SURPRISE!
Bowyer steals Cup win at Richmond
By Reid Spencer,Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service, May 4
RICHMOND, Va. -- In a heartbreaking race for Virginia native Denny Hamlin and victory-starved Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer stole a win in Saturday night's Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup event at Richmond International Raceway.
In fact, Bowyer's victory was merely a footnote during an evening that produced high drama in NASCAR's top series.
Within three laps of a victory that would have ended a two-year, 71-race drought, Earnhardt Jr. smacked the outside wall in Turn 3 after Kyle Busch slid up the track into Junior's No. 88 Chevrolet as the two drivers battled for the lead on Lap 398.
Busch held off Mark Martin to finish second, after angry fans threw beer cans over the catch fence onto the track as the cars circled under the caution period leading up to a green-white-checkered flag finish. Tony Stewart posted a solid fourth-place finish, followed by Martin Truex Jr.
Bowyer, who won for the first time this year and the second time in his career, pulled away on the two-lap dash that extended the race 10 laps beyond its scheduled distance.
This Weeks Sprint Cup Race:
What: DODGE CHALLENGER 500 Where: Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC GREEN FLAG: 7:20 p.m. ET May 10 TV: Fox, 7:00 p.m. ET Radio: MRN/Sirius Satellite Ch. 128. Distance:367 Laps 501.322 miles Track layout:1.366 paved track 2007 Winner:Jeff Gordon
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