Clint Bowyer on the wire at Talladega

To say that the battle for first place was hotly contested would be an understatement. We had to wait several minutes to find out the name of the winner, as the gap between Clint Bowyer (Richard Childress Racing) and Kevin Harvick (Richard Childress Racing) was small.

Published on 02/11/2010 à 11:27

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Kevin Harvick was still in the lead when the white flag waved, indicating that his No. 29 Chevrolet was entering the last of the 188 laps of the AMP Energy Juice 500 race held at the Talladega oval. But his teammate Clint Bowyer, glued to his bumper, was at his side when the race was stopped following the accident of Allmendinger (Richard Petty Motorsports). It will ultimately be Clint Bowyer who will be declared the winner.

If he is no longer in the fight for the Chase, since he still occupies 12th place after his victory, Clint Bowyer will have had the merit of benefiting from the good performances of the Chevrolets of Richard Childress Racing, which signs a magnificent double here. . The driver of the No. 33 scored here his second victory of the season and the fourth of his career.

The fight for the Chase is more promising than ever. Although Kevin Harvick narrowly missed out on victory, his second place allows him to come back 38 points behind Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) who only finished seventh in the race. However, he gained some air from his closest opponent Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) who finished ninth, thus finding himself 14 points behind the leader (compared to only six before this event).

The AMP Energy Juice 500 was marked by 87 changes of leader, the second highest score in the history of the Nascar. The Sprint Cup is now entering the home stretch as only three races are still on the program this season. The battle for the Chase will resume on November 7 at Texas Motor Speedway for the AAA Texas 500.