Penske Racing driver wins his third straight at the Monster Mile
DOVER, Del (June 2, 2013) – Kurt Busch was a caution away from having a legitimate shot at winning Sunday’s FedEx 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway.
But the yellow flag didn’t wave at the opportune time for the Furniture Row Racing driver, who ended the 400-lap, 400-mile race in 12th place.
After coming down pit road for fresh tires and fuel on Lap 283, Busch did not pit during the following two cautions on Lap 301 and 318.
Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, posted a solid second place finish at the “Monster Mile” today and gained ground in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) point standings moving up two positions with seven races to go. The finish was Jeff’s 22nd top-ten finish in 40 races at Dover International Speedway.
Gordon’s Hendrick teammate, Jimmie Johnson No. 48 Lowe’s /Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, also notched a top-five finish (4th) after leading 43 laps today. Johnson, who won at Dover in the Spring and has seven total wins at the one-mile speedway, is second in the overall point standings – just five markers back.
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JEFF, NOT SURE IF YOU HEARD THIS MORNING BUT CHRIS ECONOMAKI PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT HE MEANT TO THE RACING COMMUNITY?
“It’s a huge loss, as well as Bob Newton who passed about three or four days ago. Both of these gentlemen….when I think about my early racing career, you know…..what an impact that they made. I mean Speed Sport News is something that I read religiously. Chris did a lot for that newspaper and for motorsports and he was passionate about all of it. The last time I saw him was earlier this year and still, that is all he thought about was racing. And he cared so much about what was happening in this sport and wanted to make a difference and wanted to get those stories out there. It’s just not very often that you come across somebody that puts their heart and soul and entire life mission into that. So it’s a big loss as well as Bob Newton with Hoosier Tire who really changed what short track racing is today. His efforts and that family certainly made a big impact on my life, and racing, and what I raced on for years before I ever got to the Cup series. So two big losses this week.”
LOOKING AHEAD TO TALLADEGA, THERE ARE SOMETIMES SOME STRATEGIES PUT IN PLACE TO MISS THE BIG ONE AND HANG IN THE BACK. WHAT IS THE STRATEGY THAT WORKS THE BEST?
“You know, I don’t think there is a set strategy that works the best, because if there was, everybody would be doing it. You know, you just have to go and race. It’s frustrating because you can go there for many, many races and you end up in a wreck no matter what you try. So it’s confusing and you are not sure which one to try or which one to implement so I think you just have to go there and race and do what you feel is right and hope that you don’t get caught up in it. You can do everything right all day long and still get caught up in it on the last lap and that is what none of us really like about Talladega. We love the fact that drafting can be fun and the finish can be exciting but what is completely unknown is to when and how it’s going to happen and it gets pretty frustrating.”
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Back in the day, Tony Stewart gave George Thorogood a run for his money as the real Delaware Destroyer.
Wilmington, Del., native Thorogood, and his band, the Delaware Destroyers, pumped out such hits as “Bad to the Bone” and a resounding cover of Bo Diddley’s “Who Do You Love” en route to 16 studio albums, two of which went Platinum while six more went Gold.
But in the early 2000s, it was Stewart who seemed to be the real Delaware Destroyer, as he was bad to the bone at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.
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Victory lane was awash in a rainbow of colors last June at Dover (Del.) International Speedway when Jimmie Johnson and the rest of the No. 48 Lowe’s team made a stop there to pick up their seventh trophy in 21 visits to the high-banked, concrete oval known as the “Monster Mile.”
While Johnson and his Lowe’s mates put on a monster of a performance during the 400-mile race, spontaneous mischief erupted afterward when the team, including driver Johnson, donned rainbow-colored circus wigs in victory lane. It was a playful homage to the paint scheme that decorated the No. 48 car that weekend, which featured the characters from the movie, “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted.”
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In the first edition of Technical Tuesday, crew chief Kenny Francis explains how the No. 5 team approaches the concrete surface at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, and the role drivers play in tire wear at the Monster Mile.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 4, 2012) – NASCAR has suspended driver Kurt Busch until June 13 of this year and extended his NASCAR probation until Dec. 31 for his actions following the NASCAR Nationwide Series race June 2 at Dover International Speedway.
Kurt Busch violated Section 12-1 (Actions detrimental to stock car racing; violation of probation; verbal abuse to a media member) of the 2012 NASCAR Rule Book. Kurt Busch had previously been placed on NASCAR probation May 15 for his actions during the May 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Darlington Raceway. That probation was originally scheduled to end July 25 but has now been extended through the end of this year.
Statement From Kurt Busch
Regarding His One-Week NASCAR Suspension
Sporting News NASCAR reporter Bob Pockrass was the object of Kurt Busch’s ire at Dover International Speedway. Pockrass shares his side of the story with Steven Levine and Tom van der Voort in this Sporting News/Rowdy video.
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