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  • Keselowski wins the NNS race at Lucas Oil Raceway

    Keselowski wins the NNS race at Lucas Oil Raceway

    Brad Keselowski won a side-by-side, bumping and grinding battle with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the final laps of Saturday nights NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Lucas Oil Raceway and made the pass with a handful of laps remaining.

    [media-credit name=”CIA Stock Photo” align=”alignright” width=”224″][/media-credit]But a late spin by Elliott Sadler setup a green-white-checkers restart. Keselowski was able to hold off James Buescher and Stenhouse Jr. to win the final NNS race at the speedway.

    “We ended up restarting in second position on the outside lane and I knew that if I could get around the 6 car that we had a shot at the win. I had a great short-run car that could give Ricky (Stenhouse Jr.) a run for his money. If the race was two of three laps longer, I’m sure Ricky would have drove around us. Our Discount Tire Dodge Challenger was great on the short run. It’s great to get back to victory lane again.” Keselowski said.

    Stenhouse Jr. led 188 laps and dominated the night until lap 188 after a yellow flag came out when Trevor Bayne blew an engine. Stenhouse Jr. took the inside on the restart which allowed Keselowski to first battle on the outside and then bump and grind his way by on the inside.

    “I just knew that I needed to get a good restart. He still beat me. We drove into 1 and 2 and he had a great run, he was clearing me. So I crossed back over, got back to the bottom and raced him into 3. The next thing I knew I was in the lead.” Keselowski said.

    On lap 175, Tim Andrews, Michael Annett and Steve Wallace were involved in a hard crash between turns three and four. Andrews and Annett both were stopped at the outside wall and Wallace spun coming out of four and hit teammate Annett with the back of his car, spinning it around in the air and then into Andrews’ car. This brought out a 12 minute red flag condition for track cleanup.

    “I got loose there underneath the 40 (Tim Andrews) — I think we were lapping him for about the 10th time tonight.” Annett said.  “I was probably over aggressive on my part, but it’s just a shame to tear up a good race car — actually two Rusty Wallace Racing cars. I heard Steven I guess got jacked up from behind slowing up for the wreck when the guy behind him didn’t see it and tore us both up. Just a shame, but we have Iowa next weekend and that’s a big one for us.”

    “I got in the brakes and the care got sideways. It just slid all the way through the corner and there was nothing I could do except try to nail it to accelerate away from Michael (Annett). It was just one of those racing deals. I hate it for both of our cars. Both of our cars were running good and we were getting better. It’s just one of those things.” Wallace said.

    On lap 193, Justin Allgaier’s car caught on fire while driving around under caution. Allgaier has to take his flaming car behind pit wall and Reed Sorenson’s crew quickly pulled him out. He finished 27th.

    Sadler started 42nd and worked his way through the field. But on lap 198 while battling for third spot be lost control and spun between turns three and four, collecting his Kevin Harvick Inc. teammate Austin Dillon. What could have been a top-5 finish for Sadler, ends up being 16th.

    Stenhouse Jr. moved into the series points lead by 4 points over Reed Sorenson.

    The series heads to Iowa Speedway for the U.S. Cellular 250 presented by the Enlist Weed Control System on August 6th.

  • Ragan grabs Brickyard 400 pole

    Ragan grabs Brickyard 400 pole

    David Ragan won the pole for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a lap of 182.994 mph (49.182 seconds).

    [media-credit name=”CIA Stock Photo” align=”alignright” width=”231″][/media-credit]“We need to get that win for Ned (Jarrett). He’s been a great ambassador to this sport and we couldn’t be more proud to have his colors on our UPS Ford this weekend. I’m looking forward to a good race on Sunday. Our Ford has been fast. A lot changes between now and the race on Sunday, so we’ve got our work cut out for ourselves, but we look forward to the challenge.” Ragan said.

    This was Ragan’s second career pole, the first came at Texas Motor Speedway in April.

    Kasey Kahne qualified second, Jimmie Johnson third, Kurt Busch fourth and Brad Keselowski qualified fifth.

    “I slipped, but I never had to come off the gas. I just drifted up through it. I don’t think it slowed me down much. If it slowed me down anything, it wasn’t enough to get the pole and it was that close.” Kahne said.

     

    Starting Lineup
    Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
    http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Cup/qual.php?race=20
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    Pos. No. Driver Make Speed Time
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    1 6 David Ragan Ford 182.994 49.182
    2 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota 182.927 49.2
    3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 182.801 49.234
    4 22 Kurt Busch Dodge 182.671 49.269
    5 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 182.556 49.3
    6 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 182.445 49.33
    7 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 182.367 49.351
    8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 182.242 49.385
    9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 182.216 49.392
    10 99 Carl Edwards Ford 182.05 49.437
    11 13 Casey Mears Toyota 182.024 49.444
    12 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 181.969 49.459
    13 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 181.895 49.479
    14 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 181.892 49.48
    15 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 181.87 49.486
    16 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 181.848 49.492
    17 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 181.715 49.528
    18 16 Greg Biffle Ford 181.682 49.537
    19 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 181.635 49.55
    20 20 Joey Logano Toyota 181.422 49.608
    21 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 181.389 49.617
    22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 181.335 49.632
    23 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 181.32 49.636
    24 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 181.251 49.655
    25 21 Trevor Bayne Ford 181.134 49.687
    26 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 180.981 49.729
    27 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 180.926 49.744
    28 0 David Reutimann Toyota 180.912 49.748
    29 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 180.854 49.764
    30 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 180.618 49.829
    31 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 180.611 49.831
    32 51 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 180.133 49.963
    33 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 179.924 50.021
    34 37 Scott Speed Ford 179.548 50.126
    35 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 179.451 50.153
    36 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 179.297 50.196
    37 34 David Gilliland Ford 179.276 50.202
    38 60 Mike Skinner Toyota 178.99 50.282
    39 71 Andy Lally* Ford 178.926 50.3
    40 150 T.J. Bell* Chevrolet 177.992 50.564
    41 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 177.866 50.6
    42 32 Mike Bliss+ Ford 177.862 50.601
    43 223 Terry Labonte Ford 0 0
  • Peters wins the NCWTS AAA Insurance 200 at LOR

    Peters wins the NCWTS AAA Insurance 200 at LOR

    Timothy Peters passed James Buescher for the lead with six laps to go and went on to win Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) AAA Insurance 200 at Lucas Oil Raceway.

    “I can’t say enough about the guys on this Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra in victory lane tonight. We had a tire coming apart. I spun out over here in turns one and two and came down pit road. Butch Hylton (crew chief) made a great call to put four tires on. But the guys do a phenomenal job. We had a little hiccup last week, but they made up for it this week. Like I said last week, I love my guys.  They get me on and off pit road well.” Peters said.

    [media-credit name=”Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR” align=”alignright” width=”225″][/media-credit]Peters started 16th and spun just before the halfway point when a tire went down. “I went down in the corner and I had good grip, and all of a sudden, I lost it.” Peters said.

    But Peters battled back to second place with 20-laps remaining. He slowly closed the gap on Buescher and made the pass to win what might be the final truck series race at the speedway. “I was trying to be patient, trying to be patient with the throttle, and it paid off.” Peters said. “I hope that they bring the trucks back here, and I hope that I’m not the last winner here. But if they do take it away, I can sit back home in my La-Z-Boy one day, retired, and say I won the last race there. That’s pretty cool.”

    Buescher led 97 laps and finished second, David Starr third, rookie Miguel Paludo tied his best-career finished, fourth (Daytona in February) and Ron Hornaday finished fifth.

    “We were running good sometimes and something happens. I’m really proud of my guys. We’re a little bit off in practice, like three-tenths and they made changes. It was better for qualifying and race trim was a tick better. Our first pit, Rick (Gay, crew chief) did an awesome call and we were good — we were really consistent. Congrats to Timothy (Peters) for the win and our two (Red Horse Racing) trucks in the top-four is pretty good.” Paludo said.

    Johnny Sauter leads the series standings by 4-points over Austin Dillon.

    The series heads to Pocono Raceway on August 6th for the Good Sam RV Emergency Road Service 125.

     

    Unofficial Race Results
    AAA Insurance 200, Lucas Oil Raceway
    http://www.speedwaymedia.com/truckseries/race.php?race=13
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    Pos. St. No. Driver Make Points
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    1 16 17 Timothy Peters Toyota 47
    2 7 31 James Buescher Chevrolet 44
    3 12 81 David Starr Toyota 41
    4 17 7 Miguel Paludo * Toyota 40
    5 5 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 39
    6 8 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet 38
    7 3 22 Joey Coulter * Chevrolet 37
    8 9 60 Cole Whitt * Chevrolet 36
    9 1 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 36
    10 15 66 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 34
    11 6 29 Parker Kligerman * Dodge 34
    12 18 5 Todd Bodine Toyota 33
    13 19 32 Steve Arpin Chevrolet 31
    14 11 8 Nelson Piquet Jr. * Chevrolet 30
    15 22 92 Clay Rogers Chevrolet 29
    16 10 62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota 28
    17 13 20 Johanna Long * Toyota 27
    18 29 9 Max Papis Toyota 26
    19 27 4 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet 25
    20 24 6 Justin Lofton Toyota 24
    21 21 98 Dakoda Armstrong Chevrolet 23
    22 25 18 Josh Richards Toyota 22
    23 4 13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 22
    24 2 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 0
    25 28 101 Jake Crum Chevrolet 19
    26 14 23 Jason White Chevrolet 18
    27 32 296 Todd Peck Chevrolet 0
    28 26 63 Jack Smith Ford 16
    29 20 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 15
    30 34 7 Ricky Moxley Chevrolet 14
    31 33 57 Norm Benning Chevrolet 13
    32 36 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Ford 0
    33 30 142 Tommy Joe Martins Dodge 11
    34 35 100 Brad Queen Chevrolet 10
    35 23 93 Shane Sieg Chevrolet 9
    36 31 138 Mike Garvey Chevrolet 8
  • Edwards wins at Nashville, Sorenson takes over series points lead

    Edwards wins at Nashville, Sorenson takes over series points lead

    Brad Keselowski started on the pole for the Federated Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Nashville Superspeedway, with Steven Wallace alongside him. As they completed the first lap, Keselowski blasted away to a big lead over second place Carl Edwards. Keselowski would hold that lead for the first 58 laps until Edwards squeezed by.

    [media-credit name=”Joe Dunn” align=”alignright” width=”221″][/media-credit]Edwards would hold onto a strong lead through lap 82 as a caution flag flew for debris in turn 3. As the leaders headed down pit road Elliott Sadler and Austin Dillon would both opt for two tires as opposed to the leaders taking on four. Sadler would take the lead off pit road, just ahead of Edwards, but a speeding penalty entering pit road would send Edwards to the rear of the field. Sadler’s lead would be short lives as Keselowski took it back 2 laps later.

    As the laps wound down Keselowski radioed to his crew that there was a problem with the car. By lap 117 Dillon would overtake Keselowski for the lead, but Edwards had been charging forward fast and four laps later, the #60 Ford of Edwards would retake the lead. The second caution of the night would fly on lap 129 as Mikey Kyle (30) and Brian Scott (11) made contact on the backstretch, sending Kyle spinning through the infield. The race would go green again on lap 134 with Edwards holding onto the lead. That was until the third caution period of the night which came on lap 178 for debris on the backstretch.

    Coming off the third caution, Austin Dillon would take the lead away from Edwards. But Dillon’s reign would be short lived as just 5 laps later Edwards would slip by, retaking the lead for the final time. The win was Carl’s 34th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and his fifth win at Nashville Superspeedway. The win is also Edwards his fifth of the 2011 season.

    Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Edward’s teammate would finish second, followed by Austin Dillon, Justin Allgaier, Aric Almirola (5th), Sam Hornish Jr., Drew Herring, Reed Sorenson, Trevor Bayne and Kenny Wallace rounding out the top 10.

    Edwards led the most laps (124) followed by Keselowski (89) Dillon (9) and Elliott Sadler (3). Sadler fell out of the points lead after a reported broken axle sent the #2 Chevrolet to the garage for 15 laps, finishing 30th. Sorenson’s 8th place finish vaulted him to the points lead with Stenhouse second and Sadler falling back to third.

    Unofficial Race Results
    Federated Auto Parts 300, Nashville Superspeedway
    http://www.speedwaymedia.com/n2s/race.php?race=20
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    Pos. No. Driver Make Points
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    1 3 60 Carl Edwards Ford 0
    2 6 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 42
    3 4 33 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 0
    4 16 31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 40
    5 12 88 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 39
    6 8 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 38
    7 17 18 Drew Herring Toyota 37
    8 11 32 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 36
    9 7 16 Trevor Bayne Ford 35
    10 9 9 Kenny Wallace Toyota 34
    11 2 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 33
    12 1 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 0
    13 14 87 Scott Wimmer Toyota 31
    14 15 62 Michael Annett Toyota 30
    15 19 30 Mikey Kile Chevrolet 29
    16 23 70 David Stremme Chevrolet 0
    17 10 11 Brian Scott Toyota 27
    18 13 38 Jason Leffler Chevrolet 26
    19 21 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 25
    20 20 7 Josh Wise Chevrolet 24
    21 27 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 23
    22 22 15 Timmy Hill * Ford 22
    23 32 14 Eric McClure Chevrolet 21
    24 18 19 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 20
    25 24 28 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 19
    26 26 39 Danny Efland Ford 18
    27 29 81 Blake Koch * Dodge 17
    28 35 52 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 16
    29 40 113 Jennifer Jo Cobb * Dodge 15
    30 5 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 15
    31 28 40 Chase Miller Chevrolet 13
    32 42 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 12
    33 34 141 Carl Long Ford 11
    34 41 23 Dennis Setzer Dodge 10
    35 33 44 Jeff Green Chevrolet 9
    36 31 175 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet 8
    37 36 171 Matthew Carter Ford 7
    38 43 174 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 6
    39 25 142 Tim Andrews Chevrolet 5
    40 38 49 Mark Green Chevrolet 4
    41 30 147 Charles Lewandoski * Chevrolet 3
    42 37 104 Danny O’Quinn Jr. Ford 2
    43 39 103 Marc Davis Chevrolet 1
  • Austin Dillon Claims First Victory at Nashville

    Austin Dillon Claims First Victory at Nashville

    As middle Tennessee resident suffered the effects of an unusual heat wave, with the heat index surpassing 100 degrees for multiple days, NASCAR teams arrived in Nashville for the second race weekend of the year at the Nashville Superspeedway.

    [media-credit name=”Joe Dunn” align=”alignright” width=”200″][/media-credit]As the premier series, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams enjoyed a weekend off, the second and third tier series began arriving in the Music City on Thursday.. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams spent Thursday setting up in the makeshift garage area to make final adjustments to the trucks as they filed through NASCAR inspection.

    Friday began with a couple of practice session for the Trucks, followed by qualifying. With only 34 entries to fill the 36 truck field, none of the teams needed be concerned about missing the race and only ran for starting positions.

    To the surprise of few observers, the Richard Childress Racing teams of Austin Dillon and Joey Coulter easily captured the front row. Absent from the field were frequent Cup Series regulars Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick.

    Off to a quick start, the yellow flew quick on lap 5 as Johanna Long spun her number 20 Toyota in turn two. The field went back green 3 laps later and Long returned to the track. Dillon held the lead for 29 laps before being overtaken by Timothy Peters in the #17 Toyota. Peters held the lead until green flag pit stops began on lap 55 and the lead changed three times before Peters regained it on lap 63. Peters held that lead through lap 103 when a debris caution came out. On lap 104 Austin Dillon took the lead for two laps before surrendering it to Johnny Sauter.

    Sauter would lead the field for 21 laps when Dillon took it back on lap 128. That would be the final change as Dillon outran the field for the final 23 laps, taking the checkered flag on lap 150. Finishing second was Johnny Sauter followed by Timothy Peters, Nelson Piquet Jr fifth, Todd Bodine, James Buescher, David Starr, Elliott Sadler and Joey Coulter rounding out the top 10.

    The win was Dillon’s first of the 2011 season and the third of his 39 starts in the series. Johnny Sauter leads the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points following the race, 18 points ahead of Dillon.

    The NASCAR Nationwide Series takes to the track Saturday at 6:30 local time (7:30 EDT)

    Unofficial Race Results
    Lucas Deep Clean 200, Nashville Superspeedway
    http://www.speedwaymedia.com/truckseries/race.php?race=12
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    Pos. St. No. Driver Make Points
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    1 1 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 47
    2 6 13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 43
    3 5 17 Timothy Peters Toyota 43
    4 8 8 Nelson Piquet Jr. * Chevrolet 40
    5 7 29 Parker Kligerman * Dodge 39
    6 21 5 Todd Bodine Toyota 38
    7 19 31 James Buescher Chevrolet 37
    8 11 81 David Starr Toyota 36
    9 3 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 0
    10 2 22 Joey Coulter * Chevrolet 35
    11 15 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet 33
    12 9 23 Jason White Chevrolet 32
    13 18 62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota 31
    14 10 7 Miguel Paludo * Toyota 30
    15 20 6 Justin Lofton Toyota 29
    16 14 4 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet 28
    17 4 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 27
    18 17 32 Blake Feese Chevrolet 26
    19 16 60 Cole Whitt * Chevrolet 26
    20 23 178 B.J. McLeod Chevrolet 24
    21 13 66 Justin Marks Chevrolet 23
    22 12 18 Josh Richards Toyota 22
    23 34 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Ford 0
    24 22 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 20
    25 31 57 Norm Benning Chevrolet 19
    26 25 20 Johanna Long * Toyota 18
    27 24 9 Max Papis Toyota 17
    28 26 93 Shane Sieg Chevrolet 16
    29 28 165 Brent Raymer Chevrolet 15
    30 29 73 Clay Greenfield Chevrolet 14
    31 32 189 Chris Lafferty Dodge 0
    32 27 7 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet 0
    33 33 175 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 0
    34 30 138 Mike Garvey Chevrolet 10

  • Ryan Newman Makes Magic with New Hampshire Win

    [media-credit id=43 align=”alignright” width=”213″][/media-credit]Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet, went from ‘Rocket Man’, qualifying on the pole for the start of the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 to ‘Magic Man’, scoring his first win of the season at the Magic Mile.

    This was Newman’s 15th victory in 351 NASCAR Cup races and with the win, the 33 year old driver became the 13th different race winner this season. This is, however, Newman’s second win of the weekend, as he also scored the victory in the Whelen Modified Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

    Ryan Newman also made magic for his team, Stewart-Haas Racing, as his teammate and owner, Tony Stewart finished right behind him in second. This was the first time ever that Stewart-Haas Racing, which started first and second in the race, took the checkered flag in the first and second position as well.

    Newman dedicated the race not only to the soldiers but also to his grandfather. In fact, he became very emotional in victory lane as he acknowledged both in celebration of his win.

    “This one is for the soldiers and the U.S. Army,” Newman said. “Thank you guys.”

    “I want to dedicate this to a good friend of mine who we lost 14 years ago this weekend,” Newman said. “That was my grandfather. It’s sentimental for many reasons.”

    “It was a great day for Stewart-Haas Racing.”

    It was all about family in Victory Lane for the Newman family, with his dad, wife Krissie and daughter Brooklyn joining him in Victory Lane. Newman’s daughter was definitely celebrating with both of her parents on the impressive win.

    “We’re really lucky and blessed with a good baby,” Krissie Newman said. “And to have the ARMY on the car and for SHR as a whole to finish one, two was a great day for the entire organization.”

    Tony Stewart, behind the wheel of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, scored his 15th top-10 finish in 25 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2011.

    “One hell of a day boys — one hell of a day,” Stewart said to his team after the race. He finished just .773 seconds behind teammate Newman.

    “I just needed a weekend where we didn’t do anything stupid,” Stewart said succinctly.

    Denny Hamlin, piloting the No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota, took the checkered flag in the third position.  Hamlin had to battle his way back through the field to recover from a lap 171 spin after A.J. Allmendinger got into his bumper, turning him.

    “We got caught mid pack and we weren’t good on short runs,” Mike Ford, Denny Hamlin’s crew chief said after the race. “We ended up getting spun and were in the back.”

    “We made adjustments and the car came to life,” Ford continued. “Denny did a good job staying calm in the car and it just worked out.”

    “You always have to give back some track position during the day to be in the sequence to have track position at the end of the day.”

    This was Hamlin’s eighth top-10 finish in 11 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

    Joey Logano, driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota, finished fourth and five-time champion Jimmie Johnson, behind the wheel of the No. 48 Lowes Chevrolet, made an amazing recovery from a spin on lap 240, where he hit the wall on turn two, as well as a lug nut issue on pit road to finish fifth.

    Several drivers, including Kyle Busch, who went into the Loudon race as the points leader, had tire issues. Because of the tire issue, the driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, finished a miserable 36th and fell to fourth in the point standings.

    “Blew a tire,” Busch said. “There was too much brake heat.”

    “I had a pretty fast car and we were getting there,” Busch continued. “But the tire wouldn’t take it.”

     

  • Lenox Industrial Tools 301; Army Strong for Newman

    Lenox Industrial Tools 301; Army Strong for Newman

    The race at new Hampshire would prove to be yet another shake up in the series points standings as the leader coming in, Kyle Busch, would take a huge hit in the points dropping four spots and Carl Edwards moved into the series lead over Jimmie Johnson by 7 points.

    [media-credit name=”Kirk Schroll” align=”alignright” width=”231″][/media-credit]Newman moved up from 9th to 8th in the series standings and locked in the treasured win to assist the driver with his chase berth. Teammate Stewart held steadfast in 11th.

    Polesitter Newman led 119 of the 301 laps ran today. Newman’s teammate and boss, Stewart took over the lead on lap 6 and then Newman retook the lead on lap 39.

    The first caution of ten yellows came out on lap 31 for debris.

    Newman restarted next to Kurt Busch who took over the lead on lap 41. Busch drove in clean air for 20 laps until the next caution flew on lap 61 when Kyle Busch blew his right front tire sending him into the outside turn three wall. Busch went to the garage for 77 laps and finished in 36th place.

    Caution number four come out after Brad Keselowski blew a tire in the same corner as Kyle Busch.

    On lap 172 Denny Hamlin spun out in turn two collecting Andy Lally after a chain reaction from Juan Pablo Montoya would go into A.J. Allmendinger, causing Allmendinger to spin Hamlin.

    Lap 185 Mark Martin spun out in turn two after his left rear tire blew.

    The next restart would have Busch leading for six laps until Stewart came on scene for the next 23 laps when the next caution flag came out for debris.

    Joey Logano and Marcos Ambrose both led for 4 laps when the ninth caution came out after Brian Vickers and Kahne made contact coming out of turn four.

    In the closing laps several teams were worried about fuel mileage. But it did not worry the Stewart-Hass teammates as they closed out the last ten laps of the race as they started, first and second.

    The win was Newman’s 15th victory in 351 Sprint Cup Series starts. This is also the first time that Stewart-Hass finished first-second.

    Newman is the 13th different race winner this season as well as his first victory and ninth top ten finish this season. Newman is no stranger to winning at New Hampshire with this race being his third win at the track.

    LAP BY LAP COVERAGE

    Welcome to New Hampshire!!

    It seems like the talk is about not only the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but the big talk is the fight for the last treasured transfer positions to make it into the Chase.

    From 11th place Tony Stewart down to 20th place Joey Logano will need to make essential finishes and collect as many points as you can, including the treasured win. We will keep an eye out on not only Stewart and Logano, but will watch Clint Bowyer, Juan Pablo Montoya, Greg Biffle, David Ragan, Paul Menard, Kasey Kahne, A.J. Allmendinger and wily veteran Mark Martin.

    Funny enough though Stewart Hass teammates Stewart and pole setter Ryan Newman will lead the 43 drivers into the 301 laps on the track. David Reutimann will start 3rd, Kurt Busch 4th and Brad Keselowski 5th.

    GREEN FLAG as the drivers come jamming into turn one. Newman has a great jump with Stewart as the wingman. Lap 2 sees Kurt Busch taking over second place and the top 5 single file. Montoya started his day 8th passing Jeff Gordon to take 7th. Menard slips down one to 10th.

    Lap 5 Allmendinger started 17th moves up three to 14th. Lap 6 into 7 Stewart is your new leader. The laps click off quickly and we are into lap 15 as Stewart runs 1.3 seconds in front of Newman and 2.3 seconds in front of 3rd place Kurt Busch.

    Lap 19 Allmendinger continues his move to the front into 11th. Lap 21 the start and park list kicks off with Jeff Green and Mike Skinner in the garage.

    YELLOW FLAG lap 29 for debris. Michael McDowell is the lucky dog. The field heads to pit road. Newman is the first out followed by Keselowski, Kurt Busch and Stewart with a slow stop.

    GREEN FLAG lap 34 for McMurray for remaining on track. Lap 38 as the tires come up to proper air pressure for the drivers, Newman takes the lead followed by Kurt Busch. McMurray holds third. Brian Vickers started 21st and a great stop moves him into 14th.

    Lap 40 Kurt Busch is the new leader. Lap 43 Bowyer had a rough stop dropping 9 spots to 23rd from his start of 12th. Lap 45 Jeff Gordon started his day 7th and continues his fight to take 6th. Lap 48 Jeff Burton takes 4th from McMurray.

    Lap 49 we see a few battles on the track between teams as Denny Hamlin battles Logano for 17th and takes it along with Dale Earnhardt Jr. versus Jimmie Johnson to take 22nd.

    Lap 50 your top twenty drivers are Kurt Busch, Newman, Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Burton, Reutimann, McMurray, Kasey Kahne, Menard, Martin Truex Jr., Allmendinger, Regan Smith, Montoya, Vickers, Kevin Harvick, Hamlin, Logano, Biffle, Keselowski and Martin.

    Lap 56 where are the drivers we are watching? Stewart is 3rd, Bowyer down to 28th, Montoya to 14th from 8th, Biffle 17th from 20th, Ragan 23rd from 26th.

    YELLOW FLAG lap 59 as Kyle Busch blows a tire heading into turn three and wrecking into the outside wall. Busch takes it to the garage. It looks like the tire popped after making several contacts with Earnhardt Jr. No lucky dog. The race back is Newman, Stewart, Kahne, McMurray and Truex Jr.

    It looks like Allmendinger has heavy damage on his car as he is back on pit road and the hammers are in use. Bowyer was on pit road.

    GREEN FLAG lap 65 with Martin leading the field for a few moments until turn three not stopping for a pit stop. Lap 65 into 66 Newman is the leader once again. It looks like Kyle Busch will be in the garage for a long time or out of the race today from the damage.

    Lap 71 a bit of movement on the track as Martin holds onto 2nd at the moment from his start of 24th. Kahne started 10th and is 4th after Stewart takes 3rd. Truex Jr. started 13th and is up to 5th, Harvick 6th from 18th, McMurray holds 7th after the last round of stops and his start of 25th.

    Lap 79 Biffle has moved up to 10th from 20th, Ragan 13th from 26th, Vickers 14th from 21st. Lap 80 drivers slipping back are Reutimann from 3rd down to 17th, Montoya 8th to 21st, Keselowski from 5th to 24th and Kyle Busch 19th to 39th and still in the garage.

    Lap 84 Stewart Hass Racing is the front runners as Newman leads Stewart by 1.1 seconds and the rest of the field is 2.7 seconds behind Stewart. Lap 87 in the garage we see Green, Skinner, Nemechek, McDowell, Busch, Darnell and add Casey Mears to the list.

    Lap 90 Mike Bliss, Scott Wimmer, Andy Lally, David Stremme and Landon Cassill could be the next drivers on the lap down list. Lap 94 looks like Burton is all over Harvick for 6th place. Lap 95 the next battle looks like Logano versus Smith for 19th. We also see Montoya, Keselowski and Bobby Labonte fighting for 24th. Smith hangs onto 19th.

    YELLOW FLAG Lap 100 for debris in turn three. No lucky dog. The field is in for the next stop. Newman and Stewart remain as first and second followed by Kahne, Jeff Gordon and Burton. Looks like Johnson remained on track this time to have the lead. The rest of the top twenty are Harvick, Kurt Busch, Menard, Vickers, Hamlin, Smith, Reutimann, Logano, Kenseth, Montoya, Martin, Bowyer, Truex Jr. and Biffle.

    There have been nine lead changes among six leaders so far and three cautions.

    GREEN FLAG lap 105 and a great restart for Johnson and a bit of help from Kahne as a pick to hold back the rest of the field. Stewart slips back to 6th along with Newman down to 3rd with two tire stops while others have taken four or swapped two tires left one stop and right the other.

    Lap 110 Jeff Gordon has an issue with his electrical system and the team has Gordon switch to his back up battery on his car to see if the issue is resolved. Lap 113 Kahne in turn two on the inside of Johnson for the lead but Johnson holds him off. At the same time of the battle Burton has captured both drivers to make it a three way battle for the lead.

    Lap 115 Burton on the inside of Kahne for second. Heading into turn three Burton takes second but is out of shape allowing Kahne to cross over and take the position back. Lap 117 Newman slips back to 5th, Stewart 7th. Lap 118 Kurt Busch takes 5th from Newman who also slips behind Stewart into 7th.

    Lap 121 Johnson has Kahne on his side to take the lead with Burton and newcomer Gordon in his mirror for 2nd and 3rd. Lap 125 your top ten drivers are Kahne, Jeff Gordon, Burton, Johnson, Kurt Busch, Stewart, Newman, Logano, Vickers and Biffle.

    Lap 127 Jeff Gordon takes the lead. Lap 131 as Gordon leads where are the challengers 11th through 20th in the standings prior to the race? Stewart is 5th, Bowyer 12th, Montoya, 13th, Biffle 8th, Ragan 21st, Menard 15th, Kahne 3rd, Allmendinger 23rd, Martin 16th and Logano now 8th Biffle 7th.

    Lap 135 Kyle Busch is back in the race 76 laps down. McMurray and Johnson are one lap down. Gordon could still have an issue as the team may think his alternator is not working correctly. Harvick is on pit road and we hear that Martin may have the same issue as Gordon with the electrical.

    YELLOW FLAG lap 144 as Keselowski pops his tire and slams his car into turn three outside and almost the same place as Busch. Stremme is the lucky dog and the leaders head into pit road. We have a new set of drivers in the front. Kurt Busch is the leader followed by Vickers, Logano, Reutimann and Montoya.

    GREEN FLAG lap 150 (151 to go) as Kurt Busch brings the cars back up to speed. Stewart and Newman are 13th and 14th. Lap 154 was almost dead in turn three and four. Somehow he is able to get going again. He lost all power and by switching to the other battery was able to get going but slips back to 35th.

    Lap 158 Ragan is all over Montoya for 6th place. Martin all over Kahne for 9th and he takes it. Keselowski is in the garage like Busch was earlier.

    YELLOW FLAG lap 161 for debris / fluid in turn three after someone had engine issues. Kyle Busch is the lucky dog. A bit of time for cleanup.

    GREEN FLAG lap 168 as Kurt Busch and Vickers are even into turn one but out of turn two Busch has it. The next lap Carl Edwards started 15th and is up to 3rd.

    YELLOW FLAG lap 170 after a Denny Hamlin spin out in turn one. The drivers bunched up where Hamlin was tapped from behind by Allmendinger who was tapped by Montoya. Gordon fell a lap down from the last pit stop and a battery change, gains it back as the lucky dog this time.

    GREEN FLAG lap 175 as Kurt Busch hops back in front of Vickers. Lap 176 Martin was in the middle of a pack but no damage from it. Lap 177 three wide on fresh tires between Ambrose, Montoya and Earnhardt Jr. for 14th. Ambrose has it.

    Lap 178 Burton takes second from Vickers. Lap 183 Kurt Busch leads and Stewart is making his move forward back to 5th. Newman is 8th.

    YELLOW FLAG lap 184 as Martin blows a left rear tire in turn two.

    GREEN FLAG lap 189 between Kurt Busch and Edwards. Both drivers are neck and neck until turn four where Busch has it. Keselowski is back in the race. Lap 191 Stewart takes over second place. Lap 192 as Stewart closes in on Busch, Newman moves into 4th.

    Lap 194 Stewart for the lead heading into turn three. Lap 196 Earnhardt Jr. has moved into the top ten a few laps back to 8th followed by Johnson in 9th. Lap 197 Johnson passes Earnhardt Jr. for 8th. Harvick closes in on Earnhardt Jr. on the next lap.

    Lap 200 (101 to go) as Stewart leads Kurt Busch by 1 second, the rest of the top twenty drivers are Edwards, Newman, Vickers, Reutimann, Johnson, Montoya, Earnhardt Jr., Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Bowyer, Allmendinger, Burton, Logano, Ambrose, Hamlin and Biffle.

    So far we have seen 7 cautions that have lasted for 31 laps. 15 lead changes have been seen so far among 10 leaders.

    Lap 207 Johnson passes Reutimann for 6th place. Jeff Gordon has been moving up in the field to grab 8th. Lap 211 Harvick is slipping back in the field down to 15th. Stewart leads by 2.1 seconds over Edwards. Lap 214 Jeff Gordon and Vickers battles for 6th.

    YELLOW FLAG lap 216 for yet more debris. The field heads into pit road. The race back is Bowyer, Montoya, Burton, Biffle and Newman.

    GREEN FLAG lap 222 as Marcos Ambrose and Logano lead the field back to racing as the two remained on track.

    YELLOW FLAG lap 225 as Vickers was on the inside three wide of his teammate Kahne and Dave Blaney, bounces off the left front nose of Kahne and wrecks into the front straight wall.

    GREEN FLAG lap 230 with pole setter Newman on the outside of Bowyer for the lead. Newman takes it by the start finish line. Lap 233 our top ten drivers are Newman, Bowyer, Biffle, Burton, Kurt Busch, Edwards, Earnhardt Jr., Hamlin, Kenseth and Smith.

    Lap 234 Biffle to the inside of Bowyer to take second. Lap 236 Burton and Kurt Busch pass Bowyer for 3rd and 4th.

    YELLOW FLAG lap 240 as Johnson spins out in turn two, breaking free to spin out. Earnhardt Jr. has an issue with a tire getting loose on pit road and falls to the back.

    GREEN FLAG lap 245 with Newman and Kurt Busch lead us into turns one and two. They are followed by Hamlin and Edwards. Lap 247 Kurt Busch on the inside of Newman for the lead but no dice. Lap 248 Edwards on the inside of Hamlin for 3rd and takes it.

    Lap 251 (50 to go) with the top twenty drivers of Newman, Kurt Busch, Edwards, Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, McMurray, Logano, Stewart, Smith, Bobby Labonte, Kahne, Montoya, Cassill, Truex Jr., Ragan, Burton, Johnson, Bliss and Allmendinger.

    45 to go as Newman’s car is all up to tire pressures, pulling away from Kurt Busch by a half second. Stewart is 7th to see where the rest of 11th through 20th are. Bowyer is 23rd, Montoya 12th, Biffle 19th, Ragan 16th, Menard 29th, Kahne 10th, Allmendinger 18th, Martin 27th and Logano 7th.

    38 to go as Hamlin passes Edwards for 3rd. Out of turn four Edwards bangs into the back of Hamlin a bit rough. Gordon passes Edwards as well as Stewart to take over 4th and 5th.

    35 to go Johnson is back on the move to 11th. 34 to go Newman leads Kurt Busch by 1 second. It looks like the leaders might be short on fuel.

    30 to go Johnson works on Kahne for 10th. 28 to go as Edwards and McMurray battle for 7th. 27 to go Smith is falling back to 11th after getting passed by Kahne and Johnson.

    25 to go where Newman leads Kurt Busch by 1.2 seconds. 23 to go where Kurt Busch is under attack by Hamlin and Jeff Gordon. Hamlin takes 2nd. 21 to go Gordon backs off of Kurt Busch just a bit for 3rd, but Stewart closes in.

    20 to go we hear that McMurray (running 7th) has no radio and the team works on making a sign that says, “Save gas.” Stewart takes third, Gordon takes 4th.

    15 to go Newman over Hamlin by 1.4 seconds. 13 to go Johnson is up to 8th. 12 to go Stewart starting to close in on Hamlin.

    10 to go Johnson moves into 7th, Stewart continues to close in on Hamlin. 9 to go into turn three Stewart on the inside of Hamlin to take second. Kahne takes 8th from McMurray.

    6 to go Smith is running out of fuel but makes it to pit road.

    5 to go Newman may be saving on fuel, but Stewart is not and 1 second back.

    4 to go Newman down to a half second and McMurray out of gas but on pit road.

    3 to go Newman pulls back out by a few car lengths

    2 to go it’s the Newman Stewart show.

    WHITE FLAG as Montoya is out of fuel and maybe Edwards too. Newman in turn three and four…

    CHECKERED FLAG for Newman followed by Stewart.

    The rest of the top ten are Hamlin, Logano, Johnson, Kahne, Bobbie Labonte, Truex Jr., Ambrose and Kurt Busch.

    The race lasted for three hours. We saw 21 lead change among 14 leaders and 10 cautions for 44 laps.

  • Crafton nudges Dillon for second career win

    Crafton nudges Dillon for second career win

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    Matt Crafton broke a 79 race winless streak and recorded his second win at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, nudging defending race winner Austin Dillon by two car lengths at the stripe.

    Crafton’s last win came at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 16, 2008. His victory also broke the streak of pole winners going on to win the race at Iowa Speedway’s two races.

    “It’s a huge momentum builder.  It was awesome. It was a long time since 2008.” Crafton said.

    Dillon dominated for most of the night until a bad late pit stop placed him back in eight place on the restart.

    “I don’t know what happened. I saw they stumbled in the front, lost a tire. Never got an explanation. My guys do a great job on pit row, and (Saturday) night wasn’t their night.” Dillon said.

    Pole sitter David Mayhew led a few laps at the beginning of the race, finishing third. Johnny Sauter and Joey Coulter rounded out the top five finishers.

    Dillon fell short of making it a Dillon family sweep after his brother Ty Dillon won the ARCA Series race held before the Truck Series event.

    Dillon now trails Sauter by 22 points in the Camping World Truck Series driver standings.

    “I’m really proud of Matt tonight, he earned this win. ThorSport Racing just moved all its racing operations this week into the new shop, and the guys are all working overtime. To come out here and get a win and a top five finish after a really long week in the shop, that’s pretty amazing. We had more in us on the No. 13 Safe Auto/Karl Chevrolet team tonight, but we’ll take a top five after all that happened to us in this race. It’s a solid finish, and we’ll build on that into Nashville.” Sauter said.

    Unofficial Race Results
    Coca-Cola 200 presented by Hy-Vee, Iowa Speedway
    http://www.speedwaymedia.com/truckseries/race.php?race=11
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    Pos. St. No. Driver Make Points
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    1 11 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet 47
    2 5 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 44
    3 1 2 David Mayhew Chevrolet 42
    4 6 13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 41
    5 2 22 Joey Coulter * Chevrolet 39
    6 14 60 Cole Whitt * Chevrolet 38
    7 3 31 James Buescher Chevrolet 37
    8 10 8 Nelson Piquet Jr. * Chevrolet 36
    9 32 81 David Starr Toyota 35
    10 21 5 Todd Bodine Toyota 35
    11 4 17 Timothy Peters Toyota 33
    12 9 46 Justin Lofton Toyota 32
    13 13 32 Steve Arpin Chevrolet 31
    14 7 18 Brian Ickler Toyota 30
    15 12 7 Miguel Paludo * Toyota 29
    16 19 62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota 28
    17 20 92 Clay Rogers Chevrolet 27
    18 23 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 26
    19 18 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 25
    20 17 9 Max Papis Toyota 24
    21 25 98 Dakoda Armstrong Chevrolet 23
    22 8 29 Parker Kligerman * Dodge 22
    23 27 102 Jamie Dick Chevrolet 21
    24 28 7 Caleb Roark Chevrolet 20
    25 16 23 Jason White Chevrolet 19
    26 30 57 Norm Benning Chevrolet 18
    27 22 4 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet 17
    28 15 66 Justin Marks Chevrolet 15
    29 24 63 Jack Smith Ford 0
    30 26 93 Mike Garvey Chevrolet 14
    31 29 296 Todd Peck Chevrolet 13
    32 31 175 Greg Seevers Chevrolet 0
  • Kyle Busch Marks 100th Victory in All Three Series With 49th Nationwide Win

    Kyle Busch Marks 100th Victory in All Three Series With 49th Nationwide Win

    Kyle Busch not only won the New England 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, but he also tied Mark Martin as the record holder for Nationwide wins at 49. And for good measure, Busch became just the third driver to score 100 NASCAR national series victories.

    [media-credit name=”Kirk Schroll” align=”alignright” width=”227″][/media-credit]The 26 year old driver from Las Vegas, Nevada has won 22 times in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 49 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and 29 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Busch is now third in the ranking of NASCAR National Series wins, behind Richard Petty, with 200, and David Person with 106.

    Busch has won at 25 different tracks, including achieving an historic first three-race weekend sweep at Bristol. He is ranked 28th with Terry Labonte in NASCAR Sprint Cup victories.

    “It certainly feels good and it means a lot,” Busch said. “To come out here and win for Z-Line Designs and get the 49th win in their car, we couldn’t do it without their support.”

    “To tie Mark Martin’s win is pretty awesome as well.”

    Speaking of Mark Martin, he was one of the first to find Busch in Victory Lane and congratulate him.

    “It’s just incredible,” Martin said of Busch tying his record. “Everybody forgets that he’s 26 years old. There’s so many more out there for him.”

    Busch had to do battle with his nemesis and probation partner Kevin Harvick, behind the wheel of the No. 33 Rheem Heating, Cooling and Water Heating Chevrolet, at the end of the race. Harvick finished in the runner up position and attributed his not winning the race to being warned by NASCAR.

    “I was told a few weeks ago that if we touched the 18 car, we’d be parked,” Harvick said. “I just had to be really careful and that’s just the way NASCAR put it to me.”

    “It would have been a lot easier to win if you didn’t have handcuffs put on you.”

    Even though Harvick did not win the race, he, like Busch, achieved his own record when the checkered flag flew. Harvick scored his 199th top-10 finish, which is an all-time record in the Nationwide Series.

    “We’ve been fortunate to have a lot of fun in this Series since it first started,” Harvick said. “I just came up one short.”

    Kasey Kahne, driving the No. 7 GoDaddy.com/Verisign Chevrolet, followed closely behind Harvick, coming in third. This was Kahne’s third top-10 finish in four races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

    “We were a seventh or eighth place car,” Kahne said. “My car was bouncing pretty bad throughout the race. But we were able to miss some of those wrecks and got up to third.”

    “It ended up being a pretty good result.”

    After spinning on Lap 33, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. recovered to come in fourth. The driver of the No. 6 Fenway Park 100 Years Ford admitted to having a pretty good run after his early error.

    “I made a mistake there early trying to get by the 31,” Stenhouse, Jr. said. “He was holding everybody up and I tried to push the issue too hard.”

    “We got in there and got too tight and spun the car around there,” Stenhouse, Jr. continued. “This Red Sox Fenway Park 100 Year’s edition is a cool looking car and I wish we could have gotten it into victory lane.”

    Aric Almirola, behind the wheel of No. 88 Grand Touring Vodka Chevrolet, rounded out the top five.

    “We were a top ten car off the truck so to come out with a top five has been good,” Almirola said. “Everybody at JR Motorsports has been working their guts out.”

    “So, it’s fun to come and have a good weekend and put it all together and show off some of the hard work the guys have been doing back at the shop.”

    There was plenty of action throughout the race, from Carl Edwards blowing an engine and returning to his seat in the broadcast booth to several on-track altercations involving Rusty Wallace’s son and driver Steve Wallace.

    The driver of the No. 60 Fastenal Ford Mustang blamed a broken value or broken valve spring on his falling out of the race.

    “Something just broke,” Edwards said. “You don’t really know until you get it apart but I did shut it off early so we should be able to troubleshoot and look at it to see what was actually broken.”

    Steve Wallace, driver of the No. 66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry, also had an eventful race, but in a different way than Edwards. He was at the heart of several racing incidents and eventually spun out and wrecked at the end.

    “I really like Jason Leffler a lot – I get along with him really, really well,” Wallace said of one of his altercations. “He hit me about five or six different times today and he cut up in front of me and spun himself out.”

    “It’s as simple as that,” Wallace continued. “Got in the back of the 20 (Joey Logano) there and just a lot of things happened today – some were my fault and some were not.”

    Joey Logano, one of those who was caught up with Wallace in one of the incidents, had his own take on the on-track tussle.

    “The 66 (Steve Wallace) just drove in there a little too high and got us,” Logano said. “That was the end of our day.

     

    Unofficial Race Results
    New England 200, New Hampshire Motor Speedway
    http://www.speedwaymedia.com/n2s/race.php?race=19
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    Pos. No. Driver Make Points
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    1 5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 0
    2 2 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 0
    3 12 7 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 0
    4 14 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 41
    5 4 88 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 39
    6 13 9 Kenny Wallace Toyota 39
    7 18 62 Michael Annett Toyota 37
    8 1 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 0
    9 17 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 35
    10 8 31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 34
    11 16 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 33
    12 15 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 32
    13 7 16 Trevor Bayne Ford 32
    14 20 19 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 30
    15 6 32 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 29
    16 19 30 Mikey Kile Chevrolet 28
    17 9 11 Brian Scott Toyota 27
    18 25 81 Blake Koch * Dodge 26
    19 26 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 25
    20 23 14 Eric McClure Chevrolet 24
    21 27 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 23
    22 28 40 Charles Lewandoski * Chevrolet 22
    23 24 15 Timmy Hill * Ford 21
    24 36 52 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 20
    25 39 44 Angela Cope Chevrolet 0
    26 35 39 Matt Frahm Ford 18
    27 22 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 17
    28 21 167 Andrew Ranger Ford 0
    29 3 20 Joey Logano Toyota 0
    30 11 38 Jason Leffler Chevrolet 14
    31 31 28 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 13
    32 34 70 Dennis Setzer Dodge 12
    33 30 23 David Green Chevrolet 11
    34 10 60 Carl Edwards Ford 0
    35 42 113 Jennifer Jo Cobb * Dodge 9
    36 40 141 Carl Long Ford 8
    37 29 174 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 7
    38 38 175 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet 6
    39 33 146 Chase Miller Chevrolet 5
    40 41 104 Danny Efland Ford 4
    41 32 142 Tim Andrews Chevrolet 0
    42 37 147 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 2
  • Newman captures the NSCS Lenox Industrial Tools 301 pole

    Newman captures the NSCS Lenox Industrial Tools 301 pole

    Ryan Newman captured the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Lenox Industrial Tools 301 pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Friday with a track record lap of 135.232 MPH (28.165 SECS).

    [media-credit name=”CIA Stock Photo” align=”alignright” width=”218″][/media-credit]“It wasn’t a perfect, perfect lap, but the car has a lot of speed. And I’m just really proud of the U.S. Army Chevrolet guys and Stewart-Haas Racing and hopefully if Clint (Bowyer) doesn’t get a good lap, we can be on the front row here, which would be really cool. But we’ll see. We’ve got our fingers crossed.” Newman said.

    Teammate Tony Stewart qualified second giving Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) a front-row sweep.

    “It’s awesome. We have a great group of guys at SHR. We’ve got great engines and great chassis from Henricks and I’m just really proud of our organization.” Stewart said.

    This was Newman’s first pole of the season, 47th of his career, his fifth pole at NHIS and it’s the first time both SHR Chevrolet race cars will start side-by-side at the front of the field.

    David Reutimann qualified third, Kurt Busch fourth and Brad Keselowski qualified fifth.

    “It didn’t feel that good at all, but thankfully the Aaron’s Dream Machine has been pretty good since we unloaded. It ended up being okay there, but the clouds are coming now and it’s not going to do us any favors. The track is going to cool down some. Hopefully this will hold up for a good starting position on Sunday.” Reutimann said.

    “A top-five starting spot is great. It keeps us up front in the mix and gives us a good pit selection.” Busch said.

    “We started practice very strong, but fell off at the end. This was a good pickup from where we ended up in practice. It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish. This track has a short-track feel to it which I think is good; it serves the sport well. It’s a lot of fun to watch. I like this place.” Keselowski said.

    Starting Lineup
    Lenox Industrial Tools 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway
    http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Cup/qual.php?race=19
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    Pos. No. Driver Make Speed Time
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    1 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 135.232 28.165
    2 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 135.064 28.2
    3 0 David Reutimann Toyota 134.763 28.263
    4 22 Kurt Busch Dodge 134.34 28.352
    5 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 134.15 28.392
    6 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 134.122 28.398
    7 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 134.075 28.408
    8 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 133.788 28.469
    9 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 133.778 28.471
    10 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota 133.755 28.476
    11 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 133.717 28.484
    12 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 133.595 28.51
    13 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 133.45 28.541
    14 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 133.431 28.545
    15 99 Carl Edwards Ford 133.408 28.55
    16 20 Joey Logano Toyota 133.361 28.56
    17 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 133.114 28.613
    18 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 133.096 28.617
    19 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 133.026 28.632
    20 16 Greg Biffle Ford 132.993 28.639
    21 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 132.938 28.651
    22 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 132.905 28.658
    23 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 132.845 28.671
    24 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 132.725 28.697
    25 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 132.702 28.702
    26 6 David Ragan Ford 132.665 28.71
    27 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 132.531 28.739
    28 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 132.402 28.767
    29 30 David Stremme Chevrolet 132.232 28.804
    30 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 132.131 28.826
    31 13 Casey Mears Toyota 132.126 28.827
    32 51 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 131.888 28.879
    33 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 131.406 28.985
    34 34 David Gilliland Ford 131.401 28.986
    35 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 131.306 29.007
    36 55 Jeff Green Ford 131.175 29.036
    37 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 130.977 29.08
    38 38 J.J. Yeley Ford 130.95 29.086
    39 60 Mike Skinner Toyota 130.761 29.128
    40 46 Erik Darnell Chevrolet 130.184 29.257
    41 32 Mike Bliss Ford 129.98 29.303
    42 7 Scott Wimmer+ Dodge 128.268 29.694
    43 71 Andy Lally* Ford 129.913 29.318