Budweiser Shootout--Kurt Busch drew the pole for the Bud Shootout...but all of the Friday Night wrecks jumbled up the starting order...so that puts Michael Waltrip, who drew third...on the pole. The big switch worked--Dale Earnhardt, Jr. after leading 47 of 70 laps dominated the Bud Shootout...nosing past Tony Stewart for the win. Team Hendrick had four of the top 6 finishing positions:
Dale Earnhardt, Jr--1
Tony Stewart--2 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
Jimmie Johnson--3
Jeff Gordon--4
Reed Sorenson--5 (Chip Ganassi)
Casey Mears--6
Junior seemed to have the weight of the world off his shoulders in Victory Lane...he said the racing was fun. It was certainly entertaining; the "big one" was not so big...and Jr. Nation had something to cheer for, since his last win at Richmond in 2006.
We'll have a comment on this week's Race-Talk from Jr...and we're done for the night...we'll blog from the pole tomorrow.
