NASCAR - Richmond

NASCAR - Richmond - Short track Saturday night racing... Richmond, the last race before the start of the chase is now riddled with the question... Did Clint Bowyer spin out intentionally to help his team Martin Truex Jr. make the Chase? Clint says no had a flat tire. When interviewed Dale Earnhardt Jr. says the spin out looked strange. The announcers each commented on the situation each believing that he probably did. Martin Truex Jr. edged out Ryan Newman for the final Chase Wild card position.
First of all Clint DID have a flat right front tire! So what is so strange about him spinning.
Second of all if he was going to spin out intentionally to secure Martin Truex's position in the field and chase, don't you think, maybe just maybe, he would have done it after they took the white flag so the field would be frozen and not take the chance that something could have happened to Truex on the restart!!! Tell me Rusty Wallace how do you intentionally get a flat tire?

Congratulations Carl Edwards!!! flip away!!!

Not an overly exciting race tonight!!! Basically watching the guys who had a chance to make the chase race their hearts out. Kurt Busch finishing 2nd secured the 10th place position in the Chase. Ryan Newman did about all he could do finishing 3rd, losing the tie breaker to Martin Truex, Jr. for the 2nd Wild card position. Jeff Gordon coming back from a loose wheel finished 8th missing the Chase by 1 point to Joey Lagano who finished 22nd. Kasey Kahne not having the best night finished 14th but with 2 wins took the first wild position. Brad Keslowski the defending champion finished 17th and failed to make the Chase... 

Top Ten Recap:

1. Carl Edwards - started 26 - down 1 position to 5th

2. Kurt Busch - started 2 - remains in 10th

3. Ryan Newman - started 24 - remains in 14th

4. Jamie McMurrary - started 7 - up 1 position to 15th

5. Paul Menard - started 22 - remains in 17th

6. Matt Kenseth - started 5 - up 5 positions to 1st

7. Martin Truex Jr. - started 11 - up 1 position to 12th

8. Jeff Gordon - started 1 - down 2 positions to 13th

9. Mark Martin - started 16 - up 1 position to 20th

10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - started 21 - remains in 29th

Race for the Championship

1. Matt Kenseth - finished 6th - 5 wins up 5 positions

2. Jimmie Johnson - finished 40th - 4 wins down 1 position

3. Kyle Busch - finished 19th - 4 wins up 2 positions

4. Kevin Harvick - finished 11th - 2 wins down 1 position

5. Carl Edwards - WINNER - 2 wins down 1 position

6. Joey Lagano - finished 22nd - 1 win up 2 positions

7. Greg Biffle - finished 12th - 1 win up 2 positions

8. Clint Bowyer - finished 25th - 0 wins down 6 positions

9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - finished 13th - 0 wins down 2 positions

10. Kurt Busch - finished 2nd

11. Kasey Kahne - finished 14th - up 1 position

12. Martin Truex Jr. - finished 7th - up 1 position

Hendricks Motorsports 3 drivers - Johnson 2, Earnhardt 9, Kahne 12

Joe Gibbs Racing 2 drivers - Kenseth 1, Kyle Busch 3

Roush Fenway Racing 2 drivers - Edwards 5, Biffle 7

Michael Waltrip Racing 2 drivers - Bowyer 8, Truex 12

Richard Childress Racing 1 driver - Harvick 4

Penske Racing 1 driver - Lagano 6

Furniture Row Racing 1 driver - Kurt Busch 10

Next Race - Chicagoland Speedway - Geico 400 - Sunday September 15, 2003 - 2pm est

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