Matt Kenseth overcame a pit road penalty, a gamble on fuel mileage and a hard charging Kasey Kahne to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday night.
Kenseth took the lead for the final time with 54 laps to go and after coming back from a pit road speeding penalty on lap 256 that forced him to restart 26th. It was Kenseth’s fifth win of the season.
After taking over the lead from pole sitter Denny Hamlin on lap 24, Kurt Busch’s hopes for a win came to an end on lap 82 when he was forced to pit for a loose wheel. He was penalized by NASCAR for speeding on pit road and soon after was forced behind the wall while the crew replaced the right front wheel hub on his Chevy. MORE>>>
Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community.
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.
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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