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Teammate bumps Kyle Busch to trucks win
by DUSTIN LONG , News & Record
The win was Busch's sixth in the Trucks series this season and his fourth in his last four starts.
Bodine, who was looking for his fifth consecutive win in a restrictor-plate race, was third. Terry Cook was fourth, followed by David Starr.
Points leader Ron Hornaday Jr. was collected in an 11-car pileup with five laps remaining and finished 17th.
Chrissy Wallace, making her first Trucks start, finished 13th, while father Mike wound up 28th.
RACING RESUMES: Racing will return to North Wilkesboro Speedway next year with the USARacing Pro Cup Series announcing it will run there Oct. 3, 2010.
North Wilkesboro Speedway hosted NASCAR races from 1949-96. Jeff Gordon won the final Cup race at the speedway there on Sept. 29, 1996.
"We are extremely pleased to be the first national touring racing series to return to the true roots of stock car racing," USARacing Managing Partner Larry Camp said in a statement from the series.
"We know the people of Wilkes County and the surrounding area of North Carolina have missed stock car racing on this storied track."
WATCH IT: NASCAR officials say they will keep an eye out for aggressive driving during today's race at Talladega Superspeedway. John Darby, Cup series director, said drivers will be warned about aggressive driving in the pre-race meeting today.
"We'll watch it like we always do,'' Darby said. "Hopefully, we won't have to make a call, but if it gets too obnoxious, we will.''
HIGH ANXIETY: Points leader Jimmie Johnson says he hasn't slept well this week leading to today's race.
"The brain wonders and thinks about a lot of different things,'' he said. "Especially when I come to a track like this where I just don't want to miss an opportunity. I think one aspect that helps us stay calm in some respect is we think things through and we're very well prepared when we come to the track."
One thing he won't have to worry about is where he starts today's race. Rain canceled qualifying on Saturday, setting the order by points. Johnson starts first. Mark Martin, who trails by 118 points, follows.
BUILDING CARS: The Petty Enterprises shop in Level Cross isn't producing NASCAR Sprint Cup cars anymore but work is taking place there.
Instead, custom cars will be built there. The first will be a 2009 Dodge Challenger that will be sold for charity at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in January 2010.
BUILDING CARS: The Petty Enterprises shop in Level Cross isn't producing NASCAR Sprint Cup cars anymore but work is taking place there. Instead, custom cars will be built there. The first will be a 2009 Dodge Challenger that will be sold for charity at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in January 2010.
PIT STOPS: NASCAR is scheduled to test the Nationwide Car of Tomorrow on Monday at Talladega. Ford will use the Mustang, Dodge the Challenger, Toyota the Camry and Chevrolet the Impala.
Contact Dustin Long at 373-7062 or dustin.long@news-record.com
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