Racing Report: NASCAR + more auto Racing : )
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Racing Report: NASCAR + more auto Racing : )
THE BIG STORY
Juan Pablo Montoya got his second Sprint Cup victory in Sunday's 220.5-mile Heluva Good! at the Glen at the historic Watkins Glen road course. It came 113 races after his first win, in 2007, at Infineon Raceway. Montoya's Chevrolet finished 4.7 seconds ahead of Kurt Busch. Marcos Ambrose, AJ Allmendinger and Carl Edwards wrapped the top five. Kevin Harvick (11th) is 185 points up on Jeff Gordon (10th).
Also: Although NASCAR has not yet announced the 2011 Sprint Cup schedule, at least six tracks are expected to be impacted by a major realignment. Atlanta Motor Speedway officials said the track will only have one event next season, that date expected to go to Kentucky Speedway. Kansas Speedway is expected to get a second date, with Auto Club Speedway in California losing one. New dates are expected for Phoenix and Chicagoland . . . AJ Allmendinger signed a multi-year contract extension with Richard Petty Motorsports to drive the No. 43 Ford . . . Helio Castroneves was fined $60,000 and put on IRL probation for his actions following the Edmonton race . . . In the World of Outlaws' Ironman 55 in Pevely, Mo., Jason Meyers won Saturday night. Tim Shaffer won Friday night.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Carl Edwards took the pole Saturday at Watkins Glen with a 124.432 mph lap. Kyle Busch had to pit on the pace lap due to improperly secured weight and took the green flag in last place. Jamie McMurray led the first five laps and then Montoya went by. Jimmie Johnson pitted under green on lap 16 with the flat tire. A green-flag sequence of stops began on lap 25 and Montoya came in on lap 27. There was a yellow the next lap when PJ Jones pulled off-course. The restart was lap 31 and Edwards got to second place. On lap 32, Marcos Ambrose took second place and then first place on lap 41. Another yellow waved the following lap when Brad Keselowski spun and Bobby Labonte had contact with another car. On lap 46, the green came out and Montoya led. Montoya and Ambrose pitted together on lap 59 with Juan getting out ahead. There was a debris caution on lap 62. Shortly after the restart, Boris Said hit the guard rail after contact with Tony Stewart. With 21 laps remaining, Jimmie Johnson hit the wall after an apparent bump from Jeff Burton, who was battling with Kyle Busch. Denny Hamlin ran into Johnson's spun Chevy. Montoya led to the checkered flag and Kurt Busch passed Ambrose for runner-up on the last lap. Kevin Harvick lost spots on the final of 90 laps with a flat tire. Kyle Busch wound up eighth. Montoya averaged 91.960 mph with five yellows for 13 laps.
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Marcos Ambrose started on the pole and won Saturday's Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen for the third consecutive year. His Toyota finished 2.8 seconds ahead of Joey Logano. Kevin Harvick, involved in an incident on the first lap and later penalized for speeding in the pits, came back to finish third. There was a red flag for almost 30 minutes following a 10-car accident on lap 24, triggered when Jason Leffler went wide in a corner and had contact with another car when he steered back on the track. Ambrose averaged 93.526 mph with four yellows for 10 of the 82 laps. Brad Keselowski (fourth) leads Carl Edwards (33d; dropped cylinder) by 327 points.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Todd Bodine led 91 of the 150 laps to take Saturday night's Nashville 200. It was his second win of the season in a Toyota. Bodine finished 4.1 seconds ahead of Austin Dillon's Chevrolet, with Aric Almirola third. Bodine averaged 124.257 mph with four yellows for 19 laps. He's 174 points ahead of Almirola.
Izod IndyCar Series
Dario Franchitti won Sunday's Honda 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. He finished .52 second ahead of pole winner Will Power, who clinched the Mario Andretti Trophy as the road-course champion. Power got a thigh bruise when he crashed in Saturday morning practice but won the pole in a backup car. Franchitti's crew gained him track position by getting him out ahead of Power and he led 29 of the 85 laps. Helio Castroneves finished third. Franchitti averaged 100.542 mph for his first win since the Indy 500. He trails Power by 41 points.
American Le Mans Series
Chris Dyson and Guy Smith got the first overall series win for Mazda-Lola in Saturday's 119-lap round at Mid-Ohio, finishing .506 second ahead of Simon Pagenaud and David Brabham in an HPD. The winners got the break they needed on a refueling stop just before the pits were closed due to a full-course caution. The Pagenaud-Brabham car had to wait three laps until the pits were opened. In GT, the Ferrari F430GT of Jaime Melo and Gimmi Bruni won. In LMP Challenge, Christophe Bouchut and Scott Tucker won in an Oreca. In GT Challenge, Tim Pappas and Jeroen Bleekemolen were first in a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, their third win in the last four races. Greg Pickett crashed his Porsche RS Spyder in practice and the car was not immediately repairable. Pickett will miss the rest of the season due to rib and back injuries.
Rolex Sports Car Series
Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas dominated the second half of Saturday's Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen. Pruett, in a BMW-Riley, held off Max Angelelli on a restart with about seven minutes to go and won by 2.7 seconds. Pruett led the last 60 laps. It was their seventh win in 10 races this season. Angelelli teamed with Ricky Taylor in a Ford-Dallara. Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty were third in a Chevrolet-Riley. The winners averaged 120.679 mph after 99 laps. Pruett and Rojas are 26 points ahead of Ryan Dalziel (fourth). In GT, James Gue and Leh Keen won in a Mazda, the first win for actor Patrick Dempsey's team.
Racer of the Week
Jason Meyers. Won Saturday night's Ironman 55 with a slide pass by Lucas Wolfe on the last turn of the last lap for a .092 second victory.
\Yes, He REALLY Said That
Denny Hamlin, on the amount of his NASCAR fine. "There's been illegal parts in the garage that have not gotten hit as bad as I did."
]Valvoline Winner Last Weekend
Todd Bodine, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Nashville.
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This Weekend
NASCAR returns to Michigan for Saturday Nationwide and Sunday Cup. The Trucks try Darlington Saturday. NHRA runs in Minnesota.
Juan Pablo Montoya got his second Sprint Cup victory in Sunday's 220.5-mile Heluva Good! at the Glen at the historic Watkins Glen road course. It came 113 races after his first win, in 2007, at Infineon Raceway. Montoya's Chevrolet finished 4.7 seconds ahead of Kurt Busch. Marcos Ambrose, AJ Allmendinger and Carl Edwards wrapped the top five. Kevin Harvick (11th) is 185 points up on Jeff Gordon (10th).
Also: Although NASCAR has not yet announced the 2011 Sprint Cup schedule, at least six tracks are expected to be impacted by a major realignment. Atlanta Motor Speedway officials said the track will only have one event next season, that date expected to go to Kentucky Speedway. Kansas Speedway is expected to get a second date, with Auto Club Speedway in California losing one. New dates are expected for Phoenix and Chicagoland . . . AJ Allmendinger signed a multi-year contract extension with Richard Petty Motorsports to drive the No. 43 Ford . . . Helio Castroneves was fined $60,000 and put on IRL probation for his actions following the Edmonton race . . . In the World of Outlaws' Ironman 55 in Pevely, Mo., Jason Meyers won Saturday night. Tim Shaffer won Friday night.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Carl Edwards took the pole Saturday at Watkins Glen with a 124.432 mph lap. Kyle Busch had to pit on the pace lap due to improperly secured weight and took the green flag in last place. Jamie McMurray led the first five laps and then Montoya went by. Jimmie Johnson pitted under green on lap 16 with the flat tire. A green-flag sequence of stops began on lap 25 and Montoya came in on lap 27. There was a yellow the next lap when PJ Jones pulled off-course. The restart was lap 31 and Edwards got to second place. On lap 32, Marcos Ambrose took second place and then first place on lap 41. Another yellow waved the following lap when Brad Keselowski spun and Bobby Labonte had contact with another car. On lap 46, the green came out and Montoya led. Montoya and Ambrose pitted together on lap 59 with Juan getting out ahead. There was a debris caution on lap 62. Shortly after the restart, Boris Said hit the guard rail after contact with Tony Stewart. With 21 laps remaining, Jimmie Johnson hit the wall after an apparent bump from Jeff Burton, who was battling with Kyle Busch. Denny Hamlin ran into Johnson's spun Chevy. Montoya led to the checkered flag and Kurt Busch passed Ambrose for runner-up on the last lap. Kevin Harvick lost spots on the final of 90 laps with a flat tire. Kyle Busch wound up eighth. Montoya averaged 91.960 mph with five yellows for 13 laps.
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Marcos Ambrose started on the pole and won Saturday's Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen for the third consecutive year. His Toyota finished 2.8 seconds ahead of Joey Logano. Kevin Harvick, involved in an incident on the first lap and later penalized for speeding in the pits, came back to finish third. There was a red flag for almost 30 minutes following a 10-car accident on lap 24, triggered when Jason Leffler went wide in a corner and had contact with another car when he steered back on the track. Ambrose averaged 93.526 mph with four yellows for 10 of the 82 laps. Brad Keselowski (fourth) leads Carl Edwards (33d; dropped cylinder) by 327 points.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Todd Bodine led 91 of the 150 laps to take Saturday night's Nashville 200. It was his second win of the season in a Toyota. Bodine finished 4.1 seconds ahead of Austin Dillon's Chevrolet, with Aric Almirola third. Bodine averaged 124.257 mph with four yellows for 19 laps. He's 174 points ahead of Almirola.
Izod IndyCar Series
Dario Franchitti won Sunday's Honda 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. He finished .52 second ahead of pole winner Will Power, who clinched the Mario Andretti Trophy as the road-course champion. Power got a thigh bruise when he crashed in Saturday morning practice but won the pole in a backup car. Franchitti's crew gained him track position by getting him out ahead of Power and he led 29 of the 85 laps. Helio Castroneves finished third. Franchitti averaged 100.542 mph for his first win since the Indy 500. He trails Power by 41 points.
American Le Mans Series
Chris Dyson and Guy Smith got the first overall series win for Mazda-Lola in Saturday's 119-lap round at Mid-Ohio, finishing .506 second ahead of Simon Pagenaud and David Brabham in an HPD. The winners got the break they needed on a refueling stop just before the pits were closed due to a full-course caution. The Pagenaud-Brabham car had to wait three laps until the pits were opened. In GT, the Ferrari F430GT of Jaime Melo and Gimmi Bruni won. In LMP Challenge, Christophe Bouchut and Scott Tucker won in an Oreca. In GT Challenge, Tim Pappas and Jeroen Bleekemolen were first in a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, their third win in the last four races. Greg Pickett crashed his Porsche RS Spyder in practice and the car was not immediately repairable. Pickett will miss the rest of the season due to rib and back injuries.
Rolex Sports Car Series
Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas dominated the second half of Saturday's Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen. Pruett, in a BMW-Riley, held off Max Angelelli on a restart with about seven minutes to go and won by 2.7 seconds. Pruett led the last 60 laps. It was their seventh win in 10 races this season. Angelelli teamed with Ricky Taylor in a Ford-Dallara. Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty were third in a Chevrolet-Riley. The winners averaged 120.679 mph after 99 laps. Pruett and Rojas are 26 points ahead of Ryan Dalziel (fourth). In GT, James Gue and Leh Keen won in a Mazda, the first win for actor Patrick Dempsey's team.
Racer of the Week
Jason Meyers. Won Saturday night's Ironman 55 with a slide pass by Lucas Wolfe on the last turn of the last lap for a .092 second victory.
\Yes, He REALLY Said That
Denny Hamlin, on the amount of his NASCAR fine. "There's been illegal parts in the garage that have not gotten hit as bad as I did."
]Valvoline Winner Last Weekend
Todd Bodine, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Nashville.
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This Weekend
NASCAR returns to Michigan for Saturday Nationwide and Sunday Cup. The Trucks try Darlington Saturday. NHRA runs in Minnesota.
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