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  • Truex stretches fuel to win at The Glen

    Truex stretches fuel to win at The Glen

    Martin Truex Jr. played the fuel game correctly in the closing laps of the I Love New York 355 at The Glen to win at Watkins Glen International.

    When caution flew for the final time on Lap 51, Truex opted to pit under the caution, while Brad Keselowski, who had last pitted on Lap 43, stayed out and inherited the lead.

    Truex reeled him in and applied pressure for a few laps, before Keselowski pulled aside and let Truex pass him going into Turn 11 on Lap 64.

    Truex and others who pitted under the Lap 51 caution were told they were two to three laps short of making the finish, while Keselowski was told he’d be short six laps.

    While Truex was saving fuel, Keselowski ran him down and powered by his outside on the approach to the inner-loop with 14 laps to go to retake the lead. Unfortunately for Keselowski, he didn’t conserve enough and pitted with three to go, handing the lead to Ryan Blaney for a brief period, before he ran out on the backstretch and was passed by Truex.

    He botched his entry of the inner-loop on the final lap and locked up going into Turn 10, costing him some of his lead to Matt Kenseth. But all that, and running dry coming to the line, wasn’t enough to stop Truex from crossing the line to claim his 11th career victory in his 427th career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start.

    “I can’t believe that,” Truex said. “Man, that’s so stressful, to just let guys go by for the lead. I’ve never had to do that before. But I guess I was trusting Cole (Pearn). He was telling me what to do. He knew, based on our lap times, how fast we were going and what we needed to do. So hats off to him (and) this whole team.

    “I’ve wanted to win here a long, long time. This is a special place. I think, back in the 90’s, watching my dad run here. Coming here as a kid and spending time in the garage, just walking around and wishing someday, I’ll race here, let alone win.

    “This is a big one for our team. This is a big one for Cole. He had a tough week. He lost his best friend. We’re really think about his family. Just proud of Cole and his perseverance and everything he does for this team. Barney (Visser) and everybody at home, thank you guys so much for letting me drive this thing.”

    Kenseth finished second and Daniel Suarez rounded out the podium.

    Denny Hamlin and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top-five.

    “Yeah, that’s that hard thing. When you have them there at arm’s reach you want to go for it. That’s the win that will put you into the Chase right there in front of you. But if you run out of gas that’s the dagger that will knock you out for good,” Bowyer said on the difficulty of saving fuel. “It’s the right thing. We just have to keep knocking on the door. Another top-five with our Five Star Urgent Care car. It’s a new sponsor on the car. Hopefully we can get them on board for another shot.”

    Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney, A.J. Allmendinger and Erik Jones rounded out the top-10.

    “I stumbled down the back coming to two to go, so we wouldn’t have made it,” Blaney said. “It stinks. I wish I would have saved earlier like the 78 did. I pushed hard and thought we were better to go on gas than they were. They did a good job saving. I could have done better. If I would have started saving sooner I think we would have made it. you never know. I am pretty proud of the effort. We got up front at the beginning of the day and stayed there pretty much all day. I thought our strategy was right and we had a good race car. Things just didn’t work out for us. That is just the way it goes sometimes.”

    “Of course you always want more when you come here, at least I do. We had a tough weekend, and we fought hard,” Allmendinger said. “The car wasn’t very good on the first run, and we made some better changes. Got it better. Got it pretty competitive there. I just really struggled in traffic. I got behind Jimmie, and tore up the tires. Once I got by him it was actually not too bad. From there it was just fuel saving. Don’t really know how much you have. I tried to save, I felt like I saved a lot. Maybe a little too much. Overall it was a solid day for the Kroger Clicklist Chevy. Always want more here, but it was a tough weekend and we got everything we could.”

    RACE SUMMARY

    Even before the race started, Trevor Payne didn’t take the start after pitting twice during the pace laps. He joined the race 10 laps down.

    Kyle Busch led the field to the green flag at 3:21 p.m. He led all 20 laps of the first stage on his way to winning it. Chase Elliott, who was among a number of drivers who short-pitted the stage with three laps remaining in the stage, took over the race lead when Busch pitted. Busch came back down pit road for a lug nut that was stuck between the caliber and wheel.

    Elliott pitted from the lead on Lap 32. This handed the lead to Suarez, who drove on to win the second stage.

    Truex took the lead from Suarez exiting Turn 1 on the Lap 45 restart. On the same lap, Busch and Keselowski made contact in the inner-loop and went spinning, though the race stayed green.

    A tire carcass that came from Landon Cassill’s car brought out the third caution and set up the run to the finish.

    NUTS & BOLTS

    The race lasted two hours, seven minutes and three seconds, at an average speed of 104.132 mph. There were nine lead changes among six different drivers and three cautions for eight laps.

    Truex leaves with a 116-point lead over Busch.

    Elliott, McMurray and Kenseth leave as the bubble drivers who are above the playoff cutline.

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  • Busch claims first XFINITY Series win at Watkins Glen International in thrilling finish to Zippo 200

    Busch claims first XFINITY Series win at Watkins Glen International in thrilling finish to Zippo 200

    WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Kyle Busch was able to check off another box in his illustrious career on Saturday afternoon at Watkins Glen International by claiming his first NASCAR XFINITY Series career victory in the Zippo 200 at The Glen.

    With only three laps to go, Busch got a great final restart, allowing him to hold off fellow Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regulars Joey Logano and teammate Brad Keselowski to gain his fourth NXS victory of the 2017 season.

    “I’ve won here before in the Cup series (2008 & 2013), so to be able to win here in the XFINITY Series just kind of checks that box for what I’ve been trying to accomplish at The Glen for a few years,” said the driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. “I’m hoping we can go for a sweep and be one of the few guys who may have ever been able to do that here.”

    Although Busch led most of Stage One, he took a spin into Turn One late in the 20-lap stage and gave up the green-white checkered to Keselowski. The No. 18 faced adversity once more after being penalized for driver through too many pit boxes. In Stage Two Paul Menard held of the Penske duo to gain that stages victory.

    Busch led a total 43 of the 80 laps and hopes to continue him momentum from today into tomorrow’s I Love NY 355 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event.

    The significance of winning at The Glen was not lost on Busch after the race.

    “The history here has been around for a long, long time with Formula 1 races and sports car races, Indy car races and so it’s obviously awesome to score a win at venues like this.”

    The I Love New York 355 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday afternoon caps off a tripleheader of NASCAR action at Watkins Glen International. Tickets are available at the WGI ticket office for the race, which gets underway at 3:00 p.m. EST.

     

  • Winning at all active tracks easier said than done

    Winning at all active tracks easier said than done

    A grand total of 2,519 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races have been run since June 19, 1949, and only 189 individual drivers can say they’ve won a race. Not one of those drivers, however, can say he’s won at every active race track on the NASCAR schedule.

    Every driver, even the winningest one’s, has a track or more missing from his résumé that would complete the “cycle.” Richard Petty, the winningest driver in the history of NASCAR, failed to win at 30 of the 80 tracks he raced at in his career. “The Silver Fox” David Pearson, second with 105 wins, didn’t record a victory at 26 of 63 race tracks he ran.

    In the cases of Petty and Pearson, the goose eggs came at tracks they both ran few times in their respective careers. But in the case of Bobby Allison, who sits fourth on NASCAR’s all-time wins list at 84, he went his entire racing career, 44 starts, without ever winning a single race at Martinsville Speedway. Rusty Wallace went his entire career without winning at Darlington Raceway, Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.

    The amount of drivers lacking wins at certain tracks in the early days of the sport isn’t surprising, given how fluid the Cup Series schedule was for years. When the new millennium arrived, the schedule became less fluid. And, thus, should increase the chances of a driver pulling off a career “cycle” of winning at every active track, right?

    In theory, yes. In practice, no.

    Even with three new track arrivals and one departure, and the addition of five-year sanctioning agreements that keep tracks on the schedule for at least a five-year period, only five drivers are within five or fewer tracks needed to complete a career “cycle.” Kevin Harvick is missing wins at Kentucky Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway, Matt Kenseth needs wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Martinsville, Sonoma Raceway and Watkins Glen International, Kyle Busch just lacks a win at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Jimmie Johnson needs victories at Chicagoland Speedway, Kentucky and Watkins Glen. The other two are the retired drivers of Tony Stewart, who ended his career without wins at Kentucky and Darlington, and Jeff Gordon, failing only to win at Kentucky.

    Busch could accomplish this feat by this season if he wins the October 8 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte. Even Johnson says it’s “safe to say that Kyle is going to be the first” to do so, given his performance at Charlotte.

    “I’m so out of touch with stats that I felt like Jeff and Tony (Stewart) were the only guys kind of in that conversation and then last weekend I learned that Kyle is now down to one,” Johnson said. “And I’m like ‘Well, dang, there’s somebody else in the party here (laughter). And Kyle will get it.’ I can’t believe he hasn’t won at Charlotte already in a Cup car. It’s safe to say that Kyle is going to be the first one to close out all the tracks, I think, with the way he runs and how good he runs at that track. I still have here, Kentucky has been a disaster for me, Chicago I should have closed a long time ago. I think Kyle, if you’re a betting man, I’d put Kyle as closing out all the tracks first.”

  • Keselowski fastest in final practice

    Keselowski fastest in final practice

    Brad Keselowski topped the chart in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Watkins Glen International.

    The driver of the No. 2 Team Penske Ford was the fastest with a time of 1:10.067 and a speed of 125.880 mph. Kurt Busch was second in his No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford with a time of 1″10.077 and a speed of 125.862 mph. Martin Truex Jr. was third in his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota with a time of 1:10.224 and a speed of 125.598 mph. Clint Bowyer was fourth in his No. 14 SHR Ford with a time of 1:10.342 and a speed of 125.387 mph. Denny Hamlin rounded out the top-five in his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota with a time of 1:10.402 and a speed of 125.281 mph.

    Kyle Larson, Jamie McMurray, Chase Elliott, Michael McDowell and Kyle Busch rounded out the top-10.

    Hamlin posted the fastest 10 consecutive lap average at a speed of 123.825 mph.

    Boris Said damaged his car when he drove his car through the grass in the interloop and the splitter dug into the ground.

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  • Kyle Busch fastest in first practice

    Kyle Busch fastest in first practice

    Kyle Busch topped the chart in first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Watkins Glen International.

    The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest with a time of 1:10.270 and a speed of 125.516 mph. Martin Truex Jr. was second in his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota with a time of 1:10.675 and a speed of 124.797 mph. Denny Hamlin was third in his No. 11 Gibbs Toyota with a time of 1:10.817 and a speed of 124.546 mph. Jamie McMurray was fourth in his No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet with a time of 1:10.829 and a speed of 124.525 mph. Erik Jones rounded out the top-five in his No. 77 Furniture Row Toyota with a time of 1:10.862 and a speed of 124.467 mph.

    Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Kasey Kahne and Michael McDowell rounded out the top-10.

    Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Danica Patrick spun out during the session. Kurt Busch and Corey LaJoie both did so and sustained damage to their cars.

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  • Logano’s playoff chances dented by late penalties

    Logano’s playoff chances dented by late penalties

    Joey Logano’s ever-dwindling playoff hopes took a further hit yesterday with not one, but two pit road penalties in the closing laps of the Overton’s 400 at Pocono Raceway.

    He ducked onto pit road to make his final stop with 36 laps to go. The call then came from Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race Director David Hoots that Logano had to serve a pass through for speeding on pit entry.

    He came down two laps later to serve his pass through, locking up the brakes getting onto pit road. Logano’s team opted to change all four tires while he was serving his pass through, which is a no-no. As a result, he was issued a stop and go penalty for stopping to service his car while serving a penalty.

    “My bad,” crew chief Todd Gordon said on the radio afterwards.

    Logano rejoined the race in 27th, one lap down, which is where he finished.

    This race has been the tale of his season since scoring his encumbered victory at Richmond Raceway. Logano, who finished outside the top-10 only once in the first quarter of the season, has only posted three top-10 finishes since his win at Richmond.

    It also didn’t help that his performance was average at best, with a 17.7 average running position through the race.

    He leaves Pocono trailing Matt Kenseth by 69 points for the 16th-place cutoff in the playoffs.

  • Eight collected in first lap melee at Pocono

    Eight collected in first lap melee at Pocono

    Eight drivers were officially collected in the Lap 1 multi-car wreck in Turn 3 of the Overton’s 400 at Pocono Raceway.

    Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson were racing for position entering Turn 3 when Kenseth got loose and spun out in front of the field. This caused a stack-up behind him with Aric Almirola slamming into the back of Michael McDowell, sending him spinning through the grass. Same thing happened to Austin Dillon, being rammed from behind by teammate Paul Menard and sent spinning into the left-rear corner of Chris Buescher.

    Matt DiBenedetto swerved into the grass to avoid the mess, only to clip the front-end of Almirola, bounce up in the air and dig his splitter into the grass.

    Danica Patrick also got turned by the melee, but it’s not clear what caused her to spin.

    Unofficially, Almirola is credited with a last-place finish.

    And his response to what happened out there, “I have no idea.”

    “Our Smithfield Ford Fusion was really good to start off there. I had passed about seven cars the first two corners,” Almirola said. “I was making a lot of progress and then we got to Turn 3 and everybody just stacked up. I saw some smoke. I saw some cars stopped. I got piled in from behind and just drove into the accident. I haven’t seen a replay and have no idea what caused the wreck. Sort of a bummer not to even make a whole lap. Not our day.”

    Except for Almirola and DiBenedetto, everyone collected in the wreck continued on in the race. Kenseth was the highest finisher of the eight, which could do wonders to preserving his 17-point margin over Clint Bowyer for the final spot in the playoffs.

  • Kyle Busch puts chrome bumper to Harvick to win at Pocono

    Kyle Busch puts chrome bumper to Harvick to win at Pocono

    It appeared Kyle Busch was out of it when he pitted with 25 laps to go. With 16 to go, however, he put the chrome bumper to Kevin Harvick and set sail to victory in the Overton’s 400 at Pocono Raceway.

    Martin Truex Jr. commanded the race on the final restart on Lap 106. Cars started hitting pit road for the final time with 37 to go, and Truex followed suit three laps later. Busch assumed the race lead, having yet to pit. He did so with 25 to go.

    Brad Keselowski led the next five circuits before making his final stop, cycling the lead to Denny Hamlin.

    With 17 to go, Harvick got to Hamlin’s inside and made the pass for the lead rounding Turn 1, but he didn’t hold it to the start/finish line as Busch bumped him out of the racing groove rounding Turn 3 and took the lead with 16 to go.

    The gap from him to Harvick widened further as the laps closed and he drove across the line to claim his 39th career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory in 447 career starts.

    “I never thought this day would happen. Such an awesome race car. Adam Stevens and all these guys on this No. 18 team, they never give up. They’ve been fighting all year long. We’ve all been fighting all year long. Just wasn’t sure why, you know, or what was next, but obviously this is a great day for us. Great day for all of our fans. Appreciate the fans here at Pocono. Thanks for coming out. This is something I’ve been waiting for for a long, long time.”

    Harvick finished second and Truex rounded out the podium.

    Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top-five.

    Clint Bowyer, Daniel Suarez, Erik Jones, Matt Kenseth and Chase Elliott rounded out the top-10.

    RACE SUMMARY

    Busch led the field to the green flag at 3:20 p.m. He lost the lead during a cycle of green flag stops on Lap 22, but powered by Matt Kenseth going into Turn 1 to take it back and win the first stage. During the aforementioned pit cycle, Truex, Jones, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kenseth all led.

    Kenseth regained the lead by opting not to pit under the stage break, only to lose it when Busch powered by him on the outside through Turn 3 on the Lap 56 restart. He held it until caution flew on Lap 70, debris from Kyle Larson’s car, saw him lose it to Hamlin exiting pit road. But because Hamlin didn’t maintain pace car speed, Race Director David Hoots bumped him from the lead and moved up Austin Dillon.

    His time up front didn’t last long, however, as Hamlin too it back on the restart, going into Turn 1.

    Truex returned to the lead on Lap 90, but opted to short-pit the second stage with three laps remaining in it. This handed the lead to Clint Bowyer, who won the stage and set up the run to the finish.

    CAUTION SUMMARY

    Caution flew for the first time on the first lap for a multi-car wreck in Turn 3. Jimmie Johnson brought out the third caution on Lap 57 when he made contact with teammate Kasey Kahne and spun out in Turn 3.

    NUTS & BOLTS

    The race lasted two hours, 50 minutes and seven seconds at an average speed of 141.080 mph. There were six lead changes among nine different drivers and five cautions for 21 laps.

    Truex leaves with an 85-point lead over Larson.

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  • Kyle Busch takes pole position at Pocono

    Kyle Busch takes pole position at Pocono

    Kyle Busch conserved his tires through the first round of qualifying and it paid off in the final round with pole position for today’s Overton’s 400 at Pocono Raceway.

    The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota won the pole with a time of 50.175 and a speed of 179.372 mph.

    “I felt like I hit it pretty good. Gave up a couple things in a couple of spots, but overall, felt like it was a really good lap. [I] was gonna come over the radio and say, ‘Man, that’s close. You know, I think that’s right on target.’ But obviously it was way better. Just proud of these guys. The adjustments really worked us there through rounds and got us to where we needed to be in order to continually get faster each time out. You never really see that happen on re-run tires, cycled scuffs. Obviously, our M&M’s Caramel Camry is pretty fast. Looking forward to today’s race. It’s a great opportunity for us, starting up front, being able to be in clean air like we were last time. So hopefully, we can just do the right things and put ourselves in a better spot in the end.”

    It’s his 24th pole in 447 career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts.

    Martin Truex Jr. will start second after posting a time of 50.317 and a speed of 178.866 mph. Jamie McMurray will start third with a time of 50.552 and a speed of 178.034 mph. Denny Hamlin will start fourth with a time of 50.635 and a speed of 177.743 mph. Ryan Blaney will round out the top-five with a time of 50.682 and a speed of 177.578 mph.

    Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, Daniel Suarez, Erik Jones and Joey Logano round out the top-10.

    Brad Keselowski and Kasey Kahne round out the 12 drivers that made the final round.

    No drivers failed to make the 38-car field.

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  • Ryan Preece finds Victory Lane at Iowa in pressure-packed performance

    Ryan Preece finds Victory Lane at Iowa in pressure-packed performance

    By Rob Gray

    NEWTON, Iowa — Ryan Preece’s short-lived, but ambitious 2017 NASCAR XFINITY Series schedule began three weeks ago at his de facto home track, New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

    It ended Saturday in the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway — as confetti swirled and soared to highlight his first career series triumph in Victory Lane.

    Preece, held off a hard-charging Kyle Benjamin in a green-white checkered finish that came after the third restart in the race’s final 17 pulse-quickening laps.

    “I thought this race would never end, that’s for sure,” an emotional Preece told the NBCSN after finally slowing his fast Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 car to a stop. “But man, nothing’s going to beat today.”

    No one could beat Preece, who ran full-time in 2016, but chose to funnel his 2017 XFINITY Series resources into this two-race stint with JGR.

    That high-stakes gamble clearly paid off — as Preece beamed and raised his arms, his season over, but his future visibly brighter.

    “I don’t even know what to say,” said Preece, who owns 17 career NASCAR Whelan Modified Tour wins, including two this season. “I’ve got to thank everybody.”

    So he did.

    Benjamin settled for second, which also is his best career finish. Veteran Brian Scott took third in his first start of the season.

    “I was very nervous,” said Benjamin, who also runs part-time for JGR. “I wanted to make it happen right there.”

    Preece did just that, from start to finish, with a slight hiccup in between.

    He earned his first career Coors Light Pole Award earlier Saturday, powering to a lap of 24.072 seconds at a top speed of 130.857 mph. That dominance carried over into the first stage, which Preece led in its entirety.

    He dropped to sixth off pit road, however, which allowed Justin Allgaier to surge to the front. Allgaier would narrowly hold off Preece to win the second stage and gain a coveted playoff point, but a later gamble would reap misfortune instead of reward.

    Drivers faced a dilemma when Spencer Gallagher hit the wall, drawing the caution flag with 80 laps to go. Every top contender eventually dove onto pit road. Everyone except Allgaier, that is, whose team hoped another caution would help the decision pay off.

    That didn’t happen, as Allgaier swiftly dropped from first to seventh, then to 15th — and finally, to a green flag pit stop that came with 25 laps to go. That longed-for caution finally flew shortly after Allgaier returned to the track when Sam Hornish Jr.’s No. 22 Ford hit the wall.

    Allgaier’s second bad break in as many weeks preceded that nerve-fraying — and caution-filled — finish.

    Points leader Elliott Sadler raced near the front most of the day, but ended up 12th. He maintains a 54-point lead over William Byron, who finished ninth.

    Preece clearly wasn’t racing for points. Only a win.

    And he edged Benjamin by a mere .054 seconds — a fitting margin to conclude a sprint-sized season that ended in happy incredulity.

    “I’m so at a loss of words right now,” Preece said. “I don’t know what to say. This is what emotion is, I can tell you that.”

     

    NASCAR XFINITY Series Race – US Cellular 250 Presented by American Ethanol
    Iowa Speedway
    Newton, Iowa
    Saturday, July 29, 2017

    1. (1) Ryan Preece, Toyota, 254.
    2. (2) Kyle Benjamin, Toyota, 254.
    3. (11) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 254.
    4. (8) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 254.
    5. (5) Cole Custer #, Ford, 254.
    6. (28) JJ Yeley, Toyota, 254.
    7. (3) Daniel Hemric #, Chevrolet, 254.
    8. (7) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, 254.
    9. (17) William Byron #, Chevrolet, 254.
    10. (19) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 254.
    11. (21) Brett Moffitt(i), Chevrolet, 254.
    12. (6) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 254.
    13. (16) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 254.
    14. (25) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 254.
    15. (26) Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet, 254.
    16. (9) Ty Majeski, Ford, 254.
    17. (20) Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, 254.
    18. (22) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 254.
    19. (10) Matt Tifft #, Toyota, 253.
    20. (14) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 252.
    21. (18) Ryan Reed, Ford, 252.
    22. (31) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 252.
    23. (13) Ben Kennedy #, Chevrolet, 251.
    24. (30) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 249.
    25. (32) Dylan Lupton, Toyota, 249.
    26. (36) David Starr, Chevrolet, 249.
    27. (35) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, 249.
    28. (27) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 249.
    29. (38) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 248.
    30. (37) Ray Black II, Chevrolet, 247.
    31. (40) Mike Harmon, Dodge, 243.
    32. (39) Stan Mullis, Chevrolet, 241.
    33. (23) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 233.
    34. (4) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, Accident, 229.
    35. (34) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, Accident, 218.
    36. (15) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 218.
    37. (12) Spencer Gallagher #, Chevrolet, Accident, 170.
    38. (33) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, Handling, 46.
    39. (29) Reed Sorenson(i), Chevrolet, Transmission, 9.
    40. (24) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, Vibration, 3.

    Average Speed of Race Winner: 96.9 mph.
    Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 17 Mins, 37 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.054 Seconds.
    Caution Flags: 7 for 40 laps.
    Lead Changes: 4 among 4 drivers.
    Lap Leaders: R. Preece 1-63; K. Benjamin 64-68; E. Sadler 69-70; J. Allgaier 71-176; R. Preece 177-254.
    Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): R. Preece 2 times for 141 laps; J. Allgaier 1 time for 106 laps; K. Benjamin 1 time for 5 laps; E. Sadler 1 time for 2 laps.
    Stage #1 Top Ten: 20,1,18,48,22,7,00,19,2,11
    Stage #2 Top Ten: 7,20,1,2,18,48,22,00,60,19