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July 29, 2007
Experience and aggressiveness pay off on the track, inexperience hurts on pit road
Aric Almirola started on the pole and finished sixth, he just wasn't aggressive enough to compete with the likes of Biffle, Edwards and Leffler. Jason Leffler, always aggressive, won the race, passing Biffle with just two laps to go. Edwards, Biffle and Reutimann did not seem too happy with Leffler's driving style, but kept their cool during their interviews. Reutimann was the least happy with him and I guess wasn't exactly nice on the radio about it, but composed himself in the interview and you could tell he was holding back from saying things. Leffler's win gives Toyota their first victory in the Busch Series.
Inexperience seemed to rear its ugly head on pit road when the 25 ran through the pit stall of the 77 of Ron Hornaday, taking out Jake Lauder, the front-tire carrier. He ended up cutting his nose and breaking his big toe, it could have been a lot worse if helmets weren't a requirement for over-the-wall guys.
Another incident on pit road, not sure which teams were involved (not a lot of coverage about it during the race) was when a car leaving their pit caught the air gun of another team and started pulling it down pit road. The hose knocked down some crew members before the hose snapped. Anyone with an update of the status of crew members from that team?
Funny, the articles on NASCAR.com, nor ESPN, even mention the pit road incidents, but they were sure to mention the impressive skill of Edwards coming from the back to finish fourth. He's a darn Cup driver and that 60 car has been darn near perfect all year, of course he finished well! It wasn't that impressive.
Your thoughts?
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Kathy,
You pretty much expressed my feelings of the race last night and Leffler just proved that in this day and age "what ever it takes to win a race" is the norm. He forced Reutimann into the wall at least three times and two of them were at the critical part of the race. I would have much rather seen Reutimann get the first win for Toyota, since he definietly showed the most class of the Toyota drivers.
Posted by: Jon | Jul 29, 2007 11:22:41 AM
The reasons for Leffler celebrating victory and Reutimann settled for something less can be found in post race comments.Leffler says at some point you know you can win and its time to go.Reutimann says he's through 'working' with Leffler.One wants to win races the other is driving around hoping for top fives.
Posted by: waynethemainbrain | Jul 29, 2007 1:16:29 PM
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