Richmond picks
Honestly, I'm glad that Saturday night's Chevy Rock & Roll 400 is the last race to determine who's in the chase. I think this race may be a little more exciting than the past few, or at least I'm hoping it is.
It's down to three drivers fighting to stay in or get in to the top 12 in points. All three of these drivers, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick all have solid finishes here. It would take a small miracle for something to happen in order for Junior to get in to the 12th position in points. Junior is 128 points behind 12th-place Harvick and 141 points behind 11th-place Busch.
Well, actually, he needs to finish no worse than fifth AND must lead the most laps, BUT in that scenario, Harvick would need to finish 43rd. If Junior gets lucky enough to win, AND lead the most laps, AND have Harvick finish 33rd or worse and/or Kurt Busch finish 37th or worse, he'd be in the Chase.
All these scenarios are just way too darn complicated for me to wrap my brain around. In any event, it should be a pretty good show to watch.
My picks? Any one of the three drivers I have just mentioned. Those are my picks for this weekend. Enjoy.
Posted at 09:50 AM
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I'll stick with Smoke to add to his bonus points. Some drivers that are already in the chase have been given the word to "assist" a teammate who may be on the bubble.
I expect Junior will be mathematically out of the chase early on. Harvick will have a good race and Kurt may or may not.
Two to watch would be Kyle and Carl. Kyle will go for a win if he has a good car no matter what and Edwards appears to be hot right now and could use another win before Louden.
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racefanSeptember 7, 2007 10:12 AM
I think that as a Stewie, I have to pick him to take it, his car qualified well. He has a habit of holding back during qualifying and with all three Hendrick cars in first three spots, there is bound to be a problem. Maybe Kyle will get rowdy and take out his "teammates". Be a good time for a simple demonstration of his third wheel status.
Good pit stops for Smoke. Points or no bonus points he is in good position in the chase. If I was Gordon and Johnson, I would worry.
Look at the average finish in last ten races for Stewart last year was10.6, Johnson as champ 10.9, Gordon was up around 19. The real problem is that Edwards average finish of the last ten races was 9th.
Posted by Sal
September 8, 2007 12:39 AM
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