Top seeding in the Chase for the Sprint Cup must agree with Mark Martin and, on Sunday, he took the first step toward the championship that has eluded him for more than 20 years.
The driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet held off a ferocious charge by Juan Montoya on a restart with three laps left in the Sylvania 300 and won the race under caution when NASCAR threw the yellow flag as the lead pack streaked through Turn 4 on the final lap.
With the victory, his first in 26 starts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Martin …Â Details
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Penske Racing crew chief Pat Tryson says he’s only welcome at the race shop for the once-weekly debrief meeting.
Because Tryson is moving to Michael Waltrip Racing at the end of this season, the team does not want him present during any preparations for 2010.
“They want me to focus on this year’s stuff and they’ve got stuff going on at the shop for next year, so they’re going to work on that,†Tryson said before Sunday’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. “I’ll be communicating by e-mail and phones, and I’ll be in there for driver debrief on Tuesdays.
“Tuesday is the only day I’m welcome.â€Â  … Details
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After qualifying eighth for Sunday’s event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Bobby Labonte said his TRG Motorsports team still needed funding to try and complete the race. Now, it appears they have it.
According to the team, Kevin Buckler’s organization has raised enough money to compete in the Sylvania 300. Although the hood of the team’s red race car was still blank as of Saturday morning, TRG confirmed that Massachusetts-based SBLI Insurance was on board as an associated sponsor, and four other companies — CBR Motorcars, employinit.com, Velocity Terminal, and Commonwealth Foreign Exchange — had signed on to help the No. 71 car get on the track.
Buckler, the team’s principal owner, said …Â Details
Denny Hamlin claimed his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win of the season at Richmond, while Brian Vickers got the last spot available in the Chase in dramatic fashion.
Hamlin took a well deserved first win in NASCAR’s top series at his home track, after battling up front for most of the night with Jeff Gordon, then fending off Penske’s Kurt Busch at the end following the final restart with 14 laps to go…Â Details
