Stock Car Gazette, Monday, June 23, 2008
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by Mike Irwin ~ June 23rd, 2008 @ 6:24 am. Filed under: Stock Car Gazette. 602 reads |
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Good morning. Welcome to another Monday, or as I’ve heard it called “Moan”day. If you’re breathing, it ought to be a good day regardless of which day of the week it is.
There will not be a Stock Car Gazette tomorrow (Tuesday), as my wife is having outpatient surgery. Your prayers are much appreciated.
Let’s get to the stock car racing news, including results of this past weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Craftsman Truck Series racing, right here in today’s Stock Car Gazette.
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Good morning. Welcome to another Monday, or as I’ve heard it called “Moan”day. If you’re breathing, it ought to be a good day regardless of which day of the week it is. Let’s get to the stock car racing news.
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Stock Car Gazette Columnists Speak Out!
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Track Trash – Infinite
by: Racing Maniac
Another strategy fuel race. Another set of lucky bums that shouldn’t have ended up where they did. More motorsportsnews.net/archives/1342
More of RM’s articles can be read at
motorsportsnews.net/archives/category/track-trash
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Infineon Recap
by: Mike Wells
Claiming his 5th win of the season, Kyle Busch runs away with the victory at Infineon. More: motorsportsnews.net/archives/1343
More of Mike’s articles can be read at
motorsportsnews.net/archives/category/water-from-the-wells
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N A S C A R * S P R I N T * C U P * S E R I E S
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Mark Martin leaving DEI at end of the season
NASCAR veteran Mark Martin will have a new racing home in 2009, ESPN.com has learned. Martin was unavailable for comment Sunday. Officials for Martin’s current team, Dale Earnhardt Inc., would neither confirm nor deny the speculation, but did confirm that young Aric Almirola would run a full-time schedule in 2009. “Aric is ready for a [...]
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Report: Mark Martin to replace Mears at Hendrick
Casey Mears and Mark Martin look to be on the move, and their futures might be linked. Mears’ future with Hendrick Motorsports appears in jeopardy, ESPN.com has learned. Although Mears has one year left on his contract, team owner Rick Hendrick would not commit to the driver of the No. 5 car beyond this season. “I’m committed [...]
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Kyle Busch Wins At Infineon
Kyle Busch picked up his fifth Sprint Cup victory on Sunday in the Toyota Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. Busch started 30th on the grid and worked his way to the front, taking the lead on lap 69, using a combination of pit strategy, luck and talent to earn his ninth career win and his fifth victory this year. It was the first win for Busch in Sprint Cup competition on a road course in seven tries. Busch gave Toyota and Joe Gibbs racing it’s sixth victory in the 2008 season. Busch has won a total of eleven races this year, in all three series, the Sprint Cup, The Nationwide and the Craftsman Truck Series. Busch extended his lead in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standing to 109 over Jeff Burton and 149 markers over Dale Earnhardt Jr. Busch is earning a reputation of being able to win on any type of track, his other victories were at Atlanta, Darlington, Talladega and Dover.
“We got a slow start. The car just did not take off with restarts. It was way, way too loose and that hurt us,” Busch said. “Then on long runs we were really good. Once we burned some fuel, we had a good, strong car. Unfortunately, we were mired in traffic all day. Then we missed our pit window and a lot of the guys pitted right when the caution came out — the lap of or the lap before. That put us back in even further traffic. Staying out of trouble there at the end of the race and surviving those cautions was able to have us leave here with a solid day.”
As luck would have it, Scott Pruett wrecked on lap 105 of 110, setting up a green-white-checkers situation. Busch held off a hungry David Gilliland and a beleaguered, but lucky Jeff Gordon. Clint Bowyer finished in the fourth spot with Casey Mears in tow for fifth place. Rounding out the top ten were Juan Montoya, Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart.
The next event on the Sprint Cup schedule is the June 29th Lennox Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The race begins at 12:30 PM. EDT with live, high-definition coverage provided by TNT beginning with its pre-race show at 12:00 PM. The race will also be broadcast live on SIRIUS Satellite Radio Channel 128.
2008 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Final Results
Race Date June 22, 2008
Infineon Raceway
Pos Start Car Driver Make Sponsor Points/Bonus/Laps Status
1 30 18 Kyle Busch ** Toyota M&M’s 195/10 112 Running
2 31 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com 170/0 112 Running
3 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont Cromax Pro 165/0 112 Running
4 19 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s 160/0 112 Running
5 23 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST/Kellogg’s 155/0 112 Running
6 21 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco/Havoline 155/5 112 Running
7 9 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 146/0 112 Running
8 33 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 142/0 112 Running
9 12 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 143/5 112 Running
10 39 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 134/0 112 Running
11 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy/National Guard 130/0 112 Running
12 10 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 132/5 112 Running
13 26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 124/0 112 Running
14 6 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 121/0 112 Running
15 20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 118/0 112 Running
16 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 120/5 112 Running
17 18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 112/0 112 Running
18 25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 109/0 112 Running
19 11 45 Terry Labonte Dodge Wells Fargo 106/0 112 Running
20 16 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 103/0 112 Running
21 34 00 Michael McDowell * Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 100/0 112 Running
22 41 28 Travis Kvapil Ford California Highway Patrol 97/0 112 Running
23 38 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 94/0 112 Running
24 37 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Valvoline 91/0 112 Running
25 35 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 88/0 112 Running
26 24 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row/DenverMattress.com 85/0 112 Running
27 13 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 82/0 112 Running
28 40 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 79/0 112 Running
29 22 01 Ron Fellows Chevrolet DEI/Principal Financial Group 76/0 112 Running
30 32 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 73/0 112 Running
31 17 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 70/0 112 Running
32 3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 67/0 110 Running
33 1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 69/5 110 Running
34 29 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville/Menards 61/0 110 Running
35 28 66 Max Papis Chevrolet Haas Automation 58/0 110 Running
36 27 41 Scott Pruett Dodge Target 55/0 109 Running
37 8 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Camping World 52/0 109 Running
38 36 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 49/0 108 Running
39 4 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 46/0 103 In Pit
40 42 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 43/0 99 In Pit
41 14 160 Boris Said Ford 7-Eleven Slurpee/No Fear 40/0 94 In Pit
42 7 21 Marcos Ambrose Ford Little Debbie Honey Buns 37/0 83 In Pit
43 43 34 Brian Simo Ford No Fear 34/0 20 In Pit
** Led Most Laps
* Rookies
All Results Unofficial
2008 Top-40 Sprint Cup Points After Toyota/Save Mart 350
Race Date June 22, 2008
Infineon Raceway
POS +/- DRIVER POINTS/BEHIND/STARTS/POLES/WINS/TOP 5/TOP 10
1 — Kyle Busch 2408 16 2 5 10 11
2 — Jeff Burton 2305 -103 16 0 1 4 10
3 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2256 -152 16 1 1 7 11
4 — Carl Edwards 2150 -258 16 0 3 6 12
5 — Jimmie Johnson 2082 -326 16 1 1 4 7
6 +3 Jeff Gordon 2041 -367 16 2 0 7 8
7 +1 Greg Biffle 2019 -389 16 2 0 5 7
8 -2 Denny Hamlin 2008 -400 16 1 1 5 8
9 -2 Kasey Kahne 1958 -450 16 2 2 3 8
10 +2 Clint Bowyer 1924 -484 16 0 1 4 8
11 — Tony Stewart 1908 -500 16 0 0 5 8
12 +2 Matt Kenseth 1892 -516 16 0 0 3 10
Top 12 Drivers In The Running For The Chase For The Championship
13 -3 Kevin Harvick 1890 -518 16 0 0 2 5
14 -1 David Ragan 1845 -563 16 0 0 2 4
15 +1 Brian Vickers 1788 -621 16 0 0 3 4
16 +1 Ryan Newman 1787 -621 16 1 1 2 6
17 -2 Martin Truex Jr. 1785 -623 16 0 0 1 4
18 — Travis Kvapil 1676 -732 16 0 0 0 3
19 +3 Juan Montoya 1638 -770 16 0 0 1 2
20 +1 Jamie McMurray 1616 -792 16 0 0 0 3
21 +2 David Gilliland 1613 -795 16 0 0 1 2
22 -3 Kurt Busch 1604 -804 16 0 0 1 2
23 -3 Bobby Labonte 1571 -837 16 0 0 0 0
24 +3 Casey Mears 1506 -902 16 0 0 1 3
25 +1 Elliott Sadler 1466 -942 16 0 0 0 3
26 -1 Paul Menard 1443 -965 16 0 0 0 0
27 -3 Mark Martin 1437 -971 12 0 0 2 5
28 — David Reutimann 1390 -1018 16 0 0 0 1
29 — Dave Blaney 1299 -1109 15 0 0 0 2
30 +4 Michael Waltrip 1251 -1157 16 0 0 0 0
31 +2 Sam Hornish Jr.* 1248 -1160 16 0 0 0 0
32 -1 Robby Gordon 1239 -1169 16 0 0 0 1
33 -3 Regan Smith* 1187 -1221 15 0 0 0 0
34 -2 Reed Sorenson 1179 -1229 15 0 0 1 1
35 — Scott Riggs 1150 -1258 15 0 0 0 0
36 — J.J. Yeley 882 -1526 13 0 0 0 0
37 +1 Patrick Carpentier* 852 -1556 13 0 0 0 0
38 -1 Joe Nemechek 844 -1564 13 1 0 0 0
39 — Michael McDowell* 796 -1612 11 0 0 0 0
40 — A.J. Allmendinger 656 -1752 8 0 0 0 0
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Infineon Raceway Fast Facts:
.. Kyle Busch won the Toyota/Save Mart 350, his ninth victory in 130 Sprint Cup Series races. It is his first on a road-course. Busch has now won on all four type tracks on NASCAR’s premier circuit.
.. This is his fifth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2008.
.. This is his second top-10 finish in four races at Infineon Raceway.
.. David Gilliland (second) scored his career-best finish and posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Infineon. It is his second top-10 finish in 2008.
.. Jeff Gordon (third) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 2008 and his 12th in 16 races at Infineon.
.. Michael McDowell (21st) was the highest finishing rookie.
.. The five foreign-born drivers in this race marks the most ever for a Sprint Cup Series event. Three foreign-born drivers was the most that had competed in a series event previously which occurred eight time, most recently in this race in 2007.(NASCAR Statistics)(6-22-2008)
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at New Hampshire:
no changes in the top 35, but the #41 & #7 teams are closer to falling out
The teams are NOT locked in past the next race as the owners points change after each race.
30) #01-Smith/DEI, 1,263, +55
31) #00-McDowell/Waltrip Racing, 1,257 +49
32) #55-Waltrip/Waltrip Racing, 1,251, +43
33) #77-Hornish/Penske Racing, 1,248, +40
34) #7-Gordon/Gordon, 1,239 +31
35) #41-Sorenson/Ganassi Racing, 1,228, +20 points ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed:
36) #66-Riggs/Haas CNC Racing, 1,208, -20 points out of 35th
37) #84-Allmendinger/Red Bull Racing, 1,099 -129
38) #96-Yeley/Hall of Fame Racing, 972 -256
39) #40-Franchitti/Ganassi Racing 947 -281
For the owner points standings, see my Drivers/Owners Points Standings page
www.jayski.com/stats/2008/points/16ir2008points.htm#OWN
Monday’s NASCAR Now: The Monday, June 23, edition of NASCAR Now will expand to an hour and will include host Allen Bestwick leading a roundtable discussion with ESPN analysts and reporters of the weekend’s Sprint Cup action at Infineon Raceway and the Nationwide Series race at the Milwaukee Mile. Monday’s roundtable discussion on NASCAR Now will include guest panelists Johnny Benson and Randy LaJoie, and ESPN pit reporter Mike Massaro. The program is scheduled to air at 5:30pm/et.
DEI could cut back to 3 teams in 2009: Dale Earnhardt Inc.’s Vice President of Motorsports Operations John Story said Sunday morning at Infineon Raceway that the team … is still looking for a sponsor for the #01 Chevy driven by Regan Smith. If no sponsor is found, Story said, the team will cut back to three cars.(SPEEDtv.com)(6-23-2008)
Roush Fenway hopes to have drivers locked in soon for ’09: Roush Fenway Racing hopes to soon solidify its current driver lineup in the same positions for 2009, team president Geoff Smith said Sunday at Infineon Raceway. The first item would be locking in #16-Greg Biffle, who said Friday he expects to complete the deal this week. As far as #6-David Ragan, Smith also was optimistic. “We’re working through a final contract now with a sponsor, and unless Tony Stewart puts a wheel under us [in his sponsorship quest], it should be over very shortly,” Smith said. The team’s other three drivers – #99-Carl Edwards, #26-Jamie McMurray and #17-Matt Kenseth – are already signed for next season. Roush Fenway Racing can have five teams in 2009 but will have to cut down to four for the 2010 season.(SceneDaily.com)(6-23-2008)
Martin to Leave DEI, Almirola Full Time Next Season: UPDATE: Martin Replacing Mears? Mark Martin will have a new racing home in 2009, ESPN.com has learned. Martin was unavailable for comment Sunday. Officials for Martin’s current team, Dale Earnhardt Inc., would neither confirm nor deny the speculation, but did confirm that young Aric Almirola would run a full-time schedule in 2009. “Aric is ready for a full-time ride,” said John Story, DEI vice president of motorsports operations. Almirola has shared the #8 U.S. Army Chevy with Martin for the past two seasons. “Were talking to Mark about what his objectives for the future are, and trying to marry that with our own, with Aric Almirola, to make sure Aric has an opportunity to run full time next year. We’re going through the process right now of trying to make sure that we get something for Aric that provides him a 36-race schedule, and at the same time that Mark is in a good situation.”(ESPN.com)(6-22-2008)
UPDATE: Casey Mears and Mark Martin look to be on the move, and their futures might be linked. Mears’ future with Hendrick Motorsports appears in jeopardy, ESPN.com has learned. Although Mears has one year left on his contract, team owner Rick Hendrick would not commit to the driver of the #5 car beyond this season. “I’m committed to him right now,” Hendrick said on Sunday at Infineon Raceway. “I’m committed to him making that car run better right now.” Earlier on Sunday, sources told ESPN.com that Martin would leave Dale Earnhardt Inc. Later, ESPN.com learned that he would replace Mears, making one last full-time run at a championship.(ESPN.com)(6-22-2008)
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RACE RESULTS
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Camping World RV Rental 250
The Milwaukee Mile
June 21, 2008
Race 17 of 35
Cup Driver’s in RED
FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 11 60 Carl Edwards Ford Save-A-Lot 190/5 250 Running
2 7 20 Joey Logano Toyota Ninja Gaiden II / GameStop 175/5 250 Running
3 6 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 170/5 250 Running
4 13 6 David Ragan Ford Discount Tire 160/0 250 Running
5 5 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 155/0 250 Running
6 12 29 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express 150/0 250 Running
7 2 1 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 151/5 250 Running
8 1 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet U.S. Navy 152/10 250 Running
9 4 111 Jason Keller Chevrolet America’s Incredible Pizza Company 138/0 250 Running
10 9 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 134/0 250 Running
11 8 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox 130/0 250 Running
12 20 33 Cale Gale * Chevrolet Camping World / RVs.com 127/0 250 Running
13 19 170 Mark Green Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach 124/0 250 Running
14 24 32 James Buescher Toyota ABF U-Pack Moving / Fraternal Order of Eagles 126/5 250 Running
15 26 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford John Morrell 118/0 250 Running
16 21 59 Marcos Ambrose Ford STP 115/0 250 Running
17 23 30 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet GrandStay.net 112/0 250 Running
18 25 7 Mike Wallace Toyota GEICO 109/0 250 Running
19 14 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches 111/5 250 Running
20 22 40 Bryan Clauson * Dodge Fastenal 103/0 250 Running
21 10 16 Colin Braun Ford CitiFinancial 100/0 250 Running
22 3 5 Landon Cassill * Chevrolet Nat’l Guard / 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team 97/0 250 Running
23 15 9 Chase Miller * Dodge Motorola / Verizon 94/0 248 Running
24 36 81 D.J. Kennington Dodge Mahindra Tractors 91/0 247 Running
25 18 27 Brad Coleman Ford Scott Bath Tissue / Pick ‘n Save 88/0 247 Running
26 39 161 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet Long John Silver’s 85/0 247 Running
27 33 292 Brian Keselowski * Dodge AT&T Yellow Pages / ConelyAuto.com 82/0 246 Running
28 34 173 Kenny Wallace Dodge Derrike Cope Inc. 84/5 246 Running
29 35 24 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty 76/0 244 Running
30 40 52 Brad Teague Chevrolet Means Racing 73/0 237 Running
31 27 156 Travis Kittleson Chevrolet Bob Steele Chevrolet 70/0 219 In Pit
32 42 01 Mike Potter Chevrolet SponsorDavis.com 67/0 170 In Pit
33 28 22 Josh Wise Dodge Supercuts 64/0 164 Out of Race
34 17 64 David Stremme Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 61/0 154 In Pit
35 41 4 Jerick Johnson Chevrolet American Legion / Rasmussen College 58/0 62 In Pit
36 32 37 Burney Lamar Ford Baker Curb Racing 60/5 58 In Pit
37 38 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus 52/0 55 Running
38 31 149 Derrike Cope Chevrolet JVC Everio 49/0 23 In Pit
39 37 90 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 46/0 15 In Pit
40 30 0 J C Stout Chevrolet SponsorDavis.com 43/0 10 In Pit
41 16 91 Terry Cook Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 40/0 9 In Pit
42 29 173 Larry Gunselman Dodge Derrike Cope Inc. 37/0 2 In Pit
43 43 05 Justin Ashburn Chevrolet 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed 34/0 1 In Pit
* Denotes Rookie
POINT STANDINGS RESULTS
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Camping World RV Rental 250
The Milwaukee Mile
June 21, 2008
Race 17 of 35
Cup Driver’s in RED
RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 — Clint Bowyer 2506 Leader 17 0 1 7 14
2 — Brad Keselowski 2318 -188 17 1 1 5 9
3 — David Reutimann 2316 -190 17 0 0 6 9
4 — Carl Edwards 2301 -205 17 2 1 7 9
5 +1 David Ragan 2201 -305 17 0 0 4 10
6 +1 Mike Bliss 2192 -314 17 0 0 1 8
7 -2 Kyle Busch 2093 -413 16 2 4 7 7
8 — Mike Wallace 2053 -453 17 0 0 1 6
9 — David Stremme 1977 -529 16 0 0 4 9
10 — Jason Leffler 1968 -538 17 0 0 1 6
11 — Jason Keller 1918 -588 17 0 0 0 3
12 — Steve Wallace 1855 -651 17 0 0 2 3
13 — Marcos Ambrose 1824 -682 17 0 0 1 3
14 — Kelly Bires 1816 -690 17 0 0 1 2
15 — Bobby Hamilton Jr. 1761 -745 16 0 0 1 2
16 +1 Brad Coleman 1578 -928 17 0 0 0 1
17 +1 Kenny Wallace 1531 -975 16 0 0 0 0
18 -2 Kevin Harvick 1494 -1012 11 0 0 5 6
19 — Scott Wimmer 1457 -1049 10 0 1 2 7
20 — Kevin Lepage 1332 -1174 16 0 0 0 0
21 +1 Eric McClure 1219 -1287 16 0 0 0 0
22 +4 Bryan Clauson* 1161 -1345 12 0 0 1 2
23 -2 Denny Hamlin 1160 -1346 8 0 2 4 6
24 -1 Greg Biffle 1105 -1401 8 0 0 2 5
25 -1 Kertus Davis 1104 -1402 16 0 0 0 0
26 -1 D J Kennington 1103 -1403 14 0 0 0 0
27 +4 Stanton Barrett 1003 -1503 11 0 0 0 0
28 -1 Tony Stewart 1001 -1505 6 2 4 4 5
29 — Morgan Shepherd 988 -1518 15 0 0 0 0
30 -2 Dario Franchitti* 943 -1563 9 0 0 0 1
31 -1 Jeff Burton 910 -1596 7 0 0 2 4
32 +4 Mark Green 889 -1617 9 0 0 1 1
33 -1 Kasey Kahne 851 -1655 7 1 0 1 3
34 -1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 850 -1656 6 0 0 2 5
35 +2 Landon Cassill* 849 -1657 8 0 0 0 1
36 -1 Derrike Cope 844 -1662 14 0 0 0 0
37 -3 Robert Richardson, II 831 -1675 11 0 0 0 0
38 — Cale Gale* 781 -1725 8 0 0 0 1
39 +4 Chase Miller* 688 -1818 7 0 0 0 1
40 -1 Brian Vickers 632 -1874 5 2 0 2 3
41 -1 Johnny Sauter 632 -1874 7 0 0 0 0
42 -1 Sam Hornish Jr. 623 -1883 6 0 0 0 0
43 -1 Brett Rowe 613 -1893 10 0 0 0 0
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RACE RESULTS
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Camping World RV Sales 200
The Milwaukee Mile
June 20, 2008
Race 11 of 25
FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 1 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Toyota Certified Used Vehicles 195/10 200 Running
2 10 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Super Clean / Menards 175/5 200 Running
3 23 46 Landon Cassill Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 165/0 200 Running
4 13 99 Erik Darnell Ford Northern Tool + Equipment 165/5 200 Running
5 17 30 Todd Bodine Toyota Lumber Liquidators 160/5 200 Running
6 14 22 Michael Annett Toyota Pilot Travel Centers 150/0 200 Running
7 6 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Camping World
/ RVs.com 146/0 200 Running
8 2 14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral / Power Stroke Diesel 147/5 200 Running
9 12 60 Terry Cook Toyota wyler.com 138/0 200 Running
10 3 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 134/0 200 Running
11 15 18 Dennis Setzer Dodge Dodge Motorsports 130/0 200 Running
12 19 51 Mike Bliss Toyota Miccosukee Resort & Gaming / NOS Energy Drink 127/0 200 Running
13 5 2 Jack Sprague Chevrolet RVs.com 124/0 200 Running
14 8 13 Shelby Howard Chevrolet Bobcat 121/0 200 Running
15 9 15 Marc Mitchell * Toyota Ergon Hyprene 123/5 199 Running
16 7 10 Brendan Gaughan Ford International Maxx Force Diesel 115/0 199 Running
17 26 08 Jason White Dodge Gunbroker.com 112/0 198 Running
18 11 09 John Wes Townley Ford Zaxby’s 109/0 197 Running
19 20 59 Ted Musgrave Toyota Team ASE / Harris Trucking 106/0 197 Running
20 29 03 Chrissy Wallace Toyota Germain Toyota 103/0 197 Running
21 28 21 Keven Wood Ford U.S. Air Force 100/0 197 Running
22 30 71 Donny Lia * Chevrolet NationRides.com 97/0 197 Running
23 22 11 David Starr Toyota PIT Corporate Training 94/0 197 Running
24 25 4 Stacy Compton Dodge Bryden Motors 91/0 197 Running
25 24 9 Justin Marks * Toyota Construct Corps 88/0 196 Running
26 27 07 Sean Murphy Chevrolet Baird Creek Outfitters 85/0 196 Running
27 16 8 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet Malcolmson Construction 82/0 195 Running
28 31 185 Brent Raymer Ford Miller Electric Mfg. Co. 79/0 195 Running
29 18 7 T.J. Bell Chevrolet Heathcliff’s Cat Litter “Home 4 the Holidays.org” 76/0 193 Running
30 35 40 Paul Poulter Chevrolet Key Motorsports 73/0 188 Running
31 4 6 Colin Braun * Ford Con-way Freight 70/0 106 Accident
32 21 16 Brian Scott * Chevrolet Albertson’s 67/0 105 Accident
33 32 74 Nick Tucker Dodge Derrike Cope Inc. 64/0 74 Brakes
34 36 73 Larry Gunselman Dodge Derrike Cope Inc. 61/0 17 Engine
35 34 189 Ryan Seaman Chevrolet Lafferty Performance PE 14 Drive Line
36 33 0 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet ASI Limited PE 6 Vibration
* Denotes Rookie
POINT STANDINGS RESULTS
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Camping World RV Sales 200
The Milwaukee Mile
June 20, 2008
Race 11 of 25
RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 — Johnny Benson 1617 Leader 11 2 1 6 8
2 — Todd Bodine 1567 -50 11 0 1 6 7
3 +1 Matt Crafton 1550 -67 11 0 1 5 6
4 -1 Ron Hornaday 1547 -70 11 2 2 5 7
5 — Rick Crawford 1508 -109 11 0 0 3 6
6 — Mike Skinner 1483 -134 11 2 0 3 9
7 +2 Terry Cook 1441 -176 11 0 0 2 6
8 +2 Erik Darnell 1435 -182 11 1 1 4 4
9 -1 Jack Sprague 1428 -189 11 1 0 3 5
10 -3 Chad McCumbee 1396 -221 11 0 0 2 6
11 — Dennis Setzer 1367 -250 11 0 1 1 3
12 — David Starr 1324 -293 11 0 0 2 4
13 +1 Brendan Gaughan 1315 -302 11 0 0 2 3
14 +1 Colin Braun* 1270 -347 11 0 0 1 4
15 +1 Ted Musgrave 1247 -370 11 0 0 0 3
16 -3 Kyle Busch 1205 -412 8 1 2 4 6
17 — Justin Marks* 1189 -428 11 1 0 0 1
18 +1 Shelby Howard 1166 -451 11 0 0 0 1
19 -1 Donny Lia* 1146 -471 10 0 1 1 2
20 — Stacy Compton 1088 -529 11 0 0 0 2
21 +1 Brian Scott* 1030 -587 11 0 0 0 1
22 -1 Scott Speed* 985 -632 8 0 1 2 4
23 +2 Jason White 977 -640 11 0 0 0 0
24 -1 Jon Wood 926 -691 9 0 0 0 2
25 +1 Marc Mitchell* 914 -703 9 0 0 0 0
26 -2 Chad Chaffin 912 -705 10 0 0 0 0
27 — Andy Lally* 767 -850 8 0 0 0 0
28 — Travis Kvapil 675 -942 5 0 0 1 3
29 — Scott Lagasse Jr. 665 -952 8 0 0 0 0
30 +2 Landon Cassill 621 -996 5 0 0 1 2
31 -1 Shane Sieg 494 -1123 5 0 0 0 0
32 -1 Phillip McGilton* 491 -1126 4 0 0 0 1
33 — Ryan Lawler 372 -1245 4 0 0 0 0
34 — Bobby East 342 -1275 3 0 0 0 1
35 — Ken Schrader 284 -1333 2 0 0 1 1
36 +7 Mike Bliss 282 -1335 3 0 0 0 0
37 -1 J C Stout 271 -1346 4 0 0 0 0
38 +3 T.J. Bell 249 -1368 3 0 0 0 0
39 +7 Sean Murphy 223 -1394 2 0 0 0 1
40 +12 Chrissy Wallace 212 -1405 2 0 0 0 0
41 -4 Erin Crocker 203 -1414 2 0 0 0 0
42 +13 Keven Wood 197 -1420 2 0 0 0 0
43 -5 Timothy Peters 194 -1423 2 0 0 0 0
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Greased Lightning 250 Race Day Updates
By Paul Warner
Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:23:00 AM
McFarland Conquers Nemesis, Howard
Myrtle Beach, S.C.-Mark McFarland still won’t say he likes Myrtle Beach Speedway. But after his win Myrtle Beach Speedway on Saturday night, the temperamental track along the Grand Strand could be moving up in his favorite list.
McFarland led early and often Greased Lightning 250 presented by Black’s Tire&Auto Service and inched away from Woody Howard in the final laps to conquer a track that’s given him-and most everyone-fits in the past.
“This still isn’t my favorite track, but it’s getting better,” said McFarland, driver of the No. 81s Sears Auto Center Chevrolet. “We worked on a lot of things down here. In practice, I jumped to the high side and it felt like it had a lot of grip, so I kept practicing up there. I knew when the race started we were going to be good.”
Read more - usarprocup.com/view_article.asp?id=2750
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Insider Racing News
insiderracingnews.com/Writers/BB/062108.html
Jeff Gordon’s Father’s Day ~ Has Ella Changed Him?
by Brenda Benedict
Insider Racing News
insiderracingnews.com/Writers/KR/062208.html
For The Fans Also, It’s Time To Stop Complaining About NASCAR
by Kim Roberson
The Death of a Legend
We just got word that NHRA Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta died in a crash during qualifying for the Lucas Oil SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNascarInsiders/~3/317140643/
The Trouble with Ganassi
With some recent high profile moves and less than stellar performances on the track, the world of motorsports has been a buzz the last couple of months with criticisms of Chip Ganassi Racing.
feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNascarInsiders/~3/316712998/
Insider Racing News
insiderracingnews.com/Writers/RF/062308.html
Combination of Pit Strategy, Luck and Talent puts Busch In Victory Lane
by Ron Felix
Monday Night TV Shoot-Out: Benson/LaJoie vs. Waltrip/Knaus
It is that time of the week again when the two big Monday NASCAR TV shows get to duke-it-out for your attention as a fan.
dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/06/monday-night-tv-shoot-out-bensonlajoie.html
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