Stephen Leicht, driver of the No. 90 Citi Ford, raced his way to a hard-fought, top 10 finish Saturday night at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Pit strategy and persistence by Leicht paid great dividends and he was the only NASCAR Busch Series regular to finish inside the top-10.
“It feels so good to get a top 10, especially with Citi onboard to support us this weekend,” said Leicht. “This entire Robert Yates Racing team has worked so hard for so long and I haven’t been in the position in the end to get the finishes that this team deserves, but I did tonight. It was a total team effort. Everything was on point tonight and I am so proud of my guys.”
“Cully made a great call for us to stay out at the end. We were still running 11th or 12th when that happened and that put us up to fourth, and then with the three cautions in a row it put us in the window that we could make it on fuel, so it worked out in our favor. The tires are so hard here that I don’t think there’s a ton of difference between new tires and old ones. Newer tires helped some, but not enough to come from the back, so we just took that chance and it paid off.”
The Citi Team will travel to Dover International Speedway next weekend for the Dover 200. Coverage begins June 2 live on ESPN2 and MRN at 2:30 EST.
On lap 17 of today's Orbitz 300 NASCAR Busch Series race in Daytona, Florida, Ward Burton in his No. 27 Kleenex Ford Fusion wadded up $3,000,000 worth of race cars. Burton hit Chip Ganassi Racing's and Reed Sorenson's No. 41 Dodge Charger in the rear. Sorenson was shoved into the No. 9 Dodge of Ray Evernham Racing driven by Kasey Kahne who hit the wall. This set off today's "Big One," a crash that ultimately involved six cars. Kahne was, however, the worst victim of the wreck, as he crashed into the wall head-on.
Ward Burton bump drafts Reed Sorenson before exiting the turn causing Sorenson to hit Kasey Kahne who loses control.
Jamie McMurray and John Andretti were also involved in the incident, which effectively ended their race. Andretti was able to return to the track to run a few more laps as was Sorenson. Bobby Hamilton Jr. also was hit on both sides of his No. 25 McDonald's Ford Fusion bearing a paint scheme honoring his father's last Nextel Cup win at Talladega in 2002. Hamilton lost a lap and led the cars one lap down most of the day but never found himself in position to receive the lucky dog award and get his lap back.
Kahne Immediately after he hit the wall
McMurray finished 42nd and Kahne 41st. Andretti settled for 39th and Sorenson 38th. ward Burton was able to continue finishing 31st. Hamilton finished as the only car one lap down in 24th.
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