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Week of 4/30/06
Dale Jr. wins Richmond
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Race - Crown Royal 400
Richmond International Raceway
Richmond, Va.
Saturday, May 6, 2006
1. (10) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 400, .
2. (7) Denny Hamlin #, Chevrolet, 400, .
3. (8) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 400, .
4. (1) Greg Biffle, Ford, 400, .
5. (21) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 400, .
6. (18) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 400, .
7. (9) Carl Edwards, Ford, 400, .
8. (14) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 400, .
9. (32) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 400, .
10. (20) Clint Bowyer #, Chevrolet, 400, .
Full finishing order: http://www.finallapradio.com/newsfiles/stats.shtml May 6, 2006
Hamlin has off track injury
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C., (May 4, 2006) - Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin injured his left hand in an off-track accident last night following the conclusion of testing at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.
The driver of the No. 20 Rockwell Automation Chevrolet in the NASCAR Busch Series and the No. 11 FedEx Chevrolet in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series cut his left hand between his pinkie and his wrist. He was taken from the track via ambulance and was treated at a local hospital where he received stitches.
Hamlin is expected to participate in all of this weekend's racing activities at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway based upon the evaluations of Joe Gibbs Racing's team physicians.
The following is a statement from Hamlin regarding the accident:
"The guys were having races around the hauler after the test. I thought I'd try for the best lap of the night, and as I was running around the front of the truck, I caught my hand on a sharp piece of chrome. I got all stitched up and I'll be fine to race this weekend. By the way, I did finish first. Hopefully Coach Gibbs will be impressed that I can play 'hurt'." May 4, 2006
Rough weekend for Harvick - Penalties
A total of 11 penalties were handed down by NASCAR to Busch teams from the Talladega race. They range from $5000, all the way up to 10,000 and loss of points for both Kevin Harvick owned machines driven by Tony Stewart and Burney Lamar. Harvick as a driver also lost 25 points for his RCR #21 Car being too low in post race inspection. Kevin leads the points. Had a rough weekend. May 4, 2006
TESTING | LOWES MOTOR SPEEDWAY | Day 2
This being one of the few tracks NASCAR is allowing teams to test this year, virtually everyone was there. What they are finding is a repaved track with an incredibly smooth surface, and a harder tire from Goodyear.
Jimmie Johnson, a master at this track is looking for some speed as his #48 car was listed 45 on the charts.
Kevin Harvick laid down the fastest lap in Tuesday's afternoon session, and in yesterday's afternoon session Elliott Sadler top the speed charts with a run of 181.622mph. May 4, 2006
POINT STANDINGS | BUSCH & TRUCK
BUSCH SERIES
after Talladega
5 J.J. Yeley
4 Denny Hamlin
3 Carl Edwards up 2 spots
2 Clint Bowyer
1 Kevin Harvick leads by 274
TRUCK SERIES
after Gateway
5 Jack Sprague
4 Mark Martin
3 David Reutimann
2 Ted Musgrave
1 Todd Bodine takes over the lead with his win by 12 points May 4, 2006
TESTING | LOWES MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Teams are at the track yesterday and today checking their setups for events later this month. Kasey Kahne who was part of the lap 9 wreck at Talladega won't run until today following a medical clearance. May 3, 2006
Roush adds 3rd Truck
Roush Racing has added a 3rd Truck Series team with drivers Michel Jourdain Jr. and David Ragan splitting the driving duties. The #50 will make it's debut at Charlotte later this month. May 3, 2006
Vickers almost snags first Cup win
Brian Vickers had quite a weekend finishing 4th in the Busch race and 3rd in the Cup race, and was battling for the lead in the closing laps on Monday which could have been Brian's first Cup win. May 3, 2006
POINT STANDINGS | CUP SERIES
10 Dale Jarrett back in
9 Kyle Busch
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. drops one spot
7 Kevin Harvick
6 Jeff Gordon
5 Mark Martin
4 Kasey Kahne
3 Tony Stewart
2 Matt Kenseth
1 Jimmie Johnson is up by 21 May 3, 2006
Johnson wins Talladega
RACE RECAP | TALLADEGA
10 Robby Gordon
9 Scott Riggs
8 Carl Edwards
7 Kurt Busch
6 Matt Kenseth
5 Jamie McMurray
4 Jeff Burton
3 Brian Vickers
2 Tony Stewart
VICTORY LANE
Jimmie Johnson wins
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-It took only 9 laps for a bunch of cars to wreck, included are Top 10 in points, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne. Kahne was not medically cleared, so Hermie Sadler drove the 9 car.
-Greg Biffle dropped a cylinder on his #16 machine, he did not finish.
-Carl Edwards was black flagged while running up front after his crew left the catch can on the car after a green flag pit cycle.
-Kurt Busch was penalized for a missing lug nut, same for Matt Kenseth
-Dale Earnhardt Jr. spun up high, and then clipped Tony Stewart on the way down the racetrack.
-On lap 153 Dale Jr.'s day was done with a blown motor.
-On lap 166 Bobby Labonte's engine also expired
-A multi-car wreck involving Joe Nemechek, Dave Blaney, Reed Sorenson, Kevin Lepage, Michael Waltrip, Travis Kvapil and Denny Hamlin.
Denny Hamlin is hit with a one-lap penalty for aggressive driving. May 1, 2006
Cup Race - Postponed until Monday
Cup Series Racing from Talladega Superspeedway @ 12pm Monday on FX (or Fox)
All times are eastern April 30, 2006
TALLADEGA | BUSCH SERIES | Top 10
RACE RECAP | TALLADEGA | BUSCH SERIES
10 Carl Edwards
9 Paul Menard
8 Johnny Sauter
7 Mark McFarland driving for Dale Jr. was the highest finishing Busch only driver.
6 Greg Biffle
5 Clint Bowyer
4 Brian Vickers
3 Kyle Busch
2 Kevin Harvick - but his car failed post race inspection for being too low
VICTORY LANE
1 Martin Truex Jr. wins his 3rd Talladega Busch race in a row in 3 starts (a record) very fitting on what would have been Dale Earnhardt's 55th birthday, and driving in a black paint scheme.
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Tony Stewart went for a wild ride after his #33 car clipped the front of Kenny Wallace. Stewart went airborne landed on his roof and rode for a while on the frontstretch that way. Tony is okay, and took the blame for the wreck.
-There were only 4 cautions, 1 for debris, 2 single car incidents, and the Tony flip.
April 30, 2006
Race Recap | Gateway | Trucks
Race Recap: Late Surge Gives Bodine Gateway Win, Point Lead
MADISON, Ill – Todd Bodine drove his Lumber Liquidators Toyota Tundra to its second victory of the season and fifth in the last eight races to capture Saturday night’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ram Tough 200 at Gateway International Raceway.Bodine, who led three times for 66 laps, dropped from the lead to mid-back two-thirds of the way into the 200-mile, 160-lap race following a pit stop for fuel and four tires. The strategy proved to be a winning one as Bodine roared back to the front with Germain Racing teammate Ted Musgrave in tow.
He caught leader David Reutimann on the 147th lap then held off Musgrave’s charge in a three-lap shootout following the race’s record, 13th caution. Bodine edged Musgrave by 0.433 second – about two truck lengths.
With a track-high 50 laps run under caution, Bodine’s winning average speed was just 84.966 mph – well below the slowest of eight previous series races at the 1.25-mile track. He won $63,925 from a total purse of $596,350.
The performance, before an estimated 40,000, also gave Bodine the series points lead for the first time in the 42-year-old New York native’s career. He heads Musgrave by 12 points following the fifth of 25 scheduled events in the 2006 season.
“I didn’t have it (strategy) figured out. (Crew chief) Mike (Hillman Jr.) did a great job making the calls,” he said. “We needed to be there at the end. These trucks work as a team. It showed here tonight”
Reutimann, who led twice for 63 laps, claimed third as Toyota trucks swept the top five positions. Former Gateway winner and three-time series champion Jack Sprague was fourth with Johnny Benson taking the No. 5 spot.
Pole starter Erik Darnell, who took the No. 1 position by virtue of owner points after rain washed out qualifying, was among a half-dozen drivers knocked out of the race by accidents.
Four drivers – Bodine, Musgrave, Reutimann and Dennis Setzer – swapped the lead seven times. April 30, 2006
Race Recap | 'Dega | Busch
Race Recap: Truex Makes It Three in a Row at Talladega
Martin Truex Jr. showed his championship mettle by holding off a pack of challengers with three laps to go to capture his third consecutive Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway. The two-time NASCAR Busch Series champion – whose No. 8 Chevrolet carried the familiar black paint scheme of Dale Earnhardt on Dale Earnhardt Day – recorded his 13th career victory while becoming the only series driver to win in his first three starts at the 2.66-mile superspeedway.
Truex hung on to win the race after a late caution brought out by Busch Pole winner J.J. Yeley caused the field to take the green flag with only three laps to go. Truex held off a charge from NASCAR Busch Series points leader Kevin Harvick and Hendrick teammates Kyle Busch and Brian Vickers. Harvick finished second after starting 19th and stretched his lead to a commanding 299 points over Clint Bowyer, who finished fifth. Busch and Vickers worked together to lead a combined total of 40 laps and finished third and fourth, respectively.
The race was slowed by four cautions including a caution on lap 67 brought out by Tony Stewart. Stewart slid down the track in front of Kenny Wallace, turned sideways and became airborne. After Stewart’s car settled upside down on the frontstretch he was hit by rookie Danny O’Quinn Jr. Both drivers were able to walk away from the wreck however neither was able to return to competition.
Greg Biffle, the 2003 series champion, gained two spots in the point standings moving from 10th to eighth after finishing sixth in the race. Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender Mark McFarland was the highest finishing NASCAR Busch Series regular with a career-best seventh-place finish. McFarland was followed by Johnny Sauter and Paul Menard who finished eighth and ninth, respectively. With his eighth-place finish Sauter moves into the top 10 in series points into the 10th position.. Carl Edwards finished the day in 10th.
The NASCAR Busch Series rolls into Richmond next Friday May 5 to race under the lights in the Circuit City 250 presented by Funai. April 30, 2006
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