[Biodiesel News] Howard's late pass clinches 250
Howard's late pass clinches 250
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"I ran with Denny all the time," said Howard, who completed a thrilling three-wide pass late Friday to win the Soy Biodiesel 250 at Iowa Speedway. ...
"I ran with Denny all the time," said Howard, who completed a thrilling three-wide pass late Friday to win the Soy Biodiesel 250 at Iowa Speedway. "He got his break, and I guess he put in a good word for me."
Howard, who signed a developmental deal with Gibbs, slid into the seat of Jim Dean's car previously occupied by Hamlin before he made the leap to NASCAR stardom.
Early Saturday, Howard earned his first USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series win of the season on the grandest stage.
He entered a green-white-checkered restart running fourth, but surged across the finish line ahead of Daniel Johnson and Justin Hobgood.
"I can't wait to see what it looks like on TV," Howard said.
The race, which kicked off the series' six-race run for the overall championship, will be broadcast at
Johnson, who finished a season-best second, praised Iowa Speedway's facility.
"It's a little like
Johnson, who scraped together a ride for the championship run, owns a lawn-care business.
"I work a full-time job, then work on the race car nights and weekends," he said. "I'm just lucky to be here."
Hobgood recovered from hitting the wall in practice to post his third-place effort.
"We built this car new to come to the championship races," Hobgood said. "About eight laps into practice, I bounced it off the wall, then we had to fix the car."
As for tire problems, which so vexed some drivers in practice they threatened to go home?
Not an issue for Howard.
"We sold our new tires," he said, smiling. "We ran our old tires."
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