Archive for August 5th, 2007

FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 2 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 195/10 200 Running 206,008
2 1 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 175/5 200 Running 218,708
3 6 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Express 165/0 200 Running 157,200
4 11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 160/0 200 Running 155,136
5 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 155/0 200 Running 148,936

Busch dominated the Pennsylvania 500 from start to finish, earning his first Nextel Cup Series victory in more than a year and in the process put him in contention – at least for now – for a second series championship.

UPDATE 5:
Robby Gordon issued the following statement: “I want to start by expressing my regrets to the sponsors, fans, and all competitors for any part I played in the miscommunication, confusion and uncertainty surrounding the finish in this weekend’s Busch race in Montreal.

When Mark Martin offered to mentor Carmichael in stock-car racing, that became Carmichael’s next career move. Martin has been driving for Ginn Racing, owned by zillionaire resort magnate Bobby Ginn, and Carmichael signed with Ginn as a development driver, with an eye toward running local races this year, some regional NASCAR races in 2008, and [...]

Aric Almirola already had been announced as Regan Smith’s replacement as Mark Martin’s co-driver, with Smith moving to the 14 car. When that team folded, Smith was left without a ride, much to Martin’s concern.