Charlotte race thread

[MD24]

Cup

Bank of America 500

Saturday, October 16

Green Flag 7:45 pm

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Nationwide

DOLLAR GENERAL 300

Friday, October 15

Green Flag 8:15 pm

[MD24]

1 24 Jeff Gordon
2 99 Carl Edwards
3 43 A.J. Allmendinger
4 5 Mark Martin
5 98 Paul Menard
6 18 Kyle Busch
7 83 Reed Sorenson
8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
9 19 Elliott Sadler
10 48 Jimmie Johnson

11 39 Ryan Newman
12 20 Joey Logano
13 56 Martin Truex Jr.
14 47 Marcos Ambrose
15 2 Kurt Busch
16 00 David Reutimann
17 17 Matt Kenseth
18 31 Jeff Burton
19 77 Sam Hornish Jr.
20 33 Clint Bowyer

21 82 Scott Speed
22 16 Greg Biffle
23 11 Denny Hamlin
24 29 Kevin Harvick
25 9 Kasey Kahne
26 6 David Ragan
27 1 Jamie McMurray
28 09 Landon Cassill
29 14 Tony Stewart
30 110 Bobby Labonte

31 12 Brad Keselowski
32 78 Regan Smith
33 46 Michael McDowell
34 42 Juan Montoya
35 26 Patrick Carpentier
36 38 David Gilliland
37 21 Bill Elliott
38 71 Andy Lally
39 7 Robby Gordon
40 36 J.J. Yeley

41 164 Jeff Green
42 87 Joe Nemechek
43 13 Casey Mears

DNQ:
44 55 Mike Bliss
45 66 Jason Leffler
46 207 Kevin Conway
47 34 Travis Kvapil
48 37 Dave Blaney
49 123 Johnny Sauter

[Alexamateo]

Jeff Gordon's won a pole every year he's been in cup. I was beginning to think he might lose that streak this year. He's now tied with Richard Petty for 18 consecutive years with at least 1 pole position. If he wins one next year he'll tie David Pearson for first.

This is the latest he's ever won his first pole of the year (race 31).

[Steve-o]

Jeff Gordon's won a pole every year he's been in cup. I was beginning to think he might lose that streak this year. He's now tied with Richard Petty for 18 consecutive years with at least 1 pole position. If he wins one next year he'll tie David Pearson for first.

This is the latest he's ever won his first pole of the year (race 31).

He is quietly having a very solid year. He's at or near the top in many statistical catagories. If he can put together a couple wins, he has the chance to track down #48.

[Jonesi]

He is quietly having a very solid year. He's at or near the top in many statistical catagories. If he can put together a couple wins, he has the chance to track down #48.

Two wins probably won't do it for anyone, unless it's helped by two bad finishes by #48, or should I say 'Dega and one other.

[MD24]

1 Jamie McMurray
2 Kyle Busch
3 Jimmie Johnson
4 Denny Hamlin
5 Greg Biffle
6 Matt Kenseth
7 Joey Logano
8 Kevin Harvick
9 David Reutimann
10 David Ragan

11 Juan Montoya
12 Carl Edwards
13 Regan Smith
14 Mark Martin
15 Martin Truex Jr.
16 Marcos Ambrose
17 Clint Bowyer
18 Reed Sorenson
19 Scott Speed
20 Jeff Burton

21 Tony Stewart
22 Bobby Labonte
23 Jeff Gordon
24 Paul Menard
25 A.J. Allmendinger
26 Elliott Sadler
27 Brad Keselowski
28 David Gilliland
29 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
30 Kurt Busch

31 Travis Kvapil
32 Dave Blaney
33 Robby Gordon
34 Andy Lally
35 Bill Elliott
36 Ryan Newman
37 Patrick Carpentier
38 Kasey Kahne
39 Michael McDowell

40 Sam Hornish Jr.
41 Jeff Green
42 Landon Cassill
43 J.J. Yeley

[MD24]

1 Jimmie Johnson 5843
2 Denny Hamlin 5802 -41
3 Kevin Harvick 5766 -77
4 Jeff Gordon 5687 -156
5 Kyle Busch 5666 -177
6 Tony Stewart 5666 -177
7 Carl Edwards 5643 -200
8 Greg Biffle 5618 -225
9 Kurt Busch 5606 -237
10 Jeff Burton 5604 -239
11 Matt Kenseth 5587 -256
12 Clint Bowyer 5543 -300

[djparky]

damn damn damn- I cheered when the 48 spun and was near the back of the pack- surely I thought he won't salvage a good result this time- he goes and finishes second- grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

so I was rather hopeful of either Hamlin or Gordon winning- the latter cocks up the pit stop and then the car has a problem, and Hamlin just didn't quite have the pace to beat him, and sadly neither did Kyle either.

am fairly sure when NASCAR started this stupid Chase thing they didn't envisage one driver winning it all the time- worst I'm sure they couldn't have expected Dale Jnr to be so utterly crap in the best team in the series that he would not be even remotely competitive anywhere except Dega and Daytona and not qualify year after year in the top 12

so it's already looking like No5 for Johnson, aside from Dega I can't see him having a bad race for the rest of the year, and a restrictor plate race could be a real lottery for all of them- sigh ok well hopefully someone can beat him in 2011

aside from the depressing familiarity with the car in second place it was a good race from a track where they can be rather tedious.

[Lee Roy]

I was pulling for Kurt Busch to win his second championship. Don't look good for that now.

[Steve-o]

I was pulling for Kurt Busch to win his second championship. Don't look good for that now.


I say it's over...Johnson's to lose.

http://www.fanviewpoint.com/2010/10/nascar-championship-its-johnsons-to.html