Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma
Short of pit stops cycling through, the lead was not a position Kurt Busch relinquished for long Sunday at Sonoma.
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.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of gas exiting the fourth corner on the final lap, allowing Kevin Harvick to claim his third win of the season in the World 600.
Carl Edwards’s crew got him off pit road first after the final mandatory four-tire stop. The No. 99 cruised to a NASCAR All-Star Race win from there.
Even if reported estimates for all three national touring races this weekend were combined, it still wouldn’t be enough to fill the 140,000 seats Dover boasts.
Regan Smith, driving for an underfunded single-car team based out of Colorado, scored the second big upset win of the season at Darlington.
Kyle Busch was able to stretch 107 laps out of a tank of fuel to drive to victory Saturday night at Richmond.
If these guys aren’t going to race until the final five to 10 laps, then why is the race at Talladega 188 laps long?
Dramatic Moment: There were damn few of them as Matt Kenseth took the rest of the field to school most of the race in Texas.
Denny Hamlin, the winner of three straight Martinsville events was then resigned to 12th position.
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