Kyle Busch talks about his win, crew chief Dave Rogers, and how he has learned to be patient and deal with adversity. Jeff Gordon comments on finishing second again in 2010 and the rest of his race at Richmond.
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Busch Passes Gordon On Restart, Takes Richmond
Frustration continued to dog Jeff Gordon, but on Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, it was polesitter Kyle Busch — not four-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson — who kept Gordon out of Victory Lane. Busch surged past Gordon after a restart with five laps left in the Crown Royal 400 and cleared Gordon’s Chevrolet to [...]
Talladega By The Numbers
1 — Active drivers who have won a Cup championship who have not won a plate race: Kurt Busch. Busch has finished third four times at Talladega and has five top-10s in eight races there driving the No. 2 car. But he’s crashed out of two of the past four races at ‘Dega. Still, [...]
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April 21st, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive Where will Kahne go in 2011? Is Junior’s mojo back? Are Gordon and Johnson rivals? These and other topics are discussed in this edition of Green-White-Checkered Finish.
Newman Holds Off Late Gordon Charge, Wins Fresh Fit 600
It was a game of numbers — two and four. Capitalizing on a late caution that extended Saturday’s Subway Fresh Fit 600 three laps past its scheduled distance of 375 laps, Ryan Newman and crew chief Tony Gibson snatched victory from Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch with a two-tire call under the final [...]
Nuts and Bolts
Some news tidbits from the world of NASCAR: This week’s daily double: 187 — Starts in the Cup Series it took for Jimmie Johnson to win his first 25 races. 109 — Starts in the Cup series Johnson needed for his next 25 wins. That’s a winning percentage of 22.9. Johnson won his 50th Cup [...]
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Some news tidbits from the world of NASCAR: 11 — Consecutive top-five finishes for Jeff Gordon in Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway, site of this week’s Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500. Except for a sixth-place finish in April 2004, Gordon has 13 top-fives, — including two wins — in his past 14 Cup races [...]
Nuts And Bolts
Some news tidbits from the world of NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt Jr. will guest star in the primetime special “Handy Manny Big Race,” which premieres at 7 p.m. ET March 20 on Disney. Manny (star Wilmer Valderrama) and the tools hit the speedway as a pit crew for the highly anticipated Wood Valley 500. Earnhardt [...]
