Not even the breakage of a tire in return 63 stopped to the tempestivo Matt Kenseth to adjudge the Chevy Montecar it 400, disputed in the dusk of the Richmond International Raceway.For misfortune of the main sponsor of the competition, General Motors, Kenseth a Ford Taurus, the eternal rival mark of GM took to the victory leading. Chevrolet saved the honor of the day with the third position obtained by Jeff Green. The pilot star of the mark, Jeff Gordon, retired in return 84 when its motor exploded fumigating good part of the drawn up one.Matt Kenseth not only gained the race after to burst a tire, but also that made it after having lost two returns by the incident mentioned one. A simply fantastic race for one of the young values of Nascar. “The car was incredibly quick, so quick that nor the tires resisted…”, joked Matt. “The equipment carried out a very good work in pits making me reclaim the enormous lost land. During overcome me I was able to overcome to several colleagues without majors problems”, adding, “when the tire exploded is not hopeless to me because wise that counted on a great car, although sincerely I did not think that it could recover to me and gain the race”.The certain thing is that Kenseth just acceded to the leadership in return 293 when fittingly surpassed to the author of pole position, Ryan Newman. Once Kenseth escaped to Newman, I am distanced in almost two seconds.Another Ford, in this case the one of Newman, arrived secondly. The rookie was satisfied with its turn out in spite of not to have obtained the triumph. “A wonderful race for us. When Matt surpassed to me tries to exceed it again but I did not obtain it. I must congratulate it to him and its equipment reason why they have obtained nowadays, he is almost unreal…”, it said Newman.The great deceptions of the day were in charge of Sterling Marlin, leader of the championship, and Jeff Gordon, winner of last the two competitions. Marlin as soon as it lasted 8 returns in track after suffering an accident next to Jimmy Spencer. On the other hand, Gordon retired by motor problems. With the sixth position obtained by Mark Martin, the distance between this last and Marlin are of only nine points. “Still we have ten races ahead and I believe that it will be a definition very tightened between all. What happened today was unfortunate but thus they are the competitions, the same occurred with Gordon…”, said heartbroken the pilot of Dodge.Jeff Green (Chevrolet), Dale Earnhardt Jr (Chevrolet), Todd Bodine (Ford), Mark Martin (Ford), Ricky Rudd (Ford), Ward Burton (Dodge), Dave Blaney (Ford) and Jeremy Mayfield (Ford) completed the ten first classified.Meanwhile the championship of pilots is put to red the alive one. Marlin as soon as it surpasses Martin by 9 points follows, it: Jimmie Johnson to 72, Jeff 82 Gordon to and Tony Stewart to 118.The next round of the Nascar will dispute the 15 of September in the New Hampshire Int'l Speedway to dispute a race of 300 miles.
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The USA do not forget (11/09/01)
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