There were two streaks at stake in today's Aarons 312 Busch Series race at Talledega. Points leader Kevin Harvick was looking to win his third Busch Series race in a row. Two time defending Busch Series champ Martin Truex Jr Has won both Busch Series races he has competed in at Talledega. He's a Nextel Cup rookie but will run a few Busch Series races this year. Of course with Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s tribute this weekend on the late Dale Earnhardt's birthday, there's a lot of sentiment going for him too. All DEI cars are painted black this weekend.
With the cars running restrictor plates at Talledega, they run in packs. So we're always waiting for the big crash. That didn't happen but there was one spectacular wreck when Tony Stewart-#33 Old Spice/Talledega Nights Chevy clipped Kenny Wallace-#22 Auto Zone Ford on lap 66. Stewart flipped over on his roof and Danny O'Quinn-#50 Stonebridge Insurance Ford plowed into him. Tony was fine and afterwards blamed himself for the wreck.
Martin Truex Jr-#8 Bass Pro Shops Chevy took the lead from Brian Vickers-#57 Ore-Ida Chevy. Truex had to hold off Vickers and Hendrick Motorspots teammate Kyle Busch-#5 Lowe's Chevy along with Richard Childress teammates Kevin Harvick-#21 Coast Guard Chevy & Clint Bowyer-#2 AC Delco Chevy. When JJ Yeley-#18 Vigoro Chevy crashed late in the race, that left two laps for someone to find a way to pass Truex. He held them off and won his third straight Talledega Busch Series race.
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