David Reutimann wins rain-shortened, rain-delayed Coca-Cola 600

By Jared Turner - SceneDaily Staff Writer
Monday, May 25, 2009
Michael Waltrip Racing's David Reutimann celebrates his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup victory, which came in Monday's Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Michael Waltrip Racing's David Reutimann celebrates his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup victory, which came in Monday's Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

JIm Fluharty
NASCAR Scene

CONCORD, N.C. – Michael Waltrip Racing’s David Reutimann gambled and won in Monday’s rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

Running 14th when a caution flag waved for rain on lap 221 of the scheduled 400-lap distance, Reutimann inherited the lead when he stayed on track when the rest of the lead-lap cars pitted for tires. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Ryan Newman and Robby Gordon Motorsports’ Robby Gordon also remained on the track and went on to finish second and third.

The trio elected not to pit in hopes that the rain might continue and NASCAR would call the race before returning to green-flag conditions.

The gamble paid off.

On lap 227, and before the race could resume, NASCAR threw the red flag for the third time Monday as the rain steadily increased. A couple of hours later - 2 hours, 3 minutes and 44 seconds, to be exact - the race was ruled to be official.

“[Crew chief] Rodney [Childers] said, ‘Let’s just stay out and see how this deal goes,’” Reutimann said of the decision to remain on the track.

The victory gave Reutimann his first triumph in 75 career Cup starts and gave Michael Waltrip his first win as a NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner.

“I felt rain that felt this good once, down at Daytona in ‘03,” said Waltrip, referring to his win in that season's rain-shortened Daytona 500.

Following Reutimann, Newman and Gordon in the top five were Roush Fenway Racing’s Carl Edwards and Red Bull Racing’s Brian Vickers. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch, the leader when he opted to take four tires on the final stop, finished sixth after leading five times for a race-high 152 laps.

Richard Petty Motorsports’ Kasey Kahne, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s Juan Pablo Montoya, JGR’s Joey Logano and Roush Fenway’s Matt Kenseth completed the top 10.

Busch was the leader, with a fast-closing Kahne in second, before the final caution and subsequent stops, which ultimately handed Reutimann the victory.

“This team deserves a win and we’ve worked real hard all year,” Childers said. “We’ll take them any way we can get them.”

Newman was also thankful for the rain.

Starting from the pole, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver led the opening two laps and ran among the top five early before falling behind when a loose lug nut forced him to make an extra pit stop under the race’s third caution. Newman gave up third to come in a second time and restarted 42nd before rallying. Ultimately, though, it was the call not to pit late that gave the Indiana native his strong finish.

“We had more to gain than we had to lose by staying out,” Newman said.

Others who encountered problems weren’t able to rebound quite as well.

Hendrick Motorsports’ Mark Martin ran as high as second before his crew let a tire role outside its pit box under the fourth caution, forcing Martin to serve a pass-through penalty and restart deep in the field. Martin finished 17th.

Pit-road issues also hampered the effort of Vickers, who twice passed Busch for the lead and paced the field for 33 laps.

Vickers was the leader before a lug-nut issue led to a slow stop during the race’s fifth caution and sent the Red Bull Racing driver back to 10th for the restart. After that restart, Penske Racing’s Kurt Busch, who hovered around the top 10 for the first half of the race, fell out of contention with an unscheduled pit stop on lap 193 for a vibration. He finished 34th.

It was also a long afternoon for Hendrick Motorsports’ Dale Earnhardt Jr. Starting 27th, NASCAR’s most popular driver never moved much higher as he battled an ill-handling Chevrolet that didn’t respond to numerous adjustments on pit road.

Earnhardt Jr. eventually fell two laps down and finished 40th.

The only accident of the day occurred when Richard Childress Racing’s Kevin Harvick suffered a cut right-front tire and hit the wall on lap 17. Harvick, whose car sustained right-side damage in the accident, was never a factor the rest of the way. He finished 41st.

The race was interrupted five times because of rain, with the first red flag coming on lap 73 and halting proceedings for 56 minutes and 36 seconds. A second red flag flew on lap 177 that stopped the action for 20 minutes and 33 seconds.

Originally scheduled for Sunday, the race was rescheduled to noon EDT Monday after rain forced the postponement.

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  1. 1
    galvan18244 said:
    May 25, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    Todays race sucked!!

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    Phoenix987 said:
    May 25, 2009 at 5:44 PM

    Hell yeah! GO REUTIMANN!!

    Glad to see my local driver finally win one. Rain-shortened or not, he finally got one!

    It's great to see our little city on the map, for something good.

    As for the race sucking, I didn't think so. It was pretty good, especially since we saw some actual racing, unlike some other 1.5 mile tracks. Tough luck for Kasey though, he was a lap from passing Kyle and they threw the caution.

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    d31kell said:
    May 25, 2009 at 5:56 PM

    To be quite honest with you Galvan18244, just about every race this year sucked, but congrats to Dave. To shed some sunshine though, ESPN Classics showed the 1989 Budweiser 500 from Dover today. That was some great racing, stock cars going door to door racing, could you imagine? door to door? not follow the leader. Enjoy the rest of the season everyone, it's going to get better, I think.

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    jbmajestic said:
    May 25, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    I liked it all the way up to the last rain delay. I was hoping that KB, Vickers, Johnson and Edwards would have a good fight to the finish. Congrats to Kyle on a good run day. Fans dont like to see races won on luck decisions, but its all part of racing. There were some drivers coming back there at the end before the delay. This race had the potential for a great finish with the drivers that were up front. But congrats to Reudimann and his team on their win.

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    jbmajestic said:
    May 25, 2009 at 6:01 PM

    Sorry, can leave KKane out of the pool of cars that would be there at the end. He was really good there at the end as well, and had a very good chance of winning it all. Now we will never know.

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    rspweaver55 said:
    May 25, 2009 at 6:02 PM

    I would like to say congratulations to David Reutimann and the whole "Dream Team" for your first win as a Cup driver. You all deserved it. I would also like to say congratulations to Michael Waltrip Racing and their win as a organization. Also, to Michael Waltrip for his first win as a Sprint Cup team owner. Celebrate, you all deserve it. It is a big win. As a fan of MWR I am very excited. I knew it would not be long before MWR was in victory lane!!!! Congratulations to all of you!!!!

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    gehringdeck said:
    May 25, 2009 at 6:27 PM

    hummmmmmmmmmm 36 rain soaked hours filled with exceiting interviews with everyone including the hot dog saleman and a security guard....only to produce Mike Bliss and David Reutuimann as ( winners ) ?
    Booooooring............ anyone got some paint we can watch dry ?

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    rmdgolfr said:
    May 25, 2009 at 6:35 PM

    Well, I'm glad MWR finally found a way to win.

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    jorupp said:
    May 25, 2009 at 6:38 PM

    Yea this race was pretty bad, it had potential of going that way before it started. Kyle Bush was definately the car to beat, nobody was going to catch him, to bad rain shortened this one, but this is how it goes. I'll be in Dover this weekend coming up, can't wait. Hope the rains holds off all.

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    going2heaven said:
    May 25, 2009 at 6:39 PM

    By racing hard, and by his crew chief making the call to stay out, he won his first Cup race. On the other hand, if he had conformed to Tony Crybaby Stewart's instructions, he would have stopped racing hard and wouldn't have been in position to be the first car to stay out...thus not winning. But Reuti knows how to drive, his crew chief made a good gamble, and THEY'RE in Victory Lane! Congrats!!!

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    cggapp said:
    May 25, 2009 at 6:43 PM

    It is always nice to see a different winner and a first time winner. I am sure he would have liked his first to be one he raced for at the end, but a win is a win.The race was another boring one. I only watched about 30 laps and just checked on it now and then. Nascar really needs improve these Iroc Cars before they completely lose the fans.

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    jrainier001 said:
    May 25, 2009 at 6:52 PM

    I know Reutimann gets the trophy and the money for winning this race, but I think the record books should show Mother Nature as the winner of the 2009 Coca-Cola 600. She showed her ability to outlast and make millions of people waste an entire day sitting around waiting for an actual race to take place. Its a shame the cars that actually had a chance to win couldn't afford to gamble on staying out before the last caution.

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    kayanddan said:
    May 25, 2009 at 7:01 PM

    GREAT WIN WMR .

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    kayanddan said:
    May 25, 2009 at 7:02 PM

    MISTAKE* GREAT WIN MWR .

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    debikeen said:
    May 25, 2009 at 7:14 PM

    Nice guys do finish first!

    Congrats to David and MWR.

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    bthompson133 said:
    May 25, 2009 at 7:38 PM

    congrats root from all us racers in the tampa bay area. maybe we'll see ya soon!!!

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    gwen_susie71 said:
    May 25, 2009 at 7:39 PM

    Anyone could have made the call to stay out, but they didn't. With the clouds and rain looking the way it did and as many laps to go, I think that team made a good call. I would imagine a few others wished they had stayed out now! Strategy starts before the race begins! Congratulation DR on your first cup win! You can't fool with Mother Nature. lol

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    placer86 said:
    May 25, 2009 at 7:50 PM

    What a waste of time. I'm glad I DVRed the race and fast-forwarded through the majority of it. Races are supposed to determine who the best driver of the day is... that's who should win the race.

    Why doesn't NASCAR implement a rule (since they are so good with the dozens of other rules) and say that - in the case of a rain caution - drivers cannot pit until AFTER the field is ready to go back racing. Or, if the race ended "under caution" because of rain, use the scoring from the last green flag lap. That way you wouldn't have people winning that don't deserve it.

    Strategy or not, luck or not, we all know David didn't deserve to win the race based on his performance during the other 226 laps.

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    bthompson133 said:
    May 25, 2009 at 8:08 PM

    he ran in the top 5!!! pay attention!!! good pit call, many races are won in the pits almost every week

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    bernie said:
    May 25, 2009 at 8:11 PM

    Everyone is complaining about the race. That's called mother nature. I didn't start watching it until lap 177. And oh, do you think NASCAR could have waited any longer to call the race? If it was anyone else like Dale Jr., Tony Stewart or Joey Logano, they would have called the race two hours earlier. And the diehard fans had to sit for four hours to see what the almighty was going to do.

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    jrainier001 said:
    May 25, 2009 at 8:15 PM

    I agree with placer86. Using the scoring from the last green flag lap if the caution came out because of rain is a great idea. Or even just use the order that the field was frozen in when the caution came out. I'm sorry I didn't think of it first. Even though it would give the win to the detestable Kyle Busch. There is definitely something wrong when Robby Gordon finishes in 3rd place.

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    bernie said:
    May 25, 2009 at 8:16 PM

    ....and what WAS Tony Stewart's beef with Reutimann? The 'old' Tony still comes to the surface!

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    sonicth44 said:
    May 25, 2009 at 8:21 PM

    Another 1.5 mile track, another race with very little green flag lead changes. In any case, congrats David on your first win. Nice to see a new face win.

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    gwen_susie71 said:
    May 25, 2009 at 8:28 PM

    Races are determined by who is in 1st place when the race is over, no matter what the situation! Over the years how many drivers have we watch dominate a race and then didn't win it? Nascar is not going to say.... well you may have come in first but we have to give the race to the one who dominated all day. Maybe he didn't win by performance, but he still won! And any other driver would have taken that win even yours! Just my opinion!!

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    indioblanco said:
    May 25, 2009 at 8:39 PM

    I'm not a Reutimann/Waltrip/Toyota fan, but I respect them and congratulate them for a job well done. No one can say that they "stole" the race or didn't win it fair and square. Reutimann may not have led a green flag lap, but they made the smart call and didn't pit when it was obvious that the rain was coming. After all, the winner is the one out front at the end of the race. (I remember a 1997 Pocono race where Dave Marcis pitted while leading under caution, only to see the race red-flagged on the next lap.)

    Tony Stewart had very right to admonish David Reutimann for his (perceived) unsportsmanlike behavior, but he had no business doing it in public, much less in the presence of Reutimann's crew. Tony is just not familiar with some of the social graces.

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    bud_rich said:
    May 25, 2009 at 9:12 PM

    ZZZzzzzzzZZZZZzzzzzzCAR Racing! Turn the oven off... its done!

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    motorsportsphotography said:
    May 25, 2009 at 9:33 PM

    It is what it is. Its no different than Casey Mears winning and Kyle Petty coming in 3rd 2 years ago. David only had a Top 14 car all day. But Rodney made a good call and it worked out for them. All that Tony did was tell them to stop racing as hard as they were. No big deal. As far as NASCAR calling the race, Everyone was just sick of it and wanted to go home and get some sleep. To long of a weekend at that place.

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    memitchell2004 said:
    May 25, 2009 at 9:34 PM

    congratulations on your win david and congratulations michael waltrip u have a wonderful driver i knew david along time ago when he was coming up though racing in florida may god bless u all and have a wonderful race in dover

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    stephh33 said:
    May 25, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    That's the only way He's going to win a race! They should have washed the race on the first red flag!

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    alisoeddie said:
    May 25, 2009 at 9:53 PM

    From getting lit up by Smoke on national TV for driving like an idiot to backing into a rain delay win,what a day.
    Enjoy it,it'll probably be your last.

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    kenmc said:
    May 25, 2009 at 10:25 PM

    Nice going David, I didn't see what happened to the Great JR Nation. Will he ever win another race?

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    debikeen said:
    May 25, 2009 at 10:41 PM

    So ALISOEDDIE thinks David backed into this win today. Did Kenseth back into a Daytona win in February?
    Every one of those cars that were in front of the #00 had the same opportunity to stay out. You win some and you lose some by taking that chance but it's just like a fuel mileage race, you take what you are given and make your own luck.
    Congratulations David! You deserved it.

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    dewthedew777 said:
    May 26, 2009 at 12:20 AM

    Don't understand why so many people are hating on Reutimann. He's a good driver, and he's certainly established himself as the best MWR has. We all know MWR isn't the best team in NASCAR, so we should be applauding him. Not knocking Reut saying that will be his only win. Yeah, he's a bit older to be rising through the ranks right now, but if you flash back to the second half of last year in the #44, he was doing pretty good and he's been in or right around the top twelve all year. Quit hating on Reutimann.

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    knchevy41 said:
    May 26, 2009 at 6:30 AM

    I have to admitt I was dissapointed in the race. I was ready to see more racing especially after hearing Kasey Kahne say he was ready to race some more. Wish the race would have gone on for 60 more laps at least. Make it a Kyle vs Kasey shootout. Before the caution came out Kasey was moving in on Kyle Busch, and I am sorry Kyle, but I am a big Kasey Kahne fan. As for 00 and 7 you guys did not deserve those finishes, I wish the rain would have stopped, now don't get me wrong it was an ok move to stay out like that but man, I really wanted to see some racing yesterday, now I wish Kasey would have stayed out. Dang it!

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    jerryswiatek said:
    May 26, 2009 at 8:14 AM

    Some here need to pass a drug test before watching Races, If you hate it go watch something else! Anyway I'm here in Tampa bay and Buzzie drove my Modified for me one time, told me what I needed to do with it and that was the end of that car. But my next won 70% of the features at the Florida 1/2 mile Fairgrounds. My point (all good deserving Family, Uncles and cousin Racers also)

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    j88fan2008 said:
    May 26, 2009 at 8:33 AM

    To everyone complaining, if your guy had won the same way, would you say he didn't deserve it? Jr, Kyle, Jeff, Jimmie, Kasey, and list goes on have all won because of rain or fuel mileage, so get over it. David won the race.

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    sales232 said:
    May 26, 2009 at 8:49 AM

    The only winner was Fox, who had to set a record for commercials over the past two days.

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    jbmajestic said:
    May 26, 2009 at 9:19 AM

    KNCHEVY, you are right, Kasey was moving in closer and would have possibly been there at the end. Im a Kyle B fan, and have to admit Kasey had a hotrod. Still have to congrat Dave Reut for the gutsy decision he made. Had it gone back green, he and Ryan would have lost a lot of ground. They all read the same rule book and knew what the risks were either way. Good call! Kyle finished 6th, not bad.

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    nascarnutsheeler said:
    May 26, 2009 at 10:08 AM

    Posting #33 you said it all! The down side is I am going to have to listen to the Waltrips brag for the rest of the season now. Posting #22, I'm a Ford fan but tend to respect Tony. he is so much like AJ Foyt, one of the greatest drivers of all time and one of the most outspoken drivers there ever was. Thatsa my Tony!

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    gjackson1 said:
    May 26, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    Kahne fan here also & although I hate it for Kahne as he was running extremely well they did what they thought was right by pitting. Hopefully it's a sign of a turn around for the #9 team & Kahne will have his time to shine soon. Reutimann won by not pitting as many have done before him but the standing by the car for 2 1/2 hours in the rain was more than I could take.

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    sales232 said:
    May 26, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    CHECK OUT SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.... RUMOR HAS IT TONY JR IS OUT AFTER DOVER RACE. WHY ISN'T SCENE DAILY CHECKING INTO THIS?

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    andee said:
    May 26, 2009 at 12:15 PM

    Winning this way is for money only ,and has nothing to do with racing.They did not stay out to improve their position in the race.

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    autumncat said:
    May 26, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/184093-nascar-is-tony-eury-jr-out-at-hendrick-motorsports

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    hobbit3354 said:
    May 26, 2009 at 4:06 PM

    i prefer to call it a 1st place finish, rather than a win...so congrats to that...as to what was up with Tony...apparently some of the drivers have a gentlemans agreement to not race to aggresively in the early part of the race...even David seemed to admit he was a bit too aggresive at that stage...the beef came with the crew member...who all agreed should have kept out of it and let Tony and David settle the matter....

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    Villebilly said:
    May 26, 2009 at 7:21 PM

    Congrats to Rootaman and his team also MWR, Tony had a problem with his Rootaman style and had to cry a little but thats racin! Now get your next win soon. Chis.

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    rspweaver55 said:
    May 26, 2009 at 7:35 PM

    Now that David Reutimann is the 2009 winner of the Coca-Cola 600, He is also now in the 2010 All Star Race. Congratulations David on your first win. Way to go!! Your team made a very good decision. Looking for your next win. Good Job!!!

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    CrazyClyde said:
    May 26, 2009 at 7:51 PM

    Congrats to rotoreuter and the fans that stayed during the entire wetmare. It's no picnic to stay cooped up for a weekend at Lowes in the rain. I know, been there done that. (Dover and Pocono too)

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    Turning_Left said:
    May 26, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    Howard said it best - "It is what it is" and it is a win. Dale Jr. should have been so lucky.

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    Phere said:
    May 26, 2009 at 8:45 PM

    Having a rain shortened 600 was a terrible end to what should have been a good experience for race fans. After sitting through all the sogginess the race should have been postponed and the fans given their money back. They (NASCAR) apparently have that option and that would have been the right thing to do. Just this and fuel mileage wins are the things that gives NASCAR a black eye. If that had been an Indy car race they would have continued with rain tires. What makes it any different to GIVE the race to the one that makes the lucky move or getting to watch all teams try their best with rain tires? All things considered, I realize that if it would have been my driver that won that way I would have liked the win, but only with reservation.

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    clintonpillow said:
    May 26, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    Two in a row that Kile Bush got beat out of a win while sitting in the pits, Bliss and Reutimann both decided to go one more lap before pitting, it paid off for both.

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    jbloom said:
    May 27, 2009 at 6:10 PM

    We were there... and got soaked to the bone... we spent $700 on tickets with pit passes and never got to see 1 lap of the race... tickets were ruined by the rain and couldn't be scanned.. Thanks for the great time Nascar... were done... John & Connie Bloom from OH.

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    thomastwc3 said:
    May 28, 2009 at 11:32 AM

    What a sorry way to determine the winner of a race. Why not on a rain caution bring all the cars in. Wait on the rain and if it doesn't stop the car that led the last green flag lap is the winner. If the rain stops take two caution laps then let the cars come in and let the pit crews get the cars out in order....

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    petunia said:
    Jun 2, 2009 at 11:04 PM

    Go Reutimann, We've been pulling for you since you came to cup series:) What is so sad is that Nascar Scene gave your magazine cover to Danica Patrick. You know, the IRL driver who isn't in NASCAR who teases men for her sponsor by acting like she's unzipping her jacket? How classy.(not). So, hope for many wins in the future and you can get your magazine cover too. Maybe they want you to unzip your jacket as well?

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    dfe14foyt said:
    Jun 10, 2009 at 1:15 PM

    Just a thought. Would NASCAR have waited as long to call the race complete if Mayfield was leading. They only waited 16 minutes at Daytona to call that one. I like to see the radar from both races when they were called. I'm from Missouri when it comes to trusting NASCAR. You know, "the show me" state.

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    dfe14foyt said:
    Jun 10, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    Sorry about the above post, I meant Kenseth not Mayfield.

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    dfe14foyt said:
    Jun 10, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    Sorry about that, I meant Kenseth not Mayfield.

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