Sunday, October 15, 2006

Quick Recap

Just a few highlights of todays race

Lap 334 -- CHECKERED FLAG: Kasey Kahne leads the most laps and wins the Bank of America 500, his sixth victory of the season. He swept the Charlotte races, just the eighth time that has happened at the track.

Lap 301 -- YELLOW FLAG: Jeff Gordon has slowed. His car went up in smoke as he crossed the start/finish line. He says it blew up. "Not meant to be," his team said over the radio.

Lap 242 -- YELLOW FLAG: Mark Martin crashes hard on the frontstretch. J.J. Yeley came down to go onto pit road. Martin ducked below him to avoid the car and clipped Yeley, sending Martin violently into the wall nose-first. Robby Gordon is also involved. Martin is OK. Gordon drives away. Yeley drives to the pits with Martin's crew chief Pat Tryson trying to get to him.

Lap 1 -- YELLOW FLAG: Kasey Kahne leads the first lap, but a huge crash occurs on the frontstretch. Robby Gordon gets clipped by Todd Bodine, setting off a pileup that includes Denny Hamlin, Mike Bliss and others. Hamlin has major damage to the nose and rear.
Cars involved:
• Mike Bliss
• Todd Bodine
• Kurt Busch
• Denny Hamlin
• David Gilliland
• Robby Gordon
• Jamie McMurray
• Joe Nemechek
• Ryan Newman
• Kyle Petty
• Mike Skinner
• Tony Stewart
• Martin Truex Jr.
• J.J. Yeley

thanks nascar.com

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