Well the fan favorite from last week wins again. The Coca Cola 600 it always a great race. I know That I am a few days behind the power curve with this post but I have had a busy holiday weekend. Did everybody enjoy all the racing this past Sunday? I sure did! As soon as I got in from church I had to tune in to the Indianapolis 500, and what a great race that was. I was so hopefull that Danica Patrick could be the first woman to win the Indy 500. Man was I ticked when she got wrecked in the pits. Did you see he walking down pit road ready to kill? Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Or wrecked for that matter!

maybe next year Danica?

OK on to the 600 mile race on the “Beast From The Southeast”! Can you believe the woes of one Kyle Busch? To be so dominant in this race only to have it all fade starting with voltage problems. Kyle got a third place finish allowing Dale Junior to gain on him in the points. Dale Junior was then the dominant force for a time but that high line, so close to the wall, got the better of him finally and he rode out the wall effectively ending his bit for the much needed win after losing the right front tire. Hey, when you are “Rim Riding” like that and you lose a tire, there is nowhere to go but into the wall. As everybody playind the fuel mileage game, Jimmy Johnson was losing his engine a lap at a time. Once the final stops were in it was just a matter of time for Kasey Kahne to get the lead and not look back.

You know what? I know that he has been here for a few years now, but he still doesn’t look old enough to shave, much less drink the product that is on his hood. Great job Kasey!

Here is how they crossed the line.

(Starting pos.), MakeLaps
1. (2) Kasey Kahne, Dodge————————-400
2. (4) Greg Biffle, Ford————————-400
3. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota————————-400
4. (18) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet————————-400
5. (6) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet————————-400
6. (14) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet ————————- 400
7. (12) Matt Kenseth, Ford————————-400
8. (9) Elliott Sadler, Dodge ————————- 400
9. (30) Carl Edwards, Ford————————-400
10. (28) David Reutimann, Toyota————————-400
11. (23) Bobby Labonte, Dodge————————-400
12. (5) David Ragan, Ford————————-400
13. (20) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge————————-400
14. (19) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet————————-400
15. (7) Mark Martin, Chevrolet————————-400
16. (8) Kurt Busch, Dodge————————-400
17. (11) Dave Blaney, Toyota————————-400
18. (31) Tony Stewart, Toyota————————-399
19. (37) Regan Smith, Chevrolet————————-399
20. (27) A.J. Allmendinger, Toyota————————-399
21. (38) Ryan Newman, Dodge————————-399
22. (17) Reed Sorenson, Dodge————————-399
23. (15) Jamie McMurray, Ford————————-399
24. (16) Denny Hamlin, Toyota ————————- 399
25. (39) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet————————-398
26. (41) Travis Kvapil, Ford————————-398
27. (29) Michael Waltrip, Toyota————————-397
28. (13) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet————————-397
29. (21) Casey Mears, Chevrolet————————-396
30. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge————————-396
31. (26) Sterling Marlin, Dodge————————-396
32. (40) Michael McDowell, Toyota————————-395
33. (33) Ken Schrader, Chevrolet————————-395
34. (24) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet————————-395
35. (43) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet————————-395
36. (36) Kyle Petty, Dodge————————-389
37. (34) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge————————-363
38. (35) J.J. Yeley, Toyota————————-353
39. (10) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet————————-351
40. (32) David Gilliland, Ford————————-343
41. (25) Paul Menard, Chevrolet————————-244
42. (3) Brian Vickers, Toyota————————-184
43. (22) Robby Gordon, Dodge————————-181

And the points rundown.

RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WINNINGS
1 – Kyle Busch 1860 Leader 12 2 3 8 9 2,943,060
2 – Jeff Burton 1766 -94 12 0 1 3 8 2,103,430
3 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1721 -139 12 1 0 5 9 2,093,770
4 – Denny Hamlin 1596 -264 12 1 1 4 7 2,137,420
5 – Clint Bowyer 1578 -282 12 0 1 3 7 1,815,520
6 +1 Carl Edwards 1538 -322 12 0 3 5 8 3,023,220
7 +2 Kevin Harvick 1517 -343 12 0 0 2 5 1,971,590
8 – Tony Stewart 1511 -349 12 0 0 4 6 2,680,670
9 -3 Jimmie Johnson 1493 -367 12 1 1 4 4 2,478,730
10 – Jeff Gordon 1486 -374 12 2 0 5 6 2,171,160
11 – Greg Biffle 1483 -377 12 1 0 4 6 1,919,880
12 +2 Kasey Kahne 1454 -406 12 0 1 1 6 3,116,080
CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP - CURRENT CONTENDERS
13 -1 David Ragan 1398 -462 12 0 0 2 3 1,492,360
14 -1 Ryan Newman 1369 -491 12 1 1 2 5 3,161,390
15 – Martin Truex Jr. 1291 -569 12 0 0 1 3 1,733,930
16 +4 Matt Kenseth 1264 -596 12 0 0 1 6 1,995,430
17 -1 Juan Montoya 1263 -597 12 0 0 1 1 1,737,640
18 +1 Bobby Labonte 1258 -602 12 0 0 0 0 1,769,230
19 -1 Travis Kvapil 1240 -620 12 0 0 0 3 1,616,560
20 -3 Brian Vickers 1203 -657 12 0 0 1 2 1,366,370
21 +1 Kurt Busch 1192 -668 12 0 0 1 1 2,105,620
22 -1 David Gilliland 1131 -729 12 0 0 0 1 1,449,080
23 – Jamie McMurray 1126 -734 12 0 0 0 1 1,419,120
24 +2 Mark Martin 1121 -739 9 0 0 2 4 1,560,930
25 +3 Elliott Sadler 1119 -741 12 0 0 0 2 1,693,120
26 +3 David Reutimann 1101 -759 12 0 0 0 1 1,300,530
27 -2 Scott Riggs 1085 -775 12 0 0 0 0 1,366,900
28 -1 Casey Mears 1081 -779 12 0 0 0 2 1,532,220
29 -5 Paul Menard 1067 -793 12 0 0 0 0 1,318,170
30 – Robby Gordon 980 -880 12 0 0 0 1 1,472,010
31 – Reed Sorenson 969 -891 12 0 0 1 1 1,828,210
32 +1 Regan Smith* 941 -919 12 0 0 0 0 1,274,900
33 -1 Michael Waltrip 933 -927 12 0 0 0 0 1,337,280
34 – Sam Hornish Jr.* 930 -930 12 0 0 0 0 1,813,310
35 – Dave Blaney 910 -950 11 0 0 0 1 1,271,860
36 – J.J. Yeley 751 -1109 11 0 0 0 0 1,203,390
37 – Joe Nemechek 543 -1317 9 1 0 0 0 899,200
38 +1 Kyle Petty 540 -1320 9 0 0 0 0 948,637
39 +2 Patrick Carpentier* 524 -1336 9 0 0 0 0 745,249
40 -2 Jeremy Mayfield 490 -1370 7 0 0 0 0 757,475
41 +2 Michael McDowell* 484 -1376 7 0 0 0 0 593,171
42 -2 Dario Franchitti* 483 -1377 7 0 0 0 0 780,238
43 -1 Mike Skinner 423 -1437 6 0 0 0 0 461,900
44 – Dale Jarrett 367 -1493 5 0 0 0 0 711,938
45 – Bill Elliott 350 -1510 5 0 0 0 0 565,923
46 +2 A.J. Allmendinger 314 -1546 4 0 0 0 0 465,745
47 – Ken Schrader 298 -1562 5 0 0 0 0 496,309
48 -2 Aric Almirola 243 -1617 3 0 0 0 1 348,339
49 – Sterling Marlin 228 -1632 4 0 0 0 0 349,845
50 +1 Johnny Sauter 174 -1686 3 0 0 0 0 250,725
51 -1 John Andretti 149 -1711 3 0 0 0 0 422,213
52 – David Stremme 84 -1776 1 0 0 0 0 91,525
53 – Jon Wood 55 -1805 1 0 0 0 0 97,620
54 – Kenny Wallace 34 -1826 1 0 0 0 0 256,735
55 – Jeff Green 0 -1860 0 0 0 0 0 34,575
56 +8 Stanton Barrett 0 -1860 0 0 0 0 0 56,638
57 -1 Chad McCumbee 0 -1860 0 0 0 0 0 35,075
58 -1 Scott Wimmer 0 -1860 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 -1 Burney Lamar 0 -1860 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 – Tony Raines 0 -1860 0 0 0 0 0 34,025
61 -2 Johnny Benson 0 -1860 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 -1 Boris Said 0 -1860 0 0 0 0 0 22,170
63 -1 Eric McClure 0 -1860 0 0 0 0 0 22,988
64 -1 Jacques Villeneuve* 0 -1860 0 0 0 0 0 22,863
65 – Carl Long 0 -1860 0 0 0 0 0 56,045

 

Next week its off to Dover and the Monster Mile!

Until then stay safe out there.