MADISON, Ill. - After a 61-race dry spell that started after he won
here in 2005, Reed Sorenson won the NASCAR Busch Series 250 at Gateway
International Raceway.
``(My car) was dominant all night,'' he said. ``It was as good as the
car I had when I won here earlier.''
Scott Wimmer, who broke the track qualifying record with a laptime of
33.246 seconds, finished second and David Reutimann, the fastest driver
in the field for Friday's final practice, brought home a third-place
finish.
It was a hard night for the hometown favorites with Kenny Wallace
retiring early due to an accident, finishing 34th and Steve Wallace
finishing 28th after crashing on Lap 6 due to a brake failure.
Mike Wallace fared better with a 12th-place finish and defending race
winner and current NASCAR Busch Series points leader Carl Edwards
brought his #60 car across the start-finish line in sixth after a late-race
accident.
The win is the third for Sorenson in the Busch Series and second here.
His first win was at GIR's sister track, Nashville Superspeedway.
here in 2005, Reed Sorenson won the NASCAR Busch Series 250 at Gateway
International Raceway.
``(My car) was dominant all night,'' he said. ``It was as good as the
car I had when I won here earlier.''
Scott Wimmer, who broke the track qualifying record with a laptime of
33.246 seconds, finished second and David Reutimann, the fastest driver
in the field for Friday's final practice, brought home a third-place
finish.
It was a hard night for the hometown favorites with Kenny Wallace
retiring early due to an accident, finishing 34th and Steve Wallace
finishing 28th after crashing on Lap 6 due to a brake failure.
Mike Wallace fared better with a 12th-place finish and defending race
winner and current NASCAR Busch Series points leader Carl Edwards
brought his #60 car across the start-finish line in sixth after a late-race
accident.
The win is the third for Sorenson in the Busch Series and second here.
His first win was at GIR's sister track, Nashville Superspeedway.
