Brian Vickers, driving in a part time role for Michael Waltrip Racing, was able to manage his fuel and take the lead with 14 laps to go Sunday to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
A call by crew chief Rodney Childers on lap 211 to dive in and take fuel proved to be the winning move. Vickers also overcame a pit road penalty on lap 77 that dropped him a lap down. Vickers took the lead with 14 laps to go from Tony Stewart and scored his third career win and his first in 75 races dating back to Michigan in 2009.
Kyle Busch took the lead from polesitter Brad Keselowski and went on to lead until lap 62 when his brother Kurt bumped him to take the lead. Behind the leaders, Jimmie Johnson, who had started last after failing post-qualifying inspection, was slowly making his way through the field. MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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