Gilliland takes shock Busch win
NASCAR Busch rookie David Gilliland scored a shock maiden win in Saturday night's Meijer 300 presented by Oreo at Kentucky Speedway
In only his seventh start in the Busch series, Gilliland recovered from a slow pit stop early in the race to make his way back through the field and take the lead on lap 190 from JJ Yeley.
Yeley held on to second while last weekend's rookie Nextel Cup winner Denny Hamlin finished third.
Prior to Saturday night's race, Gilliland's best finish was 29th place.
The race featured several early yellows, and was red-flagged just after lap 30 when Jeff Fuller hit the inside wall hard while avoiding the spun car of Jason Leffler.
Fuller was cut out of the car, though thankfully it appears smoke inhalation is the worst problem he is suffering from, considering the angle and speed he hit the wall.
Carl Edwards, who started second, had a transmission break at the start, finishing 36th after repairs, while Kevin Harvick spun on lap one but recovered to finish sixth as he consolidated his place at the top of the standings.
Pos Driver Make Laps 1. David Gilliland Chevrolet 200 2. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 200 3. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 200 4. Mike Wallace Dodge 200 5. Ashton Lewis Ford 200 6. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 200 7. Greg Biffle Ford 200 8. David Reutimann Dodge 200 9. Paul Menard Chevrolet 200 10. Stephen Leicht Ford 200 11. Steve Wallace Dodge 200 12. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 200 13. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 200 14. Boris Said Dodge 200 15. John Andretti Ford 199 16. Regan Smith Ford 199 17. Todd Kluever Ford 199 18. Michel Jourdain Jr Ford 199 19. Burney Lamar Chevrolet 199 20. Kenny Wallace Ford 199 21. David Green Ford 198 22. Jon Wood Ford 198 23. Danny O'Quinn Jr Ford 198 24. Stacy Compton Ford 198 25. Kevin Grubb Chevrolet 198 26. Mark McFarland Chevrolet 198 27. Joel Kauffman Dodge 98 28. Tim Sauter Chevrolet 198 29. Jay Sauter Chevrolet 198 30. Chris Cook Dodge 197 31. Aaron Fike Chevrolet 195 32. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 195 33. Justin Diercks Chevrolet 194 34. Auggie Vidovich Dodge 189 35. Jamie Mosley Ford 188 36. Carl Edwards Ford 174 37. Chris Horn Chevrolet 115 38. Shane Hall Ford 73 39. Reed Sorenson Dodge 59 40. Jason Leffler Chevrolet 46 41. Jeff Fuller Chevrolet 28 42. Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 8 43. Eric McClure Chevrolet 5
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