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Busch Holds Off Edwards For Eighth Nationwide Win
Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR Kyle Busch salutes the fans after doing a burnout to celebrate his Kroger 200 win at O'Reilly Raceway Park. By Lee Montgomery Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
CLERMONT, Ind.—This time, there was no controversial finish.
For the second NASCAR Nationwide Series race in a row, Carl Edwards went side-by-side for the lead on the final lap. But Saturday night at O'Reilly Raceway Park, Kyle Busch held Edwards off to win the Kroger 200 at the 0.686-mile track.
Last week at Gateway International Raceway, Edwards dumped Brad Keselowski coming to the checkered flag, triggering a multicar accident and forcing NASCAR to penalize both drivers.
This time, Edwards raced Busch cleanly, and Busch grabbed his 38th career Nationwide Series victory, second only to Mark Martin on the all-time win list. Martin has 48 wins in the series.
Edwards and some others on the lead lap pitted for fresh tires on Lap 162, with Edwards restarting 11th with 28 laps to go. Edwards sliced through the top 10 to get to second, and a caution came out with six laps to go.
On the green-white-checkered restart, Busch got the jump on Edwards into Turn 1, though Edwards tried to get to the inside lane on the white flag lap and on the final lap. But Busch was up to the task. He led four times for 144 laps.
Ron Hornaday, who won Friday night's Camping World Truck Series race here, ran in the top five for most of the race until he and the lapped car of J.C. Stout got together in Turn 2 on Lap 161.
"Lapper just turned left," Hornaday said after he drove his damaged car behind the wall.
Aric Almirola finished third, with polesitter Trevor Bayne fourth and Reed Sorenson fifth.
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Hornaday Jr. Ends 22-race Winless Streak
Credit: John
Harrelson/Getty Images
for NASCAR
Ron Hornaday Jr.
celebrates his fourth
victory at O’Reilly
Raceway Park at
Indianapolis after
winning the NASCAR
Camping World Truck
Series AAA Insurance
200.
CLERMONT, Ind.—The
back-to-basics approach
seems to work for Ron
Hornaday Jr. and the No. 33
Kevin Harvick Inc. NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series
team.
Hornaday Jr. snapped a
22-race winless streak in
the truck series Friday
night, winning the AAA
Insurance 200 at O'Reilly
Raceway Park.
Watched by team owner Kevin
Harvick, Hornaday led 129
laps and beat runner-up Kyle
Busch by 2.095 seconds for
his first victory since Aug.
1 of last year at Nashville
Superspeedway.
Hornaday credited crew chief
Ernie Cope — who rejoined
the truck team while
maintaining his crew chief
job with the KHI NASCAR
Nationwide Series group —
with helping turn things
around.
"We couldn't do it without
Ernie Cope and all these
guys on this Chevrolet,"
Hornaday said. "They worked
their guts out, changing the
truck after last weekend.
It's just a great day.
Hopefully it keeps a little
bit quiet. It took Ernie to
come over here and settle
everybody down. The guys
were getting a little
anxious. We know we've got a
winning team. We just had to
prove it to them."
What did Cope do for
Hornaday?
"We just kind of went back
to what we call our basic
package," Cope said. "We've
had people come in and try
to do their own thing. I
know everyone wants to make
an identity for themselves,
but it wasn't working. We
had to make changes. We just
went back to basics here
with Ron and let him drive
the truck, don't try to do
nothing trick. We just went
to basics and let him do his
job. You're going to win a
lot of races when you do
that with Ron Hornaday."
Hornaday chipped in, too,
trying to change his luck to
get back to the winner's
circle.
"I changed my tennis shoes,
changed all my luck stuff,"
Hornaday said. "I just
(went) back to my basic (of)
come to the racetrack and
try to kick butt, and it
seems to be working."
The victory was Hornaday's
fourth at ORP in 11 starts
at the 0.686-mile short
track. He led 67 laps in
winning the race here in
2009 and has won three of
the last four at the
facility.
The key moment of the race
came on Lap 153, when
Hornaday squirted past Busch
and polesitter Timothy
Peters for the lead in Turns
3 and 4. Busch was trying to
pass Peters on the high side
but was blocked by Peters,
opening the door for
Hornaday.
"That's one the things
you've got to remember about
this place," Busch said.
"You can dive-bomb the
bottom really fast and pull
a slide job on somebody, and
he did it so well that I was
still stuck behind the 17,
so I couldn't even turn back
underneath him and do it
back to (Hornaday) in the
next corner."
Said Hornaday: "Timothy was
kind of backing up the
corners, so once I got under
Kyle, I kind of pinned him
back there. We never touched
or anything, but that's what
you've got to do here at ORP."
Busch finished second after
practicing his NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series car at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Matt Crafton was third, with
Johnny Sauter fourth and
James Buescher fifth.
Austin Dillon was sixth,
with Todd Bodine seventh,
Brad Sweet eighth, David
Starr ninth and Peters 10th.
Bodine's series points lead
grew to 177 over Aric
Almirola, who finished 31st
after being involved in a
Lap 96 accident with Narain
Karthikeyan and Mario
Gosselin.
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Time Trial Results O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, July 23, 2010 @ 06:16 PM Eastern Track Qualifying Record: Joe Ruttman 08/03/00 Driver Date Time Speed AAA Insurance 200 22.081 111.843 1 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 22.522 109.653 0.000 0.000 2 18 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.606 109.245 0.084 0.084 3 * 31 James Buescher Wolf Pack Rentals Chevrolet 22.611 109.221 0.089 0.005 4 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Ideal Door Chevrolet 22.644 109.062 0.122 0.033 5 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Georgia Boot Chevrolet 22.650 109.033 0.128 0.006 6 30 Todd Bodine Germain.com Toyota 22.653 109.019 0.131 0.003 7 5 Mike Skinner International Trucks Toyota 22.698 108.803 0.176 0.045 8 51 Aric Almirola Zyclara/Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota 22.730 108.649 0.208 0.032 9 13 Johnny Sauter SealMaster/Curb Records Chevrolet 22.750 108.554 0.228 0.020 10 81 David Starr PC Miler Toyota 22.758 108.516 0.236 0.008 11 2 Shelby Howard Foretravel Chevrolet 22.780 108.411 0.258 0.022 12 3 Austin Dillon # Bass Pro Shops/Remington/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 22.807 108.283 0.285 0.027 13 7 Justin Lofton # visitpit.com Toyota 22.849 108.084 0.327 0.042 14 * 90 Brad Sweet Great Clips/Wyndham Indianapolis West Toyota 22.876 107.956 0.354 0.027 15 15 Johanna Long Panhandle/Race For Riley Toyota 22.996 107.393 0.474 0.120 16 * 92 Dennis Setzer FleetHQ.com/BTS Tire Chevrolet 23.017 107.295 0.495 0.021 17 12 Mario Gosselin TireMonkey.com/James Carter Attorney Chevrolet 23.026 107.253 0.504 0.009 18 * 93 Ryan Sieg S&W Towing Chevrolet 23.062 107.085 0.540 0.036 19 07 Donny Lia ASI Limited Chevrolet 23.093 106.941 0.571 0.031 20 * 87 Chris Jones Copy Wizard Chevrolet 23.178 106.549 0.656 0.085 21 4 Ricky Carmichael Monster Energy Chevrolet 23.222 106.347 0.700 0.044 22 46 J C Stout Team Gill Racing Dodge 23.227 106.325 0.705 0.005 23 60 Narain Karthikeyan SafeAuto Insurance Chevrolet 23.236 106.283 0.714 0.009 24 23 Jason White ASI Limited/Akzo-Nobel/GunBroker.Com Dodge 23.246 106.238 0.724 0.010 25 * 85 Brent Raymer Ford Drive one. Ford 23.256 106.192 0.734 0.010 26 * 63 Nick Hoffman Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool Ford 23.333 105.842 0.811 0.077 27 * 21 Butch Miller ASI Limited Dodge 23.370 105.674 0.848 0.037 28 01 Joe Aramendia Koma Unwind Chillaxation Drink Chevrolet 23.550 104.866 1.028 0.180 29 * 24 Mike Harmon Lafferty Performance Ford 23.587 104.702 1.065 0.037 30 * 48 Michelle Theriault Pro Gold/VP Parts Warehouse Chevrolet 23.877 103.430 1.355 0.290 31 39 Mike Garvey S&W Towing Chevrolet 23.878 103.426 1.356 0.001 32 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb # DrivenMale.com Ford 23.962 103.063 1.440 0.084 33 47 Brett Butler # Fuel Doctor Chevrolet 23.964 103.055 1.442 0.002 34 57 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 24.043 102.716 1.521 0.079 35 * 89 Chris Lafferty Handy Helper/Blue Ox/Lafferty Performance Chevrolet 24.261 101.793 1.739 0.218 36 * 06 Dale Brackett J&C Services/Brackett Family Motorsports Chevrolet 24.527 100.689 2.005 0.266 37 6 Ryan Rust Lillly Trucking Dodge 24.881 99.256 2.359 0.354 OP Pos Trk Driver Team Time Speed -Fastest -Next *Required Time Trial Results O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, July 24, 2010 @ 06:14 PM Eastern Track Qualifying Record: David Green 08/05/94 Driver Date Time Speed Kroger 200 benefitting Riley Hospital for Children 21.7661 113.461 1 99 Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota 22.427 110.117 0.000 0.000 2 66 Steve Wallace 5-hour Energy Toyota 22.554 109.497 0.127 0.127 3 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # CitiFinancial Ford 22.562 109.458 0.135 0.008 4 98 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Ford 22.572 109.410 0.145 0.010 5 18 Kyle Busch Fleet Locate Toyota 22.593 109.308 0.166 0.021 6 88 Aric Almirola GT Vodka Chevrolet 22.602 109.265 0.175 0.009 7 16 Colin Braun # Con-way Ford 22.607 109.241 0.180 0.005 8 22 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Dodge 22.619 109.183 0.192 0.012 9 12 Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless Dodge 22.633 109.115 0.206 0.014 10 20 Matt DiBenedetto Game Plan for Life/IAmSecond.com Toyota 22.635 109.105 0.208 0.002 11 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Jimmy John's Chevrolet 22.647 109.048 0.220 0.012 12 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 22.653 109.019 0.226 0.006 13 60 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 22.675 108.913 0.248 0.022 14 * 05 David Starr Cash America/31-W Insulation Chevrolet 22.703 108.779 0.276 0.028 15 32 Reed Sorenson Dollar General Stores Toyota 22.722 108.688 0.295 0.019 16 11 Brian Scott # AccuDoc Solutions Toyota 22.752 108.544 0.325 0.030 17 * 70 Shelby Howard InternationalTrucks Chevrolet 22.769 108.463 0.342 0.017 18 43 Kevin Swindell Curb Records/The National FFA Organization Ford 22.788 108.373 0.361 0.019 19 21 Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Chevrolet 22.823 108.207 0.396 0.035 20 28 Kenny Wallace Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 22.860 108.031 0.433 0.037 21 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Casino & Hotel Toyota 22.867 107.998 0.440 0.007 22 * 26 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 22.869 107.989 0.442 0.002 23 27 Johnny Sauter Curb Records/The National FFA Organization Ford 22.875 107.961 0.448 0.006 24 40 Mike Bliss Westerman Companies Chevrolet 22.881 107.932 0.454 0.006 25 35 Jason Keller TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 22.929 107.706 0.502 0.048 26 * 24 Eric McClure Kroger Ford 22.944 107.636 0.517 0.015 27 15 Michael Annett Pilot Travel Centers Toyota 22.945 107.631 0.518 0.001 28 7 Josh Wise GoDaddy/HowDoYou?.com Chevrolet 22.945 107.631 0.518 0.000 29 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 22.945 107.631 0.518 0.000 30 * 81 Michael McDowell K-Love Dodge 22.966 107.533 0.539 0.021 31 09 Kevin Hamlin RAB Racing Ford 22.977 107.481 0.550 0.011 32 87 Joe Nemechek hostgator.com Chevrolet 23.026 107.253 0.599 0.049 33 10 Derrick Griffin Braun Racing Toyota 23.053 107.127 0.626 0.027 34 * 36 Jeff Green Long John Silver's Chevrolet 23.078 107.011 0.651 0.025 35 34 Tony Raines Long John Silver's Chevrolet 23.081 106.997 0.654 0.003 36 01 Mike Wallace Indiana Live Casino Chevrolet 23.123 106.803 0.696 0.042 37 * 90 Danny O'Quinn Jr. D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet 23.130 106.770 0.703 0.007 38 * 31 J C Stout Lilly Trucking Chevrolet 23.153 106.664 0.726 0.023 39 * 89 Johnny Chapman Victory in Jesus Chevrolet 23.269 106.133 0.842 0.116 40 * 91 Chase Miller D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet 23.280 106.082 0.853 0.011 41 * 92 Dennis Setzer K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 23.336 105.828 0.909 0.056 42 * 49 Mark Green Jay Robinson Inc. Chevrolet 23.432 105.394 1.005 0.096 43 * 52 Chris Lawson Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 24.047 102.699 1.620 0.615 Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed -Fastest -Next *Required
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NASCAR Nationwide
Series Race Number 20 Unofficial Race Results for the Kroger 200 Benefitting Riley Hospital For Children - Saturday, July 24, 2010 O'Reilly Raceway Park - Indianapolis, IN - .686 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 201 Laps - 137.886 Miles - Purse: $999,222 Leader 1 5 18 Kyle Busch Fleet Locate Toyota 201 195 10 149.7 $46,295 Running 4 144 2 13 60 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 201 170 107.1 $31,250 Running 3 6 88 Aric Almirola GT Vodka Chevrolet 201 170 5 119.7 $29,118 Running 1 1 4 1 99 Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota 201 165 5 123.5 $31,893 Running 2 55 5 15 32 Reed Sorenson Dollar General Stores Toyota 201 155 101.2 $24,068 Running 6 21 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Casino & Hotel Toyota 201 150 94.6 $21,193 Running 7 9 12 Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless Dodge 201 146 104.9 $21,018 Running 8 8 22 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Dodge 201 147 5 109.1 $14,025 Running 1 1 9 4 98 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Ford 201 138 107.1 $13,525 Running 10 2 66 Steve Wallace 5-hour Energy Toyota 201 134 94.5 $20,618 Running 11 3 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # CitiFinancial Ford 201 130 91.6 $20,543 Running 12 7 16 Colin Braun # Con-way Ford 201 127 87.8 $19,493 Running 13 24 40 Mike Bliss Westerman Companies Chevrolet 201 124 77.9 $19,393 Running 14 17 70 Shelby Howard InternationalTrucks Chevrolet 201 121 81.9 $14,025 Running 15 29 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 201 118 69.1 $20,143 Running 16 28 7 Josh Wise GoDaddy/HowDoYou?.com Chevrolet 201 115 78.9 $19,243 Running 17 16 11 Brian Scott # AccuDoc Solutions Toyota 201 112 73.1 $19,193 Running 18 35 34 Tony Raines Long John Silver's Chevrolet 201 109 64.5 $19,128 Running 19 27 15 Michael Annett Pilot Travel Centers Toyota 201 106 81.0 $19,093 Running 20 30 81 Michael McDowell K-Love Dodge 201 103 54.4 $13,365 Running 21 14 05 David Starr Cash America/31-W Insulation Chevrolet 201 100 69.0 $13,075 Running 22 36 01 Mike Wallace Indiana Live Casino Chevrolet 201 97 54.8 $18,943 Running 23 19 21 Morgan Shepherd Victory in Jesus Chevrolet 201 94 63.7 $19,293 Running 24 32 87 Joe Nemechek hostgator.com Chevrolet 201 91 67.2 $18,818 Running 25 23 27 Johnny Sauter Curb Records/The National FFA Organization Ford 201 88 66.3 $21,423 Running 26 26 24 Eric McClure Kroger Ford 199 85 45.6 $12,255 Running 27 31 09 Kevin Hamlin Ford 166 82 48.3 $18,668 Running 28 11 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Jimmy John's Chevrolet 162 79 98.4 $18,638 Accident 29 38 31 J C Stout Lilly Trucking Chevrolet 158 76 40.6 $12,150 Accident 30 12 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 139 73 41.0 $18,898 Running 31 10 20 Matt DiBenedetto Game Plan for Life/IAmSecond.com Toyota 137 70 38.0 $18,553 Engine 32 25 35 Jason Keller Chevrolet 127 67 61.5 $18,933 Accident 33 18 43 Kevin Swindell Curb Records/The National FFA Organization Ford 127 64 69.8 $12,045 Accident 34 22 26 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 126 61 48.0 $12,025 Overheating 35 20 28 Kenny Wallace Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 91 58 48.7 $18,448 Electrical 36 33 10 Derrick Griffin Toyota 74 55 39.4 $18,428 Accident 37 40 91 Chase Miller Chevrolet 26 52 39.1 $11,935 Brakes 38 37 90 Danny O'Quinn Jr. D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet 22 49 40.4 $11,890 Overheating 39 42 49 Mark Green Chevrolet 11 46 32.9 $11,870 Overheating 40 34 36 Jeff Green Long John Silver's Chevrolet 10 43 36.2 $11,790 Handling 41 43 52 Chris Lawson Chevrolet 10 40 28.8 $11,745 Handling 42 39 89 Johnny Chapman Victory in Jesus Chevrolet 8 37 30.4 $11,715 Transmission 43 41 92 Dennis Setzer K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 7 34 27.5 $11,667 Brakes Before an estimated crowd of 40,000, Kyle Busch, won the Kroger 200 benefitting Riley Hospital for Children, his 38th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated (#10, improper impound-period adjustments). Race Comments: Failed to Qualify: N/A Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 42 Mins, 29 Secs. Average Speed: Margin of Victory: 6 for 36 laps: Laps: 77-82 (#10 spin frontstretch [35]); 120-125 (Debris [40]); 128-132 (#43, #35 accident Turn 1 [11]); 142-145 (#05, #21 accident Turn 2 [81]); 162-172 (#31, #33 accident Turn 3 [05]); 196-199 (#87 spin Turn 4 [01]). Caution Flags: 7 among 4 drivers: T. Bayne 1-39; K. Busch 40-77; A. Almirola 78; K. Busch 79-82; T. Bayne 83-98; K. Busch 99-120; Brad Keselowski 121; K. Busch 122-201. Lead Changes: (1) Brad Keselowski 3,189;(2) C. Edwards 2,984;(3) J. Allgaier 2,691;(4) K. Busch 2,681;(5) P. Menard 2,505;(6) K. Harvick 2,434;(7) S. Wallace 2,338;(8) B. Gaughan 2,277;(9) T. Bayne 2,205;(10) J. Leffler 2,161. Top 10 Driver Points: 80.727 MPH 0.198 Seconds Next Race: Jul. 31, 2010 - Iowa Speedway Coors Light Pole Award: Trevor Bayne, #99 110.117 mph Featherlite Most Improved Driver: Johnny Sauter, #27 16 Places Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Kyle Busch, #18 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Trevor Bayne, #99 Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Ricky Stenhouse Jr, #6 Sunoco Diamond Performance: Kyle Busch, #18 WIX Filters Lap Leader: Kyle Busch, #18 144 Laps
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Number 12 Unofficial Race Results for the Aaa Insurance 200 - Friday, July 23, 2010 O'Reilly Raceway Park - Indianapolis, IN - .686 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 137.2 Miles - Purse: $480,131 Leader 1 5 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Georgia Boot Chevrolet 200 195 10 148.8 $45,100 Running 2 129 2 2 18 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 170 120.3 $29,890 Running 3 4 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Ideal Door Chevrolet 200 165 118.6 $22,035 Running 4 9 13 Johnny Sauter SealMaster/Curb Records Chevrolet 200 160 112.0 $15,450 Running 5 3 31 James Buescher Wolf Pack Rentals Chevrolet 200 155 104.8 $11,475 Running 6 12 3 Austin Dillon # Bass Pro Shops/Remington/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 200 150 99.1 $14,125 Running 7 6 30 Todd Bodine Germain.com Toyota 200 146 100.3 $11,900 Running 8 14 90 Brad Sweet Great Clips/Wyndham Indianapolis West Toyota 200 142 89.8 $10,075 Running 9 10 81 David Starr PC Miler Toyota 200 138 92.6 $11,050 Running 10 1 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota 200 139 5 111.3 $14,025 Running 2 71 11 11 2 Shelby Howard Foretravel Chevrolet 200 130 85.2 $8,675 Running 12 16 92 Dennis Setzer FleetHQ.com/BTS Tire Chevrolet 200 127 81.0 $8,575 Running 13 24 23 Jason White ASI Limited/Akzo-Nobel/GunBroker.Com Dodge 200 124 79.7 $10,800 Running 14 21 4 Ricky Carmichael Monster Energy Chevrolet 199 121 72.5 $10,775 Running 15 7 5 Mike Skinner International Trucks Toyota 199 118 78.7 $11,775 Running 16 19 07 Donny Lia ASI Limited Chevrolet 198 115 63.4 $10,425 Running 17 15 15 Johanna Long Panhandle/Race For Riley Toyota 197 112 58.1 $10,375 Running 18 27 21 Butch Miller ASI Limited Dodge 196 109 51.5 $10,300 Running 19 22 46 J C Stout Team Gill Racing Dodge 196 106 54.9 $10,250 Running 20 23 60 Narain Karthikeyan SafeAuto Insurance Chevrolet 196 103 64.2 $10,700 Running 21 33 47 Brett Butler # Fuel Doctor Chevrolet 195 100 47.8 $10,900 Running 22 34 57 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 195 97 41.8 $9,825 Running 23 26 63 Nick Hoffman Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool Ford 195 94 53.8 $7,525 Running 24 17 12 Mario Gosselin TireMonkey.com/James Carter Attorney Chevrolet 194 91 63.5 $9,700 Running 25 18 93 Ryan Sieg S&W Towing Chevrolet 193 88 59.0 $7,425 Running 26 32 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb # DrivenMale.com Ford 191 85 39.0 $8,375 Running 27 28 01 Joe Aramendia Koma Unwind Chillaxation Drink Chevrolet 191 82 40.1 $8,700 Running 28 35 6 Ryan Rust Lillly Trucking Dodge 189 79 34.7 $7,325 Running 29 13 7 Justin Lofton # visitpit.com Toyota 172 76 68.9 $7,300 Running 30 36 89 Chris Lafferty Handy Helper/Blue Ox/Lafferty Performance Chevrolet 167 73 31.5 $7,785 Suspension 31 8 51 Aric Almirola Zyclara/Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota 95 70 63.1 $7,275 Accident 32 30 48 Michelle Theriault Pro Gold/VP Parts Warehouse Chevrolet 52 67 31.6 $7,260 Overheating 33 25 85 Brent Raymer Ford Drive one. Ford 34 64 45.7 $7,250 Vibration 34 29 24 Mike Harmon Lafferty Performance Ford 28 0 31.1 $7,220 Alternator 35 31 39 Mike Garvey S&W Towing Chevrolet 8 58 30.3 $6,930 Electrical 36 20 87 Chris Jones Copy Wizard Chevrolet 6 55 29.4 $6,895 Accident Before an estimated crowd of 37,000, Ron Hornaday Jr., won the AAA Insurance 200, his 46th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated (#87, missed drivers meeting). Race Comments: Failed to Qualify: (1) 06 Dale Brackett. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 37 Mins, 18 Secs. Average Speed: Margin of Victory: 5 for 29 laps: Laps: 10-17 (#87 accident Turn 1 [None]); 86-90 (Debris [12]); 97-101 (#12, #60, #51 accident backstretch [5]); 120-124 (Debris [4]); 142-147 (#63, #07 accident Turn 2 [07]). Caution Flags: Lead Changes: 3 among 2 drivers: T. Peters 1-62; R. Hornaday Jr. 63-143; T. Peters 144-152; R. Hornaday Jr. 153-200. (1) T. Bodine 1,861;(2) A. Almirola 1,684;(3) J. Sauter 1,679;(4) R. Hornaday Jr. 1,649;(5) T. Peters 1,649;(6) A. Dillon # 1,584;(7) M. Crafton 1,583;(8) M. Skinner 1,574;(9) D. Starr 1,528;(10) J. White 1,493. Top 10 Driver Points: 84.604 MPH 2.095 Seconds Next Race: Jul. 31, 2010 - Pocono Raceway Featherlite Most Improved Driver: Ron Hornaday Jr, #33 25 Places Keystone Light Pole Award: Timothy Peters, #17 109.653 mph Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Ron Hornaday Jr, #33 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Matt Crafton, #88 O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award: Brett Butler, #47 12 places Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Austin Dillon, #3 Sunoco Diamond Performance: Ron Hornaday Jr, #33 WIX Filters Lap Leader: Ron Hornaday Jr, #33 129 Laps Driver Fin Str Trk Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Rating Winnings Status Tms Laps
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
News And Notes - Pocono The anticipation of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series arriving at Pocono Raceway has been building for over 10 months and for good reason. The Pocono Mountains 125 will mark the final track on the current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule on which the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has not competed, and the shortest in laps on an oval, with 50. It will be a shootout of sorts on the secondlongest track where the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competes. Not only will the lap total be short, but so will qualifying with the addition of multi-truck qualifying. Kasey Kahne (No. 18 Toyota Tundra Dealers Toyota), Elliott Sadler (No.2 Grand Touring Vodka Chevrolet) and Denny Hamlin (No. 15 BillyBallew Motorsports Toyota) are entered to run theevent in addition to their normal duties in the Sprint Cup Series. Kahne, who has not competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series since 2004, is attempting to pull off a third victory in his third series start. He has won every series race he has entered, scoring wins at Darlington Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. And when it comes to Pocono, Hamlin owns the zip code – no matter what he is driving. He has four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins at the “Tricky Triangle.” But don’t count out NASCAR Camping World Truck Series veterans Todd Bodine (No. 30 Germain.comToyota) and Mike Skinner (No. 5 International Trucks/Monarch RV Toyota), both of whom own a pole atthe 2.5-mile track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Of the two, Skinner leads the way with four top-10 finishes at Pocono. Bodine follows with two top 10s. It would be easy to assume Saturday’s victory may go to a veteran NASCAR Sprint Cup competitor due to their Pocono experience, but with nine top-five finishes and the largest points lead after 12 races in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series history, Bodine might have another plan up his sleeve. RACE 13 @ Pocono Raceway 2010 Standings Fast Facts Next Race: Pocono Mountains 125The Place: Pocono Raceway (2.5-mile triangular track) The Date: Saturday, July 31 The Time: 1 p.m. ET Race Distance: 50 laps /125 miles TV: SPEED, 1 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio (Listen locally on WAEB-AM 790.) 2009 Polesitter: Inaugural Race 2009 Winner: Inaugural Race Schedule (All times ET): Friday – Practice,8 – 10 a.m. and 5:30-7 p.m. Saturday- Qualifying – 10 a.m. Track Contact: Bob Pleban (570) 646-2300; bpleban@poconoraceway.com Twitter: @Poconoraceway Driver Points 1 Todd Bodine 1,861 2 Aric Almirola 1,684 3 Johnny Sauter 1,679 4 Ron Hornaday Jr. 1,649 5 Timothy Peters 1,649 6 Austin Dillon 1,584 7 Matt Crafton 1,583 8 Mike Skinner 1,574 9 David Starr 1,528 10 Jason White 1,493 Inaugural Pocono Mountains 125 Up Next For NCWTS The Older Hornaday Jr. Gets, The Better He Becomes Grandfather Clock Finally Will Come Home To Truck WinnerFirst Visit To Pocono; Not First Visit To Keystone State Bodine takes laps at Pocono Raceway in May during a Goodyear tire test. He has one pole in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition there. Multi-truck Qualifying On Deck For Pocono Event Practice is always important to NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competitors, but this Friday’s final practice session at Pocono Raceway is crucial. The qualifying order for the Pocono Mountains 125 will be set by inverting the practice times from final practice. Multi-truck qualifying will be used for the first time to determine the starting lineup on an oval. “The distance and uniqueness of Pocono afforded us the opportunity to implement this style of qualifying for this event,” said NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Director Wayne Auton. “SPEED is excited about the format and we believe the fans, drivers and viewing audience will embrace it, too.” Trucks will be released in approximately 25-second increments. Two laps of qualifying will be allowed with the fastest lap counting. Once a truck comes onto pit road, its respective qualifying lap is complete. No drafting is permitted. A drawing for qualifying order will be held in case inclement weather cancels the session. The field would then be set according to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rule book. “I love going to a new race track for the first time. I am like a kid in the candy store – full of excitement. We have been working for over a year to bring the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to the ‘Tricky Triangle.’ “Heading to a new track means – for the most part – everyone is a rookie. “And it is great to be racing back in Pennsylvania – the Northeast fans are always so supportive of the series. “I remember the good ol’ days when we raced in this area at Nazareth Speedway. Lots of great memories there. “I am also anticipating multi-truck qualifying at Pocono this weekend. It will be the first time we have done something like this on an oval. It will be exciting for the fans in the stands and those at home watching on SPEED. “Just think– we will not know who wins the pole till the last truck goes out for qualifying. “Several NASCAR Sprint Cup regulars are pulling double duty with us this weekend. Always nice to have them jump back into a truck during companion events. “Kasey Kahne is going to drive for KyleBusch Motorsports and attempt to score histhird series win in his third start. He has won every race he has entered so far, but he has not competed in our series since 2004. “Think he can do it? “I wouldn’t count him out, that’s for sure, but I think Pocono King Denny Hamlin(No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports) might have something to say about that.“ – Wayne Auton, SeriesDirector For most, the dreaded 50th birthday isn’t cause for a celebration, but for Ron Hornaday Jr.(No. 33 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet) , it proved to beworth going over the hill. His victory last weekend at O’Reilly Raceway Park was his 11th since turning 50 in 2008 and his 50th NASCAR national-series wins. He sits third on the list – behind Harry Gant and Joe Ruttman – as drivers who have earned the most wins since that milestone birthday. The ORP victory broke a 22-race winless streak for Hornaday – the second longest such streak in his career. Statistics prove when Hornaday gets on a roll, he wins – sometimes two or three in a row. So winning at age 50 does not look like it will be a problem for the defending series champion. He only needs three more victories to surpass Ruttman and eight to take the lead over Gant. And for a guy who has won no less than four races in each of the last three seasons, this could turn out to be a race of its own outside the championship run. Wayne’s Words: Trip To Pocono Raceway A Long Awaited Visit Driver Points 1. Austin Dillon 164 2. Justin Lofton 121 3. Brett Butler 106 4. Jennifer Jo Cobb 106 5. Chris Eggleston 34 6. Landon Cassill 7 Turning 50 Not A Victory-Lane Issue For Hornaday Jr. Wins % of Driver Past 50 Wins Harry Gant 18* 46.1 Joe Ruttman 13 92.8 Ron Hornaday Jr. 11 22.0 Mike Skinner 6 20.7 Mark Martin 5 5.2 *Wins Past 50 in Sprint/Nationwide Series The stakes for this October’s trophy at Martinsville Speedway just went up a notch. Track officials announced last week that NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winners will now be given the coveted grandfather’s clock, a longtime tradition at Martinsville. Previous race winners – 18 to be exact – were sent home with a trophy, but not a grandfather clock. “When we started giving clocks back in the early sixties, we gave them to Cup winners only because that was the premier event,” said MartinsvilleSpeedway President W. Clay Campbell ,“but the truck series races here are always so good, so exciting, we decided those guys deserved a shot at the most unique trophy in racing.” Virginia native Timothy Peters (No. 17 RedHorse Racing Toyota) , who won his first seriesrace last October at Martinsville, is itching now for another victory, thanks to the clock. “This is a huge deal,” he said. “I wish it had started last fall. I would have it sitting in my trophy room right now.” A Martinsville First: Grandfather Clock To October’s Series Winner Kahne Looking For Third NCWTS Victory In His Third Series Start Nashville Superspeedway is home to one of the most coveted trophies on the 25-race circuit – the Gibson guitar designed by Sam Bass. And for the first time in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series history, two drivers will take home the famed guitar in one season. Kyle Busch (No. 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota) won his first race as a team owner during the series’ first stop to Nashville in April. The second guitar is up for grabs next week in the Nashville 200. Ron Hornaday Jr. made his way to Victory Lane last season, but series veterans Todd Bodine and Mike Skinner are still looking to conquer Nashville Superspeedway. Kasey Kahne already holds the distinction of being the only driver in NASCAR national-series history to win each of his first two races in any series. Kahne only has two starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, both were victories. Can he make it three-for-three? There’s little reason to think he can’t. He has more experience at Pocono than just about every driver in Saturday’s field. Not only does he have the Pocono know-how, he has success. In the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Kahne has finished in the top 10 in three of the last five races – including a win in June of 2008. Over that span, he has put up impressive numbers: an average finish of 11.0, a Driver Rating of 113.3, an Average Running Position of 8.5, 119 FastestLaps Run , 145 Laps Led and a Laps in theTop 15 percentage of 83.3%.Of course, there’s another double-duty driver that will likely run up front with Kahne all race – Denny Hamlin. Hamlin has four victories at Pocono in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, including the last two. Over those two events, Hamlin had an Average Running Position of 2.8, a Driver Rating of 146.5, a Pass Differential (passes minus times passed) of plus-43, 118 Fastest Laps Run and 179 Laps Led. NCWTS, Etc.
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NASCAR Nationwide Series News And Notes - Iowa
Elephant In The Room: Busch Hasn’t Forgotten Last Year The term “double-duty” was coined to describe drivers who run in multiple NASCAR series, usually on the same weekend. Reigning series champion Kyle Busch (No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota) and two-timeseries champion (and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings leader) Kevin Harvick (No. 33 Jimmy John’Chevrolet) are in that category.It also fits when tagging drivers who run fulltime in both NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide, like the latter’s points leader, Brad Keselowski (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge), Carl Edwards (No. 60 FastenalFord) , who’s second, and Paul Menard (No. 98 Mastercraft/Menards Ford), who’s sixth.Saturday night at Iowa Speedway, “double-duty” takes on another meaning; as in a two-way rivalry. The dispute between Keselowski and Edwards is well known. But after the finish at the inaugural series race at Iowa last year, tack on a contentious Keselowski-Busch relationship heading into this one, too. Busch and Keselowski traded the lead at various points after Lap 105 of last year’s 250-lap event. Following a late-race caution, Busch, who was leading, opted for two tires. Keselowski stayed out, bulled his way by Busch with eight to go, and went on to win. It’s probably safe to assume Busch hasn’t forgotten. With Busch coming off a win last week at O’Reilly Raceway Park, it should make for an exciting evening. Busch has won eight of the 16 series races he’s entered this year, and is two wins shy of tying the mark for most wins in a season. He already shares that record with two-time series champion Sam Ard, who setthe record in 1983. Busch tied the standard in 2008. He’s also edging closer to Mark Martin’ all-time series record of 48. Busch has 38 wins in 189 careerstarts. Martin has 231 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts. There’s one other rivalry note between Busch and Keselowski. It comes in the form of the owner championship. Although Busch isn’t defending his series title, he’s the main reason the No. 18 team is in the hunt for its third owner title. Keselowski’s Penske Racing team is one point ahead of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racingteam. Busch has been aided this year —when not running in the No. 18 —by Brad Coleman, who willbe his substitute driver this weekend. Parker Kligerman takes that role for Keselowski.Elephant In The Room: Busch Hasn’ Forgotten Last Year Saturday night’s event at Iowa Speedway marks the last of three consecutive stand-alone races for the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Since June 5’s second visit to Nashville Superspeedway, the series will have run six stand-alone races, including two groups of three consecutive races that weren't combination events with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. There are nine stand-alone events on the 2010 schedule. Two remain after this weekend –Aug. 31 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal and a second visit to Gateway International Raceway on Oct. 23. Stand-alone season has given series-only regulars and other young up-and-comers subbing for double -duty drivers an opportunity to showcase their talent. Take Matt DiBenedetto. He’s the driver charged withhandling the bulk of stand-alone races in the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. But even then, he’s stillshared a few stand-alones with Joey Logano, making every race for the 19-year-old (his birthday was July27) carry that much more importance. Entering Iowa, half of the standings’ top-10 drivers are series-only regulars, led by Justin Allgaier (No.12 Verizon Wireless Dodge) in third. An average of 5.3 “regular guys” have finished in the top 10 in theprevious six stand-alone races this year, while three have captured Coors Light poles. Trevor Bayne (No.99 Aaron’ Dream Machine Toyota) has won the last two poles at Gateway and ORP.Allgaier Hopes To Turn The Tide At Iowa Justin Allgaier’s 2010season has been one of ebbs and flows. Fortunately for the youngster, it looks like this portion could be one of success. Considering the trends from this season, it seems Allgaier, 24, is due for a few good runs in a row. Here’s the sequence: Allgaier’s first five races were tremendous. He earned top-five finishes in each, including his first NASCAR national series win at Bristol Motor Speedway. Over that five-race stretch, Allgaier averaged a finish of 5.0, a Driver Rating of104.1, an Average Running Position of 9.4 anda Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 82.6%. Heaveraged a robust 160 points per race in the first five. Then the dip came, and fears of a sophomore slump surfaced. Allgaier had six consecutive finishes outside the top 10. His numbers: an average finish of 14.5, a Driver Rating of 92.9, an Average Running Position of 11.2 and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 75.8%. His points per race average was 120.3 – a 40 point drop from the first five. Then there was a short uptick. After those six subpar finishes, Allgaier ripped off two top fives and three top 10s in three races. He averaged a Driver Rating of 115.0, an Average Running Position of 6.4 and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 92.1%. His points per race average launched back to 157 per event. But a disastrous race at Road America (he finished 35th) gave way to a rough patch of five races, three of which were finishes outside the top 15. In that particular segment, Allgaier had an average finish of 18.6, a Driver Rating of 82.4 and an Average Running Position of 15.2. He averaged 110.4 points per race. But the 2009 Raybestos Rookie of the Year rebounded last week at O’Reilly Raceway Park, finishing seventh with a Driver Rating of 104.6. Now he heads to Iowa, where he ran extremely well last year despite a finish outside the top 10. In the inaugural NASCAR Nationwide Series race there, Allgaier started second, led 35 laps, posted a Driver Rating of 116.4 and had an Average Running Position of 3.9. Still, he finished 15th. It was a case of horrible luck –a double dose of it, actually. First, in the closing laps, Allgaier got hit by Brendan Gaughan (No. 62South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota) after pullingout of his pit box and suffered some right front damage. Then, on the ensuing restart with 15 to go, Allgaier, Steve Wallace (No. 66 5-HourEnergy Toyota) and Erik Darnell wrecked onthe backstretch. Hawkeye Heaven: Annett Races In His Backyard Talk about circling a date on your calendar. Michael Annett (No. 15 Northland Oil Toyota) has worn his pen down doing just that.Annett is native of Des Moines, Iowa, about 20 minutes west of Iowa Speedway. He’s currently 14th in the driver standings, and looking to catch some second-half lighting in order to match or better his 10th-place finish in the points last year as a Raybestos Rookie. Annett was 11th at his home track in this event one year ago .“I’ve been looking forward to this race all season,” he said. “I got an amazing feeling during last year’s race when I circled the track and the stands were packed with fans from my home state. Having the support of all those fans makes our sport what it is today, and I’m really excited to see how well NASCAR is being embraced by the fans at Iowa Speedway. I can’t wait (for) Saturday.” Annett already holds a prestigious record at Iowa as the driver with the most laps of competitive racing there. Following a semi-pro hockey career, Annett turned to racing and honed his skills at Iowa Speedway in ARCA competition and in the ASA Late Model Series Challenge Division. He made his ARCA debut at Iowa in 2007, when he won the pole, led eight laps and finished third. "I take a lot of pride in my home track,” he said. It’s one of the nicest facilities we visit, and a fun track to compete on. Heading into race week at Iowa, I’ll spend the whole week making appearances in the area and catching up with those who have been there for me since the start of my racing career. My family, friends, fan base and many of my sponsors are here in the Midwest, so it’s a fun week leading into race day at Iowa Speedway." Appropriately, Annett also is the Nationwide Insurance “Driver of The Week.” The first-year initiative by series sponsor Nationwide Insurance is a program designed to increase driver awareness, with emphasis on series-only regulars. Annett will participate in a live web chat with fans on Wednesday, July 28 at 12 p.m. ET on NASCARnationwideseries.com. He also will be ESPN2’s in-race reporter at Iowa. The U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway is the third of four “Dash 4 Cash” races, an incentive program designed by series sponsor Nationwide Insurance where full-time, part-time and limited-schedule series-only drivers along with fulltime double-duty drivers have the opportunity to pocket an extra $50,000 with a win. Otherwise, the pot —which would be $25,000 heftier at $75,000 —rolls over to the final “Dash 4 Cash” event, Nov. 6 at Texas Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick , who at the time was a fulltimedriver in the series, won $25,000 in the first “Dash 4 Cash” race of the 2010 season at Nashville Superspeedway in April. Joey Logano wasn’t eligible for the bonuswhen he won at Kentucky Speedway on June 12, the second “Dash 4 Cash” race. So the $25,000 bonus rolled over to its current $50,000 at Iowa. Brad Keselowski won the bonus last yearat Iowa, which was $75,000. As one of the three 2010 fulltime double-duty drivers this year, he’s eligible once again. Since they both gave up their fulltime double -duty status at various points this season, Harvick and Kyle Busch aren’t eligible at Iowa. Thatshould make for an even more spirited race, with the eligible drivers vying for the bonus and two top contenders in Busch and Harvick doing what they can to deny that opportunity. “Dash 4 Cash” Bonus At $50,000 For Eligible Winner At Iowa Brad Hot Weather Favors Steve Wallace The dog days of summer don’t seem to bother Steve Wallace. On the contrary, he enjoyshis role as of the hottest drivers in the series. Following his outside pole and second consecutive top-10 finish last week at ORP, he comes to Iowa riding streaks of eight straight top- 15 finishes. Both are the third-longest such streaks in the series, behind Carl Edwards andBrad Keselowski , respectively.Last year, his 10th place finish at ORP was his ninth top-10 result, matching his personal best for top 10s in a single season (set in 2009). Wallace, 22, is one of the few series drivers who has visited Victory Lane at Iowa. At the inaugural ARCA event there in 2006, he overtook Juan Pablo Montoya for the pole position androde that momentum to win at the track designed by his famous father, Rusty Wallace.Wallace is seventh in the driver standings, second among series-only regulars. He’s been ranked among the top 10 in the points following each of the last eight events. His Rusty WallaceRacing teammate, Brendan Gaughan, is seventhin the driver standings. ►Summer School For “Regular Guys” Steve Wallace is just one of many seriesonlyregulars who have shown improvement over the summer months. In addition to his two consecutive poles, Trevor Bayne has improved from 15th to ninth inthe driver standings after collecting two consecutive top-five finishes. Bayne and Wallace are two of five seriesonly regulars ranked in the top 10 this week. From the races at Kentucky in early June to ORP last week, Bayne, 19, has the following stat line: Three top-five qualifying positions, four top- 10 finishes, three top-five finishes, 74 laps led, an average starting position of 9.5 and an average finish of 13.1. Included in those numbers is his career-best finish, third, at Gateway. Following his 12th-place finish at ORP, Colin Braun (No. 16 3M Ford) now owns threetop-10 and six top-12 finishes in his last seven starts. Braun’s Roush Fenway Racing teammate,Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (No. 6 CitiFinancial Ford) won his first career pole in the series atIowa last year. Robert Richardson Jr. (No. 23 R3 Motorsports Chevrolet) posted his career-bestfinish of 15th at ORP. As a result, his R3 Motorsportsteam moved up one position in owner points to 26th, marking two consecutive weeks of gains in the standings. Richardson will be making his track debut at Iowa. ►Baker Curb Debuts Herring At Iowa Drew Herring will make his NASCAR NationwideSeries debut at Iowa in the No. 27 Fordfor Baker Curb Racing.Herring, 23, captured the pole for the 2009 USAR race at Iowa and led 128 of 200 laps before settling for a secondplace finish. He also was the rookie of the year in the series in 2008. In 2009, the Benson, N.C., native captured his first USAR win along with seven top-fives and nine top 10s in 14 starts. He also made two ARCA starts that season. His resume also includes late model titles at Southern National Raceway Park (2007) and South Boston Speedway (2006). ►Raybestos Rookie Standings Driver Team Points 1. Brian Scott Braun 189 2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. RFR 169 3. Colin Braun RFR 152 4. James Buescher N/A 97 5. Parker Kligerman SPR 46 ►Up Next: The Glen The second of three road-course events on the NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule is at Watkins Glen International on Saturday, Aug. 7. Marcos Ambrose has owned the Zippo 200the last two years, one of the few road courses where “aces” have had success. Ron Fellows hasthree wins and two poles in series competition there. Dario Franchitti won the pole in2008, Scott Pruett did so in 2001, as did BorisSaid in 1998.ESPN will carry the race beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET. No. 88 NASCAR Nationwide Series Team Penalized For Rule Violation At O’Reilly Raceway Park
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 27, 2010) – NASCAR handed down penalties Tuesday to the No. 88 team that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for a rule violation committed last week at O’Reilly Raceway Park. The penalties come as a result of the team violating Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20A-12.3T (unapproved left front shock absorber) of the 2010 NASCAR Rule Book. The violation was discovered in post-race inspection on July 24. Crew chief Tony Eury Sr. has been fined $10,000, while owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. and driver Aric Almirola have been penalized with the loss of 25 championship owner and 25 championship driver points, respectively.
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2010 NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES SCHEDULE