I don’t typically sit down and watch a Busch race. For some reason I did Saturday. I quickly realized why I don’t … it was like watching a Nextel Cup race. There were more Cup drivers in that Busch race than Busch drivers. (More than half the field, if I counted correctly.)

What’s up with that? I didn’t watch the Busch race to watch Ryan Newman, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin or Carl Edwards. I save that for the Cup race. I wanted to see the up-and-coming drivers.

With all the rules and regulations that NASCAR makes, you would think they could limit the number of Cup drivers that are allowed to qualify for a Busch race so that others can try to make the field.

There was only one Busch driver that finished in the top ten: Stephen Leicht, who finished 10th. Here are the unofficial results of that race.

Am I the only one that feels this way????

Congrats to Tony Stewart for his first win this year.

This is the year of close finishes as reported by NASCAR:

Closest Finishes of 2007
Track Winner Seconds
Daytona (July) McMurray 0.005 *
Daytona (Feb) Harvick 0.020 **
Bristol Ky. Busch 0.064
Martinsville Johnson 0.065
New Hampshire Hamlin 0.068

* Finish tied for second-closest since advent of electronic scoring in 1993
** Finish ninth-closest since electronic scoring

Do you think we will have another close finish Sunday at Chicagoland? This track has a racing groove that drivers can run two and three wide at, so I think the chance is pretty good.

I am going with Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the win this weekend. He is 12th in the point standings and after his bad luck last week, I think he will be on fire.

Another driver to watch out for is Matt Kenseth. Jeff Gordon wrecked him last year while he was leading. Kenseth led the most laps at that event. (Imagine if roles would have been reversed ... Gordon would still be crying about it this year!)

Would anyone like to share their thoughts on who might win the race?