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 Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:10 am Post subject: Stewart Scores First Busch Win |
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In all the excitement that Daytona has to offer, Tony Stewart captured his first Busch series win in 42 tries. Starting from 14th, Stewart worked his way up front and led 46 laps but it almost wasn't to be.
In a yellow filled race, Tony was in the front on lap 25 when Carl Edwards bumped him, causing Tony to lose control and shoot through a portion of the infield grass at 190 mph. Stewart kept his boot in it, and reentered the track, dropping back to 7th place. Tony was able to hold on until a caution flag, several laps later when he entered the pits to have his damage fixed. Leaving the pits after an extended stop, Stewart was back in 17th place with a seemingly insurmountable amout of ground to make up to capture the win.
Tony rocketed towards the front of the field with the help of teammate and car owner Kevin Harvick. In 5th place at a restart with 4 laps to go, Tony and Kevin became as one to force their way to the front past the Chance 2 Motorsports duo of Dale Earnhardt, Jr and Martin Truex, Jr who were 1st and 2nd respectively. Using the draft from Kevin, Tony was able to push his way into first, holding on to take the white flag just as a three car crash took place behind him bringing out the caution and guaranteeing him the victory.
Tony was on a roll during speedweeks with taking his session of the Gatorade 150 on Thursday, and gaining the #4 starting postion for the 500, in addition to his win here at the Hershey's Take 5 300.
FINAL RESULTS
1 14 #33 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mr. Clean AutoDry Carwash 190/10 120 Running $102,476
2 7 #21 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Hershey's TAKE 5 170/0 120 Running $82,150
3 26 #81 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Oreo/Ritz 170/5 120 Running $67,923
4 23 #8 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 160/0 120 Running $79,495
5 18 #38 Kasey Kahne Dodge Great Clips 155/0 120 Running $58,050
6 21 #55 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Fruit of the Loom 150/0 120 Running $50,675
7 15 #99 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Aaron's 146/0 120 Running $49,550
8 12 #66 Greg Biffle Ford Duraflame 147/5 120 Running $47,625
9 5 #41 Reed Sorenson * Dodge Discount Tire 138/0 120 Running $52,575
10 29 #60 Carl Edwards * Ford Charter Communications 139/5 120 Running $53,825
11 22 #- Bobby Hamilton Jr. Unknown No Sponsor 130/0 120 Running $44,425
12 6 #2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet ACDelco 127/0 120 Running $60,950
13 34 #25 Ashton Lewis Ford U.S. Marines 124/0 120 Running $50,708
14 1 #87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Cellular One 121/0 120 Running $46,775
15 31 #261 Mike Wallace Pontiac Francis Engineering 118/0 120 Running $47,325
16 42 #28 Derrike Cope Ford RadioShack 115/0 120 Running $47,475
17 4 #11 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards/Pittsburgh Paints 117/5 120 Running $47,425
18 8 #44 Justin Labonte Chevrolet U.S. Coast Guard 109/0 120 Running $52,600
19 28 #34 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet Dollar General 106/0 120 Running $41,775
20 9 #18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Vigoro/The Home Depot 103/0 120 Running $47,700
21 43 #64 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Miller High Life Lite/Top Flite 100/0 120 Running $41,525
22 25 #27 David Green Ford Kleenex/Walgreen's 97/0 120 Running $46,600
23 35 #59 Stacy Compton Ford Kingsford/Bush's Beans 94/0 120 Running $46,758
24 17 #12 Tim Fedewa Dodge Supercuts 91/0 120 Running $45,120
25 27 #10 Michel Jourdain * Ford Telcel 88/0 120 Running $43,075
26 3 #6 Paul Wolfe * Dodge Hellmann's Mayonnaise 85/0 120 Running $41,000
27 39 #23 Shawna Robinson Chevrolet Vassarette 82/0 120 Running $42,775
28 41 #49 Steve Grissom Ford Advil Liqui-Gels 84/5 120 Running $44,720
29 20 #36 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet Master Spas / First Trust Portfolios 76/0 120 Running $42,600
30 16 #143 A J Fike * Dodge Channellock 73/0 120 Running $40,925
31 38 #47 Jon Wood * Ford Clorox/Wisk 70/0 120 Running $42,310
32 2 #5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Lowe's/Shop-Vac 72/5 120 Running $50,020
33 11 #20 Denny Hamlin * Chevrolet Rockwell Automation 64/0 120 Running $47,700
34 36 #0 Kertus Davis * Chevrolet Pabst Blue Ribbon/RACEGIRL 61/0 120 Running $42,150
35 33 #35 Jason Keller Ford McDonald's 58/0 119 Running $42,000
36 32 #4 Ryan Hemphill * Dodge GEICO/Pet Brands 55/0 112 Accident $47,425
37 30 #22 Kenny Wallace Ford Stacker 2 52/0 103 Running $43,895
38 37 #72 Donnie Neuenberger * Chevrolet P4OT.com 49/0 100 Too Slow $41,825
39 13 #32 Shane Hmiel Chevrolet Win Fuel 46/0 74 Engine $41,780
40 24 #14 David Stremme Dodge Navy "Accelerate Your Life" 43/0 56 Engine $43,760
41 10 #1 Johnny Sauter Dodge Yellow Transportation 40/0 33 Engine $43,675
42 19 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Jani-King 37/0 22 Engine $39,605
43 40 #7 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet NEMCO Motorsports 34/0 3 Overheating $39,560
* Denotes Rookie
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