May 12, 2008
Kurt Busch's 12th-Place Finish Leads Penske Racing Trio at Darlington Raceway
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DARLINGTON, S.C.
In Saturday night's Dodge Challenger 500 at the 1.366-mile Darlington Raceway, Penske Racing driver Kurt Busch climbed two spots in the 2008 NASCAR Cup Series driver point standings with his 12th-place finish in the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge while teammates Ryan Newman and Sam Hornish Jr. finished 37th and 38th, respectively
No. 2 Miller Lite driver Busch started fifth and ran among the top-five for much of the 367-lap event, but mechanical problems with the right-front suspension caused a long pit stop with less than 100 laps remaining. The end result saw Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series Champ, climb to 22nd in the 2008 driver point standings and, most importantly, close the distance to 12th place - and Chase eligibility - from 222 points to 194 points.
"The Miller Lite team did a great job tonight," Busch said, appearing relieved to bounce back from a five-race streak of finishing no better than 23rd. "The Charlotte test paid dividends. With this right side being the same as Charlotte here at Darlington, we just kept the same frame of mind for four days straight which really helped us. It will be nice to do that again at the All-Star race and the (Coca-Cola) 600 and try to stick with the same tire and give our team some continuity and hopefully we'll benefit from it."
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