GORDON EXPECTS HAVOC ON SUNDAY AT INFINEON

SONOMA, Calif. (June 16, 2009) – Five-time Infineon Raceway winner
Jeff Gordon expects the new double-file restart rule to create interesting
scenarios on and off the track Sunday in the Toyota/SaveMart 350.

Gordon, a native of nearby Vallejo, has finished fourth and second in the
first two races since NASCAR introduced double-file restarts to its top division.  But those two races did not feature a late-race restart, the outcome instead decided by fuel mileage. This weekend, the driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet does not know what to expect – except havoc.

“I’m anxious to get through it and see how it works out,” said Gordon. “I
think Pocono and Michigan were two good tracks for NASCAR to try out the double-file restart rule, but I think it’s going to create some havoc here. “The drivers may need to rethink how we’ve raced in the past. We’re going to need to figure out how to get through the first set of corners on each double-file restart. But, at the same time, we’re going to be battling even harder and
more intense for each position. And sometimes that leads to more mistakes and more accidents.

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NSCS Recap: Mark Martin Grabs Fifth Win At Michigan, 3rd of the season

Mark Martin, driver of the No. 5 CARQUEST/Kellogg’s Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday in Brooklyn, Mich. (Photo Credit: CIA Stock Photo)
BROOKLYN, MICH. — There’s an old saying in NASCAR racing that goes like this, “To finish first…… first you have to finish.”

Mark Martin has heard that saying many times before and never has it meant any more.

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RACE RECAP | MICHIGAN
10 Clint Bowyer
9 Brian Vickers
8 Kurt Busch
7 Tony Stewart
6 Juan Pablo Montoya
5 Greg Biffle
4 Carl Edwards
3 Denny Hamlin
2 Jeff Gordon

VICTORY LANE

-Mark Martin made his fuel last picking up his 3rd win of the season after blowing past leader on the final lap. It’s the 26th 1-2 finish for Hendrick Motorsports.

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Jimmie Johnson dominated this race, leading 146 laps but lost the race in turn 4 coming to the last lap running out of fuel.  He ends up 22nd.

-Soon after, Greg Biffle ran out of fuel and gave up the lead to Mark Martin, Greg said that door-to-door battle with Johnson burned up their gas to finish.

-Other notable finishes Kyle Busch was 13th, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was 14th

NNS Race Recap: Logano Wins Second Straight Kentucky Race From The Pole
Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(June 13, 2009)

SPARTA, Ky. — In a race where numerous drivers were nabbed for speeding on pit road, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Joey Logano sped on the racetrack, winning the Meijer 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race for the second year in a row at Kentucky Speedway.
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