NASCAR - Dover

NASCAR - Dover 1 mile fast track, lots of passing some really good racing. Matt Kenseth and Martin Truex Jr. had the cars to beat, both blowing engines Matt at lap 159 and Martin just 100 laps later at 259, knocking Martin out of the Chase to 14th this week. Jimmie Johnson would have been hard to catch at the end of the race but misjudging Juan Pablo Montoya on the re-start with just 18 laps left got him a black flag for jumping the restart and rendering him a 17th finishing position.

Congratulations Tony Stewart!!! Staying out of trouble, making the right calls in the pits and racing hard the last dozen laps to overtake Montoya for your first win of the season was exciting to watch and made Dover one of the best races this season. Good going and great racing from the champion that you are.

Top Ten Recap:
1. Tony Stewart - started 22 - up 4 positions to 16th
2. Juan Pablo Montoya - started 14 - up 1 position to 22nd
3. Jeff Gordon - started 22 - up 4 positions to 11th\
4. Kyle Busch - started 3 - up 2 positions to 9th
5. Brad Keslowski - started 8 - up 2 positions to 8th
6. Clint Bowyer - started 15 - up 1 position to 3rd
7. Joey Lagano - started 9 - up 1 position to 18th
8. Kevin Harvick - started 7 - up 2 positions to 5th
9. Mark Martin - started 6 - up 1 position to 24th
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - started 12 - remains in 6th

Race for the Chase:
1. Jimmie Johnson - finished 17th
2. Carl Edwards - finished 14th
3. Clint Bowyer - finished 6th - up 1 position
4. Matt Kenseth - finished 40th - down 1 position
5. Kevin Harvick - finished 8th - up 2 positions
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - finished 10th
7. Kasey Kahne - finished 23rd - down 2 positions
8. Brad Keslowski - finished 5th - up 2 positions
9. Kyle Busch - finished 4th - up 2 positions
10. Paul Menard - finished 20th - down 2 positions
11. Jeff Gordon - finished 3rd - up 4 positions
12. Aric Almirola - finished 18th

Tony Stewart would take the 1st wild card position (11th) with his win today, knocking Aric Almirola out of the chase and moving Jeff Gordon to 12th.
Martin Truex Jr. lost 5 positions today putting him in the 14th position. Jamie McMurray after losing a radiator also lost 5 positions to 19th.

Great racing today guys and lady!!!

Next race - Pocono Raceway - Party in the Pocono's 400 - Sunday - June 9, 2013 - 1 pm est

Have a Wonderful Week!!!
Take Care

Barbara