Archive for June 5th, 2009

Todd Bodine passed up a chance to refuel on the final pit stop Friday night, and still had enough to win the fastest NASCAR Truck Series race ever at Texas Motor Speedway.

Bodine became the winningest driver for any series at Texas, racing to his fifth trucks victory at the 1 1/2-mile, high-banked oval. He also is the first five-time trucks winner at any NASCAR track.

In a race with only two cautions and no crashes, Bodine won with an average speed of 152.282 mph. He finished 1.

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Brad Keselowski’s thinking big for next year. Lee Spencer thinks Danica Patrick is a good replacement for his Nationwide seat.

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Sprint Cup Series drivers were all wet Friday at Pocono Raceway.

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General Motors Corp. has a tentative deal to sell its Saturn brand to former race car driver and dealership group owner Roger Penske, according to two people briefed on the deal.

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The fans asked for it and NASCAR has delivered. Lee Spencer finds out what the drivers think of the new double-file restart.

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Things went well for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his new crew chief at Dover, but don’t read too much into it yet, Larry McReynolds says.

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Goodyear says it’s pleased with its latest tests at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where faulty tires last summer turned the NASCAR Allstate 400 at the Brickyard into a series of 10- to 12-lap sprints.

The tiremaker says the private tests Monday and Tuesday with Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Patrick Carpentier, Bill Elliott, Robby Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Juan Pablo Montoya, Tony Stewart and David Stremme came with weather and track conditions near what is expected for the July 26 race.

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