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This Week's Indigestion-Causing Top 10 TUMS® Moments
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Stayed tuned each week for the Top 10 TUMS Moments to see what drivers and teams are most in need of TUMS fast relief.
DRIVERS EARN THEIR ‘STRIPES’ AT DARLINGTON TO TAKE THE TOP SPOT IN THE TOP 10 TUMS® MOMENTS
The 11th stop of the 2008 season at Darlington Raceway had the stars of the Sprint Cup Series experiencing heartburn. From engine and tire troubles to several brushes with the wall, a fair share of big-name drivers had several TUMSâ moments. Each weekend PRN lead anchor Doug Rice picks the Top 10 TUMS Moments from the weekend’s racing activities.
This week’s Top 10 TUMS honors go to:
10. Jimmie Johnson wrecks two cars before the race starts; fortunately, the Lowe’s Chevy was able to salvage a 13th place run.
9. Elliott Sadler just gets up to speed before tangling with Tony Stewart and then spends most of his time in Darlington parked in the garage watching the world race by.
8. The good news for Kyle Petty is that he makes the race; the bad news is that Kyle is involved in the first two cautions and then limps to a 41st place finish.
7. The folks at Roush Fenway Racing might feel a little queasy and need some Tums after Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle and David Ragan all reported bad vibrations in the their cars during the race.
6. Ryan Newman falls out of the all-important top 12 in points after a rough day at “The Lady In Black” as the Alltel Dodge finishes 37th.
5. Kevin Harvick finishes 39th and drops four places in the point standings - all the way to ninth.
4. Tony Stewart starts fourth but the lap two incident with Elliott Sadler sentences Stewart to a 21st place run. Tony is still looking for his first cup win at Darlington.
3. All the race fans thought they were going to witness a crash-fest at Darlington but instead saw a relatively calm affair with only eight cautions.
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads the early laps of the race, but his winless streak grows to 73 races as he has to settle for fourth.
1. Greg Biffle wins the pole on Friday, but Saturday night he is the only driver not running at the end of the event. A combination of loose wheels and a sour power plant doom Biffle to 43rd.
LATE RACE INCIDENTS PROVIDE INDIGESTION AT RICHMOND EARN TOP SPOT IN THE TOP 10 TUMS® MOMENTS
The 10th stop of the 2008 season at Richmond International Raceway had the stars of the Sprint Cup Series experiencing heartburn. From tire troubles to several late race incidents, a fair share of big-name drivers had several TUMSâ moments. Each weekend PRN lead anchor Doug Rice picks the Top 10 TUMS Moments from the weekend’s racing activities.
This week’s Top 10 TUMS honors go to:
10. Media outlets get cheated on a great long running story line when it's announced that Carl Edwards has signed a three year contract extension with Roush Fenway Racing.
9. Juan Pablo Montoya spins and hits the wall on lap 138, taking him out of the top 12 in championship owner points. Montoya moved inside the top 12 after his runner-up finish in Talladega last weekend.
8. Jimmie Johnson fails in his bid to win three in a row in Richmond, as the Lowe's Chevrolet is never really competitive throughout the event.
7. Johnny Sauter brings out the first caution of the day on lap 66 when his right front tire goes down sending Sauter into the wall. So far his run in the No. 70 car has been less than stellar.
6. AJ Allmendinger's promising run disappears when he tangles with Michael McDowell on lap 260.
5. Matt Kenseth is a part of the 10 car wreck that brings out the red flag on lap 229. Kenseth's downward spiral continues as he falls to 22nd in points and further away from the Chase.
4. After finishing second in the Daytona 500, Kurt Busch continues to struggle in the points standings as he finishes 42nd and falls to a distant 24th in the championship point race.
3. Kyle Busch suffers a huge public relations nightmare after tangling with Dale Earnhardt Jr., costing Jr. a chance for his first win in 2008.
2. Native Virginian Denny Hamlin dominates the race by leading 381 laps only to have a flat tire rob him of sure win. He would be penalized for deliberately bringing out the caution and finish 24th.
1. Jr. Nation was poised to celebrate a win, but Jr. and Kyle Bush get together with just three laps remaining sending Jr. into the wall and crushing the hopes of his fans and extending his two year winless streak.
THE BIG ONE ON THE LAST LAP PROVIDES INDIGESTION AT TALLADEGA,EARNS TOP SPOT IN THE TOP 10 TUMS® MOMENTS
The ninth stop of the 2008 season at the 2.66 mile Talladega Superspeedway had the stars of the Sprint Cup Series experiencing heartburn. From engine troubles to a late race, multi-car accident, a fair share of big-name drivers had several TUMSâ moments. Each weekend PRN lead anchor Doug Rice picks the Top 10 TUMS Moments from the weekend’s racing activities.
This week’s Top 10 TUMS honors go to:
10. TUMS’ driver Dario Franchitti is sidelined after breaking his ankle in the Nationwide race; David Stremme stepped in and did a masterful job in the No. 40 Tums QuikPak Dodge.
9. Reed Sorenson, looking to follow-up on his Daytona success, falls short as the Polaroid/Target Dodge experiences engine problems and is out of action after just five laps.
8. Matt Kenseth stages an early exit when his right front tire lets go, forcing the car into the Talladega Superspeedway wall. Kenseth drops four spots and now resides in a very un-Kenseth like 19th position in the championship standings.
7. Joe Gibbs Racing could use a TUMS QuikPak after Tony Stewart spends the whole weekend dropping hints that he wants out of his contract and may be starting his own team.
6. Ken Schrader shocks everyone by qualifying 3rd on Friday but reality sets in and he finishes 42nd with engine problems.
5. Paul Menard runs in the top 5 with the end in sight but gets spun after making contact with Juan Pablo Montoya. Menard recovers and finishes 14th.
4. Race fans that didn’t get to see the race finish under the green should get a TUMS QuikPak. The race was shaping up to be a classic.
3. Jr. Nation is still on hold as he gets collected in a wreck not of his own making; To his credit he stages a great comeback to claim 10th.
2. Elliott Sadler runs near the front for the entire race but the last lap crashes ruin his day as he finishes 29th, he deserved better.
1. Tony Stewart had a rough day. Stewart gets into the wall after cutting down a tire. The No. 20 crew gets the car back up to speed before being caught up in the big wreck. Tony falls two spots in the standing and he’s now ninth and still winless on the season.
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