NASCAR - Las Vegas

NASCAR - Las Vegas - Kobalt 400

NASCAR had three headlines for the race 1. "Keslowski Edges Dale Jr. to win at Vegas" Wrong!, 2. "Keslowski passes Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the final lap" Getting closer!!! 3. "Keslowski wins with last-lap pass as Junior goes dry" Got it Right!!! Dale Jr. took a gamble on fuel mileage and came up just a half lap short... running on fumes to sill secure a second place finish the gamble just didn't pay out big... 

Brad Keslowski swept the weekend, pulling out the win in the Nationwide Race yesterday. 

Kevin Harvick last weeks winner had some bad luck with his car, rendering him 41st and dropping him 10 positions to 14th, still well within the current chase rules... Now three drivers have their "Winner" sticker for their cars. Nothing exciting in the is race, 4 cautions 3 of them for debris. 

Paul Menard finished 3rd with a good run in the #27 RCR car.

Congratulations Brad Keslowski!!!

Top Ten Recap:

1. Brad Keslowski - started 2 - remains in 2nd

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - started 14 - remains in 1st

3. Paul Menard - started 21 - up 6 positions  to 18th

4. Joey Lagano - started 1 - up 2 positions to 4th

5. Carl Edwards - started 11 - up  3 positions to 6th

6. Jimmie Johnson - started 5 - up 2 positions to 3rd

7. Ryan Newman - started 10 - up 6 positions to 9th

8. Kasey Kahne - started 13 - up 3 positions to 15th

9. Jeff Gordon - started 15 - down 3 positions to 5th

10. Matt Kenseth - started 29 - remains in 7th

Race for the Chase:

1. W - Dale Earnhardt Jr. - finished 2nd

2. W - Brad Keslowski - WINNER - 

3. Jimmie Johnson - finished 6th - up 2 positions

4. Joey Lagano - finished 4th - up 2 positions

5. Jeff Gordon - finished 9th - down 2 positions

6. Carl Edwards - finished 5th - up 3 positions

7. Matt Kenseth - finished 10th 

8. Denny Hamlin - finished 12th

9. Ryan Newman - finished 7th - up 6 positions

10. Kyle Busch - finished 11th - up 4 positions

11. Jamie McMurray - finished 15th - up 1 position

12. Greg Biffle - finished 22nd - down 2 position

13. Austin Dillon - finished 16th - up 3 positions

14. W - Kevin Harvick - finished 41st - down 10 positions

15. Kasey Kahne - finished 8th - up 3 positions

16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - finished 27th - down 3 positions

Brad Keslowski makes #3 in the Chase. One bad race can really throw you down the line, proven by Kevin Harvick... dropping 10 positions.

Next Race - Bristol Motor Speedway - Food City 500- Sunday March 16, 2014 - 1 om est,

Have a Wonderful Week

Take Care

God Bless

Barbara

NASCAR - Kobalt 400 Starting Lineup

1	22	Joey Logano	193.28	27.94
2	2	Brad Keselowski	193.1	27.97
3	15	Clint Bowyer	192.71	28.02
4	3	Austin Dillon	192.68	28.03
5	48	Jimmie Johnson	192.6	28.04
6	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	192.6	28.04
7	1	Jamie McMurray	192.4	28.07
8	43	Aric Almirola	192.34	28.08
9	55	Brian Vickers	192.26	28.09
10	31	Ryan Newman	191.94	28.13
11	99	Carl Edwards	191.59	28.19
12	78	Martin Truex Jr	191.51	28.2
13	5	Kasey Kahne	191.66	28.18
14	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr	191.62	28.18
15	24	Jeff Gordon	191.62	28.18
16	4	Kevin Harvick	191.6	28.18
17	42	Kyle Larson	191.5	28.2
18	47	AJ Allmendinger	191.49	28.2
19	66	Jeff Burton	191.44	28.21
20	18	Kyle Busch	191.38	28.22
21	27	Paul Menard	190.93	28.28
22	10	Danica Patrick	190.54	28.34
23	41	Kurt Busch	190.5	28.35
24	14	Tony Stewart	189.51	28.49
25	16	Greg Biffle	190.4	28.36
26	34	David Ragan	189.89	28.44
27	11	Denny Hamlin	189.77	28.46
28	26	Cole Whitt	189.65	28.47
29	20	Matt Kenseth	189.33	28.52
30	13	Casey Mears	189.26	28.53
31	98	Josh Wise	188.85	28.59
32	30	Parker Kligerman	188.84	28.6
33	38	David Gilliland	188.69	28.62
34	21	Trevor Bayne	188.43	28.66
35	95	Michael McDowell	188.27	28.68
36	23	Alex Bowman	188.17	28.7
37	51	Justin Allgaier	187.42	28.81
38	7	Michael Annett	186.8	28.91
39	83	Ryan Truex	186.27	28.99
40	36	Reed Sorenson	186.03	29.03
41	33	Timmy Hill	185.47	29.12
42	32	Travis Kvapil	185.34	29.14
43	9	Marcos Ambrose	180.47	29.92

Failed to qualify:

Blake Koch, Landon Cassill and Dave Blaney

NASCAR - Phoeni

NASCAR - Phoenix - Flat tracks just do not have the excitement of Super Speedways and Daytona was definitely a hard act to follow... Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keslowski and Joey Lagano were by far the dominate cars on the track today, populating the the top 5 for about all of the race today... Lots of green flag racing and green flag pit stops. A couple of cautions towards the end. The only real racing was on the restarts at the end of the race, when Dale Jr,, Brad and Joey tried to get in front of Kevin. 20 cars finished on the lead lap and only 3 drivers did not finish the race running, Kurt Busch and Parker Klingerman both lost engines toward the end of the race and Morgan Shepherd had brake failure at the beginning.

Congratulations Kevin Harvick!!!

Top Ten Recap:

1. Kevin Harvick - started 13 - up 8 positions to 4th

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - started 5 - remains in 1st

3. Brad Keslowski - started 1 - up 1 position to 2nd

4. Joey Lagano - started 2 - up 5 positions to 6th

5. Jeff Gordon - started 17 - up 1 position to 3rd

6. Jimmie Johnson - started 4 - remains in 5th

7. Ryan Newman - started 15 - up 6 positions to 15th

8. Carl Edwards - started 23 - up 7 positions to 9th

9. Kyle Busch - started 7 - up 4 positions to 14th

10. Jamie McMurrary - started 3 - up 1 position to 12th

Race for the Chase:

1. W - Dale Earnhardt Jr. - finished 2nd 

2. Brad Keslowski - finished 3rd - up 1 position

3. Jeff Gordon - finished 5th - up 1 position 

4. W - Kevin Harvick - WINNER - up 8 positions

5. Jimmie Johnson - finished 6th 

6. Joey Lagano - finished 4th - up 5 positions

7. Matt Kenseth - finished 12th - down 1 position

8. Denny Hamlin - finished 19th - down 6 positions

9. Carl Edwards - finished 8th - up 7 positions

10. Greg Biffle - finished 17th - down 2 positions

11. Casey Mears - finished 14th - down 1 position

12. Jamie McMurrary - finished 10th - up 1 position

13. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - finished 18th - down 6 positions

14. Kyle Busch - finished 9th - up 4 positions

15. Ryan Newman - finished 7th - up 6 positions

16. Austin Dillon - finished 24th - down 7 positions

All positions with the exception of 1st and 5th, moving around this which is expected... 

Dale Earnhardt and Kevin Harvick possessing a ticket to the Chase.

Next Race - Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Kobalt 400 - Sunday March 9, 2014 - 3pm est

Have a Wonderful Week!!!

Take Care

God Bless

Barbara

NASCAR - Phoenix - Profit 500

Starting Line Up - Phoenix

1	2	Brad Keselowski
2	22	Joey Logano
3	1	Jamie McMurray
4	48	Jimmie Johnson
5	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.
6	16	Greg Biffle
7	18	Kyle Busch
8	42	Kyle Larson
9	43	Aric Almirola
10	41	Kurt Busch
11	5	Kasey Kahne
12	11	Denny Hamlin
13	4	Kevin Harvick
14	15	Clint Bowyer
15	31	Ryan Newman
16	55	Brian Vickers
17	24	Jeff Gordon
18	13	Casey Mears
19	20	Matt Kenseth
20	14	Tony Stewart
21	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
22	27	Paul Menard
23	99	Carl Edwards
24	3	Austin Dillon
25	47	A.J. Allmendinger
26	95	Michael McDowell
27	78	Martin Truex Jr.
28	38	David Gilliland
29	9	Marcos Ambrose
30	34	David Ragan
31	26	Cole Whitt
32	33	Brian Scott
33	10	Danica Patrick
34	83	Ryan Truex
35	23	Alex Bowman
36	30	Parker Kligerman
37	35	Blake Koch
38	66	Joe Nemechek
39	36	Reed Sorenson
40	32	Travis Kvapil
41	7	Michael Annett
42	87	Morgan Shepherd
43	51	Justin Allgaier
DNQ	98	Josh Wise
DNQ	40	Landon Cassill
DNQ	77	Dave Blaney