Welcome to the weekly column that hands out the awards for the latest NASCAR race. The Sprint Cup Series was in Phoenix on Saturday night. Here are the awards as handed down from the flagstand.
Checkered Flag....
Mark Martin won the pole, and the raceat PIR. The old man (50 years old) showed the younguns how it was done. Martin had a terrible start to the season, but now, with this win, has 4 straight top-10s.
Green Flags.....
Kurt Busch started third, and finished third, while leading a bunch of laps. Tony Stewart brought his self-owned car home in second place. Smoke keeps inching closer to that first win. David Reutimann stayed in the top 12 in points with an 8th place finish. Sam Hornish got his first career top-10 with his 9th place finish.
Yellow Flags....
FOX TV broadcast the race. Or, should I say the commercials, with a little race interspersed. Jeff Gordon's pit crew caused him to lose two laps by screwing up a green flag pit stop. Kyle Busch was caught speeding on pit road during the last round of stops. So instead of starting in second, behind Martin for a 6 lap shootout, he was sent to the back, where he finished 17th, the last car on the lead lap.
Red Flags.....
Dale Earnhardt Jr. How do you come out on the short end of the stick in a shoving match with wimpy Casey Mears? Then Jr spun Mears out....after the race! Mears then rammed Jr's car on pit road. Mears finished 20th, and Jr was 31st. Good thing these two never have to worry about racing for the lead.
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