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Mar 16, 2008Between Turn 2 and Turn 3.
Looked great.
Posted by Brian T. Smith Pro Wrestling on Wheels/Heroes and Villains
Mar 16, 2008As the starting field was announced over the PA, Dale Jarrett and Dale Earnhardt Jr. drew the biggest cheers.
Boos rang out, though, for Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson.
When are NASCAR fans going to get over their hatred of Gordon?
Probably never.
Sun’s Coming Out
Mar 16, 2008First rays of noticeable sunshine are showing up at BMS ...
Three Hours to Go
Mar 16, 2008The sky is gray, but the track is dry.
And the lines of traffic and fans making their way into BMS are already packed.
It’s race day.
And it should be a good one.
The duel: Kahne and Bowyer
Mar 15, 2008Kasey Kahne tried Turn 2. Then Turn 4. And then Turn 2, again.
Kahne pushed and pushed, but Clint Bowyer wouldn’t give.
From lap 135 to 171, Kahne charged, dived, went high and low, and did everything he could to try and overtake Bowyer.
In the end, the rain got in Kahne’s way.
The red flag was waved on lap 171.
Kahne was out of time.
“[Bowyer] shouldn’t be leading it right now; I just let him have it,” said Kahne, while the status of the race was still in limbo.
Kahne’s first serious move came on lap 143.
Taking his No. 9 Ragu Dodge car around Marcos Ambrose (No. 59 Kingsford Ford), Kahne looked like he’d found an opening at Turn 3.
It was an illusion.
Bowyer (No. 2 BB&T Chevrolet) pulled back ahead, and Kahne was again stuck in second place.
“The longer the run went, the better our car got, the better it turned,” Kahne said after the race was called. “I felt really good at the end. The last 30 laps there, we were by far the best car.”
Kahne again came close on lap 154, this time going low, high and low on Bobby Labonte (No. 21 Chevrolet).
But, again, Bowyer held out.
Laps 161-3 were the climax of the Kahne-Bowyer duel.
Kahne appeared to have the faster car, and he constantly slid high/low behind Bowyer in an attempt to shoot out and jump in front.
“I was in position to pass [Bowyer], but I would’ve had to beat up my car to do it,” Kahne said. “I was nervous that if the race kept going, that I would’ve screwed up and not had a shot later. I wasn’t sure how hard to force the issue.”
At lap 171, the heavy gray sky above BMS on Saturday evening made the decision for Kahne.
