King of the road
Congrat's to Kasey, even though he wasn't driving a Chevy...Tony Tried in his Chevy, but
came in 2nd : )..
Kasey Kahne held off Tony Stewart on double-file restart after double-file restart and won at Sonoma to give the current Richard Petty Motorsports its first victory.

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Wild day on road course has no rhythm

As predicted several cars spun out, but restarts weren't the reason.
Lap-by-Lap: Sonoma


Ambrose overcomes bad start at Sonoma

Up-and-down weekend comes to end with a third-place finish.
Press Pass: Marcos



Race Rewind: Relive Sonoma highlights

Watch a condensed version of all the taps, spins, pits and restarts.
Kahne visits SPEED


As weather heats up, so does the drama

Three down, three to go: Catch up on the action next week from Loudon.
Buddy's blog: Day 17




Victory Lane: Kahne celebrates at Sonoma

Richard Petty's driver gets his first win on a road course.
Press Pass: Kahne



Top finishers join TNT Post-Race Show

Montoya, Bowyer and other drivers talk about the race at Sonoma.
More reactions



Final Laps: One more double-file restart

Kahne holds on during a green-white-checkered finish at Sonoma.
Press Pass: Stewart


Hendrick to meet with Keselowski

Young driver has options for a full- or part-time Cup ride in 2010.
BK ready to go

 

THE BIG STORY

Sprint Cup went road racing for the first time this season in Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350k at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., won by Kasey Kahne. His Dodge became the leader on lap 80 of the event that went extra laps, to 113, due to a late yellow when Scott Speed spun. Tony Stewart was second, followed by Marcos Ambrose, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin. It was the first win for Richard Petty as an owner since John Andretti's victory at Martinsville in 1999. Stewart leads Jeff Gordon (ninth) by 84 points.
Also: Johnny Benson was released from a Michigan hospital after a supermodified race crash… Trip Bruce, who was Benson's Truck series crew chief, is now chief for Steve Wallace's Nationwide team… Goodyear completed its seventh tire test at Indianapolis in preparation for next month's Allstate 400 and Jeff Gordon said he was satisfied that last year's tire-wear problems won't happen again… Donny Schatz won Friday night's World of Outlaws feature at River Cities Speedway in North Dakota while Jason Meyers was the winner Saturday night in West Fargo.
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Brian Vickers got the pole Friday at Sonoma with a 93.678 mph lap in his Toyota. Marcos Ambrose qualified third but an engine change sent him to the back. Scott Speed didn't qualify but took over Joe Nemechek's car. Vickers led the first 17 laps but finished 16th. Jeff Gordon got a pit-lane speeding penalty and had to restart at the back of the field. As usual on road courses, track position and pit sequencing were key. Denny Hamlin led 33 laps in the mid-section of the event. In the first test of double-wide restarts on a road course, Tony Stewart got to line up alongside leader Kasey Kahne after several cautions, but Kahne's No. 9 Dodge always was able to lead. Kahne led a total of 38 laps. There were seven yellows for 20 laps. It was his first-ever road course win after a previous best of 14th (twice) and Kahne's first win in 37 events, going back to Pocono last June. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was involved in a three-car late-race tangle and finished 26th. Reed Sorenson qualified 28th and finished 40th in the Valvoline Dodge.
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NASCAR Nationwide Series

Carl Edwards won his first race of the season in Saturday night's NorthernTool.com 250 at the Milwaukee Mile. Edwards' Roush Fenway Ford passed Kyle Busch's Toyota for the lead on lap 205 and won by 5.3 seconds. Both Edwards and Busch had to start at the back due to travel from Sonoma, Calif. Brad Keselowski finished third in a Chevrolet. Busch led 80 laps. Edwards averaged 102.728 mph for his second straight Milwaukee win with four yellows for 15 laps. Busch tops Edwards by 127 points.
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Ron Hornaday Jr. won Saturday's rain-delayed Copart 200 at the Milwaukee Mile on his 51st birthday. His Chevrolet led 180 of the 200 laps. Hornaday held-off Dennis Setzer's Chevy by one second after a restart with eight laps to go. Brian Scott was third in a Toyota. The winner averaged 95.012 mph with five yellows for 23 laps. Matt Crafton finished 16th and fell to second in the points, 36 behind Hornaday.
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IndyCar Series

Dario Franchitti came out ahead of Ryan Briscoe after the final pit-stop exchange on lap 196 and won Sunday's Iowa Corn 250 at Iowa Speedway. He finished five seconds ahead of Briscoe, who led the most laps for the third consecutive race. Hideki Mutoh was third. Helio Castroneves started on pole after qualifying was canceled due to a wet track, but his car got nose damage when he hit leader Scott Dixon. A flat tire forced Dixon to pit. He finished fifth while Castroneves was seventh. Franchitti averaged 134.371 mph with five yellows for 46 laps. Briscoe leads Franchitti by three points.
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Formula One

Poleman Sebastian Vettel dominated Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone in his Red Bull-Renault. Vettel finished 15.1 seconds clear of teammate Mark Webber after 60 laps. Rubens Barrichello was third in a Brawn-Mercedes. Championship leader Jenson Button finished sixth, his worst result of the season, but leads Barrichello by 23 points. The Formula One Teams Association said it would form its own series due to a rules and financial dispute with the FIA and commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone.
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Rolex Sports Car Serie

sScott Pruett and Memo Rojas won their second straight series race and stopped the bid of Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty to win three in-a-row at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Saturday's Emco Gears Classic. Pruett kept a determined Ricardo Zonta, co-driving a Ford-Lola with Nic Jonsson, at bay in the closing laps to win by .491 second after 111 laps. Pruett came from one lap down after Rojas was penalized for improper refueling after the first lap. Gurney and Fogarty were third in a Pontiac-Riley. The winners averaged 90.632 mph and took an 11-point lead over Gurney and Fogarty. In GT, Dirk Werner and Leh Keen won in a Porsche GT3.
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Valvoline Winners Last Weekend

Kasey Kahne, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Sonoma. Carl Edwards, NASCAR Nationwide Series, Milwaukee.
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Racers of the Week

Richard Petty Motorsports. Dodges finish 1-7-10 at Sonoma with Kasey Kahne, A.J. Allmendinger and Elliott Sadler.
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Yes, He REALLY Said That

Jimmie Johnson, if he expected Tony Stewart's success as an owner-driver. "No, when the season started, I thought we needed to check Tony into a mental hospital and ask him why he was trying to be a car owner."
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This Weekend

NASCAR heads to New Hampshire for a Saturday Nationwide event and Cup Sunday. The Trucks are at Memphis Saturday. NHRA is in Ohio. IRL goes to Richmond.