Sunday, August 20, 2006
Post Michigan post
Post Michigan post?...
Matt Kenseth lives up to the stats I laid out last week. The car that Jeff Gordon wrecked at Chicagoland was resurrected to beat him here.
Tony gets another top 5 with his 3rd place finish. It moves him up 2 spots in the chase, but still in the tight pack of points between 5th and 10th. He doesn’t lead a lap for the 5 bonus points. He was the best at the bonus point game in the first half of the season, but they haven’t been gathering them up lately. I’m sure he had his foot on the floor the whole race, so we’ve got to find a few more MPH in the car, Zippy.
As for the rest of JGR, more of the same; another top 10 for Hamlin, another wrinkled up race car for J.J. Yeley. That makes 11 top 10’s for Hamlin. That kind of consistency will not only get him into the chase, but put him in contention for a championship in his rookie year.
Jeff Burton couldn’t make his pole position work for him. He couldn’t even lead the first (or any) lap(s). His oil pan fails to keep the rest of the motor intact, he finishes 42nd. Clint Boyer, his teammate, runs up front the whole race, only to suffer the same fate with a few laps to go.
Elliot Sadler gets a top 10, and at the same time mathematically eliminated from the chase. This should put him in the top 35 in owner’s points, so he won't have to race his way into Bristol. Not that the VA boy would have a problem, but his team owner probably feels pretty good right now.
Robby Gordon runs out of talent on lap 7, no surprise. He does gather it up to finish 12th, not bad.
Matt Kenseth lives up to the stats I laid out last week. The car that Jeff Gordon wrecked at Chicagoland was resurrected to beat him here.
Tony gets another top 5 with his 3rd place finish. It moves him up 2 spots in the chase, but still in the tight pack of points between 5th and 10th. He doesn’t lead a lap for the 5 bonus points. He was the best at the bonus point game in the first half of the season, but they haven’t been gathering them up lately. I’m sure he had his foot on the floor the whole race, so we’ve got to find a few more MPH in the car, Zippy.
As for the rest of JGR, more of the same; another top 10 for Hamlin, another wrinkled up race car for J.J. Yeley. That makes 11 top 10’s for Hamlin. That kind of consistency will not only get him into the chase, but put him in contention for a championship in his rookie year.
Jeff Burton couldn’t make his pole position work for him. He couldn’t even lead the first (or any) lap(s). His oil pan fails to keep the rest of the motor intact, he finishes 42nd. Clint Boyer, his teammate, runs up front the whole race, only to suffer the same fate with a few laps to go.
Elliot Sadler gets a top 10, and at the same time mathematically eliminated from the chase. This should put him in the top 35 in owner’s points, so he won't have to race his way into Bristol. Not that the VA boy would have a problem, but his team owner probably feels pretty good right now.
Robby Gordon runs out of talent on lap 7, no surprise. He does gather it up to finish 12th, not bad.
