Reutimann wins caution-filled Memphis Busch race

Reutimann wins caution-filled Memphis Busch race

David Reutimann won Saturday afternoon’s Sam’s Town 250 at the Memphis Motorsports Park despite a record 25 caution flags. The No.99 Toyota crossed the finish line ahead of Mike Bliss as the caution flag flew one more time during a green-white-checker finish. The victory was the first of Reutimann’s Busch career. First-time pole winner Marcos Ambrose brought the field to the green flag, but his inexperience gave way before they crossed the start/finish line for the first time as Reutimann grabbed the race lead. Also dropping back early was IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti, making his first Busch Series start. he qualified a very good fourth, but by the first caution flag was down to sixth place. Jason Leffler was looking strong, making his way around Ambrose for second. Youngster Brad Coleman also got around Ambrose. Reutimann continued to show the way, leading the first 39 laps until the next caution flag when he pitted for fuel and tires. Ron Young stayed out but he was little problem for Reutimann as the race restarted on lap 43, just as the caution flag came out again for an accident in mid-pack. Meanwhile, Carl Edwards, the points leader was up to 20th place after starting shotgun on the field because he had Matt McCall qualify the No.60 Ford while he was practicing for the Cup race in Atlanta. An eighth-place finish from Edwards would clinch the Busch Series title. By the time the caution flag came out on lap 73, Edwards was up to 13th place. Reutimann had built more than a two-second lead on Coleman before caution flag No.7 slowed the field. When Coleman and Keller fell back, Franchitti inherited second place behind Reutimann and Edwards was up to ninth. But more caution flags continued to upset any rhythm. There were a total of 14 caution flags through the first 115 laps of which Reutimann led 110 laps. More at Miami Herald/Sports Network UNOFFICIAL RESULTS: FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS 1 2 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 195/10 253 Running 2 16 22 Mike Bliss Dodge Supercuts 175/5 253 Running 3 26 6 David Ragan * Ford Discount Tire 165/0 253 Running 4 1 59 Marcos Ambrose * Ford Kingsford / Bush’s Beans 165/5 253 Running 5 4 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips / Comcast 155/0 253 Running 6 12 29 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Holiday Inn 150/0 253 Running 7 14 126 Jamie McMurray Ford Dish Network 146/0 253 Running 8 5 211 Jason Keller Chevrolet InvestLinc 147/5 253 Running 9 25 88 Brad Keselowski * Chevrolet U.S. Navy 138/0 253 Running 10 36 249 Brian Keselowski Dodge Holloway / Dusty’s Collision 134/0 253 Running 11 10 20 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet FedEx Express 130/0 253 Running 12 18 90 Stephen Leicht Ford CitiFinancial 132/5 253 Running 13 11 7 Mike Wallace Chevrolet GEICO 124/0 253 Running 14 17 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox / American Red Cross 121/0 253 Running 15 30 156 Danny O’Quinn Jr. Chevrolet Power Equipment Company 118/0 253 Running 16 37 21 Tim McCreadie Chevrolet AutoZone 115/0 253 Running 17 27 171 Ron Young Chevrolet Jerry Young Chevrolet 117/5 253 Running 18 22 41 Bryan Clauson Dodge Memorex 109/0 253 Running 19 9 230 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet PHYTTER Phone / INTERUSH 106/0 253 Running 20 20 5 Landon Cassill Chevrolet National Guard 103/0 253 Running 21 32 10 Brent Sherman Toyota Fan1st.com 100/0 253 Running 22 33 105 Brett Rowe Chevrolet Spectra Metals / 31-W Insulation 97/0 253 Running 23 24 25 Richard Johns Ford FreeCreditReport.com 94/0 253 Running 24 38 9 Chase Miller Dodge Dodge Dealers 91/0 253 Running 25 39 60 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts WinterGuard Fertilizer 88/0 253 Running 26 7 1 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 85/0 253 Running 27 41 37 John Graham Ford Kickbutt Amped Energy Ballz / GNC 82/0 253 Running 28 34 0 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty 79/0 253 Running 29 19 33 Cale Gale Chevrolet Camping World / RVs.com 76/0 252 Running 30 15 16 Colin Braun Ford 3M 73/0 252 Running 31 42 28 Robert Richardson, II * Chevrolet Checkers / Rally’s / U.S. Border Patrol 70/0 251 Running 32 3 42 Dario Franchitti Dodge Target 67/0 250 Running 33 6 18 Brad Coleman * Chevrolet Carino’s Italian Grill 64/0 240 Running 34 35 27 Brad Baker Ford VIVA / Breast Cancer Research Foundation 61/0 239 Running 35 13 66 Steve Wallace Dodge HomeLife Communities 58/0 234 Off Track 36 8 43 Bobby East Ford Kickbutt Amped Energy Ballz / GNC 55/0 224 Off Track 37 28 77 Brandon Miller Chevrolet Dollar General 52/0 191 Out of Race 38 23 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford McDonald’s 49/0 190 Running 39 31 240 Matt Carter Ford Specialty Racing 46/0 130 Out of Race 40 40 36 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 43/0 100 Out of Race 41 43 64 Chase Austin Dodge HomeLife Communities 40/0 86 Out of Race 42 29 14 Kyle Krisiloff * Ford Lilly / Walgreens 37/0 47 Out of Race 43 21 72 D.J. Kennington Dodge Northern Provincial Pipelines / Vector Security 34/0 44 Out of Race Bookmark to:

Date: October / 28 / 2007
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