European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 2007 stars and stripes Page 39 Reinhold Jamie Mcmurray left and Kyle Busch Lead the pack to the finish line in the Pepsi 400 saturday night at the Daytona International Mcmurray edged Busch to win the Mcmurray edges Kurt Busch to end skid by Jenna Fryer the associated press Daytona Jamie my Murray made a costly mistake a dra Matic move late and ended a Long Day of racing in a somewhat unfamiliar spot Victory Mcmurray ended a 166race wingless Streak in dramatic rallying from 35th after an Early penalty for driving below the yellow line to set up a drag race with Kyle Busch to the finish of saturday nights Pepsi the two raced Side by Side for much of the final two laps around Daytona International and Mcmurray nosed across the finish line a Mere seconds ahead of who received no help from his Hendrick motor sports teammates in the closing it was Mcmurray first Victory since october 2002 at when he set a Lascar record by winning in his second career he was a replacement Driver for injured Sterling Marlin at the i always said for five however there would never be another Victory like Mcmurray said in Victory and you wait so Long to every Driver out Here can Tell you How special it i started and in Why Are you crying because i was so Cele the Victory ended the fourth longest los ing Streak in Lascar Bill Elliott held the record at followed by Jeff Bur ton 175 and Marlin the significance was not lost on Mcmurt who was later embarrassed about his emotional Celebration but said it was War ranted after a difficult four seasons of los heres the Deal you work very hard for something and i dont know that theres anyone out there that went from the sea son that i had to winning Daytona and that an emotional he its hard to explain to somebody that feeling of not Only seeing your team work so hard but also i worked really hard this year to get my mind and my body when you work out every Day and you do All that stuff and youre not winning you almost taste its a Little bit you work so hard for something and then you get its hard to explain to somebody the feeling that you Mcmurray denied Busch a shot at a rare double Victory he won the rain rescheduled Busch series race 12 hours while Mcmurray finished Busch then blamed a Lack of cooperation from his Hen Drick teammates for failing to help him win the there were a few opportunities for them to get behind me and push Busch especially Jeff he chose not to do so and stayed up High and helped another Roush Kurt Busch finished third and was Fol Lowed by Carl Gordon and Greg Clint Matt Kasey Kahne and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top Tony Stewart was denied a Chance to climb the Fence for a third consecutive year when he wrecked with teammate Denny Hamlin As the two were leading the race just 14 laps the two time defending race finished 38th and Hamlin was last in weve got two Guys who Are very com running up weve got real Good cars and this is something that can team owner Joe Gibbs its just one of those unfortunate Busch thought his own situation was unfortunate As he pondered his second place finish while Mcmurray the four Hendrick Drivers Lascar changing name of top series the associated press Daytona Nastars top series is changing its name for the Sec Ond time in five switching from Sextel cup to sprint cup starting in its Only the third name change in Nastars 60 but had been expected since Sextel merged with sprint in a gust Lascar allowed Sextel one name change in the 10year contract it signed with the telecommunications giant before the 2004 Nastars top series was called grand National series at its and was called the Winston cup series when to Bacco company Reynolds sponsored it from 1971 to Rwjr asked out of its contract in and Sextel took Over with a million the series became the nex Tel cup in Johnson and Casey Mears were at the front late in the race and had to pick and choose their spots on the but Busch often seemed to be on his As Johnson and Gordon took turns lining up behind Mears when he was then working together on the outside As Busch stayed so Busch want surprised when he had no help getting past Mcmurray on the final two and he said he got blown off by Gordon when he tried to congratulate him on Victory i guess in on the outside looking in Busch in probably not going to be invited to the team meetings next i think Bliss is Over at Hendrick to to sports for Kyle were getting ready for older brother Kurt tried to put the Situa Tion in at the end of a a restrict plate you dont have any Kurt Busch the advice i would offer to Kyle is understand you Are out their work ing As your own Mcmurray was the Benefactor of All the Hendrick winning despite an Early penalty for driving under the yellow when he finally crossed the he want sure he had won and  Tell because of All the screaming on his there was no such confusion for Stew the heavy favorite to win for the third straight but just like the Daytona in which he wrecked with Kurt Busch while Stewart was knocked out in another Fluke the Joe Gibbs racing Drivers were run Ning first and second 14 laps into the race when Hamlin Stewart ran into the Back of him and the two careened into the still seeking his first Victory of the was angry with his he just wrecked two really Good race he tried to wreck us in practice on Friday and didst get it done at least he finished it off Stewart Hes a Young Guy and he wants to be but i dont know if he knows what the definition of team is right coming off his first Victory of the season last week in new didst want to debate if he wants to blame it on ill be the bigger Man and take responsibility for Hamlin Hes been around this sport longer than i and he probably knows More than i so ill just take it for what its Raikkonen Back on track with second straight Al Victory by Salvatore Zanca the associated press England Kimi Raikkonen won the British grand prix on sunday and Rookie Lewis racing in his Home finished in the top three As he has in All nine for Mula one races this Hamiltons third place finish left him atop the standings with 70 12 ahead of Mclaren teammate Fernando who finished seconds ahead of won his second straight race and is in six Points behind it is important we gained some Points on the other Raikkonen it is still a Long but right now it is looking Good for the finn turned 59 laps around the circuit in 1 21 seconds for his 12th career Al Victory and third this after starting from the pole to Hamilton finished seconds Back from after being shut out for six races since winning the sea so opening australian up in Raikkonen is now the Only Driver to have won three times this he came Over to Ferrari from Mclaren this season to replace the retired Michael and Raikkonen struggled at times before the last two races after win Ning the season opening austra Lian up in we seemed to get the car a bit better for he it seems to go a bit better for Felipe fourth in the standings with 47 stalled his Ferrari on the Grid and had to Start from the forcing one Lap to be Cut from the Robert Kubica of by Sauber was fourth for the second straight race since his horrific Accident in the Canadian up in Massa was both were nearly a minute behind Alonso went in for his second Stop after the 37th enabling Raikkonen to hit the front by not pitting until the last week in the French Raikkonen moved ahead of Massa after the second i spent two laps overtaking but i dont think the result would have Alonso i am Happy with second Alonso its better to but today was not