Kyle Busch has found victory lane once again. Busch now has 8 victories in 2010 after winning Saturday night’s Kroger 200 from O’Reily Raceway Park.
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This is all rendered moot since Busch is not running the full schedule. Moving forward, this is also likely the last season we see Kyle Busch or any other Cup Series regular win 8 races. NASCAR intends to limit the amount of races a driver in the top 35 in Cup Owner Points can drive. So that should leave Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, and Paul Menard on the outside looking in, for 2011.
I for one, am totally excited about this. Remove Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards from the equation and Aric Almirola likely celebrates his first Nationwide win on Saturday. Trevor Bayne could also have been a mult-time winner this season.
Next year is shaping up to be one of the more exciting in racing history and nights like Saturday give credence to that possibility. The Nationwide Series will at last be a true development territory. Not only will fans see a Nationwide-only driver win the championship, but that driver will be doing it in the new Nationwide Car of Tomorrow.
Edwards and Brad Keselowski stayed away from each other for most of Saturday but ORP was merely a placeholder in this budding feud. The Nationwide Series will return to action at Iowa Speedway next Saturday, July 31for the US Cellular 250.
Results, Points and more can be found after the JUMP!
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Pts | Bns | Driver Rating | Winnings | Status | Tms | Laps |
| 1 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Fleet Locate Toyota | 201 | 195 | 10 | 149.7 | $46,295 | Running | 4 | 144 |
| 2 | 13 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 201 | 170 | 107.1 | $31,250 | Running | |||
| 3 | 6 | 88 | Aric Almirola | GT Vodka Chevy | 201 | 170 | 5 | 119.7 | $29,118 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Out! Pet Care Toyota | 201 | 165 | 5 | 123.5 | $31,893 | Running | 2 | 55 |
| 5 | 15 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Stores Toyota | 201 | 155 | 101.2 | $24,068 | Running | |||
| 6 | 21 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Casino & Hotel Toyota | 201 | 150 | 94.6 | $21,193 | Running | |||
| 7 | 9 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 201 | 146 | 104.9 | $21,018 | Running | |||
| 8 | 8 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Dodge | 201 | 147 | 5 | 109.1 | $14,025 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 98 | Paul Menard | Richmond/Menards Ford | 201 | 138 | 107.1 | $13,525 | Running | |||
| 10 | 2 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 201 | 134 | 94.5 | $20,618 | Running | |||
| 11 | 3 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | CitiFinancial Ford | 201 | 130 | 91.6 | $20,543 | Running | |||
| 12 | 7 | 16 | Colin Braun # | Con-way Ford | 201 | 127 | 87.8 | $19,493 | Running | |||
| 13 | 24 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Westerman Companies Chevy | 201 | 124 | 77.9 | $19,393 | Running | |||
| 14 | 17 | 70 | Shelby Howard | InternationalTrucks Chevy | 201 | 121 | 81.9 | $14,025 | Running | |||
| 15 | 29 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports Chevy | 201 | 118 | 69.1 | $20,143 | Running | |||
| 16 | 28 | 7 | Josh Wise | GoDaddy/HowDoYou?.com Chevy | 201 | 115 | 78.9 | $19,243 | Running | |||
| 17 | 16 | 11 | Brian Scott # | AccuDoc Solutions Toyota | 201 | 112 | 73.1 | $19,193 | Running | |||
| 18 | 35 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Chevy | 201 | 109 | 64.5 | $19,128 | Running | |||
| 19 | 27 | 15 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers Toyota | 201 | 106 | 81.0 | $19,093 | Running | |||
| 20 | 30 | 81 | Michael McDowell | K-Love Dodge | 201 | 103 | 54.4 | $13,365 | Running | |||
| 21 | 14 | 05 | David Starr | Cash America/31-W Insulation Chevy | 201 | 100 | 69.0 | $13,075 | Running | |||
| 22 | 36 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Indiana Live Casino Chevy | 201 | 97 | 54.8 | $18,943 | Running | |||
| 23 | 19 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus Chevy | 201 | 94 | 63.7 | $19,293 | Running | |||
| 24 | 32 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | hostgator.com Chevy | 201 | 91 | 67.2 | $18,818 | Running | |||
| 25 | 23 | 27 | Johnny Sauter | Curb Records/The National FFA Organization Ford | 201 | 88 | 66.3 | $21,423 | Running | |||
| 26 | 26 | 24 | Eric McClure | Kroger Ford | 199 | 85 | 45.6 | $12,255 | Running | |||
| 27 | 31 | 09 | Kevin Hamlin | Ford | 166 | 82 | 48.3 | $18,668 | Running | |||
| 28 | 11 | 33 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Jimmy John's Chevy | 162 | 79 | 98.4 | $18,638 | Accident | |||
| 29 | 38 | 31 | J C Stout | Lilly Trucking Chevy | 158 | 76 | 40.6 | $12,150 | Accident | |||
| 30 | 12 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 139 | 73 | 41.0 | $18,898 | Running | |||
| 31 | 10 | 20 | Matt DiBenedetto | Game Plan for Life/IAmSecond.com Toyota | 137 | 70 | 38.0 | $18,553 | Engine | |||
| 32 | 25 | 35 | Jason Keller | Chevy | 127 | 67 | 61.5 | $18,933 | Accident | |||
| 33 | 18 | 43 | Kevin Swindell | Curb Records/The National FFA Organization Ford | 127 | 64 | 69.8 | $12,045 | Accident | |||
| 34 | 22 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 126 | 61 | 48.0 | $12,025 | Overheating | |||
| 35 | 20 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Federated Auto Parts Chevy | 91 | 58 | 48.7 | $18,448 | Electrical | |||
| 36 | 33 | 10 | Derrick Griffin | Toyota | 74 | 55 | 39.4 | $18,428 | Accident | |||
| 37 | 40 | 91 | Chase Miller | Chevy | 26 | 52 | 39.1 | $11,935 | Brakes | |||
| 38 | 37 | 90 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevy | 22 | 49 | 40.4 | $11,890 | Overheating | |||
| 39 | 42 | 49 | Mark Green | Chevy | 11 | 46 | 32.9 | $11,870 | Overheating | |||
| 40 | 34 | 36 | Jeff Green | Long John Silver's Chevy | 10 | 43 | 36.2 | $11,790 | Handling | |||
| 41 | 43 | 52 | Chris Lawson | Chevy | 10 | 40 | 28.8 | $11,745 | Handling | |||
| 42 | 39 | 89 | Johnny Chapman | Victory in Jesus Chevy | 8 | 37 | 30.4 | $11,715 | Transmission | |||
| 43 | 41 | 92 | Dennis Setzer | K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 7 | 34 | 27.5 | $11,667 | Brakes |
Almirola had a great race, coming in 3rd in his first Nationwide Race this year. Almirola is looking to be a full time driver in Nationwide or Cup next year. This definitly helps.
Another great race for Trevor Bayne. It’s only a matter of time before he finds victory lane.
Brad Keselowski now has a 205 point lead on Edwards. Here’s how the points are looking:
| Pos | Driver | BPts | Points | Ldr | Nxt | Starts | Poles | Wins | T5s | T10 | DNFs | Money Won |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 105 | 3189 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0 | $661,915 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 60 | 2984 | -205 | -205 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 0 | $687,590 |
| 3 | Justin Allgaier | 35 | 2691 | -498 | -293 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | $604,645 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 110 | 2681 | -508 | -10 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 1 | $746,905 |
| 5 | Paul Menard | 5 | 2505 | -684 | -176 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | $425,575 |
| 6 | Kevin Harvick | 55 | 2434 | -755 | -71 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | $594,155 |
| 7 | Steve Wallace | 5 | 2338 | -851 | -96 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | $538,410 |
| 8 | Brendan Gaughan | 20 | 2277 | -912 | -61 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | $557,465 |
| 9 | Trevor Bayne | 10 | 2205 | -984 | -72 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | $567,195 |
| 10 | Jason Leffler | 15 | 2161 | -1028 | -44 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | $537,080 |
| 11 | Reed Sorenson | 10 | 2112 | -1077 | -49 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | $451,254 |
| 12 | Joey Logano | 70 | 2108 | -1081 | -4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | $534,905 |
| 13 | Brian Scott # | 5 | 2103 | -1086 | -5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | $522,005 |
| 14 | Michael Annett | 5 | 2079 | -1110 | -24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $514,425 |
| 15 | Tony Raines | 15 | 2041 | -1148 | -38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | $512,110 |
| 16 | Mike Bliss | 5 | 1825 | -1364 | -216 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | $484,212 |
| 17 | Mike Wallace | 20 | 1816 | -1373 | -9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | $503,320 |
| 18 | Kenny Wallace | 5 | 1804 | -1385 | -12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $491,982 |
| 19 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 10 | 1678 | -1511 | -126 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | $477,908 |
| 20 | Eric McClure | 10 | 1644 | -1545 | -34 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $460,985 |
| 21 | Joe Nemechek | 5 | 1634 | -1555 | -10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $459,114 |
| 22 | Michael McDowell | 0 | 1582 | -1607 | -52 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | $446,523 |
| 23 | Colin Braun # | 0 | 1536 | -1653 | -46 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | $400,587 |
| 24 | Jason Keller | 0 | 1501 | -1688 | -35 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $338,644 |
| 25 | Greg Biffle | 30 | 1368 | -1821 | -133 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | $302,280 |
| 26 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | 0 | 1328 | -1861 | -40 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $366,142 |
| 27 | Josh Wise | 0 | 1310 | -1879 | -18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | $385,576 |
| 28 | Shelby Howard | 0 | 1191 | -1998 | -119 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $239,219 |
| 29 | Robert Richardson | 5 | 1177 | -2012 | -14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $353,917 |
| 30 | Morgan Shepherd | 5 | 1122 | -2067 | -55 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | $317,685 |
| 31 | Willie Allen | 0 | 1080 | -2109 | -42 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $248,158 |
| 32 | Jamie McMurray | 10 | 1044 | -2145 | -36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | $163,185 |
| 33 | Brian Keselowski | 5 | 1035 | -2154 | -9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | $350,201 |
| 34 | Mark Green | 0 | 932 | -2257 | -103 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | $285,751 |
| 35 | James Buescher | 5 | 903 | -2286 | -29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $282,545 |
| 36 | Clint Bowyer | 5 | 855 | -2334 | -48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | $154,595 |
| 37 | Scott Riggs | 5 | 741 | -2448 | -114 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | $173,935 |
| 38 | Kelly Bires | 0 | 740 | -2449 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $180,086 |
| 39 | Brian Vickers | 5 | 733 | -2456 | -7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | $152,610 |
| 40 | Kevin Lepage | 5 | 704 | -2485 | -29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | $242,803 |
Edwards managed to pick up a few points on Keselowski, but the 60 point penalty he recieved for wrecking Keso hardly helped him.
Nothing much changed in the top 30.
| 28 | Cassill | 09 | 1,725 | ||
| 29 | Keller | 35 | 1,679 | ||
| 30 | Swindell | 43 | 1,670 | ||
| 31 | Howard | 70 | 1,661 | ||
| 32 | Allen | 05 | 1,646 | ||
| 33 | McClure | 24 | 1,644 |
Another bad week puts McDowell’s team farther from the top 30.
Join us later in the week for a preview of the US Cellular 250 from Iowa. It’s the 4th or 4 straight night races. Enjoy!
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