Carl Edwards tried to make it interesting, but Jimmie Johnson showed why Texas was in his rear-view mirror.
Tony Stewart: Working together with your teammate is great, but it's your current teammate, Tony!
Tony Stewart was having a pretty solid day, avoiding trouble and moving his way forward. It only took 307 laps for trouble to find Tony.
An overaggressive A.J. Allmendinger on the final laps spun Tony, leaving him with 22nd place finish, not the way he hoped to see this day end. Now he's the one looking in at the top 10 place in New York.
Kyle Busch: Before the Chase, you couldn't get an interview with the guy. Now he's barely mentioned.
Kyle Busch was once again an afterthought this week. He ran in the top 10 for most of the day but never was a factor for a win. You have to wonder what happened to this team?
They were a factor every week; now we are seeing the same Kyle Busch who was at Hendrick Motorsports early in his career.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.: This week, this team didn't gamble. They didn't have to; solid run for them.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. stayed in the top 15 for most of the day. He didn't leap a lap this week but overall it's a solid run that has them sitting in position to be in New York.
It's strange: only a few months ago we were talking championship contenders, now were talking about them just being at the big show.
Denny Hamlin: I can't figure out who we will see each week: Good Denny or Bad Denny?
This week we had Good Denny, which is good because he gained three spots in the standings and positioned himself into the top 10, by a slim margin. A strong run by this FedEx team coming home with a fifth-place finish. He didn't have enough for the leader, but who does?
Matt Kenseth: We can blame Matt Kenseth for the current point system, because he was just way too good!!
A freakish tire going flat, poor handling car, poor qualifying position and a late race wreck which brought this team home in 15th. That isn't great, but if you experienced the day this team had, 15th is probably the best they could do. Kenseth is just looking until next year.
Jeff Gordon: Still winless, but there are signs of progress; just don't use Sunday as an example.
Jeff Gordon actually was running pretty well until his engine started acting up and then exploded nearly 100 laps later. That relegated this former champ to a 41st-place finish. But the ending doesn't tell the whole story. He ran very well early in the race. Getting as high as third, but that's all they could get this weekend.
Clint Bowyer: One week he's hot, then next he's cold. Where's lukewarm?
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about 1 month ago
Patti,
Can you imagine the radio conversation between Jimmie and Chad when Jimmie comes up to lap Jeff Gordon??!!!! What a race - one more to go! Last year we were in South Beach for championship weekend......ah sweet memories!
from about 1 month ago
I know that had been like the what in the world..haha.. i can't believe its almost over already..i have some offseason writing ideas to bide my time... hopefully it goes quickly for us fans... thanks for teh comment.
about 1 month ago
Patti, I know we will need some good reads to pass the time. My husband and I actually do a Daytona countdown in our yard after the new year....what NASCAR geeks!!
from about 1 month ago
I have a countdown too on my calendars and at at my house....haha thats so awesome!! so I ma not the only nascar geek!! thank ou for always commenting on my stuff!!
about 1 month ago
Patti, you're an awesome writer - keep up your good work - that countdown calendar sounds like a story for you!!
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