Did you get a chance to catch that Nationwide Series race from Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon?When the checkers fell, Greg Biffle was left out front -- literally, as just 10 cars finished on the lead lap -- to snap his 76-race drought of winning in the series.
But in between, the 209 laps that made up the Sam's Town 300 turned out to be quite hairy for a number of drivers.
By the time the race was just 28 laps old, four yellow flags had waved with Scott Speed and Kyle Busch taking the brunt of the action after Busch got loose while racing for the lead under Kevin Harvick. Busch spun up the track in Turn 4 and a trailing Scott Speed -- the race's pole sitter -- smashed head-on into Busch's No. 18.
Both were done for the event, and joined a list of 15 cars that failed to complete 151 laps of the race.
Mike Bliss and Denny Hamlin got caught up in another incident in the race's waning laps after Hamlin brushed the turn 2 wall. As Hamlin circled the track and went into turn 1, the car failed to negotiate the corner and Hamlin slowed dramatically. Mike Bliss, who led 16 laps, couldn't avoid Hamlin's car and plowed into the rear bumper of Hamlin's Toyota.
The race saw two red flags and Biffle nearly ran out of fuel on the final green-white-checkered finish after the race went an extra 9 laps. His No. 16 stumbled with low fuel pressure and Carl Edwards snuck alongside for the second-to-last lap. Edwards couldn't hold off Biffle when he gained regular fuel flow and Biffle cruised to the victory on the last lap.
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3-01-2009 @ 6:12AM
obamaizadope said...
junior loses again? give it up son, your Diddy was a dirty driver, who had to cheat to win, and you just don't have it in you..
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3-01-2009 @ 9:07AM
mamajan66 said...
shut up you idiot the last part of your screen name gives you away
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3-01-2009 @ 9:09AM
MissinNAction44 said...
Dale Jr. might not be the Nascar racer of his day, but i assure you he's doing better than you obamaizadope. So i'm sure he's not gonna lose no sleep over your opinion. And To say Dale Sr. was a cheat, is just plain wrong. Back in the day when Sr. was racing you fought for every win, and he was'nt scared to rub metal at 200 miles an hour. Also, dont call a man who gave his life, trying to give his son, or a fellow teammate who was like a brother, the big win a cheat. No, far from it. He was a class act in my book you moron.
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3-01-2009 @ 9:25AM
mikeeh20s said...
These guys are considered some of the best drivers in the world.....why are they always crashing?...hum
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4-05-2009 @ 1:40PM
gwen_susie said...
Dale Earnhardt, Sr. is a Legend in case you don't know this DOPE! People either loved him or loved to hate him but he was loved either way. Fans showed up at races or watched on TV just to see what Sr was gonna do!! Everyone loved it! Dope did you ever see any races when Sr. raced? I am a Dale Earnhardt, Jr. fan and I loved the race at Daytona that got people on their feet and their blood pumping and excitement beyond belief. It is still being talked about! Aggressive driving is how you win races! Something better change to keep the fans going to the races!
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3-01-2009 @ 12:32PM
mcmahan4581 said...
Yes they wreck and have accidents, even the "great...so called Kyle Bush"....ugh!!! AKA the wrecker of all wrecker's. Jr will drive hard and win some but he got more in his heart then most of them or you that state remarks you don't know anything about. Sr raced to win, and did alot of that, so forge that you are an idot and just watch the races. Jr will be up there for the most part, racing with his Dad's best wishes with him and many racing fans, so he sure don't need you...Go Jr Go
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