Dale Jarrett secured his first victory of the season, after taking advantage the little luck of its experienced companion Ricky Rudd, and adjudging this way Pocono 500, disputed in the oval of 2,5 miles Pocono Raceway.Jarrett, on board Ford Taurus de Robert Racing Yachts, began to press to Rudd when this last one surpassed to the other Ford of Jeff Burton in return 179 of the 200 of race. When Rudd reached the leadership, its Taurus began to behave of strange way in the back part. Lamentably a back tire was being deflated, and Rudd finally ended up hitting against the wall, causing the last yellow flag. The race concluded under this condition.With this situation, Dale Jarrett inherited the leadership and obtained his 29º victory of its race in Nascar. The last triumph of Jarrett had been in July of the last year, in New Hampshire. 30 races back. “I am very happy for having won, although really the very many moan the bad luck of my companion (Ricky Rudd)”, began saying Dale, “really it had made a great work throughout the weekend, and tapeworm all the conditions to win. Lamentably it underwent a problem and there I finish everything…”, said Jarrett in the circle of the winners. “I want to be thankful to him to the equipment by all the effort that realized. The car improved remarkably and that is very hopeful for the future”, ended up saying the winner.For Rudd, this has been a new deception in its race. “One week, two, three, that knows already… there am lost the account of all the bad one which it happened to me in this last time”, adding, “It was in great form and the victory was in my hands, but something began to work badly in the back part of my Ford Taurus, and that meant the end for me. Dale won at least that is my teammate”, finalized a disappointed Ricky Rudd, that classified 17º whatsoever.Behind Jarrett, it arrived the veteran Mark Martin, with another Ford Taurus, whereas the best Chevrolet was the one from Jimmie Johnson thirdly. With this result, the rookie Johnson continues adding important points for the championship. At the moment one is second with 136 points less than Sterling Marlin. “I am not disappointed far from it”, said Johnson, “so competitive Being in this track, and to finish within the five first is very rewarding. I must admit that never I have used so much the gear box as in this circuit”, commented Jimmie.Meanwhile, the leader of the championship, Sterling Marlin, arrived 4º with his Dodge Intrepid more adding 165 points for the contest. “Very I am satisfied with the result. It was an interesting race, and the car behaved wonderfully”, said Marlin. When it was asked to him on the future conquest of the Glass Winston 2002, Sterling said that “still he is very early to think about that, we are in very good form, but still we have a long way ahead”.During the 3 hours and 29 minutes that Pocono 500 demanded, 17 changes of leaders, and five yellow flags took place product of diverse incidents.
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Jarrett persecutes to Grissom
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