David Reutimann clearly did not have the best car in the Coca-Cola 600, but Reutimann was in the prime place at the right time thanks to Mother Nature, as he won the rain-shortened race Monday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. MiamiHerald.com
The win in NASCAR’s longest race, which was postponed from Sunday because of rain, was the first for Michael Waltrip Racing—now in its third season of Cup competition—and the first for a Toyota team other than Joe Gibbs Racing. Reutimann led five laps, all under the final caution. He was running 14th when rain started falling on Lap 221.
The top three finishers—Reutimann, pole-sitter Ryan Newman and Robby Gordon—remained on the track when NASCAR threw the sixth caution of the race on Lap 221 after a shower hit Turn 2. Six laps later, the race was red-flagged for the fourth time. Carl Edwards and Brian Vickers, who each took two tires under yellow on Lap 222, finished fourth and fifth. NASCAR.com
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“I just knew leaning on the car was working,” he said following his first Sprint Cup victory in 75 races. “So I figured I shouldn’t change up my system any. If a tornado, hurricane comes, doesn’t matter, lightning, I’m staying right where I am ‘til the bitter end or ‘til we go back green again. I wasn’t going to move.” The Associated Press
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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 – And Beyond - Week 13
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 0 David Reutimann Toyota 2 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 3 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 4 99 Carl Edwards Ford 5 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 6 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 7 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 8 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 9 20 Joey Logano * Toyota 10 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 12 96 Bobby Labonte Ford 13 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 14 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 15 21 Bill Elliott Ford 16 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 17 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 18 82 Scott Speed * Toyota 19 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 20 16 Greg Biffle Ford 21 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 22 12 David Stremme Dodge 23 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 24 6 David Ragan Ford 25 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 26 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 27 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 28 66 Dave Blaney Toyota 29 98 Paul Menard Ford 30 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 31 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 32 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge 33 7 Casey Mears Chevrolet 34 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 35 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 36 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 37 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 38 36 Scott Riggs Toyota 39 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet 40 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 41 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 42 113 Max Papis * Toyota 43 9 Mike Bliss Dodge
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