Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol
Where is the old Bristol, Bruton, and what the hell can you do to bring it back before people stop coming?
Where is the old Bristol, Bruton, and what the hell can you do to bring it back before people stop coming?
When all was said and done at Michigan, GM, Dodge and Ford all had to suck it up as Toyota dealt them a blow to the solar plexus in their hometown.
After tragically fumbling away victory at Sonoma a year ago, finally Marcos Ambrose broke through and scored Cup win number one.
Kyle Busch got so preoccupied with Jimmie Johnson’s attempted divebomb pass to the inside, a quick move on Turn 1 of the final restart they both flat out let Brad Keselowski get away.
Remember back when the Brickyard 400 used to draw a standing room only 300,000 fans?
Ryan Newman managed to clear Clint Bowyer on fresher tires following a lap 229 restart and never looked back, scoring his third career victory at Loudon.
Kyle Busch let loose on the field most of the night with an old-fashioned butt-whoopin’ at Kentucky.
David Ragan, with an essential assist from teammate Matt Kenseth, got some sweet redemption after his miscue shifting lanes in the Daytona 500.
Short of pit stops cycling through, the lead was not a position Kurt Busch relinquished for long Sunday at Sonoma.
Denny Hamlin emerged first from the pits on the final caution and held off a determined Matt Kenseth for the final five laps at Michigan.
Champagne showered down on Jeff Gordon at Pocono, marking his second Cup victory of 2011 and the first multi-win season in four years for the Rainbow Warrior.”
Brad Keselowski milked 57 laps out of a tank of fuel to win the Kansas race on fuel mileage.
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