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June 01, 2008
Busch runs away with another one
Kyle Busch ran away with the win, Edwards came in second, but over five seconds back.
One huge wreck on lap 19 and then long green flag runs led to the demise of a lot of teams, something that usually doesn't happen at Dover that much.
With the wreck on lap 19, I thought it was going to be a typical Monster Mile race, but I guess because so many cars were in the garage getting fixed and then just staying out of the way, it led to the long green flag runs that let the leaders run away from everyone else. Only six cars finished on the lead lap.
Brian Vickers was doing good, until he got penalized for speeding on pit road, not once, but twice in a row, leaving them confused as to how that could be. I was listening in on the scanner and according to Vickers, he was still in first gear both times when he crossed the line and with the 5 mph cushion NASCAR gives them, they just don't understand how they could say he was going 40 mph or faster in first gear. Needless to say, he was upset about it, but his crew kept him calm and he finished 13th, two laps down.
The wreck on lap 19 really caused a shakeup in the points, with six drivers in the top twelve getting caught up in it. Hamlin took the biggest hit and dropped five spots in the standings, while Greg Biffle, who had a whole good race for a change, moved up six spots. The top three stayed the same, but 4th through 11th changed positions and Kasey Kahne kept 12th, but is only eight points ahead of David Ragan in 13th.
This was also the last race of the season for FOX, so we can say bye-bye to DW!
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boy i bet they want to change the rules now every thing was ok last year not a word out of nascar or hendrick,the jr fan are mad becouse kyle can out drive him any day of the week,hendrick you got a name thats all and gibbs got the driver.cant blame stepmother for this one jr fans,,this is funny as hell nascar hates what kyle is doing
Posted by: larry | Jun 1, 2008 6:27:45 PM
Thank God I don't have to listen to DW and his Kyle Busch lovefest (man crush)during the race broadcast.
Congrats to the #18 team on another win in dominant style.
Thank God Jr. had a nice cushion over the 4th place driver since he didn't drop out of the #3 position in points. During the lap#19 crash it looked like Jr. was able to ge this car slowed down and avoid getting tangled up in the melee, but unfortunately Bobby Labonte couldn't stop and he pushed Jr into the inside wall. That led to 10 laps of repair time in the garage. He was able to get back on the track and finish 35th.
As Kathy said the long green flag runs (unusual at Dover) made the race pretty boring and it proved to be the reason so few cars were on the lead lap at the checkers.
Posted by: Jon | Jun 1, 2008 6:29:12 PM
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