Considering the suffocating amount of journalists who surrounded to Bobby Labonte, more than one it would have thought that He was who had taken the triumph. Nevertheless he was his Terry brother, who eeted again itself with the victory after four years.
Bobby was not the winner, but without doubts it was the one who happier were in favor of the triumph of their older brother. Bobby was in this same circuit in 1979, when Terry secured its first triumph of the Winston series, and always was to its side at the most difficult moments, where many suggested Terry retires instead of to give pity.
“It has been a great day for Terry, and I am very proud of and of all mechanics”, it said Bobby, that arrived seventh. “They never have lowered the arms, they always gave the best thing of himself in each race, and this it is the result.”
The last triumph of Terry had been four years ago back, but thence its performance decayed drastically. In 1999 12º in the table of positions finished, in 2000 17º, in 2001 23º, and the past year continued falling until the position 24º.
“Once the race finished it was seated in the car thinking about the amount of people who needed to be thankful”, Terry said. “She has spent long time from the last time that wins, and I am not wanted to forget anybody”, adding, “Much people have come to salute to me and I feel much respect by them. He is incredible to have returned to the triumph in this same circuit”, ended up saying Terry.
Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson completed the trio of Chevrolet Montecar it in the Mountain Dew Southern 500. Behind these three they encolumnaron the Dodge de McMurray, Elliott and Mayfield. Best Ford classified Taurus was the one of Elliot Sadler (9º).
More and more the solid leader of the match, Matt Kenseth, classified 14º adding 126 points against the 88 obtained by Dale Earnhardt Jr. The 389 points that Kenseth accumulates of advantage make feel more and more, even though they reduce eleven races more.
“Today tapeworm a great car in my hands, but lamentably strikes the wall early”, said Matt. “I committed an error, ground not to do it next but this time it happened”, ended up saying the pilot of Roush Racing.
Ryan Newman, the most winning pilot of the year until the moment, had led 120 returns and seemed the man to beat of the day. Newman committed an error in pits and lost positions until 23º put.
The race was interrupted in 10 occasions by space of 55 turns. The first yellow flag only fluttered to five returns of the beginning, when six cars confused causing a multiple accident. No of the pilots was seriously hurt, among them Dale Jarrett, Christian Fittipaldi, Rusty Wallace, etc.
“What happened is really dissapointing”, Dale explained. “When one owns a as competitive car as the one that it had today, he is even more dissapointing. I was present at the accident in all their dimension, but it does not manage to free of”, adding to me, “it would be enchanting to Me to be able to win in this track, and believes that today it could to do it.”
The Winston Cup now will travel to the Richmond International Raceway to dispute the Chevy Rock & Roll 400.
