Todd Bodine Wins a Four-Wide Finish at Talladega

S M  Napier by Senior Writer Written on October 05, 2008
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Ron Hornaday on the last pit stop got left side tires and fuel, currently running in 11th and Johnny Benson would be 10th. The points right now between the two are just five points in Benson's favor.

On the Lap 76 restart, the green flag flew for Dennis Setzer leading, with John Andretti in second, Colin Braun running in third, who would switch to the outside line. Brian Scott in the No. 16 Albertson's Toyota Tundra in fourth and Scott Speed running in fifth.

For a couple of laps, you had Dennis Setzer on the bottom line, with Colin Braun in the outside line battling for the lead and further back trucks are racing four wide.

On Lap 78, Colin Braun would finally get the lead passing Dennis Setzer and dropping back down to the bottom line. Twice, he's hung the outside line to dry.

Then it just goes crazy on the track at Talladega, with some great three-wide and four-wide racing all over the track.

On Lap 79, Brian Scott would lead the lap getting it off a four-wide battle to the line.

On Lap 80, it's still a four-wide battle for the lead, at the line Kyle Busch would be leading at the line, getting help from Todd Bodine in second and Ron Hornaday in third.

On Lap 83, Scott Speed's dropped back to 11th, Johnny Benson's running back in 13th. Right now, Ron Hornaday is leading the points by 49 points over Johnny Benson.

On the same lap coming off of turn four, the fourth caution flag flew. When Colin Braun blew a left rear tire, miraculously he spun out onto the pit road entrance and the "big one" was avoided.

John Andretti would spin resulting from Braun's problem and several trucks dodge it by going onto pit road.

With ten laps left on Lap 84, it's going to be a great single file restart, everybody will be caught up with everybody and it will make for a awesome finish.

Kyle Busch is leading, Todd Bodine is in second, Hornaday running in third, Brian Scott running in fourth and Chad McCumbee in the No. 8 Malcolmson Construction Chevrolet Silverado truck running in fifth, rounds out the top five under caution.

On the Lap 86 restart, Kyle Busch takes the green, has a great restart keeping everyone together and leaves no gaps.

The top five would stay the same running on the bottom. The outside line starts to assemble, with Erik Darnell running as the first truck. When his teammate John Wesley Townley would leave the bottom line moving to the outside line right in front of Erik Darnell.

On Lap 89, Kyle Busch is still leading, with Todd Bodine right on his bumper pushing him. While the outside line still isn't going anywhere with John Wesley Townley leading the line and Erik Darnell would pass him.

On Lap 90, Colin Braun would jump to the outside line, in front of his teammate Erik Darnell and results with the outside line catching up to the leader Kyle Busch down on the bottom.

Amazing when you consider Colin Braun on lap 84, he blew a tire and here he's back up front battling for the lead.

On Lap 91, Kyle Busch on the bottom, with Colin Braun on the outside, both are the first trucks in either line, battle around Talladega for the lead and win.

As the field comes to line for Lap 92, the racing goes to three wide with four wide further back. Both Colin Braun and Kyle Busch are still the front two trucks battling for the lead and Busch lead the lap by .002 seconds at the line over Colin Braun in second.

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