NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...
05/08/2010
THE LADY IN BLACK STRIKES AGAIN...
+LEADING AT THE LADY
The Lady in Black and Track Too Tough to Tame made her one and only appearance of 2010 in Saturday night’s Showtime Southern 500. Scott Speed’s No. 82 ended up 28th after leading two laps — his first laps led since Las Vegas.
START/FINISH: 16/28
DIGGING AT DARLINGTON: Speed started mid-pack and wheeled a loose No. 82 Red Bull Toyota from the start. He fell a lap down on lap 38 and got it back almost 20 laps later as the team tried everything to help the handling — wedge, track bar, spring rubber and air pressure adjustments. He led two laps during a round of green-flag pit stops, and when things cycled through Speed lost that valuable track position. He finished 28th.
VITAL SIGNS: Dropped one spot to 26th in the standings — 10 points behind 25th and 67 from 20th.
STAT THAT MATTERS: Sound strategy put Speed on point. He led laps 149-150, giving him 21 laps led on the season. Only 11 races into Cup’s 2010 campaign, that number eclipses his total of 19 laps led from his rookie season.
