Bristol Busch Series Results
For the first 247 laps, Saturday’s Sharpie Professional 250 was anything but a typical Bristol Busch Series race.
Following a red flag for fluid on the track with 14 laps to go, Martin Truex Jr. led Kevin Harvick, Mike Bliss, Johnny Benson and David Stremme. When the race was over, Truex Jr. was in Victory Lane, Bliss was pleading his case to Busch Series officials and Benson and Stremme had wadded-up race cars.
“You knew there was going to be something big,” said Mike Wallace, who finished 10th. “You don’t red flag this thing with 14 to go and run it for four laps to get a single file restart, and then expect nothing to happen at Bristol. It’s Bristol racing and that’s why there are so many people in the grandstands.”
Benson was challenging Bliss for third but didn’t seem willing to use the front bumper of his No. 1 Dodge to bull his way past Bliss’ No. 20 Chevrolet. Stremme’s No. 32 Dodge was quickly closing on Benson.
With three laps to go, Stremme clipped the outside wall with the right side of his Dodge and headed straight for the Turn 1 wall. Unfortunately for Benson, Stremme clipped the left rear of Benson’s Dodge, sending him spinning out of control.
That caused a chain-reaction bunch up behind the original crash.
“Everybody was running into each other and I got into the back of the 27,” said Greg Biffle, who wound up fourth. “I feel bad about that, but I got jacked up from behind. It was pretty crazy, but I guess that’s why they sell out Bristol and that’s why all of these fans pay their money to see this race.”
Benson wound up 13th, Stremme 18th, both crews exchanged harsh words and everybody wound up in the Busch Series hauler at the end of the day.
While the field slowed down for the final laps under caution, in the ensuing confusion, Bliss headed for the pits on what turned out to be the white flag lap. Instead of finishing third, he was credited with a 17th-place finish, which left his team pleading with Busch Series officials to reverse the call.
“I’m just glad we weren’t involved in any of it and we didn’t get called to the trailer, so we’re in good shape,” Wallace said.
Source: NASCAR
1 #8 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Taco Bell 190/10 250 Running
2 #21 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Reese’s 170/0 250 Running
3 #5 Kyle Busch* Chevrolet Lowe’s 165/0 250 Running
4 #60 Greg Biffle Ford Charter Communications 165/5 250 Running
5 #37 David Green Pontiac Timber Wolf 155/0 250 Running
6 #74 Tony Raines Chevrolet Outdoor Channel 150/0 250 Running
7 #99 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Aaron’s 146/0 250 Running
8 #22 Jason Keller Ford Bear Creek Soups 142/0 250 Running
9 #2 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet ACDelco 138/0 250 Running
10 #4 Mike Wallace Ford GEICO/Sportclips 134/0 250 Running
11 #87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Cellular One 130/0 250 Running
12 #12 Tim Fedewa Chevrolet Hot Tamales/Supercuts 127/0 250 Running
13 #1 Johnny Benson Dodge Yellow Transportation 124/0 250 Running
14 #27 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Kleenex 121/0 250 Running
15 #136 Steve Grissom Chevrolet DCT Motorsports 118/0 250 Running
16 #23 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Stacker 2 115/0 250 Running
17 #20 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Rockwell Automation 112/0 250 Running
18 #332 David Stremme Dodge TrimSpa 109/0 249 Running
19 #59 Stacy Compton Ford Kingsford/Bush’s Beans 106/0 248 Running
20 #02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet The FanZCar 103/0 248 Running
21 #56 Regan Smith Chevrolet Mac Hill Motorsports 100/0 248 Running
22 #47 Robert Pressley Ford Clorox/Wisk 97/0 247 Running
23 #55 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Fruit of the Loom 94/0 247 Running
24 #25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford U.S. Marine Corps 91/0 246 Running
25 #51 Stan Boyd * Chevrolet Ware Racing Enterprises 88/0 246 Running
26 #52 Brad Teague Ford Means Racing 85/0 245 Running
27 #38 Kasey Kahne Dodge Great Clips 82/0 221 Out of Race
28 #33 Paul Menard* Chevrolet Menards/Moen 79/0 207 Out of Race
29 #39 Andy Ponstein Ford Yahoo! 76/0 205 Running
30 #49 Derrike Cope Ford Advil Liqui-Gels 73/0 194 Running
31 #46 Ashton Lewis Chevrolet Lewis Motorsports 70/0 172 Out of Race
32 #00 Jason Leffler Chevrolet Haas Automation 67/0 115 Out of Race
33 #72 Jason White Chevrolet MacDonald Motorsports 64/0 110 Out of Race
34 #14 Casey Atwood Chevrolet Navy “Accelerate Your Life” 61/0 108 Out of Race
35 #96 Gus Wasson Chevrolet Night&Day Contact Lenses 58/0 103 Out of Race
36 #185 Randy Briggs Chevrolet Premier Glass 55/0 82 Running
37 #88 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet NEMCO Motorsports 52/0 70 Out of Race
38 #10 Jason Schuler Chevrolet Eagle Jet International 49/0 68 Out of Race
39 #75 Jay Sauter Chevrolet Food Country USA 46/0 63 Out of Race
40 #57 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Ware Racing Enterprises 43/0 51 Out of Race
41 #24 Mike Harmon Chevrolet Global Industrial Contractors 40/0 39 Out of Race
42 #91 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet Bojangles/AmericInn 37/0 36 Out of Race
43 #77 Donnie Neuenberger * Ford Moy Racing 34/0 26 Out of Race
