Archive for May 3rd, 2008

Clint Bowyer celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Crown Royal 400 Sprint Cup auto race race at the Richmond International Raceway  celebrates in Victory Lane in Richmond, Va., Saturday, May 3, 2008.  Driver gets first win of year after Kyle Busch, Earnhardt collide with 3 laps to go

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Richmond International Raceway is regarded as a short track that drives like a superspeedway because of its unique D shape, and just past the midpoint of Saturday night’s race, the track had its own version of “the big one.”

The accident that ended with about a dozen cars damaged, some seriously, started in turn three when Dave Blaney nudged J.J. Yeley, setting of a smokey chain reaction crash that caused NASCAR to throw the red flag, stopping the race after 230 of the 400 scheduled laps.

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Dale Jr. wreck gives Bowyer victory

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Complete results

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Late race wrecks give Bowyer Richmond win

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Clint Bowyer took advantage of a late tangle between race leaders Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch to cash in at Richmond.

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Dale Jr. wreck gives Bowyer Richmond win

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PHOTOS: Richmond weekend

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Miss the big wreck in Saturday night’s Cup race? Relive the carnage and speed from the Richmond race weekend here.

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Hamlin wins pole at Richmond

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -Denny Hamlin didn’t realize how much he was feeling the pressure to perform in front of his hometown crowd until he was hurtling around the track in qualifying.

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Notebook: Burton leading Cup points race

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Kyle Busch is establishing himself as the new star in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Carl Edwards is the winningest driver so far this season.

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -Bobby Labonte became the latest driver to take himself off the free-agent market, agreeing to a contract extension with Petty Enterprises, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

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