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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 2008
Page
11
At Darlington, Jeff Gordon’s 1999 season saw nine wins while Busch was 23 turning 23 on May 2, and a new pavement era. Records fell for qualifying and the race as Busch became a fan favorite foil, amid one-groove track dynamics and Sprint All Star Race build up.
The Sprint All-Star Race returns to Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord North Carolina on May 17 with a new format of four 25 lap segments. Last year’s winner was Kevin Harvick in a Chevrolet. Kyle Busch won the Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington after a pit road penalty, his third win of the season, with Carl Edwards as runner up.
The nationwide event at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord North Carolina covers 200 laps per 300 miles on a 1.5 mile track. May 24 competition notes last winner Kasey Kahne Dodge with Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet on qualifying record 187.735 mph and Mark Martin Ford race record 155.799 mph. Tony Stewart earned his fourth win of the season with the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway last week.
The North Carolina Education Lottery 200 runs 194 laps on the 1.5 mile Lowe's Motor Speedway track in Concord. Friday May 16 marks race day with last year's winner Ron Hornaday Jr. in a Chevrolet and Mike Skinner holding the qualifying speed record at 183.054 mph set May 19 2005. The current race record stands at 124.845 mph by Kyle Busch on May 19 2006. Hornaday previously won at Kansas Speedway with teammate Jack Sprague finishing second.
Greg Biffle, once runner up in 2005 Sprint Cup standings, shows form at Darlington with a pole, track record and 95 laps led before finishing last yet holding 11th in points. The Vancouver, Washington native seeks Sprint All-Star glory and a continued stay with Roush Fenway as he faces the remaining season.
The Ashland Ohio native Tim Richmond, who died at 34 from AIDS on August 23, 1989, is recalled for a career with 13 NASCAR wins in the 1980s. Seven victories came in 1986 across Pocono twice, Daytona, Darlington, Richmond, Watkins Glen, and Riverside tracks.
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