NSCS Recap: Jimmie Johnson Charges From Behind To Win At Dover
DOVER, DE. — Jimmie Johnson drove like a three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Sunday afternoon, storming past two-time champion Tony Stewart with three laps remaining to win the Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips and Chips at Dover International Speedway.

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Johnson literally dominated the event from start to finish with a perfect driver rating (150.0) but had to come from ninth to first in less than 30 laps after the 10th caution of the day slowed the field.

Stewart and several others opted for two tires on the last stop, which sent them back on the track ahead of Johnson, whose team decided to put four fresh tires on his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet.

Continue reading “Jimmie Johnson Wins Dover Thriller”

RACE RECAP | DOVER
10 Mark Martin
9 Casey Mears
8 Ryan Newman is now top 5 in the points
7 Carl Edwards
6 Kasey Kahne
5 Kurt Busch
4 Matt Kenseth
3 Greg Biffle 4th top 5 this season
2 Tony Stewart – a bridesmaid yet again, but leaves with the points lead by 46

VICTORY LANE

1 Jimmie Johnson grabs his 2nd win of 2009, leading 298 laps, recovered from a bad pit stop for his 4th career Dover win, it’s his 42nd career win, and averages a win every 6th race.  It’s also the 11th Hendrick win at Dover.

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Jeff Gordon had a strong car after adjustments, unfortunately he was already 2 laps down.  Jeff finished 26th and loses the points lead to Tony Stewart

-Kyle Busch has splitter problems late in the race and went a lap down ends up 23rd

-Pole-sitter David Reutimann took evasive action when David Stremme spun in front of him

-Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran top 5 in parts of this race and showed some improvement finishing 12th

By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

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DOVER, Del. — Opting to stay on the track and forego fresh tires before a 10-lap run to the finish, Brian Scott won his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in his 39th start Saturday at Dover International Speedway.

Though blown right-front tires plagued almost the entire field in the AAA Insurance 200 — and deprived Kyle Busch of a chance to win — Scott, Dennis Setzer, Stacy Compton and Jason White stayed out after Busch and Colin Braun each blew right fronts and hit the outside wall in the same corner on Lap 184 of 200.

Continue reading “Busch blows it again, Scott Capitalizes”

NNS Race Recap: Keselowski Capitalizes On Busch’s Misfortune To Win At Dover

Brad Keselowski celebrates winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Heluva Good! 200 Saturday at Dover International Speedway’s Victory Lane, his first Nationwide Series win of the season. (Photo Credit: CIA STOCK)
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

DOVER, Del. — Brad Keselowski finally caught a break.

Keselowski’s good fortune came at the expense of continued bad luck to Kyle Busch, who failed to win Saturday’s Heluva Good! 200 despite leading a race-high 108 of 200 laps at Dover International Speedway.

Continue reading “Busch Blows it, Keselowski Capitalizes”

With 12 laps to go it looked like Kyle Busch was a shoo in for the Nationwide  race win today at Dover. He was a rocket on the restarts, no one could catch him. That is until the final restart with 3 laps to go.

Busch was leading and knowing what a great car he had on those restarts, everyone was pretty confident that he would run away with the win. However, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski were not prepared to let that happen. Logano was right up on his rear bumper, practically underneath him which gave Keselowski the room he needed to take the lead on the bottom. Logano went high and they left Busch in the dust.

It seems Busch had a tire issue that caused him to loose quite a few spots on the last couple of laps. Similar issues plagued many of the drivers throughout the races.

Busch finished a disappointing 17th after leading the most laps. Logano came in second followed by Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers, and Carl Edwards. This was the first win of the year for Brad Keselowski.

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