When it appeared #81-Dale Earnhardt Jr. would not be able to pass #8-Martin Truex Jr., he pushed him instead – all the way to Victory Lane. Late in Saturday’s race, Earnhardt Jr. fell in behind the leader Truex – who drives for Chance 2 Motorsports, co-owned by Earnhardt Jr. and his stepmother, Teresa Earnhardt – each with a shot at the win. Truex Jr. and Earnhardt Jr. were running first and second with several challengers lining up behind them when #25-Bobby Hamilton Jr. and #21-Clint Bowyer wrecked on Lap 116 of 117, ending the race under caution and sealing Truex Jr.’s win in the Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway. It’s Truex Jr.’s second NASCAR Busch Series victory and second in four races. He also ended Earnhardt Jr.’s string of five consecutive wins at restrictor-plate races in the series. #2-Ron Hornaday finished third, rookie #5-Kyle Busch fourth and #00-Jason Leffler completed the top-five. #99-Michael Waltrip, who finished 8th, continues to lead the series points, by 17 over David Green, who finihsed 9th. Truex Jr. is third, 27 back. The race was slowed six times by caution for 25 laps. There were 21 lead changes among 11 drivers, with Robby Gordon leading the most laps (46). Driver #12-Tim Fedewa was involved in a multicar wreck on Lap 100 and went by ambulance to University of Alabama-Birmington Medical Center for a precautionary evaluation. He was alert and awake.(ThatsRacin.com)
For race results see:
ThatsRacin.com
BGNRacing.com
MotorsportsOne
NASCAR.com.(4-24-2004)
