Bobby Labonte & Tony Stewart were teammates for Joe Gibbs Racing for several years in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series. Both are former champs. So it was kind of cool to see them as teammates again at Saturday's Aarons 312 in the Busch Series at Talledega. Both were driving cars owned by Kevin Harvick. That relationship was a key to the finish. 19 year old Joe Gibbs Racing developmental driver Brad Coleman won the pole.
It was a typical Talledega race with the cars running in packs, constant lead changes and the closeness of the racing causing several accidents. It's exciting for fans but scares the drivers. Brad Coleman's #18 Carino's Italian Grill Chevy leads at the start. Ward Burton's #27 Cottonelle Ford runs second but is spun out on lap 8. Martin Truex Jr. & Scott Wimmer are badly damaged. On lap 20, Carl Edwards' #60 Sharp Aquos Ford leads. On lap 28, Kyle Busch's #5 Delphi Chevy pulls out to try and take the lead. Instead of going with him, Tony Stewart's #33 Old Spice Chevy clips him. Busch winds up on his roof and then rolls over several times in the grass. He's fine.
Everyone pits but Kasey Kahne's #9 Shedd's Country Crock Dodge had pitted earlier so he stays out to lead. David Gilliland's #25 Free Credit Report.com Ford spins on lap 56 to bring out a caution. Most guys pit and Casey Mears' #24 National Guard Chevy takes the lead. Greg Biffle's #16 3M Ford crashes on lap 91 to bring out a caution. He got caught in a bump draft sandwich. Carl Edwards bump drafted him not knowing that Juan Pablo Montoya was close to Biffle's front bumper. He got out of shape. Very typical of Talladega.
Everyone makes final pit stops. Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s #8 Menards/Vertis Chevy has been up front and is poised to get back there but he breaks a transmission on lap 96. Casey Mears is leading. Aric Almirola's #20 Rockwell Automation Chevy hits the wall to bring out a caution on lap 101. Then the dreaded "big one". On lap 110, Ward Burton bump drafts Steve Wallace's #66 HomeLife Communities Dodge and Wallace takes out Stephen Leicht, Kasey Kahne, Mike Bliss Marcos Ambrose & David Reutimann. NASCAR throws the red flag for cleanup.
Casey Mears leads on the restart. Debris from Kasey Kahne's wrecked car brings out a caution on lap 116. He probably shouldn't have been out on the track. On the green/white/checker restart, Mears leads but Bobby Labonte's #77 Dollar General Chevy is pushing Tony Stewart to the front. He does exactly that and is somehow able to pass Stewart for the win on the final turn. Check out this exciting video footage. Carl Edwards still leads the points The Busch Series is in Richmond this Friday.
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