According to a release from NASCAR on Tuesday, Busch, who is in his first year
as driver of the No. 51 Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing, received a $50,000 fine
and probation until July 25 for “reckless driving on pit road during the race”
and for being “involved in an altercation with another competitor after the
completion of the race.”
Busch was not penalized with a loss of points.
The incident stemmed after Busch and Newman were involved in an accident
during the closing laps of the Darlington continue
Gordon has had a competitive car during the season, but the four-time series
champion has experienced one misfortune after another in the first 11 point
races this year.
His latest ordeal occurred this past Saturday night at Darlington Raceway,
where he suffered two flat tires that occurred within 20 laps of each other. He
sustained damage to the left-rear panel of his car after the second cut tire,
which put him behind the wall for 28 laps while his crew made repairs.
Gordon is a seven-time race winner at Darlington, but this time, he finished
35th there.
“Bad luck continue
Jimmie Johnson finally won his first race of the 2012 season and he was in contention or leading for almost the entire race.
Johnson had to hold off Tony Stewart at the end of the race for the win. Smoke ended up in 3rd place while Denny Hamlin took 2nd. The win pushed JJ up 3 spots to #5 in the Sprint Cup Series point standings. Greg Biffle remains in 1st with Matt Kenseth just 2 points back.
Johnson paid off at +600. Watch out now that he has won his first one on the season. He is capable of going on continue
Johnson, the five-time Sprint Cup Series champion, led the most laps with 133
but had to gamble on fuel in the late-stages and then held off Denny Hamlin
and Tony Stewart in a green-white-checkered finish for the win.
Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports also ended a 16-race winless streak. Johnson
gave the racing organization its 199th win in Cup last October at Kansas
Speedway.
Hamlin finished 0.8 seconds behind Johnson in the runner-up spot, while
Stewart took the third position. continue
Biffle, who was the second-to-last driver to make his qualifying run in the
47-car field, turned a lap at 180.257 mph. The Roush Fenway Racing driver won
his 11th career pole in the Sprint Cup Series, including his second at
Darlington. His first pole at this track came in 2008. He led 95 laps in that
race but ended up finishing 43rd due to engine failure.
Biffle is a two-time race winner at Darlington (2005 and ’06).
While making his qualifying lap around this continue
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