Sunday, August 17, 2008

3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway

Lapp 19:  Marcos Ambros was the first casualty as he blew up.

Lap 42:  While being out front, Dale Jr reports his water temp at 260.  Junk on his grill.  Temps down to 240 by lap 50 as Vickers passed him for the lead and he got up under his bumper to get the junk off the grill.

Lap 62:  The first green flag pit stops started with Ryan Newman taking the first sip of gas...  hmm.  He ain't gonna win the fuel mileage gambit today.  The No 22 and 41 cars make contact in the pits.

Lap 85:  Menard gets into Newman and Newman hits and spins Dave Blaney hard into the wall as he starts to float on two wheels.

Lap 90:  On lap 88, Smoke comes down on the 48 car, forcing him into the 24 car.  Tire smoke results from the contact on the 48 car, Johnson has to slow and pit.

Lap 92 sees the 24 losing a tire and into the wall.  More than likely the results of the contact with the 48 car.  Smoke takes out 2 of the Hendricks cars in one fell swoop.

Lap 135:  The No 9 car to the garage.

Lap 181:  Jr slides up into the wall after a restart.  Tore up his right side.

Lap 195:  Denny Hamlin smokes his car out and brings out a caution.

Nine different leaders, 19 lead changes, Seven cautions later and only 17 cars on the lead lap it was Carl Edwards capping off the weekend with his 2nd MI win for the weekend. 
He was followed across the line by Kyle Busch, David Ragan, Gerg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin.

Carl Edwards, who held off Busch on a restart with two laps remaining in the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway to claim his fifth Cup victory of the season and the 12th of his career. Having won the Nationwide Series race on Saturday, Edwards completed the weekend sweep and added 10 bonus points to his total for the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

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