Bayne marks return to
FONTANA, CALI. – Trevor Bayne made his
“We were probably a second-place car but we ended up third but we’ll take it.”
“Quite a bit different with the small spoiler on it compared to the 2016 car – and then just being in a Gibbs car vs. a Roush car, they drive different. I think as we learn, we’ll be better, wish we were going to Vegas, but we’ll take our run for Phoenix.”
“Halfway through the first stage, I was back in my comfort zone. I was like, ‘Alright we’re back!’ The thing that hurt us the most was the pit stop got us back to 10th, 11th. When you get back there, those guys are so race-y which is so different than when I was in the Xfinity Series because I was racing Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards – guys who would turn you if you raced them like that. It was definitely a different style of racing back there but I enjoyed it. Once we got our track position, it was just too tight compared to the 07. At the end, if there was no speedy dry I would’ve picked the bottom and sailed it in there Jimmie Johnson-Carl Edwards style.”
“At the beginning I was so nervous and how quickly it came back. I was shocked how it felt like I never left. Also my perspective, I’m not mad because someone packed air on my spoiler. It’s like we’re back at the go-kart track.”
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com