Kyle Busch wins at California, becoming the youngest driver ever to win a Nextel Cup race, by 4 days.

Ryan Newman is -1 in 10th behind McMurray who is in 11th. But Ryan says laughing "We've got our heads underwater just a little bit, but we'll come back up and get fresh air". Jeff Gordan in 30 points behind Newman in the current standings.

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He's grrreat!




Twenty-year-old Kyle Busch on Sunday became the youngest driver to win a NASCAR Cup race when he took the green-white-checkered in the Sony HD 500 at Fontana. Mark Martin and Kurt Busch earned Chase berths.

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Unofficial Race Results
Sony HD 500 | California Speedway
September 4, 2005 | Race 25 of 36

Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts/Bonus Laps Status
1 25 #5 Kyle Busch * Chevrolet Kellogg's 190/10 254 Running
2 4 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard/Charter Communications 175/5 254 Running
3 9 #25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC/ditech.com 165/0 254 Running
4 1 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 165/5 254 Running
5 14 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 160/5 254 Running
6 7 #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 150/0 254 Running
7 23 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 151/5 254 Running
8 40 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Home123 Corp. 142/0 254 Running
9 39 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Genuine Parts 138/0 254 Running
10 22 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 134/0 254 Running
11 2 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 135/5 254 Running
12 3 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Smirnoff Ice 132/5 254 Running
13 19 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 129/5 254 Running
14 18 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 121/0 254 Running
15 34 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 118/0 254 Running
16 5 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 115/0 254 Running
17 15 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 112/0 254 Running
18 28 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL/Sony HDTV 109/0 254 Running
19 12 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 106/0 254 Running
20 42 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet AsthmaControl.com 103/0 254 Running
21 6 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 100/0 254 Running
22 21 #07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Happy Birthday Jack 97/0 254 Running
23 11 #32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet Tide 94/0 254 Running
24 37 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 91/0 254 Running
25 17 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Wheaties 93/5 254 Running
26 13 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 90/5 254 Running
27 38 #0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet NetZero Best Buy 82/0 254 Running
28 32 #37 Tony Raines Dodge Patron Tequila 79/0 254 Running
29 31 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Red Baron Frozen Pizza 76/0 253 Running
30 26 #136 Boris Said Chevrolet CENTRIX Financial 73/0 253 Running
31 27 #22 Scott Wimmer Dodge CAT Dealers 70/0 250 Running
32 33 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target 67/0 249 Running
33 29 #77 Travis Kvapil * Dodge Kodak/Jasper Engines 64/0 249 Running
34 24 #7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Fruit of the Loom 66/5 248 Out of Race
35 16 #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 58/0 248 Running
36 10 #10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Valvoline 55/0 246 Out of Race
37 36 #66 Mike Garvey * Ford Jani-King 52/0 232 Running
38 41 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 54/5 211 Out of Race
39 8 #11 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet FedEx Freight 46/0 209 Running
40 30 #91 Bill Elliott Dodge McDonald's 43/0 180 Out of Race
41 20 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Brawny/Georgia-Pacific 40/0 171 Out of Race
42 43 #192 Hermie Sadler Dodge Oak Glove Co. 37/0 87 Out of Race
43 35 #151 Stuart Kirby Chevrolet Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 34/0 31 Out of Race

* Denotes Rookie

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Chase's DODGE Lap by Lap: Sony HD 500
September 5, 2005
12:05 AM EDT (04:05 GMT)

Lap 247: Scott Riggs and Sterling Marlin touch, sending Riggs to the wall. Also involved, Robby Gordon and Scott Wimmer. And the yellow's out. And we're headed for another green-white-checkered finish.

Lap 240: Ten to go. It's Kyle Busch, Kenseth, Stewart, Kahne and Edwards, as Brian Vickers gets around Mark Martin for sixth. Jeff Gordon has slipped all the way back to 29th.

Lap 209: Right now, Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon have the same number of points.

Lap 198: Boris Said brings out the caution with another spin.

Lap 192: Stewart gets back by Kahne, as does Kenseth.

Lap 145: Here comes the field onto pit road. Kenseth beats Stewart to the end line, followed by Martin, Kyle Busch and Sterling Marlin. However, Jeff Green stayed out and led that lap.

Lap 144: The caution comes out as Kurt Busch spins through the frontstretch grass, possibly because of another flat tire. Rusty Wallace will get his lap back.

Lap 99: The green comes out and Stewart gets past Rusty Wallace to put him a lap down. Jimmie Johnson and Jeremy Mayfield are running 32nd and 33rd.

Lap 96: Great time for teams to get gas and fresh rubber. It's Mayfield, Stewart, Martin and Kyle Busch ahead of the pack. Casey Mears, Kevin Harvick and Boris Said are a lap down to the leaders.

Lap 94: Hermie Sadler is sitting sideways near the inside wall on the backstretch, which brings out the caution. Rusty Wallace had just made a pit stop under green.

Lap 59: Casey Mears with an unscheduled stop for a vibration.

Lap 14: Casey Mears has gained 13 spots to 21st.

7:34 p.m.: Dale Jarrett on his little to-do with Ryan Newman at Bristol: "Last week's over." Ryan Newman's response: "Tough situation with the Chase and last week." Kevin Harvick keeps a stiff upper lip.

7:24 p.m.: Jimmie Johnson home movies, starring Casey Mears!

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[:'(]I like him about as much as I like his brother Kurt. [:'(]

 

2005 Unofficial Driver Standings
After: Sony HD 500 | California Speedway | Race 25 of 36
All projected scenarios assume a driver will start all remaining races.

Rank +/- Driver Points Behind Starts Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10
1 -- Tony Stewart 3570 Leader 25 1 5 12 17
2 +1 Greg Biffle 3361 -209 25 0 5 9 14
3 -1 Jimmie Johnson 3312 -258 25 1 2 9 15
4 -- Rusty Wallace 3257 -313 25 0 0 6 13
5 -- Mark Martin 3149 -421 25 0 0 6 12
6 +1 Kurt Busch 3114 -456 25 0 2 7 13

7 -1 Jeremy Mayfield 3073 -497 25 0 1 4 6
8 -- Carl Edwards 3014 -556 25 1 2 8 10
9 +2 Matt Kenseth 2939 -631 25 1 1 5 10
10 +2 Jamie McMurray 2929 -641 25 1 0 4 8

11 -2 Ryan Newman 2928 -642 25 5 0 5 10
12 -2 Jeff Gordon 2899 -671 25 2 3 5 9
13 -- Elliott Sadler 2877 -693 25 2 0 1 9
14 -- Dale Jarrett 2812 -758 25 1 0 3 5
15 +1 Kevin Harvick 2798 -772 25 1 1 3 6
16 +1 Joe Nemechek 2794 -776 25 1 0 1 7

17 +1 Brian Vickers 2755 -815 25 1 0 5 9
18 -3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2736 -834 25 0 1 5 10
19 +1 Michael Waltrip 2611 -959 25 1 0 3 7
20 +1 Kasey Kahne 2592 -978 25 2 1 5 7
21 -2 Jeff Burton 2587 -983 25 0 0 2 3
22 -- Kyle Busch* 2583 -987 25 1 1 6 9
23 -- Ricky Rudd 2467 -1103 25 0 0 2 7
24 -- Bobby Labonte 2417 -1153 25 0 0 2 5
25 -- Casey Mears 2345 -1225 25 0 0 1 4
26 -- Mike Bliss 2295 -1275 25 0 0 0 2
27 +2 Sterling Marlin 2258 -1312 24 0 0 1 4
28 -- Ken Schrader 2232 -1338 25 0 0 0 3
29 +1 Jeff Green 2232 -1338 25 0 0 0 0
30 -3 Scott Riggs 2213 -1357 25 1 0 2 4
31 +1 Dave Blaney 2195 -1375 25 0 0 0 1
32 -1 Kyle Petty 2172 -1398 25 0 0 0 1
33 -- Scott Wimmer 2102 -1468 25 0 0 0 0
34 -- Travis Kvapil* 1986 -1584 25 0 0 0 1
35 -- Mike Wallace 1633 -1937 20 0 0 0 1
36 +2 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 1551 -2019 22 0 0 0 0
37 -- Robby Gordon 1540 -2030 21 0 0 1 1
38 -2 Jason Leffler 1538 -2032 19 0 0 0 0
39 -- Kevin Lepage 1085 -2485 14 0 0 0 1
40 -- Terry Labonte 794 -2776 11 0 0 0 0
41 -- Boris Said 721 -2849 8 0 0 1 1
42 -- Hermie Sadler 650 -2920 11 0 0 0 0
43 -- Bill Elliott 628 -2942 8 0 0 0 0
44 -- Johnny Sauter 528 -3042 7 0 0 0 1
45 -- Mike Garvey* 424 -3146 8 0 0 0 0
46 -- Martin Truex Jr. 349 -3221 4 0 0 0 1
47 -- Jimmy Spencer 347 -3223 5 0 0 0 0
48 -- John Andretti 304 -3266 4 0 0 0 0
49 -- Mike Skinner 287 -3283 5 0 0 0 0
50 -- Stanton Barrett* 284 -3286 5 0 0 0 0
51 -- Carl Long 252 -3318 7 0 0 0 0
52 -- Scott Pruett 230 -3340 2 0 0 1 1
53 -- Ron Fellows 230 -3340 2 0 0 0 1
54 +6 Tony Raines 212 -3358 3 0 0 0 0
55 +2 Stuart Kirby 181 -3389 4 0 0 0 0
56 -2 Morgan Shepherd 162 -3408 4 0 0 0 0
57 -2 Kerry Earnhardt 149 -3421 2 0 0 0 0
58 -2 P.J. Jones 149 -3421 3 0 0 0 0
59 -1 Brian Simo 134 -3436 1 0 0 0 1
60 -1 Randy LaJoie 134 -3436 3 0 0 0 0
61 -- David Stremme 115 -3455 1 0 0 0 0
62 -- Kenny Wallace 100 -3470 2 0 0 0 0
63 -- Clint Bowyer 97 -3473 1 0 0 0 0
64 +1 Paul Menard 82 -3488 1 0 0 0 0
65 -1 Bobby Hamilton 82 -3488 1 0 0 0 0
66 +1 Anthony Lazzaro 79 -3491 1 0 0 0 0
67 -1 Chris Cook 79 -3491 1 0 0 0 0
68 -- Shane Hmiel 77 -3493 2 0 0 0 0
69 -- Johnny Miller 76 -3494 1 0 0 0 0
70 -- Johnny Benson 71 -3499 2 0 0 0 0
71 +1 Greg Sacks 68 -3502 2 0 0 0 0
72 -1 Jeff Fuller 68 -3502 2 0 0 0 0
73 -- Eric McClure* 67 -3503 1 0 0 0 0
74 -- Jorge Goeters 63 -3507 1 0 0 0 0
75 -- J.J. Yeley 46 -3524 1 0 0 0 0
76 -- Kirk Shelmerdine 37 -3533 1 0 0 0 0
77 -2 Ted Christopher 37 -3533 1 0 0 0 0
78 -1 Tom Hubert 34 -3536 1 0 0 0 0

* Denotes Rookie

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Now all we need is to have Kenseth and Gordon suck major *** next week
and have Newman and McMurray to do well.

That would give Dodge 4 cars in the Chase!!!

My projected Chase Field:

1 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy
2 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford
3 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevy
4 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge
5 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford
6 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford
7 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge
8 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford
9 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
10 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge

That would be a nice mix.

 

I expect 2 of those Dodges to fail....since there is going to be a very heated attack next week. Especially with a short track and the last 5 spots within reach for at least 8 drivers.....

I'm pulling for McMurray though, he got screwed last year....


I'm pulling for ol #24 though...

R.I.P. #3

 

I'd like ya'll to take notice of the last 3 of 4 drivers to win at Richmond. I think Ryan will do very well and make it into the Chase. He is a short track guy...

Here is a detailed prediction for next weekend - Chase Line: Richmond

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Richmond International Raceway

• Ten drivers will be racing for four spots in Chase:

7. Jeremy Mayfield (+145 from 11th place)
8. Carl Edwards (+86 from 11th)
9. Matt Kenseth (+11 from 11th )
10. Jamie McMurray (+1 from 11th)
11. Ryan Newman (-1 from 10th)
12. Jeff Gordon (-30 from 10th)
13. Elliott Sadler (-52 from 10th)
14. Dale Jarrett (-117 from 10th)
15. Kevin Harvick (-131 from 10th)
16. Joe Nemechek (-135 from 10th)

Mayfield will clinch if he finishes 39th or better, and Edwards will clinch if he finishes 19th or better.

 

[sm=boosign.gif] kyle busch blow's

 

I agree lol. He definitly deserved that win. Now how about Khanes' first win lol, he has the worst luck.

 

what the hell are you talking about chud-o?

Khane won the last race at Richmond back in may.