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Busch Dominates At Kroger 200

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The Associated Press

Published: July 27, 2008

CLERMONT, Ind. - Kyle Busch led all but three laps Saturday night to win the Kroger 200, his sixth NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of the season.

Busch's win was Toyota's 15th in 22 Nationwide races, but the first event since NASCAR's mandate Wednesday to cut down the horsepower in Series engines knocked 15 horsepower out of Toyota's engines. NASCAR changed the parameters after rival teams complained, even though Toyota was within the rules.

Busch also won the event at O'Reilly Raceway Park in 2004.

Polesitter Colin Braun finished second Saturday, and Mike Bliss moved up from 17th to finish third.
Carl Edwards was four laps down early in the race, but moved to the lead lap toward the end with the help of some cautions and finished 11th.

Dixon Prevails At Edmonton Indy Race
EDMONTON, Alberta - Scott Dixon took another big step toward a second IndyCar championship, holding off Helio Castroneves, his closest pursuer, for a victory in the Rexall Edmonton Indy.

Castroneves, still looking for his first win of the season, kept the pressure on Dixon lap after lap on the temporary airport circuit. But Castroneves nearly slid off course on worn out tires six laps from the end, allowing the New Zealander to cruise to his fifth victory of the season.

Castroneves led a race-high 35 laps and appeared to have the best car in the 27-car field most of the day. But Dixon, who had been running third behind Penske Racing teammates Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe, got past both during a pit stop under caution on Lap 51.

Dixon inherited the lead when Tony Kanaan pitted on Lap 62 and led the rest of the way.

NHRA: At Sonoma, Calif., Ashley Force earned her first career No. 1 qualifier at the FRAM Autolite Nationals at Infineon Raceway.

The 25-year-old daughter of NHRA great John Force had her pass of 4.096 seconds at a top speed of 301.60 mph in her Castrol GTX Ford Mustang from Friday night hold up Saturday.

The other No. 1 qualifiers were Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) and Karen Stoffer (Pro Stock Motorcycle). It's the second time in NHRA history that two women qualified No. 1 at the same race. The first pair were Melanie Troxel in Top Fuel and Erica Enders in Pro Stock at Topeka 2006.

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