Matt Kenseth Wins The Daytona 500
By Wyatt Earp | February 15, 2009
Good for him. I like Matt, and he was truly happy after the win.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Matt Kenseth is leading the Daytona 500 during a rain delay that might hand the former NASCAR champion his first victory in NASCAR’s biggest race of the year.
Kenseth passed Elliott Sadler with 54 laps to go in Sunday’s race. Caution came out moments later for an accident started by Paul Menard, and the rain that had been threatening all day finally arrived.
NASCAR stopped the race two laps later, and the cars were called to pit road. Some drivers climbed from their cars to wait out the delay, but Kenseth is still sitting inside the No. 17 Ford.
Kevin Harvick is in second. AJ Allmendinger, who raced his way into the field in one of Thursday’s qualifying events, is in third. (H/T – AP)
The rain-shortened result is weak, especially for the season’s biggest race, but NASCAR officials said that the rain was not scheduled to move out of the area until about midnight. They probably made the right call.
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236 points. Ouch. Not gonna start off as good as last season.
Robert – Variable Feedback took the lead with 308 points. Dayum. I’m tied for second with Human Brown Eyes – mostly by luck – with 268.
Unfortunately, Junior had more than a little egg on his face.
Jeffro – Dumb move, as was Vickers’ block. Too soon, IMO.