Busch receives help, posts Trucks victory
Associated Press
Sunday, November 01, 2009

TALLADEGA, Ala. --- Kyle Busch used a generous bump from teammate Aric Almirola a few hundred yards from the finish to win the NASCAR Camping World Trucks race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday.

Busch and Almirola pulled wide behind leader Todd Bodine on the final lap and Almirola nudged Busch's No. 51 Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota to the front. They overtook Bodine just before the finish line in fading daylight at the 2.66-mile oval.

The win was Busch's sixth in the Trucks series this season and his fourth in his past four starts.

Bodine, looking for his fifth consecutive win in a restrictor-plate race, was third. Terry Cook was fourth, followed by David Starr.

Busch had endured some tough luck in the past few restrictor-plate stops, including a third-place finish at Talladega last year when Bodine bumped him out of the way on the final lap.

The NASCAR star didn't waste an opportunity to return the favor.

Busch and Almirola tucked in behind Bodine on the final lap then waited until they emerged from the fourth turn to make their move.

The two jumped to the outside and Almirola drilled Busch's rear fender, propelling them past Bodine in the final yards.

"It stinks sometimes when you have to push your teammate to victory, but hopefully Aric wanted to do it," Busch said.

The finish was Almirola's best in the truck series. He received a heartfelt "thank you" from Busch moments after the race was over and Bodine credited Almirola for "doing the right thing" by helping Busch get the win.

FORMULA ONE: In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton put in a stunning final lap in qualifying to claim the pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Hamilton was trailing the Red Bull drivers entering his last lap, but then circled the new Yas Marina circuit in 1 minute, 40.948 seconds to beat Sebastian Vettel by more than six-tenths of a second.

"It was a great lap, I would say the best lap I have done all year," Hamilton said. "Winning tomorrow would be a perfect way to end the season and raise our expectations for 2010."

The pole is the 17th of Hamilton's career, putting him second among active drivers, one behind Fernando Alonso.

Vettel's teammate, Mark Webber, will start third.

From the Sunday, November 01, 2009 edition of the Augusta Chronicle
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