Ryan Newman wins the Domino's Pizza 250 (Busch Series)
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08-21-2005, 03:57 AM
Ryan Newman wins the Domino's Pizza 250 (Busch Series)
Another one for Newman
After starting 38th, Ryan Newman passed Greg Biffle on the restart with six laps remaining, then pulled away for his second Busch Series victory at Michigan, winning Saturday's Domino's Pizza 250.
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Newman makes late move for Busch win
Ryan Newman crosses the finish line first for the second time in a Busch Series race at Michigan. Credit: Autostock
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) -- Ryan Newman raced to his second straight Busch Series victory Saturday, passing Greg Biffle with six laps remaining and holding him off by 0.766 seconds in the Domino's Pizza 250.
Domino's Pizza 250
Newman, the winner last week on the road course in Watkins Glen, has finished in the top five in all four of his Busch starts this season.
Newman, driving a Dodge on the two-mile Michigan International Speedway, started 38th in the 43-car field and quickly moved near the front of the pack. He passed Biffle as the race restarted after the last caution period.
"It was fortunate to have that restart," Newman said. "My car was probably the best it had been, and his car was probably not as good as it had been."
Carl Edwards finished third, season points leader Martin Truex Jr. was fourth.
The Michigan race featured 11 full-time Nextel Cup drivers and veteran Bill Elliott, who now runs a part-time Cup schedule. Cup drivers compete at Michigan in Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400.
Newman blew by Biffle on the race's last restart. Biffle had dominated the last third of the race, but was worried his right front tire was damaged during the race's last caution period.
Biffle said he did all he could in the final laps.
"I don't think I could have gone any faster on the restart," he said. "I never lifted for two laps, and (Newman) just took off."
Truex has won six of the Busch Series' 25 starts. He has 14 finishes in the top five.
Truex rebounded from trouble Saturday. He fell back to 29th after pitting with tire problems early in the race, but slowly worked his way back up through the field.
Bowyer finished 30th Saturday after leading 62 laps. His final downfall came when he was assessed a pit stop penalty for having an eighth crew member come over the pit wall more than halfway through the race.
The race had five caution periods for 21 laps. That lowered the average speed to 136.986.
There were 13 lead changes among eight drivers.
The start of the race was delayed about 50 minutes. Rain pushed back the end of qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Michigan.
The Associated Press
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Unofficial Race Results
Domino's Pizza 250 | Michigan International Speedway
August 20, 2005 | Race 25 of 35
Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts/Bonus Laps Status
1 38 #139 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 185/5 125 Running
2 9 #66 Greg Biffle Ford Duraflame 175/5 125 Running
3 3 #60 Carl Edwards* Ford Charter Communications 170/5 125 Running
4 1 #8 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 165/5 125 Running
5 15 #18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Vigoro Ultra Turf/Home Depot 160/5 125 Running
6 12 #11 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards/Moen 150/0 125 Running
7 40 #19 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Eckrich 146/0 125 Running
8 7 #20 Denny Hamlin* Chevrolet Rockwell Automation 142/0 125 Running
9 32 #90 Elliott Sadler Ford CITI Financial 138/0 125 Running
10 18 #1 Johnny Sauter Dodge Yellow Transportation 134/0 125 Running
11 8 #33 Tony Raines Chevrolet Yard-Man 130/0 125 Running
12 28 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Monaco Coaches 127/0 125 Running
13 5 #21 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Reese's 129/5 125 Running
14 17 #32 Jason Leffler Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles 121/0 125 Running
15 14 #35 Jason Keller Ford McDonald's Big Mac 118/0 125 Running
16 37 #99 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Domino's Pizza 115/0 125 Running
17 23 #44 Justin Labonte Chevrolet U.S. Coast Guard 112/0 124 Running
18 6 #22 Kenny Wallace Ford AutoZone 109/0 124 Running
19 24 #47 Jon Wood* Ford Clorox/Wisk/Farmer Jack 106/0 124 Running
20 31 #58 Regan Smith Dodge Glynn Motorsports 103/0 124 Running
21 10 #27 David Green Ford Kleenex/Farmer Jack 100/0 124 Running
22 11 #14 David Stremme Dodge Navy "Accelerate Your Life" 97/0 124 Running
23 16 #64 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Miller High Life Light 94/0 124 Running
24 19 #6 Bill Elliott Dodge Lawry's 91/0 124 Running
25 36 #87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Cellular One 88/0 124 Running
26 13 #25 Ashton Lewis Ford U.S. Marines 85/0 124 Running
27 20 #38 Kasey Kahne Dodge Great Clips 82/0 124 Running
28 21 #59 Stacy Compton Ford Kingsford/Bush's Beans 79/0 124 Running
29 30 #10 Brent Sherman* Ford Hickory Farms 76/0 124 Running
30 2 #2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet ACDelco 83/10 123 Running
31 29 #4 Kevin Hamlin Dodge GEICO 70/0 123 Running
32 27 #12 Paul Wolfe* Dodge Supercuts 67/0 123 Running
33 34 #23 Mark Green Chevrolet BMAR 64/0 122 Running
34 35 #143 Aaron Fike Dodge Liberty Village 61/0 120 Running
35 33 #49 Steve Grissom Ford Advil Liqui-Gels 58/0 120 Running
36 4 #41 Reed Sorenson* Dodge Discount Tire 60/5 113 Out of Race
37 42 #72 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet Little River Resort 52/0 99 Out of Race
38 26 #36 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet National City Bank 49/0 92 Running
39 43 #7 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet Big Boar Customs 46/0 86 Out of Race
40 25 #5 Kyle Krisiloff Chevrolet Lowe's/Sta-Green 43/0 83 Out of Race
41 22 #34 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet Dollar General 40/0 47 Out of Race
42 41 #0 Kertus Davis* Chevrolet RaceGirl 37/0 46 Out of Race
43 39 #167 Johnny Benson Dodge Panasonic 34/0 35 Out of Race
* Denotes Rookie
After starting 38th, Ryan Newman passed Greg Biffle on the restart with six laps remaining, then pulled away for his second Busch Series victory at Michigan, winning Saturday's Domino's Pizza 250.
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Newman makes late move for Busch win
Ryan Newman crosses the finish line first for the second time in a Busch Series race at Michigan. Credit: Autostock
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) -- Ryan Newman raced to his second straight Busch Series victory Saturday, passing Greg Biffle with six laps remaining and holding him off by 0.766 seconds in the Domino's Pizza 250.
Domino's Pizza 250
Newman, the winner last week on the road course in Watkins Glen, has finished in the top five in all four of his Busch starts this season.
Newman, driving a Dodge on the two-mile Michigan International Speedway, started 38th in the 43-car field and quickly moved near the front of the pack. He passed Biffle as the race restarted after the last caution period.
"It was fortunate to have that restart," Newman said. "My car was probably the best it had been, and his car was probably not as good as it had been."
Carl Edwards finished third, season points leader Martin Truex Jr. was fourth.
The Michigan race featured 11 full-time Nextel Cup drivers and veteran Bill Elliott, who now runs a part-time Cup schedule. Cup drivers compete at Michigan in Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400.
Newman blew by Biffle on the race's last restart. Biffle had dominated the last third of the race, but was worried his right front tire was damaged during the race's last caution period.
Biffle said he did all he could in the final laps.
"I don't think I could have gone any faster on the restart," he said. "I never lifted for two laps, and (Newman) just took off."
Truex has won six of the Busch Series' 25 starts. He has 14 finishes in the top five.
Truex rebounded from trouble Saturday. He fell back to 29th after pitting with tire problems early in the race, but slowly worked his way back up through the field.
Bowyer finished 30th Saturday after leading 62 laps. His final downfall came when he was assessed a pit stop penalty for having an eighth crew member come over the pit wall more than halfway through the race.
The race had five caution periods for 21 laps. That lowered the average speed to 136.986.
There were 13 lead changes among eight drivers.
The start of the race was delayed about 50 minutes. Rain pushed back the end of qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Michigan.
The Associated Press
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Unofficial Race Results
Domino's Pizza 250 | Michigan International Speedway
August 20, 2005 | Race 25 of 35
Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts/Bonus Laps Status
1 38 #139 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 185/5 125 Running
2 9 #66 Greg Biffle Ford Duraflame 175/5 125 Running
3 3 #60 Carl Edwards* Ford Charter Communications 170/5 125 Running
4 1 #8 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 165/5 125 Running
5 15 #18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Vigoro Ultra Turf/Home Depot 160/5 125 Running
6 12 #11 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards/Moen 150/0 125 Running
7 40 #19 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Eckrich 146/0 125 Running
8 7 #20 Denny Hamlin* Chevrolet Rockwell Automation 142/0 125 Running
9 32 #90 Elliott Sadler Ford CITI Financial 138/0 125 Running
10 18 #1 Johnny Sauter Dodge Yellow Transportation 134/0 125 Running
11 8 #33 Tony Raines Chevrolet Yard-Man 130/0 125 Running
12 28 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Monaco Coaches 127/0 125 Running
13 5 #21 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Reese's 129/5 125 Running
14 17 #32 Jason Leffler Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles 121/0 125 Running
15 14 #35 Jason Keller Ford McDonald's Big Mac 118/0 125 Running
16 37 #99 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Domino's Pizza 115/0 125 Running
17 23 #44 Justin Labonte Chevrolet U.S. Coast Guard 112/0 124 Running
18 6 #22 Kenny Wallace Ford AutoZone 109/0 124 Running
19 24 #47 Jon Wood* Ford Clorox/Wisk/Farmer Jack 106/0 124 Running
20 31 #58 Regan Smith Dodge Glynn Motorsports 103/0 124 Running
21 10 #27 David Green Ford Kleenex/Farmer Jack 100/0 124 Running
22 11 #14 David Stremme Dodge Navy "Accelerate Your Life" 97/0 124 Running
23 16 #64 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Miller High Life Light 94/0 124 Running
24 19 #6 Bill Elliott Dodge Lawry's 91/0 124 Running
25 36 #87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Cellular One 88/0 124 Running
26 13 #25 Ashton Lewis Ford U.S. Marines 85/0 124 Running
27 20 #38 Kasey Kahne Dodge Great Clips 82/0 124 Running
28 21 #59 Stacy Compton Ford Kingsford/Bush's Beans 79/0 124 Running
29 30 #10 Brent Sherman* Ford Hickory Farms 76/0 124 Running
30 2 #2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet ACDelco 83/10 123 Running
31 29 #4 Kevin Hamlin Dodge GEICO 70/0 123 Running
32 27 #12 Paul Wolfe* Dodge Supercuts 67/0 123 Running
33 34 #23 Mark Green Chevrolet BMAR 64/0 122 Running
34 35 #143 Aaron Fike Dodge Liberty Village 61/0 120 Running
35 33 #49 Steve Grissom Ford Advil Liqui-Gels 58/0 120 Running
36 4 #41 Reed Sorenson* Dodge Discount Tire 60/5 113 Out of Race
37 42 #72 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet Little River Resort 52/0 99 Out of Race
38 26 #36 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet National City Bank 49/0 92 Running
39 43 #7 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet Big Boar Customs 46/0 86 Out of Race
40 25 #5 Kyle Krisiloff Chevrolet Lowe's/Sta-Green 43/0 83 Out of Race
41 22 #34 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet Dollar General 40/0 47 Out of Race
42 41 #0 Kertus Davis* Chevrolet RaceGirl 37/0 46 Out of Race
43 39 #167 Johnny Benson Dodge Panasonic 34/0 35 Out of Race
* Denotes Rookie
