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RACE RECAP | MICHIGAN
10 Matt Kenseth
9 Tony Stewart
8 Clint Bowyer
7 Kasey Kahne
6 Jeff Gordon 22,000 career laps led
5 Ryan Newman
4 Mark Martin
3 Brad Keselowski continues to run strong, 3rd straight top 3 finish
2 Jimmie Johnson moves to second in points
VICTORY LANE
1 Kyle Busch wins his 4th race this season and first ever Cup Series victory at Michigan. Kyle also clinches his spot in the Chase
Continue reading “Michigan Quick Cap – Kyle Busch Wins 4th of 2011”
Marcos Ambrose wins his second NASCAR race in less than a week. Coming off his first Cup Series win at Watkins Glen on Monday, he turns around and put his #9 Nationwide Series car in Victory Lane at Montreal.
1 Marcos Ambrose
2 Alex Tagliani
3 Michael McDowell
4 Steve Wallace
5 J.R. Fitzpatrick
6 Scott Speed
7 Carl Edwards
8 Justin Allgaier
9 Jason Leffler
10 Elliott Sadler
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(August 20, 2011)
BROOKLYN, Mich.—Kevin Harvick outran Timothy Peters in a green-white-checkered-flag finish at Michigan International Speedway, and with Nelson Piquet Jr. slamming the inside backstretch wall behind him, claimed his second straight NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory in Saturday’s VFW 200.
The victory was owner/driver Harvick’s second in four starts this season and the 11th of his career.
Peters ran second, followed by Miguel Paludo, James Buescher and David Starr. Jason White, Ron Hornaday Jr., Brendan Gaughan, Colin Braun and Cole Whitt completed the top 10.
Harvick, who became the first driver to win at Michigan in all three of NASCAR’s top touring series, avoided a vicious multicar collision on Lap 90—initiated by contact between the trucks of Parker Kligerman and Mark Martin—to put himself in position to win.
Continue reading “Kevin Harvick Takes Michigan Truck Race Victory”
Guest Column By Cathy Elliott
Anyone who was on the fence about the appeal of road course racing leading up to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Watkins Glen International on August 15 must now have surely cold-shouldered the “road courses are boring” side in favor of the side simply known as “wow.”
Early on, the outlook was cloudy as the race, scheduled to be run on Sunday afternoon, was postponed until Monday morning due to wet weather.
In NASCAR, rain dampens more than the ground; it dampens the general spirit of things. Speedways rely heavily on volunteers and temporary workers to keep event weekends running smoothly, but many of those helpers must return to their “real” jobs on Monday. Fans have the same issue; some of them simply can’t stick around for a Monday race. And the teams lose a critical work day which would normally be spent getting ready for the next stop on the schedule.
1 22 Jacques Villeneuve Discount Tire/Ruby Tuesday Dodge 101.800 SEC / 95.800
2 12 * Alex Tagliani Hot Wheels Dodge 101.935 SEC / 95.673
3 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Chevrolet 102.165 SEC / 95.457
4 33 Scott Speed RheemHeatingCoolingWaterHeating Chevrolet 102.284 SEC / 95.346
5 18 Michael McDowell(i) Sherwin Williams Toyota 102.363 SEC / 95.273
6 77 * Robby Gordon(i) MAPEI/Menards/SPEED Energy Dodge 102.365 SEC / 95.271
7 66 Steve Wallace 5-hour Energy Toyota 102.490 SEC / 95.155
8 99 * Patrick Carpentier NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 102.496 SEC / 95.149
9 9 * Owen Kelly Stanley Ford 102.563 SEC / 95.087
10 31 Justin Allgaier Florida Gulf Safe Chevrolet 102.580 SEC / 95.071
11 53 * Andrew Ranger Quebec Dodge Dealers Dodge 102.638 SEC / 95.017
12 30 Boris Said(i) Great Clips Chevrolet 102.669 SEC / 94.989
13 5 * Ron Fellows Canadian Tire Chevrolet 102.967 SEC / 94.714
14 60 Billy Johnson Fastenal Ford 103.076 SEC / 94.614
15 64 * Jason Bowles Fuel Doctor Toyota 103.141 SEC / 94.554
16 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 103.638 SEC / 94.101
17 16 * Michel Jourdain, Jr. 3M Ford 103.663 SEC / 94.078
18 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 103.664 SEC / 94.077
PODCAST: The Final Lap #170 – Chris Myers from Showtime’s Inside NASCAR
19 11 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Toyota 103.777 SEC / 93.975
20 88 Aric Almirola Grand Touring Vodka Chevrolet 104.073 SEC / 93.707
Continue reading “Nationwide Series Montreal Starting Lineup – Villeneuve on Pole”
The Final Lap Weekly 