Sorenson wins a wild one: The Bucyrus 200 Review

by Troy J. on Jun 27, 2011 10:18 PM EDT in NASCAR Nationwide Series

Reed Sorenson, driver of the #32 Dollar General Chevrolet, celebrates a win after the NASCAR Nationwide series Bucyrus 200 at Road America on June 25, 2011 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Credit: Jonathan Daniel, Getty Images via nascar-assets.americaneagle.com

This just may go down as the race of the year. It definitely will go down as the most controversial. Nascar made a judgment call in the end, and I think it was the right one. With one to go in our first GWC, Jaques Villenueve tried to make a very aggressive move and wound up taking Brian Scott out as well as Max Papis. Papis looked primed to make a run at the win. We then got a second chance at a GWC and that is when all hell broke loose. Ricky Carmichael, Michael McDowell and many others began spinning out all over the track. Justin Allgaier then got the lead, with Ron Fellows second. Steven Wallace, Eric McClure and Alex Kennedy then wrecked causing another caution.

Then came attempt number three; the final attempt - if you don't make it to the line for the checkered then the race would end under caution. The stage was set with Allgaier, Sorenson, and Fellows leading the way. Allgaier was low on fuel, and running these extra laps really didn't help. Allgaier took the white flag and just after he did the Caution flew. Sorenson slowed down, but Fellows did not. Allgiaer then ran out of fuel and lost the race. NASCAR checked the tape and saw Fellows passed Sorenson, who was maintaining speed - Fellows still was flying around the track while everyone else was driving pace speed! NASCAR had Fellows finishing second behind Sorenson (where he was when the caution came out) and Reed broke his win-less streak. It was his first win since 2007.

Results and more after the Jump!

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Status
1	12	32	Reed Sorenson	Dollar General Chevy	57	Running
2	5	7	Ron Fellows	AER Chevy	57	Running
3	3	22	Jacques Villeneuve	Discount Tire Dodge	57	Running
4	7	2	Elliott Sadler	OneMain Financial Chevy	57	Running
5	25	01	Mike Wallace	Cowboys & Aliens Chevy	57	Running
6	21	53	Andrew Ranger	WM Recycling Dodge	57	Running
7	22	62	Michael Annett	Pilot/Flying J Toyota	57	Running
8	8	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	RickyvsTrevor.com Ford	57	Running
9	15	30	Ricky Carmichael(i)	Monster Energy Chevy	57	Running
10	17	67	J R Fitzpatrick	Go Canada Racing Ford	57	Running
11	23	15	Timmy Hill #	New Orleans Voodoo Ford	57	Running
12	1	18	Michael McDowell(i)	Pizza Ranch Toyota	57	Running
13	18	39	Josh Wise	Cajun Industries Ford	57	Running
14	24	81	Blake Koch #	DAYSTAR.com Dodge	57	Running
15	26	19	Mike Bliss	SheboyganAuto.com Chevy	57	Running
16	13	11	Brian Scott	Shore Lodge Toyota	57	Running
17	32	28	Derrike Cope	MAXelence.com Chevy	57	Running
18	39	70	Dennis Setzer	ML Motorsports Dodge	57	Running
19	14	31	Justin Allgaier	Florida Gulf Safe Chevy	56	Fuel
20	9	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Chevy	56	Fuel
21	19	23	Alex Kennedy	St. Baldrick's Dodge	56	Running
22	20	88	Aric Almirola	TaxSlayer.com Chevy	56	Running
23	2	33	Max Papis	Rheem/Menards Chevy	55	Running
24	28	87	Kevin Conway	AM/FM Energy Toyota	54	Running
25	41	52	Tim Schendel	TRX Software./DirecTV Chevy	54	Running
26	6	66	Steve Wallace	5-Hour Energy Toyota	52	Accident
27	29	14	Eric McClure	Hefty BlackOut/Reynolds Chevy	52	Accident
28	16	09	Kenny Wallace	Toyota Toyota	49	Running
29	42	13	Jennifer Jo Cobb #	DriverBoutique.com Ford	49	Running
30	30	41	Doug Harrington	New Orleans Voodoo Ford	45	Accident
31	11	16	Trevor Bayne	RickyvsTrevor.com Ford	36	Overheating
32	27	51	Jeremy Clements	racedaysponsor.com Chevy	26	Engine
33	4	60	Billy Johnson	Fastenal Ford	25	Engine
34	10	64	Jason Bowles	Fuel Doctor Toyota	16	Accident
35	35	89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory in Jesus Chevy	11	Start and Park
36	33	75	Carl Long	Lilly Trucking of VA Ford	6	Start and Park
37	40	40	Charles Lewandoski #	Key Motorsports Chevy	4	Start and Park
38	31	44	Jeff Green	TriStar Motorsports Chevy	3	Start and Park
39	36	03	Scott Wimmer	R3 Motorsports Dodge	3	Start and Park
40	34	46	Chase Miller	Key Motorsports Chevy	2	Start and Park
41	38	42	Tim Andrews	Key Motorsports Chevy	2	Start and Park
42	37	55	Brett Rowe	Imperial Bedding Chevy	2	Start and Park

After all was said and done, it was a great race for Sorenson, not only for the win, but for the points, as he is the new points leader. Here's how things look heading into Daytona:

Pos	#	Driver	Make	Points	Wins
1	32	Reed Sorenson	Chevy	568	1
2	2	Elliott Sadler	Chevy	563	0
3	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Ford	561	1
4	31	Justin Allgaier	Chevy	534	1
5	38	Jason Leffler	Chevy	495	0
6	88	Aric Almirola	Chevy	493	0
7	09	Kenny Wallace	Toyota	457	0
8	66	Steve Wallace	Toyota	434	0
9	11	Brian Scott	Toyota	422	0
10	62	Michael Annett	Toyota	408	0

Reed's team also took the Owner's Standings top spot. With McDowell, and Brian Johnson having problems, both the #18 and #60 fell in points. Here's the Owner's battle:

Pos	Car #	Driver	Points
1	32	Reed Sorenson	594
2	18	Michael McDowell	593
3	60	Carl Edwards	583
4	2	Elliott Sadler	563
5	6	Ricky Stenhouse	561
6	33	Kevin Harvick	552
7	31	Justin Allgaier	534
8	20	Joey Logano	534
9	22	Brad Keselowski	524
10	38	Jason Leffler	504

Things look the same in the locked-in status. No team fell out or made it in. It will probably look the same way for the majority of the season. Here's who's in and out at Daytona:

Pos	Car #	Driver	Points
31	89	Morgan Shepherd	264
32	40	Scott Wimmer	226
33	52	Tim Schendel	215
34	41	Carl Long	172
35	12	Sam Hornish	159
36	79	Tim Andrews	102

Join us next week for a preview of the second event at Daytona. It should be a wild one. Enjoy!

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Excellent race!

From what I’ve read elsewhere, it appears that Morgan Shepherd actually didn’t start and park, although I certainly thought so originally.

I feel for McDowell and Allgaier following the events that transpired.

by UnderdogFan89 on Jun 27, 2011 10:42 PM EDT reply actions

McDowell proved yet again that he should be given a full time ride

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by Troy J. on Jun 28, 2011 2:36 AM EDT up reply actions