WeekEnd Rac'in Update : )
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07-06-2009, 02:30 PM
WeekEnd Rac'in Update : )
Track Talk for the weekend of July 3 - 5
THE BIG STORY
Kyle Busch was coming to the checkered flag in Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway when contact from behind by Tony Stewart sent him spinning into the wall
'and put Stewart in victory lane. Yea 
Jimmie Johnson was second, .110 behind, followed by Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch. Kyle Busch, who was hit by Kasey Kahne, wound up 14th. Stewart leads Jeff Gordon (28th) by 180 points. Also: Tony George was replaced as CEO of Hulman and Co. and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by longtime Hulman-George family employees. He continues as owner of Vision Racing and a Hulman and Co. Board member… A judge lifted Jeremy Mayfield's suspension by NASCAR, but he did not have a ride at Daytona… Danny Lasoski won Saturday night's World of Outlaws race at Eagle Raceway in Nebraska… Nominees for the first class of five for the NASCAR Hall of Fame: Bobby Allison, Buck Baker, Red Byron, Richard Childress, Dale Earnhardt, Richie Evans, Tim Flock, Bill France Sr. and Jr., Rick Hendrick, Ned Jarrett, Junior Johnson, Bud Moore, Raymond Parks, Benny Parsons, David Pearson, Lee Petty, Richard Petty, Fireball Roberts, Herb Thomas, Curtis Turner, Darrell Waltrip, Joe Weatherly, Glen Wood and Cale Yarborough.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Greg Biffle and Sam Hornish Jr. crashed during Thursday practice at Daytona. Rain forced cancellation of Friday qualifying, so Tony Stewart got the pole. Saturday, Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth had contact on lap 13 for the first yellow. Casey Mears spun on lap 38. There was a debris caution on lap 57, but the first major incident came 20 laps later. David Stremme and Kasey Kahne had contact on the backstretch and 13 cars were involved, including those of Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman, Kevin Harvick, David Reutimann and Michael Waltrip. Reutimann was involved in another incident on lap 102. David Ragan and Kurt Busch got together 20 laps after that. On a debris caution on lap 146, the leaders pitted, with Tony Stewart getting out first. He had been the dominant runner most of the race. The double-wide restart came on lap 150 of 160, but A.J. Allmendinger and Scott Speed tangled for another yellow. Coming to the white flag, Kyle Busch's Toyota made a power pass on the outside of Stewart's Chevrolet to take the lead. As they were coming back to the checkered flag, Stewart touched Busch's car. Busch got loose and into Stewart's path, putting him up into the outside wall, where Kyle was hit by Kasey Kahne. Stewart got his third July win at Daytona by averaging 142.461 mph with eight yellows for 30 laps. Earnhardt was credited with 39th place.
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Clint Bowyer got a much-needed win for Richard Childress Racing in Friday night's Subway 250 at Daytona. A late caution extended the race distance two laps. Just as Bowyer took the white flag on a green-white-checker finish, a six-car accident happened behind him, ending the race under caution. Kyle Busch was second with Carl Edwards third. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was involved in a lap 58 multi-car accident. Bowyer led 48 of the 102 laps in his Chevrolet and averaged 122.924 mph with seven yellows for 31 laps. Busch tops Edwards by 172 points.
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IndyCar Series
Owner Dale Coyne finally made it to victory lane with Justin Wilson's win in Sunday's Camping World Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. Wilson became the first non-Penske, non-Ganassi IRL winner since he finished first at Detroit last August for Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing. He took the lead on lap 45 of 60 and finished about five seconds clear of Ryan Briscoe. Scott Dixon was third. Wilson averaged 111.915 mph with four yellows for 10 laps. Dixon is 19 points ahead of Briscoe and Dario Franchitti (15th; spun).
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Rolex Sports Car Series
Max Angelelli and Brian Frisselle won Saturday's Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona in a Ford-Dallara. After 70 laps, they finished .270 second ahead of Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty in a Pontiac-Riley. Ryan Dalziel and Bill Lester were third in a BMW-Riley. Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas were seventh after a flat tire and are just one point clear of Angelelli and Frisselle. The winning average speed was 114.918 mph with just two cautions. In GT, Dirk Werner and Leh Keen won in a Porsche GT3.
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Racer of the Week
Dale Coyne. First Indy-type victory in 558 starts over 25 years.
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Yes, He REALLY Said That
Kyle Busch, on the importance of manufacturer competition in NASCAR. "It's no different than good versus evil -
- you've got to have a villain to have a hero, Batman tells you that in his movie.LOL ! LOL ? LOL ? Batman ? ? ?
This sport tells you that as well, too. You have to have manufacturers battling against each other."
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This Weekend
Sprint Cup races in Chicagoland Saturday night. Nationwide cars are there Friday. NHRA is outside Denver. Formula One travels to Germany. IRL goes to Toronto.
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