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  1.   Z posted:
  04.04.2020 - 10:28 am
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Kurt Busch leads from start to finish & claims a hometown victory for
his 1st NASCAR win. Busch would go on to win the SW title in '99, finish
runner-up for Roush trucks in '00, & claim the
inaugural Chase For The Cup in 2004.
(x22 years ago today)

Bob Lyon would keep his streak alive & wound up the only SW driver to
run every race held @ LVMS Bullring (x17)
x6 drivers of the field would run NASCAR's top x3 series (x7 Attempt,
Metcalf)

BF:
Kurt Busch (tied)
Pat Patterson (FR)
FR:
David Karst ('98)
-1st of x2 @LVBR, BF-
Jim Waters ('98, 2LR @LVBR)
Randy Hedrick
-1st of x2 starts, BF-
Charles Utts (OR @LVBR)
2R:
Dennis Dyer ('98, 2LR @ LVBR)
Matt Crafton ('98, @LVBR)
Michael Ray (OR '98)
-2nd of x3 @LVBR-
Jim Pettit II ('98)
-1st of x2 @LVBR, BF-
Keith Spangler ('98, 2LR @LVBR)
Darrell LaMoure ('98)
-Only SW pole-
Jeff Hillock (OR @LVBR)
Frank Maronski Jr ('98)
2LR:
Sean Monroe ('98)
Kenny Shepherd (@ LVBR)
Bryan Germone (@LVBR)
-Germone was 22nd in '96, won leading only the last lap in '97, & would
again finish 22nd in '98; Germone would break the mini-pattern w/ a 6th
his last start @ LVBR-
FDNQ:
Eddie Bryans ('98)
Danny Siebert ('98)
LDNQ:
Michael Alsup


  2.   rm posted:
  07.05.2020 - 7:40 pm
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Pole speed - 83.142 mph by Sean Monroe

70 sponsor - Chris Trickle Tribute/Star Nursery (anyone have a picture
of what the car may have looked like, beyond the usual garish Star
Nursery colors?)

Winnings:
Busch - $5,025
Portenga - $2,950
Metcalf - $1,100
Crafton - $1,360
Patterson - $625
Reed - $625

This was the first race for the Southwest tour following Chris Trickle's
death the previous week. Kurt Busch delivered an emotional win for the
tour by going wire-to-wire in the car Trickle had driven at the site of
Trickle's lone win, coming at one of the tracks located in Trickle's
home of Las Vegas. I don't think you could script that any better if you
tried. As pointed out above, Las Vegas is also Kurt Busch's hometown and
it was his first career win in the Southwest ranks.


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