5 Points to Ponder: Juggernaut Jimmie, Mediocre Montoya & “Eh, Not again” Earnhardt
Now 112 races into his Sprint Cup career, Juan Montoya has just 12 top fives and 28 top 10s (18 of which came in 2009) and an average finish of 20.6.
Now 112 races into his Sprint Cup career, Juan Montoya has just 12 top fives and 28 top 10s (18 of which came in 2009) and an average finish of 20.6.
With cars, casinos and caution lights run amok, Vegas had a little something for everyone this weekend (or in the case of Kim Kardashian, no one).
Sunday’s Shelby American had two cautions thrown due to issues with the caution lights.
Q: First, I am a Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan, but enough is enough. I think it’s time to go and be a car owner and hire Kasey Kahne to drive the No. 88 while he’s available. “It’s loose, it’s loose,” that’s all we hear. I, for one, am tired of the whining. Thanks, just had to vent.
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what they all were thinking following the Auto Club 500.
The hole in Daytona couldn’t be helped. It happens. I can personally testify that severe weather causes unexpected problems.
A pothole in a NASCAR race! Isn’t that too bad-jokishly inane to ever actually happen?
Roush Fenway Racing has also won five straight spring races at Fontana – with Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth combining to win the last four.
It sure was an eventful Speedweeks for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
It was Jimmie Johnson who lost out – his rear-axle failure at Daytona was enough for him to lose his grip atop our poll for the first time since last fall.
Despite a miserable 2009 and subpar 2008 with the powerful Hendrick Motorsports outfit, Dale Earnhardt Jr. hasn’t forgotten how to drive racecars.
Minus the pothole, Speedweeks was a fantastic kickoff to a season that NASCAR needs to go well.
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