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Kyle Busch cruises to win teammate Denny Hamlin's charity race
By Jared Turner - SceneDaily Staff Writer
Friday, May 01, 2009
Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch won the Short Track Showdown charity race on Thursday at Southside Speedway.
Tim Parks
NASCAR Scene
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. - For the second straight year, Kyle Busch stole the show at NASCAR Sprint Cup teammate Denny Hamlin’s Short Track Showdown charity race.
Busch led all but the opening few laps of the 175-lap Limited Late Model event held at Southside Speedway Thursday night to support the Denny Hamlin Foundation, which cites raising awareness and funding for those affected by cystic fibrosis as its main objective.
Hamlin, who hails from nearby Chesterfield, Va., finished second in the second annual race but was no match for Busch, who sprinted away from the field on a final restart with five laps to go and cruised to the win.
Hamlin’s other Cup teammate, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Joey Logano, battled back after an unscheduled pit stop to finish sixth, last among lead-lap cars in the 28-driver field.
Also in the race were Curtis Markham, a former driver in what is now known as the Nationwide Series who now serves as Hamlin’s Cup spotter, and Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner/driver Tony Stewart.
“We’re in a good position to help each other out, and it’s not necessarily helping each other out. It’s just helping the causes in which we support,” Hamlin said of his fellow Cup drivers’ participation.
Even though Hamlin was no match for Busch, he still fared relatively well compared to the other drivers with Cup ties.
Stewart, making his first appearance in the race, went to pit road with a flat tire on lap 123 and was never in contention again.
Markham was poised for a top-10 finish until a flat tire sent his car into the Turn 1 wall to bring out the final yellow flag of the caution-plagued race.
All proceeds from the event will benefit Hamlin’s foundation.
Mentioned Drivers: Denny Hamlin
2009 Sprint Cup Race for the Chase Standings
Driver Standings after the AMP Energy 500
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 6248 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | -184 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | -192 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | -239 |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | -279 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | -312 |
| 7 | Greg Biffle | -340 |
| 8 | Ryan Newman | -402 |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne | -414 |
| 10 | Carl Edwards | -437 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | -448 |
| 12 | Brian Vickers | -556 |
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JIM BRUNO said:
May 1, 2009 at 10:22 PMRacing for cystic fibrosis is a very good cause. And special thanks to the cup drivers that give up the time to participate in such a worthy charity event. Good win Kyle!
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May 2, 2009 at 12:44 AMWay to go Kyle- Good Job!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportDave Stump said:
May 4, 2009 at 4:49 AMA Great event. Sold out and Standing Room Only.
Report as AbuseI have been to both of these and look forward to the next one. And what a weekend for the birthday Boy.
Denny is a class Act and has not forgot where he came from and has a lot of respect from the locals who knew him on the way up.
And great to see the old team mates on the "Stage", sitting together on the flatbed trailer and greeting the local drivers for the preliminary and signing the unique shirts for the event.
And Mindy, if you read this, I enjoyed meeting you.
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