Matt Kenseth, Roush Fenway own Charlotte: Review of the Top Gear 300

Fastenal picked the right horse to back. Make that horses. Not a minute went by that one of the Roush Fenway Fords was not in the top five. All three adorned with Fastenal colors of course. When all was said and done, It was Matt Kenseth who took home the trophy.

Kenseth was not even scheduled to race a single Nationwide race this year, but Trevor “Spider-Man” Bayne was held out once again while Roush Fenway figures out his spidey sense. All three Roush Fords lead laps, and now all three Roush teams have won a race. They still have a long way to go before they can catch the Joe Gibbs Toyotas though.

The big debuts that everyone watched with anticipation was Kimi Raikkonen and Cole Whitt. Kimi again scraped the wall - something that has happened to him in both his NASCAR starts - but otherwise ran a great first Nationwide race.

While neither Raikkonen or Whitt where in the top 10, both brought it home safely, although the race ended with only ten cars on the lead lap. Raikkonen was 27th, 4 laps down, but he got some great expirence. Whitt was 15th, 1 lap down.

Sam Hornish also had a good race - he came home 12th, one lap down. Hornish was looking for a good finish after running great in earlier races this season only to crash out of them.
Results and Points after the JUMP!

Another great run for Sadler, Stenhouse and Sorenson. These three are really stepping out as the front runners for the Championship. In fact, they are the top 3 in points. Here’s the battle:

The Gibbs teams are still up top in the Owner’s Championship battle. But the gap has closed. Here’s the fight:

With a good run by Morgan Shepherd, his team has moved up in the owner standings. Nobody fell outside the top 30 this week. Here’s how the points shake up:

Next week we head to Chicago for the STP 300. Join us later in the week for a preview of the event. Enjoy!