Kyle Busch Sweeps Chicago Weekend; 7th Cup Win of 2008
By Bram • Jul 12th, 2008 • Category: News, Notes, Results, Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
LifeLock.com 400
Chicagoland Speedway
Fast Facts
Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 23
Team: No. 18 M&Ms Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Steve Addington
Kyle Busch won the LifeLock.com 400, his 11th victory in 133 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his seventh victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2008.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in four races at Chicagoland Speedway.
Jimmie Johnson (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in seven races at Chicago. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2008.
Kevin Harvick (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in eight races at Chicago.
Patrick Carpentier (30th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 262 points over Dale Earnhardt Jr.
This is the first weekend sweep since Busch won the NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races at Atlanta in March of this year.
The Busch brothers have now won four consecutive races: Kyle (three) and Kurt (one). The last time that four brothers won four straight was by Tim (three) and Fonty (one) Flock between Sept. 11 and Oct. 6, 1955. Twice before that four consecutive races had been won by brothers: all three Flock brothers Tim (two), Bob (one) and Fonty (one) combined for four straight wins between July 20 and Sept. 1, 1952; while Herb (three) and Donald (one) Thomas combined to win the final four races of that season.
Race Results
Chicagoland Speedway
LifeLock.com 400
UNOFFICIAL
Fin Str Car Driver Team Lap Pts BPts Status TLd LLd
1 1 18 Kyle Busch M&M’S Toyota 267 195 10 Running 5 165
2 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 267 175 5 Running 1 15
3 13 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 267 165 Running
4 11 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 267 165 5 Running 2 43
5 12 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Toyota 267 160 5 Running 1 11
6 15 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 267 155 5 Running 2 2
7 9 17 Matt Kenseth USG Ford 267 151 5 Running 1 7
8 14 6 David Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 267 142 Running
9 19 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Cub Cadet 267 143 5 Running 1 2
10 17 12 Ryan Newman Kodak/The Mummy Dodge 267 134 Running
11 6 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/Nicorette Chevrolet 267 135 5 Running 1 6
12 26 19 Elliott Sadler Best Buy Dodge 267 127 Running
13 39 84 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota 267 124 Running
14 29 44 David Reutimann UPS Toyota 267 121 Running
15 8 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 267 118 Running
16 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard 267 115 Running
17 16 8 Mark Martin U.S. Army Chevrolet 267 112 Running
18 22 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Slim Pack 267 109 Running
19 3 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 267 106 Running
20 38 66 Scott Riggs Haas Automation Chevrolet 267 103 Running
21 24 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 267 100 Running
22 10 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 267 97 Running
23 30 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 267 94 Running
24 40 96 J.J. Yeley DLP HDTV Toyota 267 91 Running
25 31 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam/SaveOurName.com 267 88 Running
26 27 15 Paul Menard Menards/Quaker State Chevrolet 267 85 Running
27 43 70 Jason Leffler Haas Automation Chevrolet 267 82 Running
28 18 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 267 84 5 Running 1 1
29 20 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerois/Betty Crocker Dodge 267 76 Running
30 42 10 Patrick Carpentier # LifeLock Dodge 266 73 Running
31 32 41 Reed Sorenson Target/Maxwell House/Tums 266 70 Running
32 4 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 266 72 5 Running 2 15
33 25 5 Casey Mears CARQUEST/Kellogg’s Chevrolet 266 64 Running
34 33 01 Regan Smith # Principal Financial Group/DEI 266 61 Running
35 37 21 Bill Elliott U.S. Air Force Ford 266 58 Running
36 28 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota 265 55 Running
37 35 77 Sam Hornish Jr. # Mobil 1 Dodge 264 52 Running
38 36 45 Terry Labonte Marathon American Spirit Motor 264 49 Running
39 41 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 264 46 Running
40 7 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 263 43 Running
41 21 28 Travis Kvapil freecreditreport.com Ford 261 40 Running
42 23 38 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 259 37 Engine
43 34 00 Michael McDowell # Champion Mortgage Toyota 259 34 Running
# = Rookie, Fin = Finish, Str = Start, Pts = Total Points, BPs = Lap Leader Bns Pts, TLd = Times Led, LLd = Laps Led
Average Speed: 133.996 MPH Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 59 Mins, 20 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.159 Seconds
Lead Changes: 16 among 10 drivers Cautions: 9 for 33 laps Attendance:
