NASCAR - Richmond

Saturday night racing, I love em, Richmond was a pretty good race. Tony Stewart had a very strong car, but spinning his tires on the restarts was his down fall. Kyle Busch took advantage of the weak link in Tony's chain and took the lead with 9 to go. Dale Earnhardt Jr. gave it go to pass Kyle, but Kyle was just a tad bit faster. At least this race wasn't boring, there was passing, but once out front the leader was ahead by more than 3 seconds.

Congratulations Kyle Busch!!! Beating Tony out of the pits, giving you the #1 position on the restart, taking advantage of Tony spinning his tires on the restart, gave you a big lead, Dale Jr. just could overcome with only 8 laps to work with.
Carl Edwards had a great run until he jumped a restart, thinking he was the leader, and got black flagged. Leading the most laps, this was a heartbreaker for Carl, finishing 10th.

Top Ten Recap:
1. Kyle Busch - started 5 - up 2 positions to 11th
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - started 10 - up 2 positions to 2nd
3. Tony Stewart - started 22 - remained in 8th
4. Denny Hamlin - started 7 - up 2 positions to 3rd
5. Kasey Kahne - started 9 - up 3 positions to 23rd
6. Jimmie Johnson - started 27 - up 1 position to 6th
7. Clint Bowyer - started  23 - down 1 position to 12th
8. Mark Martin - started 1 - up 5 positions to 19th
9. Brad Keslowski - started 16 - up 2 positions to 13th
10. Carl Edwards - started 2 - remained in 9th

Race for the Chase:
1. Greg Biffle - finished 18th - remained the Leader
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - finished 2nd - up 2 positions
3. Denny Hamlin - finished 4th - up 2 positions
4. Matt Kenseth - finished 11th - down 1 position
5. Martin Truex Jr. - finished 25th - down 3 positions
6. Jimmie Johnson - finished 6th - up 1 position
7. Kevin Harvick - finished 19th - down 1 position
8. Tony Steard - finished 3rd - remained the same
9. Carl Edwards - finished 10th - remained the same
10. Ryan Newman - finished 15th - remained the same
11. Kyle Busch - WINNER - up 2 positions
12. Clint Bowyer - finished 7th - down 1 position

Mark Martin finishing 8th, moved up to 19th in the positions gaining the most positions with 5.
Aric Almirola finishing 26th lost the most positions with 4, put him in 24th.

Next Race - Talladega Superspeedway - Aaron 499 - May 6, 2012 - 12 pm est

Take Care
Have a Wonderful Week
Barbara