Post by elp525 on Feb 21, 2010 9:09:03 GMT -5
The Associated Press
February 21, 2010
FONTANA, Calif. - Danica Patrick accomplished one of her goals by finishing the race. She is still a long way from the lead packs in NASCAR.
Kyle Busch barely overtook Greg Biffle out of the final turn of a green-white-checker finish to win by .051 seconds in the NASCAR Nationwide race at California on Saturday, with Brad Keselowski right behind them.
It was a heartbreaking loss for Busch's Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano, who led 130 laps and was up front when the final caution came out. He finished fifth.
Patrick was 31st, three laps off the pace. But unlike Daytona, where she got caught up in a 12-car crash just past the halfway point, she was racing at the finish on the slick 2-mile superspeedway where she originally was scheduled to race for the first time. And she made progress during a trying 300 miles, though she wasn't involved in the exciting finish.
On the final restart, created after Brendan Gaughan spun out on Lap 145 to bring out a caution, Biffle quickly pushed by Logano and Busch followed him. Busch then got around Biffle on the final turn and beat him for his 31st Nationwide victory.
When the race restarted after a caution for debris, Logano was in 11th place behind several cars who decided not to pit and 1.5 seconds behind Biffle.
Logano needed only four laps to move up to fifth and two more laps to get into third behind Biffle and Kevin Harvick. Then on Lap 100, Logano regained the lead when he went low on the track and passed Biffle coming out of Turn 4.
NHRA: John Force raced to his first No. 1 qualifying position in more than two years, topping the Funny Car field in the Arizona Nationals.
Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) also topped their divisions in the event.
February 21, 2010
FONTANA, Calif. - Danica Patrick accomplished one of her goals by finishing the race. She is still a long way from the lead packs in NASCAR.
Kyle Busch barely overtook Greg Biffle out of the final turn of a green-white-checker finish to win by .051 seconds in the NASCAR Nationwide race at California on Saturday, with Brad Keselowski right behind them.
It was a heartbreaking loss for Busch's Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano, who led 130 laps and was up front when the final caution came out. He finished fifth.
Patrick was 31st, three laps off the pace. But unlike Daytona, where she got caught up in a 12-car crash just past the halfway point, she was racing at the finish on the slick 2-mile superspeedway where she originally was scheduled to race for the first time. And she made progress during a trying 300 miles, though she wasn't involved in the exciting finish.
On the final restart, created after Brendan Gaughan spun out on Lap 145 to bring out a caution, Biffle quickly pushed by Logano and Busch followed him. Busch then got around Biffle on the final turn and beat him for his 31st Nationwide victory.
When the race restarted after a caution for debris, Logano was in 11th place behind several cars who decided not to pit and 1.5 seconds behind Biffle.
Logano needed only four laps to move up to fifth and two more laps to get into third behind Biffle and Kevin Harvick. Then on Lap 100, Logano regained the lead when he went low on the track and passed Biffle coming out of Turn 4.
NHRA: John Force raced to his first No. 1 qualifying position in more than two years, topping the Funny Car field in the Arizona Nationals.
Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) also topped their divisions in the event.
