
If you would have told Jeff Burton with ten laps left during Sunday's Food City 500 the directions to victory lane, he would have probably looked at you like you were crazy.
Burton, though, with a strange set of circumstances ended up needing those directions to Bristol Motor Speedway's victory lane.
With 15 laps to go, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, and Denny Hamlin were shaping up for a three-way battle for the lead when Brian Vickers cut a tire on his No. 83 Toyota and slammed the turn 3 wall, bringing out a caution.
Stewart, Hamlin, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. stayed out as the rest of the lead-lap cars -- including Harvick and Burton -- dove to pit road for fresh tires. On the restart with 5 laps to go, Stewart jumped out to a lead before Hamlin caught him and drove past.
Harvick had restarted 4th and passed Dale Earnhardt Jr. before getting to Stewart's rear bumper. As the two dove into turn one with 3 laps to go, Harvick hit the apron, bobbled, and doorslammed Stewart -- spinning the No. 20 into the wall.
In the mess, Burton drove underneath Harvick just before the caution came out, giving him second spot behind Hamlin for the ensuing green-white-checkered finish.
When the race restarted for the final time, Hamlin got a good restart but off of turn 2, his No. 11 Toyota stumbled for some reason and Burton blew past to lead the final lap and a half in a first for Richard Childress Racing. RCR finished 1-2-3 with Burton, Harvick, and Clint Bowyer crossing the finish line first.
The win was Burton's first of 2008 and his 20th of his career. Additionally, it was Chevrolet's first win of 2008.
Greg Biffle finished fourth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. fifth.

















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3-17-2008 @ 4:35AM
anzajoe said...
No that i dislike JEFF BOURBON, as matter of fact congratulation to his win.
Nevertheless we all witnessed SISSY HARWICK knocking
STEWART out of his first season win.If it would been TONY wrecking somebodyalce,these pages would be sparkling with antistewart comments,as has been happening for ages.Where are the judges of fareness now ah? wHERE ARE THE TONY BASHERS NOW DEFENDING TONY AH?. Does not work for me!.
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3-18-2008 @ 8:23AM
Mike said...
Anna, perhaps you were watching a different race at the end. In case you missed it, Stewart, Hamlin, and Earhardt Jr stayed out on the track with 112 lap tires while the rest of the field came in and took fresh rubber. None of those three had a chance and it showed on the restart. Stewart was in second and moving backwards when he was wrecked. While it is easy to blame the wreck, Tony was getting smoked. Out of the three drivers that stayed out, Tony was wrecked while getting passed, Hamlin had a fuel pickup problem and was left in the dust on the next restart, and Jr was passed by four drivers in only 5 laps.
Blame this one on the crew chiefs if you have to point a finger. I am sure it was a difficult call to make. Who knows, had the front two or three drivers come in I am sure some of the ones further back on the lead lap would have stayed out.
Mike LeVan
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3-17-2008 @ 11:58PM
anzajoe said...
.MIKE THIS IS JOE ANZA and not anna.
You said yourself,tony was 2nd, that means harwick was third andhe was behind the 20.Even if tony was getting passed by some other drivers he still could finished in the top 5 or6 instead of 14th.
HARWICK could still finish 2nd passing tony without wrecking him,(after all they are good friends and tony drives the #33 car HARWICK OWNED in the busch series; i thought they were friends?).HARWICK was in the back area of the left quarter panel of the 20
and deliberately spinned stewart against the wall
with the right corner end of the front fender.
AFTER the race while interviewed on MRN RADIO,the punk even invited stewart to come down to his pit and fight.Harwick even excused the wreck on a payback from last year in indianapolis whwn in the last lap of that race, tony sideswiped harwick and
won the race.(sideswiped,not wrecked him, sissy harwick only got loose for 10 inches but kept on going)>That's the race end i saw and yes,i know the
3 drivers were on old tire.
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3-18-2008 @ 4:11AM
annajoe said...
oh, and one more thing, I'm very immature and that's why I make fun of people's names constantly over and over and over... yeah, I'm a big sissy myself, at least I feel that way, and that's why I project, and call other people misogynistic names and insult them by messing up their names. pray for me.
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3-18-2008 @ 5:33AM
anzajoe said...
Keep trying poster #5.Real cute.4.11am you posted.
Are you on caffeine or cocaine?Oh wait, out west must be only 1.11am,that's right life is 3 hr. behind of there.Whoever feels insulted deserves to be insulted.Yes many will pray for you.Foorget me,forget tony stewart.Allah,Allah,Allah,Allah AKBAR.
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3-18-2008 @ 10:38AM
Mike said...
Well Joe, I will grant you this. had Tony not been wrecked he probably would have still finished in the top 5. He was not going to win this time though. He certainly did not deserve to be put into the wall. That is one of the really unfortunate aspects of Nascar, the fact that a driver can get wiped out by another driver that messes up. The interesting part of it is that usually the inocent party gets the worst end of it while the guy that lost control of his car actually gets saved by slidng up into another car instead of the wall.
If you look at the replay of the event, the Harvick fans can probably claim Stewart ran him down onto the apron which is what made Harvick get loose in the first place. So, by that logic, Stewart is the one that caused the wreck after all. Maybe that is what Tony meant after the race when he accepted the blame. I doubt it but for the Harvick fans maybe it works.
Michael Bishop LeVan
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3-18-2008 @ 5:20PM
Kim said...
Joe,
You think my posts are annoying???? Not only are yours extremely long, immature, but they make no coherent sense at all. Have you ever heard of freaking spell check for God's sake or better yet, proof reading?
First off: Enough with the freaking Tony bashing! No one is Tony bashing nor have they been in some time. In fact, it's been the opposite, so GET OVER IT ALREADY! And you refer to Jimmie Johnson, my favorite driver as "Saint Jimmie," fine that's your opinion, although I think that's bashing.
Second, Burton deserved his win fair and square. He was running a top five car all day. It isn't his fault Harvick accidentally wrecked Stewart.
Kim
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3-18-2008 @ 10:08PM
anzajoe said...
Well MIKE,
that was my main point; the 20 deserved at the least to finish in the top 5.
If jeff gordon would led over 200 laps like tony did
and than gets pushed in to the wall,harwick would pissed you off too.Harwick has done it to other drivers in the past. Ask GREG BIFFLE.
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3-19-2008 @ 12:10AM
anzajoe said...
BINGO.It did not take me long to figure out who had wrote post#4.KIM, if my posts are so orrible, please feel free NO TO READ.IT'S YOUR RIGHT. Tony Stewart and Jeff Bourbon, oops ....BURTON, will give you the same advice. I shall continue to express my right's of freedom of speech granted to us all, over 200years ago.
Your blogs are not only annoying, but extremely boreing expecially when you keep dumping on us the
same OLD FAIRY TALES STORY's,we heard 50 times over and over. I.E. ( the 4 years bachelor-graduated with a 3.8 GPA-your master degree-the numerous honor society, you claim you belong to - The last time you dumped your fairy storyes, was just a week ago, on BRAD in the toyota file.OH 1 more; your sense of guilt and feeled bashed upon,singled out
or attacked by posters that never even mentioned your name once.50 cases of such depression side effects,we can recall in the past. Those cases include posters like: emerson-git r done- anna-(i remembered)-savage,etc.etc.etc.
TONY STEWART,I AND JEFF BOURBON, gladly suggest, you get help. End of story,i will not read your novels anymore,but in a change of heart me and TONY
.... and JEFF BB, will pray for you. Works for me.
p.s.
please blast back at me;i will not answer anymore.
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3-19-2008 @ 2:44AM
Don Emerson said...
Ahhh...spring and the replies on the Nascar blog are heating up, headed towards full bloom. Bout' time. We were turning into Nascar with all our politically correct answers, and we all know how boring that is. Only rule....don't get too personal in trading insults, such as family or sexual preference barbs. Burton won, Tony cried, and the tires held up, so let's move on to other topics. Works for me.....
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3-19-2008 @ 9:08AM
Mike said...
Don, I am glad you finally woke up from your nap. I could not agree more. I was getting way too PC myself. I was hoping to last until mid season but I am like a junkie going through withdrawal at this point. In fact I am ready to start bashing my own fav, Jeff Gordon. What the hell is he doing?
The reason nobody is beating up on Tony is that he has not really openned his mouth and put his foot in it yet. The only thing that comes close is the tire thing which some people where actually dumb enough to climb on board with him on. Everyone had the same tires. Sorry you could not go into the corners as fast as you wanted to and sorry you could not mash the gas as hard coming out of the corners but nobody else could either.
Mike LeVan
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3-19-2008 @ 12:54PM
Brad said...
WAH,WAH WAH WAH WAH, anna's back, or should I say Joe, Fred, Barney or ICCCK-A-BOD......well hell welcome any way.
Don that does work for me.
Mike....damn dude glad to see you pick up on your addiction again.
Kim.......Please forgive me, I meant no harm to you with my Trailer park, mobile home mumbo jumbo, it was just my use of most peoples common perception of people who live in mobile home parks vs. the Pearl harbour, toyota, Nascar references.
Anna, glad to see your still keeping your FBI files on everyone and I just love the way you distort what U seem to see and hear.
1. Yes Harvick wrecked Tony and addmitted it as soon as he got out of his car, He manned up and did the right thing. Tony and Harvick are fine, the only fighting reference was to comments made by a spotter saying he was going to kick Harvick's ass but never showed up when invited.
2. Montoya kicking Harvick's butt.......hmmmmmmm I don't know what the hell U where watching but they both kept their helmets on and never looked like they really wanted to take it to the next level.
3. It's Harvick who has had a history with biffles driving not the other way around and at least Harvick had the gusto to leap over the Biffs car and grap him by the throat. No helmet on mind U.
4. And please....at least get your jaded facts clear, Harvick was leading the brickyard when Tony messed up, pushed his fender in which screwed up the aero on the car relegating him to a 7th place finish, and even though he probably would not have won the race he was leading at the time and would have at least finished 2nd. Tony was 2nd at bristol but would have been lucky to finish in the top 5 being on 100+ lap tires.
Aloha, BRAD.........not french, wheat, rye, sourdough or any other type of bread. ( well maybe on occasion Sour ).
P.S. Anna, you can call me any thing U like, but if U really want to go there I will be MORE THAN HAPPY TO OBLIGE! ! !
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3-19-2008 @ 7:36PM
Kim said...
Don, your comments work for me, too. Nice to have you back as well. :-)
Mike, as always, you are too much fun as well.
And Brad, Dear Brad, I knew you didn't mean to offend. I said as much in a later post. I knew you were being funny and I do know all the perceptions people have about mobile home parks and homes. Unforunately, they do seem to appear on COPS an awful lot, don't they? I still love ya, so no worries, sweetie! Your comments to Anna = Priceless. Too funny. I am not going to go there with her again because I know it it IS HER and not somebody named, "JOE." There couldn't possibly be two idiots that speak (write) like that taking up so much space on this blog! And SHE thinks I am annoying????
Kim
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3-19-2008 @ 7:47PM
Kim said...
Back to the subject at hand. I originally thought Harvick caused the accident but after seeing a repeat today in slow motion, it did appear that Tony got a little loose and came down while Harvick checked up. Regardless, Brad is right. Tony would not have won that race. He should have pitted with all the other front runners. It was a bad call by Zippy and yes, it did cost him the win. Nobody else to blame there but himself and his own team.
And to still finish 7th after that wreck, impressive indeed. Tony isn't mad about what happened, he said as much after the race. He and Harvick are friends and Harvick apologized immediately after getting out of his car. They both "manned up." Tony's not crying for once, so why are his fans? Baffles me (head shaking).
And Mike, you are right....What the h-e-double hockysticks is up with our boys Jeff & Jimmie? What a crappy year thus far. I am bummin.
Kim
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3-19-2008 @ 8:46PM
Brad said...
Hey Kim, I would have got back to you sooner but it's been a little heck----tic to say the least since my return from Maui. I too am really baffled by Chad's confusion over the setups on JJ's car being they where so successful last year but I'm sure they will figure it out,,,,,,maybe they should ask Jr. and Tony E. for a little help?.....Just kidding LOL .....Jr. has enough stress but seems to be holding his own for now. And can I say just friggin WOW....8 out of the first 10 comments....AND YOUR AHHHHNOYING.....PAAAAHFRIGGINLEASE! ! !
I will give Anna this though....she sure came back in with both guns-a-blazin if ya know what I mean and I really hope things stay a little more civil this time around........but then again there are so many things that rhyme with aaahhhhh 'JOE'.
Aloha, Brad
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3-20-2008 @ 7:30AM
anzajoe said...
ALOHA BRAD,
this is joe anza and not anna whatever.I'll appreciate you addressing me by my real name and gender, thank you.
I have a nice quote of yours for you to act upon; don't just preach it invane.
THOSE THAT JUDGE DON'T MATTER. THOSE THAT MATTER DON.T JUDGE.
What did you do in post 21 of the toyota file last week?.... JUDGE: exactly the opposite of what you preach. You have an history of doing so.
My quote now.
THOSE WHO DISTORT FACTS NEVER ADMIT IT. THOSE WHO ADMIT IT NEVER DISTORT.THOSE WHO DISTORT BLAME OTHERS OF DISTORTING.
You have an history of distorting fact also and never admit it, because you accuse others of doing exactly what you are doing.
Feel free to read my previouses posts again and realize your sensless distorting.FEEL FREE NO TO READ IF YOU SO CHOOSE. IT IS YOUR RIGHT ALSO AS IS
ANYBODY ELSE.
anzaj@yahoo.com
Aloha brad,aloha california,3 hr behind in time and space traveling.No wonder why life and facts are twisted in to an old legends out there.
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3-20-2008 @ 8:58AM
Kim said...
Brad,
Glad you arrived home safely. If you got to check out a volcano, let me know. I have always wanted to see one. :-)
And you may be on to something with the Jr. thing, even if you were joking. :-) He is certainly having a better year than his teammates are. His team is doing something right. Martinsville is next week and Jimmie is usually successful on the short tracks, so I am hoping for a comeback. But then again, I was hoping for that last week, too.
So glad to see that you don't think I am annoying. I was starting to develop a complex!!!! LOL. :-)
Kim
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3-20-2008 @ 11:49AM
Brad said...
Wow........joe......yeah right! ! !
That's not a quote that's YOUR legacy........Those that distort facts never admit it (FITS YOU PUUURRFECTLY).....Those who admit it never distort....(OOOOPS YOU DON'T QUALIFY THERE).....Those who distort blame others of distorting.......(OH YEAH..FITS U LIKE AN UNDERSIZED BODY SUIT).
LISTEN UP....WHATEVER GENDER BENDER U CLAIM TO BE......Those that judge don't matter....(Those that judge me I could care less about...but I will stir it up with them)...Those that matter don't judge......(Those that matter to ME accept me for who I am)...............Now go back to your BLACK-0P FBI,CIA,DEA,ATF,FU2 FILES THAT U KEEP IN THAT HOLE YOU CRAWLED INTO 5 0R 6 MONTHS AGO....CROSS REFERENCE THEM, GET YOURSELF FRUSTRATED AND THEN CHOKE OUT THE LITTLE HARVICK DOLL U KEEP UNDER YOUR BED......FOR THOSE SPECIAL MOMENTS! ! !
Kim, yes my wife and I drove to the top of Haleakala crater, the summit is over 10,000 feet and your 3-4,000 feet above the clouds......You can't believe the view it was just awesome.
Aloha, Brad
P.S. 3 hr. timezone diff from Florida....mmmmmm whatever that has to do with knowledge I'll leave for those that don't D-i-S-tatata-ToRt things.
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3-20-2008 @ 12:52PM
Mike said...
Susan;
Are you sure you want to be part of our little family? We haven't even had anything good yet to talk about this year. It has been boring for most of us. I personally have been having a hard time getting into it. I guess it is all the OT I have had to put in at work lately. These 30 hour weeks are killing me.
Mike LeVan
Kim. Jr is still doing things exactly as his team always has. The only difference is they have actually finished five in a row. They still make the same mistakes at the end of the race that end up costing them a chance to win. I would hazard to say that is the crew chiefs fault. Jimmie and Jeff are the ones that are not repeating the performance of last year. I am not going to go into panick mode until after 16 weeks or so in.
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3-21-2008 @ 2:27AM
Brad said...
YAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNN.........Poor Poor little ANNA-JOE is gonna take her toys home and not play anymore..........WORKS FOR ME! ! ! !
I wonder.....did you mean DIFFERENCE from intelligent to ignorant or was it supposed to be intelligence to ignorance.......oh well I guess we can leave that to your intelligence or lack there of. Did you mean 3 hr. timezone difference??? AH you must have because the only space you could be talking about is the 6 inches between your ears!
I am glad to hear you were thrilled about me and my wife driving to the summit of Haleakala but your disappointment about me not mentioning her name well dear dear me that is just oh so TRAGIC now isn't it. You see Dear-Dude (well 1 of ya) when I make a statement about my wife and I driving......well that should be enough info for you to figure out there where probably 2 people in the car and there is a pretty good chance it was..... well.....my wife and I........no one asked me for her name!! but with your reference to it being Kevin Harvick, (note the spelling deary) if you thought you new HER NAME (DONNA BY THE WAY) then why would you be disappointed???? Oh well I guess I'll just leave that to your suigeneris intellingence.
Aloha, Brad
P.S. 3 hr. time difference but still living in the past Anna or Joe.......same person just like the song LOLA by the Kinks......
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