Kurt Busch, has swept the All-Star weekend at Charlotte. Last weekend's All-Star race, and this weekend's Coca-Cola 600. I'm telling you, this Miller Lite team is a legit title contender. What a strong run!!
Jammie McMurray, another team that's running strong, finished Second, and if not for a late-race caution brought out by a Marcos Ambrose spin, probably would have won it. Big Mac was strong on the long runs, not so good on the short ones, and of course, the caution came out with 20 to go. End of race.
There were some pretty exciting moments, like when Jimmie Johnson, spun and crashed all by himself, basically ending his night. I hate to say it, but I was loving that. I'm glad he wasn't hurt, but I did pick him to win. Maybe I cursed him, and should pick him more often.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., actually led ten laps of this race. But, thanks to another stupid call by Crew Chief Lance McGrew, wasn't a factor in the finish. Jeff Burton was running strong until contact with Kyle Busch cut his left rear tire with just a handful of laps to go. That's sad, because that team is slogging it's guts out, and doesn't have much to show for it.
I can't write much more, as it will spoil this week's edition of the RJ's. So here we go:
THE WHAT THE @#$& DO YOU MEAN I NEED TO SAVE FUEL? AWARD: Jeff Gordon's Crew Chief, Steve LeTarte. With over 74 laps to go, he told his driver to start saving fuel. Uh, Steve? The pit window at Charlotte is 50-54 laps. Kinda jumped the gun there, don't you think?
THE WHAT THE @#$& DO YOU MEAN FOUR TIRES? AWARD: For the second week in a row, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s Crew Chief, Lance McGrew. He had to pit under Green, and should have taken two tires, and left himself an option for the late race caution that you KNEW was coming. Instead, he put Junior a lap down, again. Nice call, Dumb ass.
THE WHAT THE @#$& HAPPENED TO HIM? AWARD: Matt Kenseth. He ran in the top five most of the night, and then just went away. We heard nary a word, about why, on the telecast.
THE IT'S ABOUT @#$&ING TIME AWARD: Jeff Burton. He got SERIOUSLY in Kyle Busch's face on pit road after the race to let him know he was racing like a jerk. If you ever see Burton put his finger in another driver's face and proceed to chew him out, you KNOW, the other driver has done something wrong. I wish Burton had gone all the way and whipped his punk ass. Someone needs to.
Well, that's about it for Charlotte. On to Pocono next week, so break out the energy drinks. You're gonna need them.
Hope you all enjoyed the race, and had a great Memorial Day Weekend. God Bless America, and our troops, Past and Present, and God Bless You all.
Courtesy Shout Out: Photo courtesy of Yahoo! Sports. Video courtesy of NASCAR.com.
The biggest surprise to me was that their were no blown engines this year. Usually we see several in the last 50 miles or so. Sure blew the predictable race out the window. Which was actually nice.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to agree with you 100% on that one.
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