Ryan Newman Wins the Subway Fresh Fit 600
Ryan Newman came out victorious after today’s Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix International Raceway. He had started the race in 14th, but found himself in the right place at the right time following a late race caution the lead to a green-white-checkered finish. For the restart, he was lined up on the front row alongside Jeff Gordon, and quickly took the lead, which he held until the checkered flag waved. This marked Ryan Newman’s 14th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win, his first in Phoenix.
Jeff Gordon, who held the first place position coming into the final restart, finished second, with Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, and Juan Montoya rounding out the top five. A.J. Allmendinger, today’s pole-sitter, finished back in 15th, while Kevin Conway, the leading rookie in the field finished 33rd.
As for the crowd that wasn’t able to finish the race, a number of causes were to blame. Travis Kvapil who finished 36th, had engine troubles, while Joe Nemechek had electrical issues and finished 38th. Max Papis (40th) and Michael McDowell (43rd) both suffered from overheating, while Johnny Sauter (41st) had brake problems, and Dave Blaney (42nd) had rear gear troubles.
Results of the 2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix International Raceway:
Pos # Driver Make Laps Status 1 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 378 Running 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 378 Running 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 378 Running 4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 378 Running 5 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 378 Running 6 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 378 Running 7 99 Carl Edwards Ford 378 Running 8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 378 Running 9 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 378 Running 10 20 Joey Logano Toyota 378 Running 11 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 378 Running 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 378 Running 13 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 378 Running 14 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 378 Running 15 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 378 Running 16 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge 378 Running 17 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 378 Running 18 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 378 Running 19 6 David Ragan Ford 378 Running 20 0 David Reutimann Toyota 378 Running 21 82 Scott Speed Toyota 378 Running 22 16 Greg Biffle Ford 378 Running 23 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 378 Running 24 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 378 Running 25 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 378 Running 26 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 378 Running 27 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 378 Running 28 190 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 377 Running 29 98 Paul Menard Ford 377 Running 30 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 376 Running 31 19 Elliott Sadler Ford 375 Running 32 37 David Gilliland Ford 374 Running 33 38 Kevin Conway (R) Ford 371 Running 34 46 Terry Cook (R) Dodge 367 Running 35 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 366 Running 36 34 Travis Kvapil Ford 309 Engine 37 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 288 Running 38 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 281 Electrical 39 9 Kasey Kahne Ford 276 Running 40 13 Max Papis Toyota 214 Overheating 41 135 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 161 Brakes 42 55 Dave Blaney Toyota 160 Rear Gear 43 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 149 Overheating
The next race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be the Samsung Mobile 500 held at Texas Motor Speedway on April 18, 2010.
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