Menard takes maiden Milwaukee win
Paul Menard took his maiden Busch win as he took victory in last night's AT&T 250 at The Milwaukee Mile
Menard held on despite a series of late cautions, including one trigerred when Kevin Harvick got Menard sideways after a restart, Harvick having to back off to avoid further contact with Menard, which saw JJ Yeley unable to avoid making contact with Harvick.
Harvick was sent spinning as cars went everywhere, his second place finish eventually becoming a nineteenth place finish instead.
Instead second place went to Denny Hamlin, who started at the rear as he, along with a couple of other drivers, had flown across the country from this weekend's Nextel Cup race in California to race at Milwaukee.
Despite this, he was leading the race within 80 laps and looked set for a strong result before getting caught out when mid-race leader Jason Leffler spun while trying to enter the pits, Hamlin falling nearly a lap off the pace.
But cautions and a fast car saw Hamlin climb back to second place, ahead of JJ Yeley, Jason Leffler and Mike Wallace.
Despite Harvick's poor finish he still holds a comfortable 344 point lead, although Hamlin's second place in the race moved him up into second in the championship ahead of Carl Edwards, who finished the race in 21st after he was one of the drivers caught up in Harvick's crash.
Pos Driver Make Laps 1. Paul Menard Chevrolet 258 2. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 258 3. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 258 4. Jason Leffler Chevrolet 258 5. Mike Wallace Dodge 258 6. Stacy Compton Ford 258 7. Danny O'Quinn Jr Ford 258 8. Kenny Wallace Ford 258 9. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 258 10. David Reutimann Dodge 258 11. Jay Sauter Chevrolet 258 12. John Andretti Ford 258 13. Stephen Leicht Ford 258 14. Jon Wood Ford 258 15. Auggie Vidovich Dodge 258 16. Ashton Lewis Ford 258 17. David Green Ford 258 18. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 258 19. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 258 20. Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 258 21. Carl Edwards Ford 258 22. Regan Smith Ford 257 23. Todd Kluever Ford 257 24. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 256 25. Steve Wallace Dodge 256 26. David Stremme Dodge 256 27. Tim Sauter Chevrolet 256 28. Erin Crocker Dodge 256 29. Scott Wimmer Ford 255 30. Jason White Dodge 254 31. Joel Kauffman Dodge 252 32. John Hayden Chevrolet 250 33. Mark McFarland Chevrolet 247 34. Derrike Cope Ford 204 35. Burney Lamar Chevrolet 115 36. Kertus Davis Chevrolet 107 37. Jerick Johnson Chevrolet 68 38. Brad Teague Chevrolet 8 39. Chris Horn Chevrolet 6 40. Kim Crosby Chevrolet 5 41. James Hylton Ford 4
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