2023 BnL 500

The 2023 BnL 500 is the seventh race of the 2023 Piston Cup Season.

A big crash on lap 99 took out 9 middle-back markers. With 5 to go Aaron Ford spun after 6 wide for the lead. On the restart Eric Jones wrecked Bubba Wheelhouse Jr and later was passed by Cruz Ramirez who won the race. Jones would be suspended for a race after this incident. Cam Spinner was injured in the big crash earlier and will be out for 2 races, Aaron Maracas will replace him with those 2 races.

Rowdy Busch, Joey Pitcrews, Tim Treadless, M'Fast Fong, Rich Mixon, Mindy Gearson,

## Transcript

### PRE-RACE ANNOUNCEMENT

Dale: A pre-race announcement here as Finn Lowtire qualified for the race today, the first race he and the Coca Cola team qualified all season long so far in the first 6 races. But Finn who about 2 weeks ago found out he will be replaced by Tom Shiftright in 2024, has fallen ill hours before the start of the race. Phoenix Lambert, also known as George by relatives and close friends is gonna be driving the race today starting in the back due to the driver change and the fact that Finn qualified last one in.

Natalie: Gonna be interesting but heartbreak for Finn to miss what looks to be one of the few times he will hit the track this season.

### Start

Dale: Here we go and Klint Shiftright Jr and Henry Miles lead us to the green flag at BnL Raceway in 2023!

Natalie: Great equal start by the two racers as they have a gap to everyone else into turn 1 already!

### The Big One

Dale: OH A BIG CRASH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD AND I SEE 10 RACERS WRECKING ON THE BACK STRAIGHT AWAY!

Natalie: OH MY GOODNESS SOMEONE IS UPSIDE DOWN AFTER A HEAD ON CRASH INTO THE INSIDE BACK STRAIGHT AWAY WALL AT NEAR 190-200 MILES PER HOUR!

Dale: A blue car.

Natalie: CAM SPINNER A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT!

Dale: Can't catch a break.

Natalie: The other nine cars involved are Dan McBrakes, Adam Condon, Aaron Muffler, Miles Peeler, Caleb Piston, Jeffery Fillings, Harvey Rodcap, Carstin Dillon, and also Carl Engine but Carl only spun out so he will continue but those other 8 are out along with Cam Spinner making 9 DNFS only on lap 99.

### Dramatic Moment

Dale: 6 cars in contention for this win away from the rest of the racers!

Natalie: The top 6 are Miles, Shiftright Jr, Racelott, Ramirez, Ford, and Wheelhouse Jr!

Dale: In that order Henry Miles is gonna try to win his first race. Everett Chapcar about 2 weeks ago won his first time, can we get a second rookie win in the first 7 races?

Natalie: Gonna be tough to hold off Shiftright who is starting to move up the standings after a rough start, Racelott a current championship competitor, Ramirez who is looking to find herself again after 2021 and 2022 which were bad years, Ford who is close to a win and looking currently to win the Piston Cup in his rookie year or a top 5 points finish at least, and Wheelhouse Jr who had a bad 2022 season and is in the top 10 in points now!

Dale: Henry Miles to try and BnL a first year team but a sponsor that has sponsored this race for almost 80 years and has never entered a racer until the rise of Henry Miles hit them in Piston Cup B and they won the Piston Cup B championship last season!

Natalie: HERE COMES SHIFTRIGHT JR AS THEY ENTER THE FRONT STRAIGHT AWAY BUT NOW RACELOTT AND RAMIREZ MAKE IT FOUR WIDE DOWN THE FRONT WITH NOW 5 LAPS REMAINING!

Dale Jr: FORD AND WHEELHOUSE JR ARE TO THE INSIDE AND WE ARE SIX WIDE DOWN THE FRONT!

Natalie: OH AARON FORD GETS INTO THE GRASS AND HE SPINS!

Dale Jr: IN FRONT OF THE FIELD BUT HE DOESN'T HIT OR GET HIT BY ANYTHING!

Natalie: YELLOW!

Dale Jr: Changes everything for racers 7th on back.

### Finish (Controversy & Revenge)

Natalie: Alright we will restart with two laps left with Miles and Shiftright Jr on the front row!

Dale Jr: GREEN FLAG AND THE SPRINT TO THE FINISH OF THE 2023 BNL 500 IS ON THE WAY!

Natalie: OH ERIC JONES IS MAKING IT THREE WIDE BACK IN THE 6TH POSITION AND INTO TURN 1!

Dale Jr: JONES HAS A GIANT RUN AND HE JUST OH MY GOD HE TAKES OUT WHEELHOUSE!

Natalie: BUBBA WHEELHOUSE JUST GOT SENT HARD INTO THE OUTSIDE WALL AND RIDES IT!

Dale Jr: HE COMES BACK OFF THE WALL AND IS AGAINST THE OUTSIDE WALL IN TURN 1!

Natalie: NO YELLOW FOR THE SECOND RACE IN A ROW!

Dale Jr: ERIC JONES HAS MOMENTUM AND HE HAS TAKEN THE LEAD!

Natalie: ERIC JONES IS LEADING THE RACE AFTER TAKING OUT BUBBA WHEELHOUSE JR FOR HIS REVENGE!

Dale Jr: HENRY MILES IS IN SECOND NOW AND OUT OF TURN 4!

Natalie: MILES IS GOING TO THE INSIDE OF JONES AS THEY TAKE THE WHITE FLAG!

Dale Jr: MILES INTO TURN 1 SLIDES UP INTO JONES AND THEY ARE BOTH UP THE TRACK!

Natalie: HERE COMES CRUZ RAMIREZ IN THIRD AND SHE IS MAKING IT THREE WIDE AND RAMIREZ IS THERE!

Dale Jr: CRUZ RAMIREZ TO THE LEAD UNBELIEVABLE!

Natalie: Is this the comeback season for Cruz everyone has been waiting for, for the last 2 years of Piston Cup Racing!?

Dale Jr: Henry Miles is gonna get a second place finish in his sponsor's race but CRUZ RAMIREZ WILL BECOME THE FIRST MULTI WINNER IN THE 2023 PISTON CUP SEASON!

(Dinoco Radio)

Lightning: YES CRUZ YES!

Cruz: YES! YES! I DID IT! FINALLY A BREAKTHROUGH AFTER THESE LAST 2 SEASONS!

### Post Race Interviews

#### Cruz Ramirez

Shannon: Cruz, a great win for you today and first multi winner this season, is this the season you have been waiting for these last two years of hardship?

Cruz: Yes, I think me and this Dinoco team can definitely contend for the Piston Cup this season against what looks to be so far, our major competition may be Ryan and Bubba because those two seem very consistent.

Shannon: Thanks Cruz and we are gonna head over to Milo who is with Eric Jones.

Cruz: Okay, thanks.

#### Eric Jones Interview

Milo: Thank's Shannon and we are with Eric Jones who finally has a good run in third place after a struggle this season so far.

Eric: Yeah good effort by the Leak Less team today.

Milo: And about the crash with Bubba that happ\_

Eric: Yep.... I did it. I meant to do it. I don't regret wrecking him and i'm glad I wrecked him.

Milo: Okay, um and I\_

Eric: Look I don't want to answer any more questions. The only reason I am being interviewed is because you want to know if I wrecked him on purpose and to answer your question AGAIN I did it and I still don't regret saying anything so bye.

Milo: Okay.

### Post Race News

Billy: Hello everybody! It's me the Billy Oilchanger, the 2002 Piston Cup Champion! As you all may know I have been hosting the Piston Cup Post Race Show since 2008 when former host from 1993-2007, Cole Speedland retired from hosting! Anyway we got some important news for you! News number one is some sad news, Cam Spinner is expected to miss the next two races due to injury following his lap 99 crash on the back straight away. Aaron Maracas will replace him as his backup racer for the event, Maracas a rookie in the Bumper Save Pro Series for 2023 and already a once in a generation prospect rising up. Cam has a lot to prove this season now that TripleDent has finally found a new prospect in Maracas. Maracas will showcase some of his talents over the next two races being the Lil'Torquey Pistons 250 which is gonna be one of the hardest Piston Cup races ever so not ideal to debut then but we will see what the youngster can do. We will be right back with the rest of the news after this commercial break!

**(Commercial Break, 5 Minutes)**

Billy: Welcome back to the Piston Cup Post Race Show, once again I am Billy Oilchanger but we have 2 more things to tell all you fans! First off Phoenix Lambert, the Coca Cola Bumper Save Pro Series racer filling in for Finn Lowtire after he fell ill hours before the race. Phoenix who after coming off his first BSPS win on Saturday remained at the track to learn more about the racing by sitting in the Coca Cola pit-box, he ended up replacing Finn Lowtire as the first backup racer to race this season and had a quiet day finishing in 16th place. And the big news, after intentionally wrecking Bubba Wheelhouse Jr and admitting to it, has been suspended the following weekend. Eric Jones will NOT race at Nürburgring next weekend. You may think Leak Less will choose Tom Shiftright, the backup racer for Jones to fill in...... BUT NO! After no loyalty was shown to the team after Tom announced his debut next season for Coca Cola, Leak Less sacked Tom Shiftright from being their backup racer for Eric Jones. Steven Brakeston has been promoted for this race to run as their backup racer and for the rest of the season until 2024 where Miles Gocek will be the new backup for the team.

## Results

1. Cruz Ramirez - 200 Laps
2. Henry Miles - 200 Laps
3. Eric Jones - 200 Laps
4. Daniel Swervez - 200 Laps
5. William Byrev - 200 Laps
6. Ryan Laney - 200 Laps
7. Chase Racelott - 200 Laps
8. Joel Carterson - 200 Laps
9. Klint Shiftright Jr - 200 Laps
10. GoGo Logano - 200 Laps
11. Jet Simmons - 200 Laps
12. J.D McPillar - 200 Laps
13. Henry Lugnut - 200 Laps
14. Ace Cohen - 200 Laps
15. Jonas Carvers - 200 Laps