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The 2010 Victory Lane Champion- Nate Bishop
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Kyle Busch the latest to question NASCAR's pattern of cautions
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Jay Busbee |
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October 16, 2010 |
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In NASCAR, the most terrifying sight on the track is now the color yellow.
The yellow caution flag can ruin a driver's day, obliterating long leads and throwing off pit strategy. And when it shows up under dubious circumstances, it throws the entire sport into question.
Kyle Busch was the latest victim of a late-race caution, losing a four-second lead and, eventually, the race when a caution flag showed up with 26 laps remaining in Saturday night's Bank of America 500. Busch had wheeled the best car in the field all night long, and when the debris caution arrived, he launched into a rant so profane he'd have warranted a seven-figure FCC fine had it...
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| Last Week's Top 3 Finishers: Bank of America 500 Race Results |
First Place: The Racers Group
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Second Place: Jasper Motorsports
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Third Place: Buckshot Racing
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Next Race: Charlotte, NC
Picks Due: May, 2011 |
Track Details
Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad oval
Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 5 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch - 1952.8 feet; Backstretch - 1360 feet
Grandstand Seating: 171,000
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| 2010 FINAL Overall League Standings |
| # |
Team |
Pts |
| 1 | Hall of Fame Racing | --- |
| 2 | K Automotive Racing | -54 |
| 3 | Braun Racing | -104 |
| 4 | All Star Racing | -106 |
| 5 | JR Motorsports | -129 |
| 6 | Kevin Harvick Incorporated | -151 |
| 7 | Competitive Edge Motorsports | -154 |
| 8 | Richard Petty Motorsports | -211 |
| 9 | Dale Earnhardt Incorporated | -223 |
| 10 | Joe Gibbs Racing | -385 |
| Complete Standings |
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| 2010 FINAL NASCAR Driver Standings |
| # |
Driver |
W |
L |
| 1 | Jeff Burton | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Clint Bowyer | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | Tony Stewart | 11 | 6 |
| 5 | AJ Allmendinger | 9 | 5 |
| 6 | Jeff Gordon | 10 | 7 |
| 7 | Kurt Busch | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Kevin Harvick | 8 | 5 |
| 9T | Kyle Busch | 8 | 6 |
| 9T | Jamie McMurray | 8 | 6 |
| Complete Standings |
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What is the only track on the Sprint Cup schedule that Jeff Gordon has not won on?
Answer: Homestead-Miami Track (Add Kentucky in 2011)
What Sprint Cup race had the most entrants try and qualify for that race?
Answer: The 1994 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis - 86 cars.
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