Stewart wins California Nationwide race
Quote selected text Published February 25th, 2008 in NASCAR News
Tony Stewart was dominant Monday in winning his second straight NASCAR Nationwide Series race, holding off hard-charging Kyle Busch again.
Stewart beat Busch, his teammate in the Sprint Cup series, in a 1-2 Toyota sweep in the Nationwide season-opener at Daytona. He made it look a lot easier in the rain-postponed race at Auto Club Speedway as he led 136 of the 150 laps on the 2-mile track formerly known as California Speedway.
It is the fourth victory for two-time Cup champion Stewart in what was previously known as the Busch Series, but his first win at any track besides Daytona International Speedway.
RESULTS:
FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS
1 2 20 Tony Stewart Toyota Z-Line Designs 195/10 150 Running
2 14 32 Kyle Busch Toyota Beringer Vineyards 175/5 150 Running
3 6 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet RoadLoans.com 170/5 150 Running
4 5 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 160/0 150 Running
5 3 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts Miracle-Gro 155/0 150 Running
6 10 17 Jamie McMurray Ford CitiFinancial 155/5 150 Running
7 9 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Nat’l Guard / 40th Infantry Brigade Combat Team 151/5 150Running
8 1 29 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express 147/5 150 Running
9 4 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Camping World / RVs.com 143/5 150 Running
10 25 21 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet Racing Gearz 134/0 150 Running
11 8 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 130/0 150 Running
12 12 6 David Ragan Ford America’s Tire 127/0 150 Running
13 11 22 Mike Bliss Dodge Supercuts 129/5 150 Running
14 32 111 Jason Keller Chevrolet CJM Racing 121/0 150 Running
15 27 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 118/0 150 Running
16 17 7 Mike Wallace Toyota GEICO 115/0 150 Running
17 26 64 David Stremme Chevrolet Atreus Homes & Communities 112/0 150 Running
18 36 36 Kenny Wallace Dodge Shark Energy Drink 109/0 150 Running
19 20 27 Brad Coleman Ford Cottonelle / Von’s 106/0 150 Running
20 13 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford Curly’s 103/0 150 Running
21 23 1 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 100/0 150 Running
22 18 59 Marcos Ambrose Ford Kingsford Hickory Charcoal 97/0 149 Running
23 37 161 Kevin Lepage Ford Specialty Racing 94/0 149 Running
24 22 40 Dario Franchitti * Dodge Fastenal 91/0 149 Running
25 19 4 Robert Richardson, II Chevrolet JVC 88/0 146 Running
26 31 81 D.J. Kennington Dodge NPPL / Mahindra Tractors 85/0 146 Running
27 7 9 Elliott Sadler Dodge Wisk 82/0 145 Running
28 28 24 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty 79/0 142 Running
29 42 283 John Borneman III Chevrolet Red Line Oil / Twisted X Boots 76/0 140 Running
30 24 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox 73/0 140 Running
31 30 01 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl 70/0 123 Out of Race
32 15 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet U.S. Navy 67/0 111 Out of Race
33 29 28 Brian Keselowski * Chevrolet Fanista.com 64/0 98 Out of Race
34 16 41 Bryan Clauson * Dodge Energizer e2 Lithium 61/0 63 Out of Race
35 39 05 Brett Rowe Chevrolet 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed 58/0 44 Out of Race
36 38 52 Derrike Cope Chevrolet Means Racing 55/0 41 Out of Race
37 34 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus 57/5 25 Out of Race
38 41 0 Dwayne Leik Chevrolet Lori Morgan 49/0 13 Out of Race
39 21 37 Brad Baker Ford Baker Curb Racing 46/0 9 Out of Race
40 40 84 Mike Harmon Chevrolet M150 Energy Drink 43/0 9 Out of Race
41 33 90 Scott Lynch Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 40/0 5 Out of Race
42 35 91 Larry Gunselman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 37/0 3 Out of Race
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YAYYY THAT’S MY TONY !! WOOOO!!
YAY A CUP DRIVER CAN WIN IN NATIONWIDE!! WOOOOO!!
sushstewart20 wrote:
Ditto!
Ripper wrote:
WITH OTHER CUP DRIVERS WOOOOOOO!
godi wish the cup drivers would stay in cup and let some of these young drivers have thier time in the nationwide series. I wish NASCAR would do something about this, if your going to run in a series it should be every race, you shouldnt be able to pick or choose. and this goes to all cup drivers so nobody can say im being a hater.
A good win for Tony, BUT I agree that picking and choosing races is not good for the nationwide regular drivers. It’s a catch 22 situation, If the Cup drivers are told to stay out fans will not show up to the races near as much just like before. On the other hand if they continue to race unabated in this series many of the new upcoming teams will drop out for lack of sponsors, prize $$, recognition for the wins that they can’t get etc…
Yes,Yes I know the other side of the argument that the newbies are getting an education with the Cup drivers in the front and that is true as well, BUT is the way the series has been let to evolve into the best for the new up and coming drivers ???
Wow…nine of the top ten are cup drivers…
I believe, now, this is my point of view, that young drivers should have to compete with Cup drivers. Put it this way; if a young driver can beat a Cup driver, they are good. I think the Nationwide Series has become a bit of a learning series..these young drivers want to get into Cup? Fine, but they have to step up and beat the Cup drivers week after week. They should prove themselves by racing with the Cup drivers in a series where Cup AND younger drivers can race together. I don’t see it as a series where it’s strictly young upcoming drivers; who would they be able to compare themselves to, other drivers with the same or less talent they have? The Cup drivers mix it up a bit and make it challenging.
Like I said; they have to prove they are Cup-worthy drivers by racing side by side with the Cup drivers, and the Nationwide series is the place to do that.
Dont worry he’ll find something to WINE about!!!!
sushstewart20 wrote:
yea… the only problem with this scenario though is that the cup guys have more funding and experience for their lower series cars… it stops the guys who just want to get into a series like this from being able to do just that.
i say the cup drivers should just be able to run a max of like 5 races a year, and not be competitive in points… that would let them still run, get people in the gates, and still let non-cup guys a chance to make a name for themselves
btw.. that post above was me… must not have put my name in
sushstewart20 wrote:
Aside from what the previous post stated, Cup guys are taking
up the Qualifying positions. Obviously, they’re going to make
the show before any up and coming drivers.
I used to watch the busch races to see the new and upcoming drivers develop..Now it’s just totally infiltrated with cup drivers. It’s like we watch two cup races every weekend now.
truex1fan wrote:
as the term used to be a “buschwhacker” let the young guns have a chance since the nationwide series is the little league of nascar.
that was me ^