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Ryan Newman passed Ron Hornaday in Turn 2 on the last lap at Atlanta Motor Speedway to win in his first Truck Series start.
Newman and Hornaday, both driving Trucks for Kevin Harvick Inc., traded the lead twice in the final eight laps of Saturday’s race. The two raced side-by-side for a lap, with Hornaday coming out front on the next-to-last lap.
Newman then grabbed it back and Hornaday, locked in a battle for the series championship, couldn’t afford to push the issue.
Germain Racing will announce Monday that Max Papis has been signed to compete in 18 Sprint Cup races in Germain’s No. 13 Toyota under Geico sponsorship next year.
To say Kurt Busch has struggled on intermediate, 1.5-mile tracks this season would be an understatement. In the seven races this season on the six tracks 1.5 miles in length, Busch has an average finish of 21.2, well off his career average of 18.3.
Preliminary results are in, and it appears both NASCAR teams and Goodyear officials are pleased with the performance of the new, slightly softer tire compound being used this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Five year ago, Marcos Ambrose was putting the finishing touches on his second consecutive V8 Supercars championship. But in the back of his mind, he had this crazy idea of coming to America and racing at NASCAR’s highest level.
Tony Raines will tell you — just making the field in 2008 is a victory for him.
Cale Yarborough was tenacious, Jimmie Johnson is smooth. Despite their differences, DW says there’s a reason they’re champs.