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For once a night race that kept the viewers awake! No falling asleep for this one or you missed one hell of a finish!

I loved TNT’s Wide Open coverage: fewer commercial breaks and many commercials at the bottom of the screen while you could still watch the race in the top 2/3 of the screen. Nice job, TNT.

I hated to see Jeff Gordon get spun on that last restart. I was really hoping he’d find a way to pass Kyle Busch and win his first one this season. I mean, it’s great that he’s sixth in points, but no wins is going to put him way behind Busch and Edwards when they line up for the start of the Chase. At least he had a good car this week; haven’t seen him this excited about his car all season.

What can you say about Kyle? You may not like his attitude, you may not like his racing style, but the kid can drive and the kid can win races! His green car really stands out on the track, making it easy to spot him working his way up through the pack.

Now it’s on to Chicagoland for another night race!

Tags: Carl Edwards Jr., Chicagoland, Daytona, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch by admin
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I read several articles last week, prior to the Martinsville race, about Mr. Martinsville. How Jimmie Johnson currently held that title, previously held by Jeff Gordon, and so on. So, did Denny Hamlin become the new Mr. Martinsville, since he won on Sunday? Not given that Gordon finished second and Johnson fourth.

Other items of note at Martinsville:

• Kyle Petty not qualifying. Has Kyle lost some of his drive for racing? He does a great job as a commentator behind the television camera. Perhaps it is time for him to think about letting someone else drive full-time for Petty Enterprises?
• Kyle Busch shows (once again) his lack of maturity in the Craftsman Truck race Friday night.
• Those Hendricks Teams seemed to have Martinsville figured out – they finished second, fourth, sixth and seventh!
• We are all just holding our breath, waiting for Junior to post his first win with the 88. It is nice to see him having so much fun racing this year, although he still has a tendency to complain (whine?) when his car is not running just as he thinks it ought to be.
• Jamie McMurray finishing so well that he’s now out of the “go or go homer’s” next week! Great job, Jamie!
• Matt Kenseth needs to develop a little subtlety. Revenge is sweet, but not if NASCAR penalizes you two laps for it!
• Stolen swaybar or just a mislaid part? Roush vs. Toyota? More to come with that saga, I am sure!

Tags: Dale Earnhardt Jr, Denny Hamlin, Hendricks, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Kyle Petty, Martinsville, Matt Kenseth, Petty Enterprises, Roush, Toyota by admin
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