Race Recap | Montreal
10 Trevor Bayne
9 Justin Allgaier
8 Parker Kligerman
7 JR Fitzpatrick
6 Joey Logano
5 Paul Menard
4 Brad Keselowski
3 Jaques Villenuve
2 Max Papis

Victory Lane

1 In a thrilling finish, Boris Said takes home his very first career NASCAR win racing to the line in a photo finish.  He simply said in victory lane “Finally”

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Marcos Ambrose dominated this race again, only to come up short after battery and suspension problems.  He finished 33rd.

Carl Edwards also led the most laps but broke a track bar with 9 laps to go but still managed to finish 20th

Robby Gordon’s fuel mileage gamble didn’t pay off with so many late caution laps and the green white checkered at the end.

1 47 * Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie/Glad Toyota
2 32 Jacques Villeneuve Dollar General Toyota
3 20 Joey Logano GameStop Toyota
4 60 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford
5 09 Boris Said Zaxby’s/PFC Ford
6 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota
7 98 Paul Menard Colonial Elegance/Menards Ford
8 22 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire/Ruby Tuesday Dodge
9 33 Max Papis Rheem Chevrolet
10 18 Brad Coleman Safeway Driving Centers Toyota
11 27 Andrew Ranger Dodge Dealers of Quebec Dodge
12 81 * Michael McDowell MacDonald Motorsports Ford
13 00 * Patrick Carpentier NAPA Toyota
14 16 Colin Braun # 3M Ford
15 88 Ron Fellows Canadian Tire Chevrolet
16 07 * Robby Gordon Mapei/Menards Toyota
17 7 J R Fitzpatrick Schick Hydro Chevrolet
18 66 Steve Wallace 5-hour Energy Toyota
19 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota
20 99 Trevor Bayne Out! Pet Care Toyota
21 26 * Parker Kligerman No.26 K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge
22 23 Alex Kennedy Media Master Chevrolet
23 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # CitiFinancial Ford
24 12 Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless Dodge
25 35 Tony Ave TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
26 11 Brian Scott # AccuDoc Toyota
27 97 * Joe Nemechek Gator.com Chevrolet
28 43 * Justin Marks Future Electronics Ford
29 10 Tayler Malsam Iron Horse Jeans Toyota
30 24 * DJ Kennington Del Monte Ford
31 87 Paulie Harraka Exide Chevrolet
32 34 Tony Raines Long John Silvers Chevrolet
33 01 Mike Wallace GK Services Chevrolet
34 59 * Kyle Kelley UPR.com/Apex/A1 Certified Solar Chevrolet
35 05 * Victor Gonzalez Jr. 31-W Insulation Chevrolet
36 15 Michael Annett Flying J Toyota
37 40 Mike Bliss Happy 75th Birthday Mom! Chevrolet
38 89 * Brett Rowe Victory in Jesus Chevrolet
39 82 * Tomy Drissi Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Dodge
40 28 Kenny Wallace Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet
41 70 Mark Green ML Motorsports Chevrolet
42 21 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Chevrolet
43 36 * Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet

Kyle Busch extends winning streak at Chicagoland

By Lee Montgomery
Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
PHOTO CREDIT: CIA STOCK PHOTO

(August 27, 2010)

JOLIET, Ill.—What can slow down Kyle Busch? Perhaps only the checkered flag.

Busch won his second consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race and his fourth national series race in a row by dominating the EnjoyIllinois.com 225 on Friday night at Chicagoland Speedway.

Busch swept all three NASCAR national series races at Bristol Motor Speedway last weekend and continued his winning ways at Chicagoland. He led three times for 121 laps for his fourth truck series win in nine starts in 2010.

Busch now has 17 wins across the Sprint Cup (three wins), Nationwide (10) and truck series this year.

The only drama for Busch came on pit road under two separate caution flags. On Lap 81, Busch’s gasman had trouble with the second gas can, and Busch lost four spots for the restart. But he charged to the lead on Lap 98 after another caution slowed the race.

On Lap 126, Busch changed four tires on his No. 18 Toyota, with several other drivers taking two. Busch restarted sixth but passed three cars on the first green-flag lap and got the lead on Lap 131.

Busch also survived a late-race thrust from Todd Bodine, who made an inside move on Busch with six laps to go but slipped and lost ground. Busch then held off Bodine on a green-white-checkered finish after Timothy Peters blew an engine. The race went four laps beyond the scheduled 150 on the 1.5-mile track.

Bodine ended up second, with Ron Hornaday Jr. third, Johnny Sauter fourth and rookie Justin Lofton fifth. Aric Almirola, Matt Crafton, Rick Crawford, Austin Dillon and David Starr completed the top 10.

The victory was Toyota’s 75th in the truck series since 2004, when it entered NASCAR competition.

1 30 Todd Bodine Germain.com Toyota
2 3 Austin Dillon # Bass Pro / Remington / Tracker Chevrolet
3 31 James Buescher Wolf Pack Rentals Chevrolet
4 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Tundra / Traxxas Toyota
5 13 Johnny Sauter IN Country Television / Curb Chevrolet
6 2 Shelby Howard ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevrolet
7 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. ShopEZGO.com Chevrolet
8 51 Aric Almirola Zyclara / Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota
9 60 Narain Karthikeyan Starbeast Mtrspts / SafeAuto Insur.Chevrolet
10 7 Justin Lofton # visitPIT.com Toyota
11 23 Jason White ASI / Akzo Nobel / GunBroker.com Chevrolet
12 21 David Starr ASI Limited Chevrolet
13 4 Ricky Carmichael Monster Energy Chevrolet
14 84 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Chevrolet
15 17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing Toyota
16 5 Mike Skinner International Trucks / Monaco RV’s Toyota
17 90 Brad Sweet Great Clips / Intercontinental O’Hare Toyota
18 88 Matt Crafton Fisher / Menards Chevrolet
19 39 Ryan Sieg S&W Towing Chevrolet
20 15 Johanna Long Panhandles Paving & Grading Toyota
21 73 Rick Crawford SuperSeal Chevrolet
22 07 Tony Jackson Jr. ASI Limited Chevrolet
23 87 Chris Jones Copy Wizard Chevrolet
24 86 Jamie Dick VIVA Auto Group Chevrolet
25 41 Steve Park Bollegraaf Toyota
26 12 Mario Gosselin TireMonkey.com / Ja. Carter Atty. Chevrolet
27 95 Tim Andrews Team Gill Racing Dodge
28 89 Mike Harmon Lafferty Performance / Blue Ox Ford
29 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb # DrivenMale.com / Ford F-150 Ford
30 46 J C Stout Team Gill Racing Dodge
31 85 Brent Raymer Blast it All / Ford Drive One. Ford
32 47 Lance Fenton JC Whitney / Lilly Trucking Chevrolet
33 6 Ken Butler III Kids Embrace Chevrolet
34 57 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
35 01 Jerick Johnson Koma Unwind Chillaxation Drink Chevrolet
36 93 Mike Garvey S&W Towing Chevrolet

DENVER, Colo. (Aug. 26, 2010) — Furniture Row Racing announced today that Regan Smith has signed a contract extension through the 2012 season to drive the team’s No. 78 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Smith, the 2008 Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year, is currently in his second season driving for the Colorado-based Furniture Row Racing team. Last year he competed on a part-time basis, entering 20 races. The 26-year-old native of central New York is running a full schedule this season and will do the same in 2011 and 2012.

“Regan is a young, talented driver with an outstanding future,” said Joe Garone, Furniture Row Racing general manager. “He has done a great job as our athlete and also as a spokesperson for our organization. The contract extension does indeed express a serious commitment by both the race team and driver.”

Garone added, “We have a team of proven employees, state-of-the-art equipment and dedicated partners. We are producing increasingly positive performances and strongly feel that we’re on the right path to become a contending team.”

Smith, who has competed in 83 career Cup races since his debut in March 2007 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, also feels the energy and spirit of Furniture Row Racing’s commitment.

“I am both happy and humbled about the contract extension,” said Smith. “Furniture Row Racing is a team on the move. I feel we’ve made some big gains this season and we are all encouraged about the future. I really admire the behind-the-scenes work ethic and commitment of each and every member of this team. They want to win as bad as I do and I am proud to be their driver.”

Along with his 83 career Sprint Cup starts, Smith has also competed in 102 Nationwide Series races and 23 Camping World Truck Series races. His first NASCAR start was in the truck series — Sept. 21, 2002 — at South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Va.