First lets talk about the Nationwide race. Dumb is the only word that comes to mind when thinking of Kevin Lepage. He is responsible for causing the "Big One" in the race. Period. Did you see it? In his interview he really doesn't take any responsibility, which is absolutely ridiculous. You be the judge.
Here it is:
-- Congrats to Tony Stewart for his first Talledega win.
Now on to Sprint Cup.
-- Surprise, surprise, I did not pick the winner. I've got to start picking Kyle Busch I guess. He was the victor yesterday and is just on fire. Here are a few of the thoughts that ran through my head:
-- Good call for Joe Nemechek to qualify without the alternator to give him an advantage. He was a go or go home car anyway. It worked out in the end, he made it into the race, finished 25th and gained two spots in the point standings.
-- Where in the world did Clint Bowyer come from? I didn't see him during the entire race but he pulled off a ninth place finish.
-- Poor Tony Stewart going from hero (winning the Nationwide race) to zero (coming in 38th in the Sprint Cup race). Talk about an up and down weekend.
The sandbagger, a.k.a. Jeff Gordon, is your whiner, whoops I mean winner from yesterday. He was also the one crying the most about Jacques Villeneuve debuting in the Cup race yesterday at Talladega Superspeedway.
I couldn't help but feel bad for Villeneuve. Starting his first Cup race and having all this drama unfolding that he should not start at Talladega because well, it's Talladega. Get over it people!
He had a solid qualifying run in which he should have started the race in 6th but because everyone was nervous about the rookie being there, he made the decision to go to the back of the pack to start the race. I think they said he did it to gain the respect of the other drivers. Admirable, but in my opinion, not necessary and unfair.
As stated above, the sandbaggers, Gordon and Jimmie Johnson hung in the back of the field all day until the very end. A lot of the "racing" was one big freight train. It was a bit b-o-r-i-n-g to watch.
More bad luck for Jeff Burton, he blew a motor as did Martin Truex Jr. and Dale Earnhardt Jr., my pick to win. I should have known better.
Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch were involved in a wreck and finished 26th and 36th, respectively.
The rest of the Chase drivers: Denny Hamlin finished 4th, Kurt Busch - 7th, Tony Stewart - 8th, Clint Bower - 11th, Carl Edwards - 14th and Kevin Harvick, who dropped a cylinder finished 20th.
Going into the weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, I didn't really look at any statistics and/or facts to decide who I was going to pick to win. Although, I will say that being the first Car Of Tomorrow appearance at a superspeedway, one never knows just what is going to happen.
My pick this weekend will be Tony Stewart...to come in second, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win it. How could you not pick an Earnhardt to win at a superspeedway?
Jennifer is the newsroom
administrative assistant and
executive
assistant to the editor for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. She is married, lives in Pownal with her husband and son, and has been following NASCAR for many years.
About this blog:
I am hopeful that this will be a place where people can air their two cents' worth about a race, catch up on the gossip and share their opinions on the rules and regulations of NASCAR. I have always felt that there has been a need for such a place in Maine and that this blog helps to fill the void.
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