

Natalie: TOUGH BREAK BUT THE GREEN FLAG IS OUT AND JONES PULLS OFF!

Dale Jr: Charles Yankee in only his 5th career start! His first came back in 2021 at the Richmond 400 subbing for Richie Gunzit and then the 4 races this season!

Natalie: And Will Rusch and the Vinyl Toupee team barely keeping up with finishes of 28th, 11th, and a DNQ at Texas.

Dale Jr: Down, up, and down again but looking to be up once again for Will Rusch!

Natalie: FINAL LAP AND RUSCH PASSES YANKEE WHO IS FALLING BACK FAST!

Dale Jr: AARON FORD AND CHASE RACELOTT PASS RUSCH OFF OF TURN 2!

Natalie: RACELOTT AND FORD SIDE BY SIDE FOR THE LEAD OF THE RACE!

Dale Jr: INTO TURN 3!

Natalie: WILLIAM BYREV IS RIPPING THE TOP LANE IN THIRD PLACE NOW!

Dale Jr: HE IS GAINING AS FORD AND RACELOTT STICK TO THE BOTTOM COMING OFF OF 4!

Natalie: WILLIAM BYREV WITH A BIG RUN ON THE OUTSIDE AND PASSES FORD AND RACELOTT!

Dale Jr: WILLIAM BYREV WINS FOR THE FIRST TIME!

Natalie: First Shifty Drug win since 2003!

Dale Jr: Ryan Laney passed both of those guys of Ford and Racelott for 2nd because he also used that outside lane! Will Rusch got 7th and Charles Yankee got 11th. A good gamble for those guys cause Will was 22nd and Yankee was 30th.

(Shifty Drug Radio)

WILLIAM: HOLY YES!

## Results

1. William Byrev - 200 Laps - 43 Points
2. Ryan Laney - 200 Laps - 42 Points
3. Aaron Ford - 200 Laps - 41 Points
4. Chase Racelott - 200 Laps - 40 Points
5. Henry Miles - 200 Laps - 39 Points
6. Cruz Ramirez - 200 Laps - 38 Points
7. Will Rusch - 200 Laps - 37 Points
8. Paul Conrev - 200 Laps - 36 Points
9. Danny Swervez - 200 Laps - 35 Points
10. Joel Carterson - 200 Laps - 34 Points
11. Charles Yankee - 200 Laps - 33 Points
12. Bubba Wheelhouse Jr - 200 Laps - 32 Points
13. Jonas Carvers - 200 Laps - 31 Points
14. J.D McPillar - 200 Laps - 30 Points
15. J.P Drive - 200 Laps - 29 Points
16. Ruby Oaks Jr - 200 Laps - 28 Points
17. H.J Hollis - 200 Laps - 27 Points
18. Thomas Revsbit - 200 Laps - 26 Points
19. Carl Engine - 200 Laps - 25 Points
20. Klint Shiftright - 200 Laps - 24 Points
21. GoGo Logano - 200 Laps - 23 Points
22. Jeffery Fillings - 200 Laps - 22 Points
23. Carl Engine - 200 Laps - 21 Points
24. James Fuelers - 200 Laps - 20 Points
25. Henry Lugnut - 200 Laps - 19 Points
26. Michael Alexander Latifi - 200 Laps - 18 Points
27. Miles Peeler - 200 Laps - 17 Points
28. Christopher Tiebreaker - 200 Laps - 16 Points
29. Alex Gearbox Jr - 200 Laps - 15 Points
30. Jet Simmons - 200 Laps - 14 Points
31. Ace Cohen - 200 Laps - 13 Points
32. Conrad Camber - 200 Laps - 12 Points
33. Harvey Rodcap - 200 Laps - 11 Points
34. Dan McBrakes - 200 Laps - 10 Points
35. Cam Spinner - 200 Laps - 9 Points
36. Aaron Muffler - 200 Laps - 8 Points
37. Maximus Inngas - 200 Laps - 7 Points
38. Everett Chapcar - 200 Laps - 6 Points
39. Dan Carcia - 200 Laps - 5 Points
40. Ryan Johnson - 200 Laps - 4 Points
41. Eric Jones - 199 Laps - 3 Points (FUEL, DNF)
42. Flip Dover - 198 Laps - 2 Points (DNF)
43. Adam Condon - 82 Laps - 1 Point (DNF)