Kyle Busch wins at Chicagoland in both the Nationwide
and Sprint Cup Series. He lead 165 laps in all
but with 17 laps to go Jimmie Johnson took the
lead. After the #38 car of David Gilliand blew an
engine with 7 laps to go the restart had 2 laps to
go and set up a duel between Jimmie Johnson and
Kyle Busch. Kyle pushed up behind Jimmie and
got a run, passing on the high side. They were
side by side for a time but Jimmie got slightly
loose and Kyle pulled away to win.
Jimmie Johnson led a total of 15 laps.
Kevin Harvick finished 3rd. Greg Biffle led
43 laps and finished 4th. Tony Stewart led
11 laps and finished 5th.
Tony Stewart announced on Thursday that
he will be leaving Joe Gibbs Racing in 2009
to take a no-buy-in deal with 50% ownership in
Haas CNC Racing which will become Stewart-Haas.
Racing.
Brian Vickers led 2 laps and finished 6th.
Matt Kenseth finished 7th and David Ragan
finished 8th. Martin Truex, Jr. led 2 laps
but finished 9th. Ryan Newman finished 10th.
Jeff Gordon led 6 laps and finished 11th.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. started 2nd but had a
poor handling car and finished 16th. Kurt
Busch led 1 lap and finished 28th. Carl
Edwards led 15 laps, had a broken front
splinter and finished 32nd.
Next week’s Sprint Cup Race
Race 20 of 36 | July 27, 2008
Lifelock.com 400 | Chicagoland Speedway
1 — Kyle Busch 2881 Leader
2 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2622 -259
3 — Jeff Burton 2593 -288
4 — Carl Edwards 2509 -372
5 — Jimmie Johnson 2494 -387
6 — Jeff Gordon 2384 -497
7 +4 Greg Biffle 2318 -563
8 +1 Matt Kenseth 2317 -564
9 +4 Kevin Harvick 2308 -573
10 +2 Tony Stewart 2305 -576
11 -3 Kasey Kahne 2292 -589
12 -5 Denny Hamlin 2283 -598
13 -3 Clint Bowyer 2256 -625
14 +1 Brian Vickers 2188 -693
15 -1 David Ragan 2185 -696
16 — Ryan Newman 2094 -787
17 +1 Martin Truex Jr. 2050 -831
18 -1 Kurt Busch 2038 -843
19 — Bobby Labonte 1905 -976
20 +1 Juan Montoya 1860 -1021
21 -1 Travis Kvapil 1841 -1040
22 +1 Jamie McMurray 1823 -1058
23 +2 Elliott Sadler 1794 -1087
24 — Casey Mears 1782 -1099
25 -3 David Gilliland 1772 -1109
Next week’s Sprint Cup Race
Race 19 of 36 | July 12, 2008
Lifelock.com 400 | Chicagoland Speedway
1 — Kyle Busch 2686 Leader<br>
2 +1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2504 -182<br>
3 -1 Jeff Burton 2484 -202<br>
4 — Carl Edwards 2437 -249<br>
5 — Jimmie Johnson 2319 -367<br>
6 — Jeff Gordon 2249 -437<br>
7 — Denny Hamlin 2240 -446<br>
8 +2 Kasey Kahne 2177 -509<br>
9 +4 Matt Kenseth 2166 -520<br>
10 +1 Clint Bowyer 2159 -527<br>
11 -3 Greg Biffle 2153 -533<br>
12 -3 Tony Stewart 2145 -541<br>
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13 -1 Kevin Harvick 2143 -543
14 +3 David Ragan 2043 -643
15 +1 Brian Vickers 2033 -653
16 -1 Ryan Newman 1960 -726
17 +1 Kurt Busch 1954 -732
18 -4 Martin Truex Jr. 1907 -779
19 +2 Bobby Labonte 1829 -857
20 -1 Travis Kvapil 1801 -885
21 -1 Juan Montoya 1754 -932
22 — David Gilliland 1735 -951
23 +1 Jamie McMurray 1723 -963
24 -1 Casey Mears 1718 -968
25 — Elliott Sadler 1667 -1019
With a rain out and gas strategy Kurt Busch is the
winner of the scheduled 301 lap race that was ended
after 284 laps due to the rain.
Those that took gas on the caution at lap 218 were
definitely in a better position than the leading 15
who had to stop for gas on the caution at lap 271.
Tony Stewart who was leading 132 laps was one of
these cars and when he came out 14th he had a long
way to go back to the front and then the rain came
and the race was stopped on lap 285.
Kurt Busch was in the lead after leading 10 laps
and Michael Waltrip was 2nd. J.J. Yeley was 3rd and
Martin Truex, Jr. was 4th, while Elliott Sadler finished
5th. Reed Sorensen finished 6th and Casey Mears who
had a great run in the front half of the race finished
7th after leading 53 laps.
Denny Hamlin finished 8th, Jimmie Johnson finished
9th after contending for the lead from 2nd place, and
Bobby Labonte finished 10th.
Jeff Gordon was as high as 2nd but finished 11th,
Jeff Burton finished 12th, and Tony Stewart finished
13th after having led 132 laps. Kevin Harvick finished
14th after having led 54 laps.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. started 5th and finished 23rd
after being run into the rear by Jamie McMurray when
entering pit road on lap 271.
Next week’s Sprint Cup Race
Race 18 of 36 | July 5, 2008
Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola | Daytona International Speedway
1 — Kyle Busch 2496 Leader
2 — Jeff Burton 2432 -64
3 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2352 -144
4 — Carl Edwards 2262 -234
5 — Jimmie Johnson 2220 -276
6 — Jeff Gordon 2171 -325
7 +1 Denny Hamlin 2150 -346
8 -1 Greg Biffle 2119 -377
9 +2 Tony Stewart 2042 -454
10 -1 Kasey Kahne 2031 -465
11 -1 Clint Bowyer 2021 -475
12 +1 Kevin Harvick 2016 -480
13 -1 Matt Kenseth 2001 -495
14 +3 Martin Truex Jr. 1945 -551
15 +1 Ryan Newman 1905 -591
16 -1 Brian Vickers 1903 -593
17 -3 David Ragan 1888 -608
18 +4 Kurt Busch 1794 -702
19 -1 Travis Kvapil 1731 -765
20 -1 Juan Montoya 1705 -791
21 +2 Bobby Labonte 1705 -791
22 -1 David Gilliland 1692 -804
23 +1 Casey Mears 1657 -839
24 -4 Jamie McMurray 1656 -840
25 — Elliott Sadler 1621 -875
Leading 77 of the 112 lap race, Kyle Busch had a strong
finish with a green-white checker. This was Kyle’s first
win on a road course after only 7 starts and his fifth
Sprint Cup win of the season.
David Gilliand had his best career finish in 2nd
place. Jeff Gordon had a rough start with poor handling
and was down to 23rd on lap 47 after starting in 5th
but finished 3rd. He’s called Mr. Sonoma after his
5 previous wins.
Clint Bowyer finished 4th, Casey Mears finished 5th,
and Juan Pablo Montoya finished 6th after running 2nd
getting spun out and working back up from 15th.
Ryan Newman was 7th, Matt Kenseth was 8th, and
Carl Edwards finished 9th after leading 2 laps.
Tony Stewart was in 2nd place when he was spun out
by a slidding Kevin Harvick in lap 105 but finished 10th.
Greg Biffle finished 11th after leading 1 lap.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. started 15th and finished 11th
just trying to make it through the road course which
he doesn’t really like to race.
Jimmie Johnson led 27 laps but finished 15th and
Kasey Kahne, the pole sitter, led 4 laps but finished
43rd.
Next week’s Sprint Cup Race
Race 17 of 36 | June 29, 2008
LENOX Industrial Tools 301 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway
1 — Kyle Busch 2408 Leader
2 — Jeff Burton 2299 -109
3 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2259 -149
4 — Carl Edwards 2150 -258
5 — Jimmie Johnson 2079 -329
6 +3 Jeff Gordon 2041 -367
7 +1 Greg Biffle 2016 -392
8 -2 Denny Hamlin 2008 -400
9 -2 Kasey Kahne 1958 -450
10 +2 Clint Bowyer 1924 -484
11 — Tony Stewart 1908 -500
12 +2 Matt Kenseth 1892 -516
13 -3 Kevin Harvick 1890 -518
14 -1 David Ragan 1848 -560
15 +1 Brian Vickers 1791 -617
16 +1 Ryan Newman 1787 -621
17 -2 Martin Truex Jr. 1779 -629
18 — Travis Kvapil 1676 -732
19 +3 Juan Montoya 1643 -765
20 +1 Jamie McMurray 1619 -789
21 +2 David Gilliland 1613 -795
22 -3 Kurt Busch 1604 -804
23 -3 Bobby Labonte 1571 -837
24 +3 Casey Mears 1506 -902
25 +1 Elliott Sadler 1481 -927
Gambling on gas strategy and staying out at the end going
through a caution with 3 laps to go and a green-white
checker Dale Jr. ended his 76 (points race) no-win streak.
Dale Jr. said with a huge smile on his face “They can
write what they want but we won one.”
Dale Jr. won after racing for the lead with Jamie
McMurray in the last 6 laps, then a caution with 3 laps
to go and the green-white checker was set up. But the
#88 had very little fuel left and Dale Jr. was driving
on the flat, reving up then turning off the car, just
doing whatever he could to save gas. The green flag
was thrown then the white flag then a caution on the
last lap with Junior maintaining his speed to cross
the checkered line and win! He drove directly towards
the pit road but ran out of gas and his crew
gladly pushed him into the Winner’s Circle.
Kasey Kahne came in 2nd, Matt Kenseth led 41 laps
and came in 3rd, Brian Vickers led 44 laps and came in
4th, while Tony Stewart led 1 lap and came in 5th.
Jimmie Johnson led 65 laps and came in 6th, Carl
Edwards led 21 laps and came in 7th, David Ragan led
1 lap and came in 8th, Elliott Sadler was 9th, and
Jamie McMurray led 1 lap coming in 10th.
Jeff Gordon was in the top 10 then had a too fast
exiting pit road penalty, went to the end of the lead
lap and came in 18th.
203 laps were run on this 2 mile track for the
Lifelock 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
Next week’s Sprint Cup Race
Race 16 of 36 | June 22, 2008
Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway
1 — Kyle Busch 2213 Leader
2 — Jeff Burton 2181 -32
3 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2129 -84
4 — Carl Edwards 2007 -206
5 +1 Jimmie Johnson 1959 -254
6 -1 Denny Hamlin 1926 -287
7 +2 Kasey Kahne 1889 -324
8 -1 Greg Biffle 1884 -329
9 -1 Jeff Gordon 1876 -337
10 — Kevin Harvick 1817 -396
11 +1 Tony Stewart 1774 -439
12 -1 Clint Bowyer 1764 -449
13 — David Ragan 1754 -459
14 +1 Matt Kenseth 1750 -463
15 +1 Martin Truex Jr. 1670 -543
16 +1 Brian Vickers 1667 -546
17 -3 Ryan Newman 1641 -572
From pole sitter to checkered flag Kasey Kahne wins
the Pocono 500. This was his 5th win from the pole
after leading 69 laps.
Brian Vickers in the Red Bull #83 was 2nd.
after leading 18 laps. Denny Hamlin in the Fedex
#11 finished 3rd after leading 17 laps and Dale
Earnhardt, Jr. finished 4th after starting 7th.
Jeff Burton finished 5th and Jimmie Johnson
finished 6th after starting 2nd and leading 59 laps.
Matt Kenseth was 7th, Kurt Busch was 8th,
Carl Edwards was 9th and Mark Martin was 10th.
Next week’s Sprint Cup Race
Race 15 of 36 | June 15, 2008
Lifelock 400 | Michigan International Speedway
1 — Kyle Busch 2084 Leader
2 — Jeff Burton 2063 -21
3 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1939 -145
4 — Carl Edwards 1856 -228
5 +4 Denny Hamlin 1800 -284
6 +1 Jimmie Johnson 1799 -285
7 -2 Greg Biffle 1781 -303
8 -2 Jeff Gordon 1767 -317
9 +3 Kasey Kahne 1719 -365
10 — Kevin Harvick 1690 -394
11 -3 Clint Bowyer 1679 -405
12 -1 Tony Stewart 1614 -470
13 — David Ragan 1607 -477
14 — Ryan Newman 1604 -480
15 +1 Matt Kenseth 1580 -504
16 -1 Martin Truex Jr. 1558 -526
Nascar Race Articles
Comment on the Racing Fan Blog
Kyle Busch led early, had a penalty leaving off a lug
nut, went to the rear and then came back to win the
race. He led a total of 169 laps.
Greg Biffle was the pole sitter, led 95 laps and
with 127 laps to go he was out of the race with a bad
vibration and oil leak.
Tony Stewart won the Friday night Nationwide race
but on lap 3 had a collision with Elliott Sadler that
put him into the wall. He came back to finish 21st.
Carl Edwards came in 2nd, Jeff Gordon was 3rd
after leading 24 laps. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was
4th after leading 35 laps. David Ragan came in
5th after leading 2 laps and Matt Kenseth was 6th
after leading 3 laps.
Denny Hamlin finished 7th after leading 15 laps.
Travis Kvapil led 2 laps and finished 8th. Dave
Blaney finished 9th and Jeff Burton finished 10th.
Next week’s Sprint Cup Race
Sprint All-Star Race | Lowe’s Motor Speedway
It’s a Non-point race
Race 12 of 36 | May 25, 2008
Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe’s Motor Speedway
1 — Kyle Busch 1690 Leader
2 — Jeff Burton 1611 -79
3 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1556 -134
4 +2 Denny Hamlin 1500 -190
5 -1 Clint Bowyer 1490 -200
6 +1 Jimmie Johnson 1442 -248
7 +3 Carl Edwards 1400 -290
8 — Tony Stewart 1397 -293
9 -4 Kevin Harvick 1396 -294
10 +3 Jeff Gordon 1326 -364
11 -1 Greg Biffle 1269 -226
12 +2 David Ragan 1266 -424
13 -2 Ryan Newman 1264 -426
14 -2 Kasey Kahne 1264 -426
15 — Martin Truex Jr. 1230 -460
On the 3/4 mile track at Richmond, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
came so close to winning on the track he last won
at 2 years ago but a fierce battle with Kyle Busch
for the lead led to a spin out with 2 laps to go.
Denny Hamlin led the race for a record breaking
381 laps. He had won Friday in the Nationwide series
and was the pole sitter for the Sprint Cup race but
his perfect night ended too soon with a soft then
flat tire before end of the race.
The fans stood and cheered when Dale Jr. took
with 8 laps to go, then Denny Hamlin who had
dropped back with a soft tire pulled to the side
of the track and caution was called. Dale Jr.’s
lead was shortened by the caution and Kyle Busch
made a run on the restart. They battled side by
side with the #88 a little ahead. Then the #18
got loose into Dale Jr. causing him to spin. The
fans stood and waved their fists at Kyle
for the spin out of their favorite driver.
Clint Bowyer who started 31st but had been
running 3rd took over the lead and after 8 caution
laps he kept the lead to the checkered flag.
Kyle Busch finished 2nd, Mark Martin was 3rd,
Tony Stewart was 4th and Martin Truex, Jr. 5th.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. came back to finish 15th.
last lap and then come around to lead. But it
Next week’s Sprint Cup Race
Dodge Challenger 500 | Darlington Raceway
Race 11 of 36 | May 10, 2008
1 +1 Kyle Busch 1495 Leader
2 -1 Jeff Burton 1477 -18
3 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1391 -104
4 +3 Clint Bowyer 1372 -123
5 +1 Kevin Harvick 1350 -145
6 -2 Denny Hamlin 1349 -146
7 -2 Jimmie Johnson 1318 -177
8 +1 Tony Stewart 1297 -198
9 -1 Greg Biffle 1269 -226
10 — Carl Edwards 1230 -265
11 — Ryan Newman 1212 -283
12 +1 Kasey Kahne 1162 -333
13 +1 Jeff Gordon 1156 -339
14 +1 David Ragan 1106 -389
15 +2 Martin Truex Jr. 1104
At the 2.66 mile Super Speedway Talladega
Kyle Busch came from behind, led 12 laps,
got pushes from Jeff Gordon and Juan Montoya
to win the Aarons 499 race.
In the last lap with the white flag, the
Big Wreck occured and Kyle Busch won under
the yellow flag.
This was Kyle Busch’s 7th win this season.
He has 2 Sprint Cup wins with Joe Gibbs Racing,
2 wins in the Truck series, and 3 wins in
the Nationwide Series.
When 2 drivers teamed up and pushed
to the front they would gain a lot of
momentum to take the lead. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
and Tony Stewart did it, Michael Waltrip and
Jimmie Johnson did it and Kyle Busch and
Jeff Gordon did it.
6-time winner at Talladega, Jeff Gordon’s
strategy was to stay in second place until the
last lap and then come around to lead. But it
didn’t quite work out that way and he dropped
back loosing momentum to finish 21st.
Juan Montoya, led 1 lap and pushed behind
Kyle Busch for a time to come in second. Denny
Hamlin led 38 laps and came in third. David Ragan
was 4th, Brian Vickers led 4 laps and finished 5th.
Travis Kvapil finished 6th, Casey Mears finished
7th, and Ryan Newman led 5 laps and finished 8th.
Clint Bowyer was 9th and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finished
10th after leading 45 laps.
Jeff Burton was caught up in the last crash
but is still leading in the points.
Carl Edwards had issues with the Right Front
tire times 3. They didn’t have the camber right.
Tony Stewart won for the first time at Talladega
in the Nationwide Series race on Saturday from the
pole. He almost won the pole for Sunday’s race but
Joe Nemecheck was a half second faster. Tony led
the most laps in the Aaron’s 499 but cut the right
front tire down and hit the wall loosing his
momentum. He finished 38th.
Next week’s Sprint Cup Race
Crown Royal Dan Lowry 500 | Richmond International Raceway
Race 10 of 36 | May 3, 2008
1 — Jeff Burton 1347 Leader
2 — Kyle Busch 1325 -22
3 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1268 -79
4 +2 Denny Hamlin 1248 -99
5 -1 Jimmie Johnson 1245 -102
6 -1 Kevin Harvick 1208 -139
7 +1 Clint Bowyer 1182 -165
8 +2 Greg Biffle 1148 -199
9 -2 Tony Stewart 1137 -210
10 -1 Carl Edwards 1084 -263
11 +1 Ryan Newman 1062 -285
12 +5 Juan Pablo Montoya 1029 -318
13 -2 Kasey Kahne 1028 -319
14 -1 Jeff Gordon 1018 -329
15 +3 David Ragan 994 -353
Nascar Nextel Cup Racing is off this week for
the Nationwide Series race in Mexico.
Kyle Busch won his first road race ever
by taking the lead with 9 laps to go.
Marcus Ambrose finished 2nd, Scott
Pruett 3rd and Carl Edwards 4th.
Next week’s Nextel Cup Race
Aaron’s 499 | Talledaga Speedway
Race 9 of 36 | April 27, 2008