#36-Hank Parker Jr. used fuel economy to win the NetZero 250 on Saturday, easily holding off Busch Series leader Greg Biffle at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Parker, who started 23rd in his Dodge, beat Biffle by 11.452 seconds after making only two pit stops in the 200-mile race. Parker also gambled on fuel to win last year at California Speedway, his only other Busch Series victory. Biffle, who started 20th, and third-place finisher Jason Keller each made three stops in their Fords, with Biffle falling from first to eighth on his last stop on lap 189. Biffle, 77 points ahead of Keller in the season standings, fought overheating problems. Parker averaged 113.350 mph in the race slowed by only two caution periods. The yellow flag came out on the third lap because of debris on the mile oval, and again on the 29th lap when Bruce Bechtel hit the wall in the fourth turn. #26-Ron Hornaday Jr. finished fourth, followed by #37-Kevin Lepage, #23-Scott Wimmer, #18-Mike McLaughlin, #27-Jamie McMurray, #46-Ashton Lewis Jr. and #59-Stacy Compton. Lepage led a race-high 76, but gave up the lead to Parker on the 232nd lap to pit for fuel.(ThatsRacin.com/AP)
For results see ThatsRacin.com or BGNRacing.com.(7-27-2002)
