Busch led all 200 laps, marking the first time in a national series a driver has led the entire race since Dale Earnhardt Jr. led all laps in the July 4, 2003 NNS race at Daytona International Speedway.
Hopes were high in the Rusty Wallace Racing garages Saturday morning, following Steve Wallace's (No. 66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry) top-ten effort in qualifying for the Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway.
TREVOR BAYNE - No. 16 Roush Fenway Mustang (Finished 31st) - "We learned a lot about our short track program. We just had some misfortune with the tire."
BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger R/T) “Just a tough break for this Discount Tire Dodge. I’m not sure exactly what happened, all that I know is that we blew up a right-front tire and I ended up throwing the car into the Turn 4 wall."
With a fifth-place qualifying effort, Regan Smith, No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet, will lead a contingent of 17 Team Chevy drivers in Sunday's Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Two-time USAC Midget winner at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway (PIR) J.J. Yeley successfully qualified for tomorrow’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at the one-mile oval.
The NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series are at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend while the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series is at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Hendrick Motorsports has piled up more than twice as many wins as any other organization (11) in the crown jewel event and also leads in top fives (29), top 10s (46) and laps led (1,101).
Funny Car driver Daniel Wilkerson was .042 of a second away from securing his first NHRA win on Sunday in Sonoma and he will have another opportunity for redemption at this weekend’s 37th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways.
