Boy howdy, am I excited for the race tomorrow night at Bristol! Even though the repaving has made the track less exciting, in my opinion, it's still the Bristol Night Race.....
Anyway, I originally had Jeff Gordon picked to win this thing, but seeing as he qualified 26th today, I'm thinking otherwise...perhaps Carl Edwards. Carl has been close in recent races to getting a victory, and he's won this race a few times before (in '07 and '08), and he starts second tomorrow.
Jimmie Johnson has the pole, and after his win in March at the bullring, he should also be strong. Joey Logano starts third, after his pole here in March, and other guys to watch are the two chasing a Chase berth. Mark Martin, 35 points behind Clint Bowyer in 12th, starts 13th, and Bowyer qualified 24th.....oooooh baby!
Other drivers who ought to be strong tomorrow are Jamie McMurray, Matt Kenseth, A.J. Almmendinger, Kasey Kahne, Greg Biffle, and both Busch brothers.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Michigan Picks
I wanna pick Jeff Gordon to win at MIS on Sunday, but he starts 36th, which is too far back to win from. I mean, it's possible, but Jeff will probably end up losing it late in the race again.
So, I pick Kasey Kahne to win his first race of the season, because he's starting on the pole and he finished second here in June with that new Ford engine.
There will be challengers, of course. Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, and a couple of Roushkateers like Biffle and Kenseth will play a role in the outcome of this race.
So, I pick Kasey Kahne to win his first race of the season, because he's starting on the pole and he finished second here in June with that new Ford engine.
There will be challengers, of course. Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, and a couple of Roushkateers like Biffle and Kenseth will play a role in the outcome of this race.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Lots of Stuff To Go Over...
I've been gone for a week, so there's a lot to cover....
Pocono:
Greg Biffle winning was the greatest thing that could've happened to Roush-Fenway Racing and Ford Motor Company. Roush of course, was involved in a plane accident earlier in the week (again!), but he is doing good recovering. Ford debuted the R9 engine back in June at Michigan, but this is their first win this year, which makes this the latest in a year Ford has won since like 1983 or something.
The Elliott Sadler/Kurt Busch wreck late in the race was unnecessary. The inside wall Elliott hit was sticking out at an odd angle, and needs to be straightened out, as well as have the SAFER barrier installed. And how about that hit??? His entire engine came out! That was huge!
Points leader Kevin Harvick continues to racking up top-fives...but can he win on something other than a restrictor-plate track?
Watkins Glen:
After 113 races, Juan Pablo Montoya has won again! Granted, it's on a road course, but Montoya dominated the day, leading 74 out of 90 laps, and running away at the end from challenger Marcos Ambrose and Kurt Busch. Montoya's other win came at Sonoma in his rookie year in 2007.
Marcos ran with Montoya all day long, lead eight laps, but missed the setup slightly at the end, which allowed Juan to pull away. Poor guy, he'll get his win soon! And perhaps next year will be a breakout season for him, as it is rumored that he will replace Kasey Kahne in the #9 Ford. Kahne is rumored to go to Red Bull Racing, the year before he will take over the #5 Hendrick Chevy.
And guess who finished fourth??? A.J. Almmendinger! It's good to see him run up front. His only other top-five came at the 2009 Daytona 500 (third).
Carl Edwards finished fifth after starting from the pole, and after the last couple races, Carl is starting to look real strong, and I wouldn't be surprised if he won a race or two here when the Chase starts.
Jamie McMurray once again had a good finish in sixth, and is less than 100 points out from a Chase berth, but he is much too streaky for me to pick him to make it.
Jeff Gordon finished tenth after a mediocre day, and the winless streak continues.....I pick him to break that streak here in the next few races, possibly at Bristol. We'll see, but until then, the FRUSTRATION continues.
OH, AND GUESS WHAT???? I hear Chicago is going to host the opening Chase race, moving New Hampshire from it's place in September 2011. And Kentucky might get a date, and Kansas will likely pick up another date???!!!
It's so stupid that NASCAR is giving Kansas a second race, as if we need more cookie-cutter tracks! At least they took away Fontana's second race...but what the hell?
Pocono:
Greg Biffle winning was the greatest thing that could've happened to Roush-Fenway Racing and Ford Motor Company. Roush of course, was involved in a plane accident earlier in the week (again!), but he is doing good recovering. Ford debuted the R9 engine back in June at Michigan, but this is their first win this year, which makes this the latest in a year Ford has won since like 1983 or something.
The Elliott Sadler/Kurt Busch wreck late in the race was unnecessary. The inside wall Elliott hit was sticking out at an odd angle, and needs to be straightened out, as well as have the SAFER barrier installed. And how about that hit??? His entire engine came out! That was huge!
Points leader Kevin Harvick continues to racking up top-fives...but can he win on something other than a restrictor-plate track?
Watkins Glen:
After 113 races, Juan Pablo Montoya has won again! Granted, it's on a road course, but Montoya dominated the day, leading 74 out of 90 laps, and running away at the end from challenger Marcos Ambrose and Kurt Busch. Montoya's other win came at Sonoma in his rookie year in 2007.
Marcos ran with Montoya all day long, lead eight laps, but missed the setup slightly at the end, which allowed Juan to pull away. Poor guy, he'll get his win soon! And perhaps next year will be a breakout season for him, as it is rumored that he will replace Kasey Kahne in the #9 Ford. Kahne is rumored to go to Red Bull Racing, the year before he will take over the #5 Hendrick Chevy.
And guess who finished fourth??? A.J. Almmendinger! It's good to see him run up front. His only other top-five came at the 2009 Daytona 500 (third).
Carl Edwards finished fifth after starting from the pole, and after the last couple races, Carl is starting to look real strong, and I wouldn't be surprised if he won a race or two here when the Chase starts.
Jamie McMurray once again had a good finish in sixth, and is less than 100 points out from a Chase berth, but he is much too streaky for me to pick him to make it.
Jeff Gordon finished tenth after a mediocre day, and the winless streak continues.....I pick him to break that streak here in the next few races, possibly at Bristol. We'll see, but until then, the FRUSTRATION continues.
OH, AND GUESS WHAT???? I hear Chicago is going to host the opening Chase race, moving New Hampshire from it's place in September 2011. And Kentucky might get a date, and Kansas will likely pick up another date???!!!
It's so stupid that NASCAR is giving Kansas a second race, as if we need more cookie-cutter tracks! At least they took away Fontana's second race...but what the hell?
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Brad and Carl Penalty
This section below is from jayski...
- NASCAR has penalized the #60 team and the #22 driver for rule violations committed during last Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Gateway International Raceway. The penalties come as a result of violating Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing/ aggressive driving) of the 2010 NASCAR Rule Book. Carl Edwards, driver of the #60, has been penalized with the loss of 60 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship driver points, fined $25,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. Car owner Jack Roush has been penalized with the loss of 60 series championship owner points. Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22, has been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.(NASCAR), the probation for both drivers applies to the Sprint Cup Series as well.(7-21-2010)
The 60-point penalty given to Carl I think was definitely fair. That means Carl received 130 points at Gateway and Brad got 131, so all in all, Brad extended his points lead by one point to 228 ahead. Before the penalty, Carl was 168 behind.
I don't know why they put Brad on probation, but that doesn't really mean anything.
Next time something like this happens with Carl Edwards, suspend him a race!
- NASCAR has penalized the #60 team and the #22 driver for rule violations committed during last Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Gateway International Raceway. The penalties come as a result of violating Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing/ aggressive driving) of the 2010 NASCAR Rule Book. Carl Edwards, driver of the #60, has been penalized with the loss of 60 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship driver points, fined $25,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. Car owner Jack Roush has been penalized with the loss of 60 series championship owner points. Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22, has been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.(NASCAR), the probation for both drivers applies to the Sprint Cup Series as well.(7-21-2010)
The 60-point penalty given to Carl I think was definitely fair. That means Carl received 130 points at Gateway and Brad got 131, so all in all, Brad extended his points lead by one point to 228 ahead. Before the penalty, Carl was 168 behind.
I don't know why they put Brad on probation, but that doesn't really mean anything.
Next time something like this happens with Carl Edwards, suspend him a race!
Monday, July 19, 2010
Gateway Finish
Ok after the finish in the Nationwide series at Gateway on Saturday night, here is my take....
Although what Carl did was unnecessary, it can be argued that both incidents this year he's had with Brad have looked much worse than they usually would've been (and therefore people have scorned Carl because of it). In the Atlanta crash, Brad happened to go airborne, and in this one he was t-boned in the pileup. I mean, that was a wicked hard hit Brad took by Shelby Howard on the final lap. Good thing he's ok.....like I said, I'm not saying what Carl did was right, but both crashes have happened to be bad, and therefore people have taken a strong stance against Edwards.
Kinda reminds me of Jamie Mac and Todd Bodine at Darlington in the Busch race in March 2003. Que Ball got loose trying to block Jamie, and spun both cars out, with Bodine coming out the victor. If not for the late race caution, the same exact thing would have happened. Again, I'm not saying what Carl or Todd did was right, fair, or good; I'm just saying that people sort of blow it out of proportion because the crash is bad.
On another note, the battle for the championship is starting to look rather exciting. Like Edwards in 2007, Keselowski could have a second-half "slump". I have a feeling Carl and Brad will be racing hard until the final lap at Homestead to win this thing!
Although what Carl did was unnecessary, it can be argued that both incidents this year he's had with Brad have looked much worse than they usually would've been (and therefore people have scorned Carl because of it). In the Atlanta crash, Brad happened to go airborne, and in this one he was t-boned in the pileup. I mean, that was a wicked hard hit Brad took by Shelby Howard on the final lap. Good thing he's ok.....like I said, I'm not saying what Carl did was right, but both crashes have happened to be bad, and therefore people have taken a strong stance against Edwards.
Kinda reminds me of Jamie Mac and Todd Bodine at Darlington in the Busch race in March 2003. Que Ball got loose trying to block Jamie, and spun both cars out, with Bodine coming out the victor. If not for the late race caution, the same exact thing would have happened. Again, I'm not saying what Carl or Todd did was right, fair, or good; I'm just saying that people sort of blow it out of proportion because the crash is bad.
On another note, the battle for the championship is starting to look rather exciting. Like Edwards in 2007, Keselowski could have a second-half "slump". I have a feeling Carl and Brad will be racing hard until the final lap at Homestead to win this thing!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Chicago Remarks
Boy was I wrong in my Chicago picks...almost none of those guys I had picked to challenge for the win ran up front. Jimmie was running strong early, leading 92 laps, but missed pit road, and eventually spun midway through the race and finished a lap down. Jeff Gordon ran pretty strong late in the race, but was passed by Reutimann and wasn't able to catch back up after the final round of pit stops. By the way, great to see David win! He can finally stop apologizing for the Charlotte win.
Lots of guys got good finishes that needed them, like Carl Edwards (2nd), Clint Bowyer (4th), Jamie McMurray (5th), and Paul Menard (10th). Bowyer thought he should have won last week at Daytona, and this top-five finish will help vindicate that. McMurray is definitely capable of making the Chase and winning races, but he is very inconsistent. One week, he is finishing in the top-five, the next he is a couple laps off the pace.
It sure was good to see the race play out, with no "debris" cautions at the end. I actually thought the finish wasn't bad. Carl was more than three seconds behind David after the pit stops, but started gaining on him with 20 to go. He cut the margin down to under a second, but ran out of laps.
One more thing, that was awesome to see Austin Dillon win the Truck race today in Iowa driving the black #3 truck. He may not be a threat to win the title, but Richard Childress sure looked proud.
Lots of guys got good finishes that needed them, like Carl Edwards (2nd), Clint Bowyer (4th), Jamie McMurray (5th), and Paul Menard (10th). Bowyer thought he should have won last week at Daytona, and this top-five finish will help vindicate that. McMurray is definitely capable of making the Chase and winning races, but he is very inconsistent. One week, he is finishing in the top-five, the next he is a couple laps off the pace.
It sure was good to see the race play out, with no "debris" cautions at the end. I actually thought the finish wasn't bad. Carl was more than three seconds behind David after the pit stops, but started gaining on him with 20 to go. He cut the margin down to under a second, but ran out of laps.
One more thing, that was awesome to see Austin Dillon win the Truck race today in Iowa driving the black #3 truck. He may not be a threat to win the title, but Richard Childress sure looked proud.
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