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  1.   Anonymous posted:
  06.18.2007 - 6:03 am
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just like last year a busch regular wins at Kentucky

first career win for Leicht good job

Edwards actually has a bad race finishing 33rd but still has a 700pt
lead, its getting rediculous


  2.   Zed--3_8fan4eva posted:
  06.18.2007 - 6:49 am
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For once It actually looks like a Busch series finish....Congrats to
Leicht for his first win.


  3.   B4il3y posted:
  06.18.2007 - 10:04 am
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Great job all Non-Cup Regulars in this one. I know they only had to put
up with a few, but this race to me is how the Busch Series stacks up if
they didnt allow Buckwhacking. Stephen, Coleman, Wimmer, and Huffman
make it 4 out of the top 5. The real surprise was Kelly Byers. This kid
has run well in Trucks, but this was a great run for him.


  4.   Darrell posted:
  06.18.2007 - 1:59 pm
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WOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Go Leicht!!!!! I normally don't like seeing Fords
win, but I have tremendous respect for the Yates organization and all
its drivers. Also, props to Steve Wallace for racing hard against Carl
Bigheadwards. Karma.

Morgan Shepherd's wreck may have put him out of business. I feel a
little bad for him, but I can't say I'm too sorry considering how many
teams he's bumped out of a race, only to park it with in 20 laps.

NA$CAR, I hope you're taking notes on this. THIS is the kind of Busch
racing we like to see!


  5.   Brian R. posted:
  06.18.2007 - 7:22 pm
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i agree with everyone else!...it was great seeing a non-Cup driver win a
Busch race...and seeing Stephen hugging his dad in Victory Lane the day
before Father's Day...and the looks of disbelief in their eyes about
what Leicht had just accomplished, as if they couldn't believe it was
actually real, was really touching and great


  6.   DNQ List posted:
  06.19.2007 - 12:45 pm
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In fairness to Shepherd, he's only just plain parked to fill the field
in the top-35 era.


  7.   Anonymous posted:
  06.19.2007 - 1:42 pm
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With regards to Shepherd, Kyle Krisiloff could have put him out of
buisness, as Kyle was the one who wrecked Shepherd. He is on the entry
list for Milwaukee though, so hopefully all is not lost.


  8.   McMurrayFan26 posted:
  06.20.2007 - 1:59 am
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Does Steve Wallace ever think?


  9.   seanobr posted:
  06.20.2007 - 6:40 pm
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I had just switched over from the 24 Heures du Mans right before that
restart and, seeing Steve Wallace in second, my initial reaction was to
wonder "how he'll manage to screw this one up,". It's nice to know he
didn't let me down. I have to wonder how long NASCAR will allow him to
endanger both himself and others on track.

Stephen Leicht has been knocking on the door since Charlotte and his
performance has been consistently improving. Yates has stuck by him when
a lesser team (see Kevin Harvick) would've probably dropped him. When it
counted, he had that little bit extra at the end to drive by Coleman and
Wimmer for a much deserved first victory.

Although I know that the Geschickter car is aligned with the Wood
Brothers and they have been grooming Jon as their heir apparent since he
first broke in with Roush in the Truck Series, I have to wonder how he
can allow Jon to get back in the car considering how Kelly has performed
at Nashville and Kentucky. Regardless, here's hoping that Jon can get
his medical problems sorted out (I honestly am wondering if it's more
psychological or confidence related).


  10.   Darrell posted:
  06.20.2007 - 8:29 pm
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"Does Steve Wallace ever think?"

I know. Heaven forbid someone should race aggresively against an
almighty Rou$h driver. Let's all just stand back and let them win every
week.


  11.   Anonymous posted:
  06.20.2007 - 11:07 pm
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This race shows how much Busch whacking has hurt the series. The
regulars who are normally mid-pack got a chance to show their true
talent. You have to wonder how much different it would be for drivers
like Burney Lamar and Mark McFarland if they didn't have to race against
20+ Cup drivers every week and eventually loose their rides. Overall
this was a step in the right direction. Six Busch whackers in the top 15
is still too much.


  12.   Darrell posted:
  06.21.2007 - 1:55 pm
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I'm surprised biffle16 hasn't come by yet saying the race was fixed,
Steve Wallace is a no-talent, and I'm immature. ;)


  13.   biffle16 posted:
  06.21.2007 - 5:24 pm
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Actually, Darrell, I was grounded by Mommie Dearest and couldn't be on
the computer. But yes, I will say all of those things. ;)

Leicht wouldn't have won if Steve-O hadn't dumped Carl on a restart. I
don't understand what his problem is with Roush drivers. Luckily, the
crew got the car fixed, and he was running at the finish. That's what
wins championships!!!

Great comeback by Greg in 10th.


  14.   Rusty posted:
  06.23.2007 - 3:54 pm
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I'm suprised nobody mentioned that Regan Smith hit a bird during his
qualyifing run, and he still had the pole! lol! He also had the best car
but pit problems lost him the race, and stop being so hard on Steve
Wallace, he's 19 years old and has a ton of talent, he just needs to
learn how to race patiently.


  15.   The Real Thomas posted:
  06.26.2007 - 4:34 am
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This was the best Busch series race in a very long time. Congratulations
to Stephen Leicht on his first win. Victory Lane with his dad was
emotional. Also, congrats to Houston native Brad Coleman on his good
run. Always good to see a hometown boy do well. To answer the previous
question, Steve Wallace does not think at this point in time. He just
needs to grow up and learn some patience and he'll be a good driver. On
a side note, Carl said the wreck was more his fault. So who's the
mature, coolheaded one here?


  16.   Josh posted:
  01.29.2008 - 10:29 pm
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I'm glad to see a real Busch driver win and to see Busch drivers finish
1-2-3. Plus, incredible run from Kelly Bires in one of his first starts.


  17.   CFob posted:
  11.04.2009 - 10:26 pm
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Sad how things work. David Gilliland wins this race in 2006 and
immediately gets a Cup ride. Stephen Leicht wins the same race a year
later and in 2009 still hasn't gotten his true opportunity at the top.


  18.   numbah10hatah posted:
  12.21.2013 - 5:08 pm
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Brad Coleman's best career Busch Series finish.


  19.   28DaveyAllison28 posted:
  02.03.2016 - 4:01 pm
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Top 5 finishers of this race are no longer no where on the NASCAR scene
anymore. Leicht, Coleman and Huffman never made it anywhere in the
racing world


  20.   88&4Fan posted:
  02.03.2016 - 4:54 pm
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To expand that even further actually, only five of the top TWENTY
finishers of this race (Almirola, Ragan, Biffle, Peters, and Smith) are
still in NASCAR. Maybe six or seven if Yeley or Bliss find something
this year which is likely.


  21.   Tyson posted:
  02.03.2016 - 5:43 pm
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To add to both of the comments above, by my count, only 13 drivers in
this race ran a NASCAR race in the top-3 series in 2015.


  22.   Paul posted:
  02.07.2016 - 5:30 pm
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There were eight substitute drivers on-hand for this race in order to
accommodate the drivers who were pulling double-duty this weekend
between Kentucky Speedway and Michigan International Speedway. Here's a
list of those drivers:

#1 - Chad Chaffin (sub for J.J. Yeley)
#6 - Auggie Vidovich (sub for David Ragan)
#10 - Chad Blount (sub for Dave Blaney)
#22 - Carlos Contreras (sub for Mike Bliss) [Contreras was also driving
the No. 44 Fitz Motorsports car, which was a start-and-park entry.]
#37 - Casey Atwood (sub for Greg Biffle)
#41 - Scott Lagasse, Jr. (sub for David Stremme)
#60 - Matt McCall (sub for Carl Edwards)
#99 - Mark Green (sub for David Reutimann)

The substitute drivers were only used for the practice sessions. All
eight double-duty drivers were able to qualify and race their cars; six
of whom also participated in the second/final practice session. (Yeley
and Biffle didn't turn any practice laps at Kentucky.)

What's also interesting is that Denny Hamlin was on the entry list as
the driver of the No. 20 car, but Aric Almirola drove the car all
weekend. I'm not sure if Hamlin was supposed to drive the car and a
change was made the weekend of the race, or if it was just a mistake. Of
course, we all know what happened the next weekend at Milwaukee...


  23.   that e-guy posted:
  09.01.2016 - 8:35 am
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I was at this race. I remember almost dying of dehydration and a whole
family wearing Holiday Inn shirts cheating for Scott Wimmer.


  24.   that e-guy posted:
  09.01.2016 - 9:17 am
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^ *chearing


  25.   Will posted:
  09.01.2016 - 9:25 am
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I was at this race too. Though a night race it was about 95 degrees
during the day and not much cooler at night. Spent a lot of the day
outside getting a bad sunburn and by the time we walked through the
parking lot and up the stands to our seats I was so red that my friends
thought I was about to have a heart attack. I must have drank at least a
gallon of water during the race, and the other thing I remember is that
after the race heading back towards Ohio there was an accident which
stopped traffic for quite a long time, as if the day hadn't been long
enough at that point.


  26.   that e-guy posted:
  09.01.2016 - 9:33 am
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I had to go to the infield care center because I was dry heaving and
felt like throwing up.


  27.   Jimmie Jameson posted:
  10.05.2016 - 9:47 pm
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lucky dogs

caution 1: none
caution 2: #25
caution 3: none
caution 4: #21
caution 5: #42
caution 6: #42
caution 7: #37
caution 8: #27
caution 9: #27


  28.   The Other Anonymous posted:
  03.07.2017 - 10:25 pm
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Dave Blaney was 2nd in points after this race! With only 2 Top 5's to
this point.
Always wish he could have ran the full schedule with Braun Racing.


  29.   Jared posted:
  04.18.2017 - 7:05 am
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Crazy half the field isn't even in NASCAR anymore...


  30.   RaceFanX posted:
  04.18.2017 - 10:38 am
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Well it has been about 10 years, drivers come and go. Overall NASCAR's
lower tours have done better at retaining drivers than some others.
Compared to GP2 no one from its 2007 season is still racing the series
or Formula 1 (although many are doing well in sports car racing or other
European series like DTM). Sebastien Buemi, Lucas di Grassi, and Adam
Carroll are all in Formula E and Mikhail Aleshin is in the IndyCar but I
don't think anyone else is even still racing in major open wheel series.


  31.   Jared DiCarlo posted:
  06.12.2017 - 8:02 pm
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Marty Reid's first race as announcer since 2000


  32.   CBASS posted:
  08.20.2017 - 3:53 pm
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  33.   Tide1732 posted:
  11.12.2017 - 10:39 am
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One of the most races with a lot of underdogs in top 10
(Leicht,Coleman,Stremme,Huffman Bires,Ragan,And Bliss)


  34.   SweetRich posted:
  07.14.2020 - 7:57 pm
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The Busch whackers that competed were David Stremme, David Ragan, Greg
Biffle, J.J. Yeley, Dave Blaney, David Reutimann and Carl Edwards. All
of the these drivers would compete at Michigan International Speedway
the next day.


  35.   Anthony posted:
  12.13.2020 - 7:04 am
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Probably the most random Top 5 ever seen in a Busch race outside of a
plate track


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