Zipadelli & Logano steal Cup win at New Hampshire
Written by Scott Keller · June 28, 2009
Greg Zipadelli rolled the dice and called a perfect weather-race to bring Joey Logano in first today at the rain shortened Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The win is rookie’s first in Sprint Cup compeition.
Everything went Logano’s way in an odd sort of way. Logano had some early problems that put him out of sequence, a turn of events that may have assisted in his win. Logano actually was the cause of the nine of eleven total caution periods in the race when he had a tire failure. Ed Hinton of ESPN.com points out that Logano was the fortunate recipient of the Lucky Dog not once, but twice. But the tire failure actually put the Home Depot team on an alternate strategy that played out perfectly under the conditions.
RACE NOTES
Jeff Gordon falls short
Gordon ran up front all day, and probably would have won the race had the rain held off for another five or six laps. Lady Luck didn’t shine down on Jeff today.
Tony Stewart’s strong run
The Stewart-Haas team really has the #14 car hooked up, and Tony was the fastest car on the track for a lot of the race. He ended up snake bitten by his former crew chief, but still a good day for Tony.
Dale Jr.’s strong run doesn’t show in the results
Dale Jr. didn’t look to have car to win, but he could have easily finished in the top 5 if the weather hadn’t broken up the party. Dale and the team have to figure out how to do better on restarts.
Was the big wreck Kyle’s Bush’s fault?
Kyle Bush made another friend in Martin Truex Jr. today when contact between the two created a huge accident that took out multiple cars. The question is, “Was it Kyle’s fault?” Truex sure thought so. From my seat, it looked like a pretty dumb move on Kyle’s part to stick his nose in a hole between two cars just before the entrance of turn 1.
LINKS
ESPN: Logano scores unlikely win at Loudon
SI: Rain gives teenager Joey Logano first Cup win
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Ask any of the other 42 drivers and they’d take the win under the same circumstances. Great way to start a winning career especially so close to home.
Zipadelli and Logano, two Connecticut boys who can make a mark in NASCAR.