NASCAR - Darlington

To All the Mom's out there we wish you a very Happy Mothers Day! Especially my Mom and Mom-in-Law, who mean so much to me and my hubby and have both done so much for us, we love you.

Saturday Night Racing is always the best. Lady in Black was a little calm tonight. Good racing all the way through the pack. Lot's of green flag racing. Jeff Gordon's dumb luck continued again this race, cutting two tires within 10 laps, giving him a 35th place finish and dropping him a position in points to 24th. As always the Lady in Black gave at least 11 drivers their Darlington stripe, including Danica Patrick who finished 31st in her first Darlington start.

Congratulations Jimmie Johnson!!! Conserved enough gas to get to the finish. You proved track position was everything tonight. Tony Stewart lost a position to Denny Hamlin after have gas problems the last couple of laps.

Johnson's win gave Hendrick Motorsports their 200th win. FINALLY!!! Congratulation Rick Hendricks !!! You have a good eye on finding great talent. 200 wins are impressive and how wierd is it that your 100th was on Fathers Day and now your 200th is on Mothers Day. Good Racing!!!

Top Ten Recap:
1. Jimmie Johnson - started 2 - up 3 positions to 5th
2. Denny Hamlin - started 8 - remained in 4th
3. Tony Stewart - started 17 - remained in 7th
4. Kyle Busch - started 5 - remained in 9th
5. Martin Truex Jr. - started 6 - remained in 6th
6. Matt Kenseth - started 19 - remained in 2nd
8. Kasey Kahne - started 3 - up 3 positions to 16th
9. Marcos Ambrose - started 28 - up 3 positions to 18th
10. Joey Lagano - started 21 - remained in 15th

Race for the Chase:
1. Greg Biffle - finished 12th - remained the same
2. Matt Kenseth - finsihed 6th - remained the same
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - finished 17th - remained the same
4. Denny Hamlin - finished 2nd - remained the same
5. Jimmie Johnson - WINNER - up 3 positions
6. Martin Truex Jr. - finished 5th - remained the same
7. Tony Stewart - finished 3rd - remained the same
8. Kevin Harvick - finished 16th - down 3 positions
9. Kyle Busch - finished 4th - remained the same
10. Carl Edwards - finished 7th - up 1 position
11. Clint Bowyer - finsihed 11th - down 1 position
12. Brad Keslowski - finished 15th - remained the same
13. Ryan Newman - finished 23rd - has 1 win remained the same

Ryan Newman has one win so far this year, and Clint Bowyer does not... this will be the deciding factor as to who should be in the race.,

Jamie McMurray lost the most positions after a Darlington Stripe and a 34th place finish. Dropping him to 20th in the points
Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne and Marcos Ambrose all gained the most positions with 3. Jimmie Johnson is now 5th with a WIN. Kasey Kahns moved into the 16th position  with an 8th place finish. and Marcos Amobrose went to the 18th position after finishing 19th.

Next Race - Saturday Night Racing - Charlotte - Sprint All-Star Race - Saturday May 19, 2012 - 7pm
Gotta love this race... so much fun... should be there... so looking forward to it...

Have a Wonderful Week!!!
Take Care

Barbara