导出博客文章SONOMA, Calif. -- The post-race party was a blur after Martin Truex Jr.s first
win in 2007. The celebratory cool-down lap, the burnouts, the drive to Victory
Lane all happened so fast. So he planned to savour every minute of his next win.
He just didnt think it would take six years. Truex snapped a 218-race winless
streak Sunday with an easy victory on the road course at Sonoma Raceway. It was
only the second win of Truexs career, but it put Michael Waltrip Racing in
Victory Lane for the second year in a row after Clint Bowyer won here last
season. Overwhelmed with emotion as he crossed the finish line, Truex made the
celebration count. "I was a freaking mess. It was terrible," he said. "I had to
stop and start doing donuts because I couldnt think about what I was doing. I
tried to key the radio once and I couldnt even talk. So I thought, OK, Im going
to do some donuts and wave to the fans. But after I stopped the first time and
did that, I calmed down a little bit and I just wanted to make sure I took my
time coming back, because I remember at Dover it all happens way too fast. You
never know when youre going to get that opportunity again." Truex blew out his
rear tires, tried to wave to every single fan he saw, and took a slow drive
around the picturesque road course on his way to Victory Lane, where the MWR
crew was waiting to drink from the winners enormous wine glass. "I told them on
the radio, if theyre waiting on me, too bad. Im taking my time," he said. "You
cant explain the feeling. When its been that long and you worked so hard and
youve been so close ... when you think at times, Man, is this ever going to
happen again? You cant explain the feeling. Its pretty surreal." Truex worked
his way to the front and used strategy to stay with the leaders. He then pulled
away after the final restart and built a healthy lead of more than six seconds
over Juan Pablo Montoya, who was running second until he ran out of gas on the
final lap. "Im ecstatic. But Im not exactly sure how that happened," said Truex,
who admitted he wasnt pleased with his car following Fridays practices. "The car
was just phenomenal all day long and once I was near the front and didnt have to
run the car 110 per cent, it just would stay with me on the long runs and I was
able to drive away from everyone." Montoya, who came into the weekend knowing if
he didnt win he would at least have a huge points day, dropped all the way to
34th after having to coast to the finish. He took a shortcut to skip the final
turn, drifted to the finish line and parked. He then walked back to the garage,
annoyed his Chip Ganassi Racing team never told him to save fuel. "Weve got
tools to prevent things like that from happening," Montoya said. "I dont know if
all the fuel didnt go," Montoya said. "This is what weve been doing all year. We
all work together and were all trying to do the best we can. Half the reason
were 20-something in points -- were not 20-something in points because were not
running fast. Were 20-something in points because we had a lot of mechanical
problems and days like this we throw them away." Crew chief Chris Heroy was
perplexed about the shortage. "We dont know what happened -- we were on the same
strategy as (Truex)," Heroy said through a team spokeswoman. "Were going to go
back to the shop and figure it out." Montoya got little sympathy from Kyle
Busch, who was spun by Montoya early in the race when Montoya drove too deep
into a corner and wheel-hopped over a curb. "Awww. My heart melts for
(at)jpmontoya who ran out of gas," Busch tweeted moments after the race. Jeff
Gordon finished second a week after he was wrecked six laps into the race at
Michigan, but felt like he might have had a chance to win if he had not already
committed to pit seconds before a caution came out early in the race. "I mean, I
really do think we had a shot winning this race. We had a tremendous car,"
Gordon said. "I knew we were screwed. There was nothing I could do; I was hard
on the brakes, fully committed. I couldnt turn away from it, I just knew we had
to eat it and go on, and thats what we did." Carl Edwards was third, followed by
Kurt Busch, who climbed back from a pair of speeding penalties. "Yeah, we were
fast, even on pit road. Twice," Busch laughed. "I messed-up, flat-out. I didnt
hit my tachometer right and I was speeding both times. It was one of those where
Im like, how does that happen? I just put myself in a position that was poor
trying to get too much on pit road." Bowyer wound up fifth in a strong day for
the MWR Toyotas. Kasey Kahne was sixth and followed by Marcos Ambrose, who was
extremely disappointed he didnt win a race in which he was heavily favoured.
"Its OK. We got a top-10 out of it," Ambrose said. "I wanted to win. Of course I
wanted to win, but thats the way it goes." Greg Biffle was eighth and followed
by Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick in the top 10. The race got off to an
inauspicious start before it even began with a pit road accident, a mechanical
issue for Jacques Villeneuve of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., and an oil line
failure for Bobby Labonte. The accident occurred as the cars were headed onto
the track and David Reutimann stopped his car on pit road. Alex Kennedy stopped
behind Reutimann, and Paulie Harraka slammed into the back of Kennedy. The
damage wasnt significant enough to prevent Harraka from making his Sprint Cup
Series debut. But it was a short-lived race for the first driver to advance from
NASCARs diversity program into a Cup race -- Harraka spun and crashed his car
six laps later. Meanwhile, a parts failure caused Labonte to dump oil all over
pit road before the race and he was forced to take his car to the garage for a
quick repair. Labonte made it onto the track for the green flag, but his engine
failed on the first lap. "It blew up, dude," Labonte said on his radio.
"Something in the bottom engine because it had no oil pressure." Villeneuve had
an issue shifting his gears and had to stay on pit road for a quick repair
before trying to catch up to the field at the start of the race. He made it, but
the problem wasnt completely corrected and he was back on pit road after 19 laps
for more repairs. Busch had back-to-back speeding penalties in yet another race
that slipped away. He led 15 laps, lost the lead to former teammate Brad
Keselowski, then was flagged for speeding when he went in for a scheduled pit
stop. He had to return to pit road for a stop-and-go penalty and was flagged for
speeding again. It dropped Busch to 38th in the running order, from where he had
to climb back to steal his strong finish. His brother also had his share of
problems. Kyle Busch was spun early in the race by Montoya to lose a ton of
track position, then gave up everything he made up when he was caught speeding
on pit road. He also spun at least two more times during the race. Danica
Patrick, thought to be a contender based on her strong runs in Nationwide Series
road races, struggled all weekend to find speed and was done in by a flat rear
tire just past the halfway point. The tire issue caused her to spin into a
barrier and make multiple pit stops for repairs. "It was a long day, a long
weekend," Patrick said. "We just couldnt get the car to the point where I was
comfortable with it. We just couldnt get much to go our way this weekend. Having
the cut tire and going into the tire barrier was just sort of salt in the
wound." Pole-sitter Jamie McMurray never even led a lap under green as he was
passed at the start by Ambrose, and his race took a big hit when he later ran
off course with a tire problem and lost a lap.
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BOSTON -- A future Hall of Famer who established his credentials in the open
ice, there was Jaromir Jagr along the boards, mucking it up for a loose puck.
The 41-year-old former Pittsburgh great outdueled Evgeni Malkin for the puck and
pushed it ahead to Brad Marchand, who brought it over the blue line and flipped
it to Patrice Bergeron for the winning goal. "Everyone is doing everything in
order to get the success and to get the wins, and it doesnt matter what it is
and who it is," Bergeron said early Thursday after his goal at 15:19 of the
second overtime gave Boston a 2-1 victory over the Penguins and a 3-0 lead in
the Eastern Conference finals. "Jags is a perfect example. Hes pretty much a
legend; hes a guy thats going to be in the Hall of Fame at some point, and hes
doing the little thing right there just to fight for the puck. And you notice
that as a teammate, and it goes a long way." After two blowouts in Pittsburgh to
start the series, the Bruins returned to Boston to win a tightly contested game,
getting a goal on their first shot just 1:42 in and then another on their last
more than 93 minutes of playing time later. With a victory in Game 4 at home
Friday night, the 2011 Stanley Cup champions would earn a chance to play for a
second title in three years. "It was very long, very tiring. But we came out
with the win," Marchand said. "Were obviously very happy, but weve still got a
lot of work to do. Theyre going to come out harder the next game." Tuukka Rask
stopped 53 shots for the Bruins, and David Krejci scored Bostons only goal in
regulation. With his assist, Jagr moved past Paul Coffey and into fifth place on
the NHLs career list with 197 post-season points. "He seems to be having a lot
of fun with our group," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "(Hes) a 41-year-old
thats never been known for real physical play, but more for the type of game
that those Hall of Famers and superstar players play. And right now hes just
doing whatever is asked of him, and thats a credit to Jags." Tomas Vokoun made
38 saves for the Penguins a game after he was yanked from the net after giving
up three quick goals in the first period. After Krejci, who leads the playoffs
in scoring with nine goals and 12 assists, made it 1-0, Chris Kunitz tied it in
the second period. It was 1-1 after two periods, and it stayed that way through
two more. But 4:41 before the second overtime would expire, Marchand grabbed the
puck along the left-wing boards and centred it, where Bergeron redirected it
past Vokoun. That set off a celebration in Boston -- the first for the Bruins at
home after they won the first two games of the series in Pittsburgh 3-0 and 6-1.
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blow a 3-0 lead in an NHL playoff series was Boston, which lost four in a row to
Philadelphia in the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals. "We threw it at them
tonight and didnt get the win," Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said. "But its a race
to four and they are not there yet." After two Boston blowouts, the Penguins
matched the Bruins and even outshot them 39-25 in regulation -- including a
third period in which Pittsburgh held a 14-4 advantage despite two Boston power
plays. The Bruins didnt muster a shot in the final 7 1/2 minutes of regulation.
But they had the better chances in overtime, including Nathan Hortons breakaway
that Vokoun turned aside just 2:21 in, and another shot by Horton that went off
the right post with 12:25 on the clock. Pittsburgh forced Rask to make a save
with 5 minutes left in the first OT, when Craig Adams tried to poke home a
rebound. "I think the whole game we felt really comfortable with our play," said
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who has yet to record a goal or assist in the
series. "I think we felt like it was just a matter of time before we were going
to get it. Unfortunately, they ... hung around and got one at the end." The
Bruins opened the scoring when Krejci circled around the net and took a slap
shot that caromed in off Pittsburgh defenceman Matt Niskanen. But the Penguins
tied it in the second -- the first time in the series, other than 0-0, that they
have been even -- when Kunitz one-timed a pass from defenceman Paul Martin over
Rasks right shoulder. Pittsburgh went 0 for 6 on power plays -- including two in
overtime. Boston was 0 for 5. NOTES: Boston is 4-1 in playoff overtime this
year. Pittsburgh is 2-2. ... Bruins F Gregory Campbell blocked a shot with his
midsection on a power play late in the second period. He remained on the ice for
a few seconds before struggling to his feet, then limped around for more than 30
seconds before Boston could clear the zone and he could get off the ice. Fans
chanted his name. ESPN.com, citing team sources it didnt identify, said he has a
broken leg and will be out the remainder of the playoffs. ... The Bruins
honoured Richard "Dic" Donohue as an honorary banner captain before the game.
Donohue is a transit police officer who was shot during the Boston Marathon
bomber manhunt. ... Penguins F Jarome Iginla, a key trade-deadline acquisition
who turned down a deal to the Bruins, was dropped to the third line. ... Krejci
has 29 goals and 39 assists for 68 points in 74 career playoff games. ...
Pittsburgh had won its last six games in Boston, all in the regular season.
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