Stewart wins fuel mileage race

Tony Stewart doesn't like to win fuel mileage races—and to our memory, he's done it only once before—but the owner/driver got his first victory in that role.

Our View: For a couple of months, we've been saying a win was around the corner. Now that it's come, we can stop predicting it.

N'Wide: Nashville Results

Finally, Kyle Busch won a race he dominated and scattered applause broke out in the grandstands. That was in stark contrast to the boos that usually accompany his victories, and then he tried to do a Rock Star impersonation in victory lane by smashing one of the most unique trophies in NASCAR—and may well have alienated those same fans. Busch doesn't mind, he loves being the villain.

Last year, when Brad Keselowski won his Sam Bass designed Gibson guitar, he fell asleep on the plan clutching it and he would probably have cherished this one as well, but he settled into second.

Only two Claim Jumpers were in the field, but they made the most of their long commute since Carl Edwards finished third.

Mike Bliss (fourth), Jason Leffler (fifth), and Stephen Leicht (sixth) were the only other drivers to finish on the lead lap.

Results, with average finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Laps	Laps Led	Status	Avg Fin
1	1	Kyle Busch	225	173	Running	15.38
2	10	Brad Keselowski	225	10	Running	14.67
3	6	Carl Edwards	225	1	Running	4.00
4	8	Mike Bliss	225	6	Running	12.36
5	12	Jason Leffler	225	26	Running	14.50
6	9	Stephen Leicht	225		Running	14.00
7	16	Steve Wallace	224		Running	14.25
8	3	Michael McDowell	224	1	Running	11.50
9	27	Erik Darnell	224	1	Running	9.00
10	4	Brad Coleman	224		Running	23.20
11	5	Scott Lagasse Jr	223		Running	10.50
12	35	Shelby Howard	223		Running	13.00
13	24	Justin Allgaier	223		Running	21.00
14	21	Bobby Hamilton Jr	223		Running	14.33
15	22	Burney Lamar	222		Running	13.00
16	28	Kenny Wallace	221	7	Running	15.38
17	43	Morgan Shepherd	221		Running	33.29
18	42	Danny O'Quinn Jr	219		Running	21.00
19	40	Tony Raines	219		Running	20.11
20	37	Brandon Whitt	218		Running	25.00
21	29	Robert Richardson	218		Running	29.25
22	30	Eric McClure	218		Running	30.38
23	18	Kevin Conway	213		Running	27.00
24	7	Brendan Gaughan	211		Running	20.50
25	38	Marc Davis	182		Electrical	25.00
26	11	Jason Keller	170		Running	15.25
27	31	Michael Annett	143		Running	23.00
28	2	Trevor Bayne	128		Accident	28.00
29	13	Sean Caisse	127		Accident	29.00
30	25	Brian Keselowski	127		Accident	35.50
31	15	Cale Gale	123		Accident	24.33
32	19	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	123		Accident	27.50
33	33	Scott Wimmer	79		Wheel	12.55
34	39	Kevin Lepage	64		Engine	26.67
35	26	Kertus Davis	30		Vibration	35.22
36	17	Willie Allen	16		Vibration	34.50
37	32	Kelly Bires	9		Quit	13.80
38	23	Johnny Chapman	8		Quit	39.25
39	41	Mike Harmon	4		Accident	37.67
40	34	Casey Atwood	4		Accident	22.25
41	36	Brad Baker	4		Accident	25.43
42	14	John Wes Townley	2		Accident	30.00
43	20	Mark Green	1		Quit	29.22
44		Justin Hobgood	0		Did Not Qualify	41.00
45		Daryl Harr	0		Did Not Qualify

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F1: Turkish GP Results

O.k., this is getting ridiculous—unless you happen to be a Jenson Button fan. He's won six of the seven Formula 1 races this year and the championship is nearly a foregone conclusion. And this is coming from a driver who couldn't buy a top-five last year with a best of sixth in Spain and only a handful of top-10s. That just goes to show you how much difference strong equipment makes.

The biggest story was the failure to finish by Rubens Barrichello. He has been the wingman of Button all year and has also swept the top five with three runner-up finishes to this credit. He spun after making contact with Heikki Kovalainen and damaged his nose with contact from Adrian Sutil.

Red Bull teammates Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel finished second and third, which puts tem in a position to pounce in the unlikely event that Button stumbles.

Results, with average finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Laps	Status	Avg Fin
1	2	Jenson Button	58	Running	6.80
2	4	Mark Webber	58	Running	12.20
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	58	Running	13.00
4	5	Jarno Trulli	58	Running	9.00
5	9	Nico Rosberg	58	Running	9.50
6	7	Felipe Massa	58	Running	5.60
7	10	Robert Kubica	58	Running	7.75
8	13	Timo Glock	58	Running	10.50
9	6	Kimi Raikkonen	58	Running	7.20
10	8	Fernando Alonso	58	Running	4.60
11	11	Nick Heidfeld	58	Running	10.40
12	12	Kazuki Nakajima	58	Running	15.50
13	16	Lewis Hamilton	58	Running	6.67
14	14	Heikki Kovalainen	57	Running	10.67
15	18	Sebastian Buemi	57	Running	15.00
16	17	Nelson Piquet Jr	57	Running	15.50
17	15	Adrian Sutil	57	Running	18.00
18	20	Sebastian Bourdais	57	Running	18.00
19	3	Rubens Barrichello	47	Retired	13.60
20	19	Giancarlo Fisichella	4	Retired	11.80

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IRL: Texas Results

The off-season trouble is completely behind him. Helio Castroneves won for a third time at Texas Motor Speedway and his 16th overall. He led Ryan Briscoe to the line, but the race was won in the pits when he beat his teammate and rest of the field out on lap 175.

Last year's winner Scott Dixon finished third. In 2008, he started first before winning; this week, he started third, which means he is good at finishing what he starts.

Marco Andretti finished fourth, but was still not pleased. Late in the race, he became unhappy with teammate Danica Patrick for having the effrontery to race with him—guess he's forgotten what sport this is.

Pole sitter Dario Franchitti faded to fifth at the end.

Perhaps the hottest driver on the circuit, however, is Patrick. Her four-race top-five streak came to an end Saturday night, but not by much. She finished sixth, which was her third consecutive top-10 on this track.

Results, with average finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Laps	Status	Avg Fin
1	4	Helio Castroneves	228	Running	5.82
2	2	Ryan Briscoe	228	Running	5.67
3	3	Scott Dixon	228	Running	6.33
4	8	Marco Andretti	228	Running	14.00
5	1	Dario Franchitti	228	Running	7.83
6	5	Danica Patrick	228	Running	8.80
7	7	Dan Wheldon	228	Running	8.90
8	16	Tony Kanaan	228	Running	4.89
9	10	Ed Carpenter	228	Running	16.00
10	6	Mario Moraes	227	Running	14.00
11	9	Robert Doornbos	227	Running	11.00
12	15	Raphael Matos	226	Running	12.00
13	18	Tomas Scheckter	226	Running	15.10
14	13	Alex Tagliani	225	Running	14.00
15	17	Justin Wilson	225	Running	21.00
16	23	Ryan Hunter-Reay	225	Running	18.00
17	14	Sarah Fisher	222	Running	14.56
18	24	Jaques Lazier	210	Running	15.00
19	19	Mike Conway	185	Running	19.00
20	22	Anthony Foyt IV	170	Accident	17.75
21	11	Hideki Mutoh	153	Mechanical	13.50
22	12	Graham Rahal	1	Accident	16.50
23	20	Milka Duno	1	Accident	17.00
24	21	E J Viso	1	Accident	19.00

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Holmes dominates at Roseburg

From NASCAR PR

ROSEBURG, Ore. – Eric Holmes had done it the hard way. Saturday evening, he did it the easy way.

A year after overcoming a flat tire and fighting his way through the field at Douglas County Speedway to get the victory, the defending NASCAR Camping World Series West champion stayed out front all night and led all 150 laps en route to winning the Toyota/Bi-Mart 150 presented by NAPA.

It was the fourth straight victory at the .325-mile oval for Holmes’ car owner Bill McAnally.

Holmes’ third win of the season increased his series points lead to 36 points over Jason Bowles, who finished second. David Mayhew was third, followed by Mike David and Moses Smith.

Earlier in the day, Holmes won his first Coors Light Pole Award of the season. Saturday was Holmes’ ninth career win and 11th career pole.

The race was slowed six times for 29 laps.

The NASCAR Camping World Series West will race next at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., on June 20 as part of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend at the road course.

NASCAR CAMPING WORLD SERIES WEST-TOYOTA/BI-MART 150
Unofficial Results

Saturday
At Douglas County Speedway
Roseburg, OR

Lap length: 0.375 miles(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Eric Holmes, Escalon, Calif., Toyota, 150 laps, 59.911 mph, $10,186.
2. (6) Jason Bowles, Ontario, Calif., Ford, 150, $4,236.
3. (2) David Mayhew, Atascadero, Calif., Chevrolet, 150, $3,536.
4. (5) Mike David, Modesto, Calif., Toyota, 150, $3,336.
5. (4) Moses Smith, Tempe, Ariz., Toyota, 150, $3,286.
6. (10) Brett Thompson, Jerome, Idaho, Chevrolet, 150, $3,036.
7. (7) Blake Koch, West Palm Beach, Fla., Chevrolet, 150, $3,111.
8. (9) Greg Pursley, Newhall, Calif., Chevrolet, 150, $2,736.
9. (12) Jim Warn, Aurora, Ore, Chevrolet, 150, $2,636.
10. (15) Jamie Dick, Albuquerque, N.M., Ford, 150, $4,091.
11. (11) Phil Dugan, Meridian, Idaho, Chevrolet, 148, $2,286.
12. (13) Paul Pedroncelli, Jr., Sonoma, Calif., Chevrolet, 147, $1,640.
13. (8) Paulie Harraka, Fairlawn, N.J., Toyota, 142, $2,066.
14. (14) Johnathan Hale, Rio Linda, Calif., Chevrolet, 124, suspension, $1,986.
15. (3) Travis Bennett, Ellensburg, Wash., Chevrolet, 44, accident, $1,425.
16. (16) Jack Sellers, Sacramento, Calif., Chevrolet, 3, rear end, $1,936.
17. (17) Greg Rayl, Roseville, Calif., Ford, 1, motor, $1,375.

Race StatisticsTime of Race: 0 hours 56 minutes 20 seconds
Margin of Victory: 1.644 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: E.Holmes (88.583 mph, 15.24 seconds)
Caution Flags: 6 for 29 laps.
Lead Changes: 0 among 1 drivers.Lap Leaders: E. Holmes 1-150.
Standings: 1. E. Holmes, 1025; 2. J. Bowles, 989; 3. D. Mayhew, 961; 4. M. David, 942; 5. G. Pursley, 914; 6. P. Harraka, 878; 7. B. Thompson, 876; 8. M. Smith, 866; 9. B. Koch, 839; 10. J. Warn, 772.

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