Sprint Cup deGnC 500 Schedule Summary
Sprint Cup race listed as deGnC 500 at 12 30 p m Sunday Federated Auto Parts 300 is set for 7 p m Saturday, Sam's Town 400 trucks at 8 30 p m Friday.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 2008
Page
10
Sprint Cup race listed as deGnC 500 at 12 30 p m Sunday Federated Auto Parts 300 is set for 7 p m Saturday, Sam's Town 400 trucks at 8 30 p m Friday.
Kyle Busch wins the Best Buy 400 at Dover as only six drivers finish on the lead lap and 39 of 43 starters complete the race despite a major early crash. Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, and Matt Kenseth run second through fourth. Scott Speed wins the Craftsman Truck race. Joey Logano scores sixth in Nationwide debut, while Denny Hamlin slips to ninth in points.
Pocono Raceway in Long Pond Pennsylvania hosts the Pocono 500 on Sunday June 8 at 2.5 mile tri oval for 200 laps 500 miles Jeff Gordon won last year driving a Chevrolet qualifying speed record set by Kasey Kahne at 172.533 mph in 2004 Rusty Wallace holds the race record at 144.892 mph set in 1996. Denny Hamlin won the Heluva Good 200 at Dover last week driving a Toyota.
Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth is a 167 lap race on a 1.5 mile track totaling 250.5 miles. Last year's winner was Todd Bodine driving a Toyota. Clint Bowyer set the qualifying record at 184.464 mph on November 2, 2006. Dennis Setzer holds the race record at 148.959 m. Last week ex-Formula One driver Scott Speed won the AAA Insurance 200 at Dover International Speedway.
Dario Franchitti, recovering from a broken left ankle in a Talladega crash, raced in the Heluva Good 200 Nationwide Series at Dover. He plans a Cup series return at Pocono, stating the decision to race one series this weekend was smart and he looks forward to learning the track and getting back to speed. He tested Pocono last week and described Dover's speed as the most in a stock car so far.
Sadler admitted fault after his car clipped Tony Stewart at Darlington, triggering an 11 car crash at Dover. Stewart blamed Sadler, while NASCAR observers noted Sadler’s rough form, and broader NASCAR context highlighted top drivers like Petty, Pearson, Gordon, Johnson, and Busch amid a season of strong performances and rising stars.
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