NASCAR - Michigan

Dale Earnhardt Jr. obviously loves Michigan... Finally ending his 143 races winless streak... A streak he would rather not try and break... Dale Jr. has been proving himself all season so far, being the only driver to finish every lap of every race. Being consistent every week having 12 top 10 finishes in the first 15 races... His worse finish this year was Darlington 17th, the other two races he didn't finish in the top ten were Phoenix 14th and Bristol 15th... He is really shining this showing what a great driver he really is.

Congratulation Dale Earnhardt Jr.!!! Great win today.... Sporting The Dark Knight Rises theme, you rose to the occasion. You had the dominate car, fixing the issues you had early. Your car was hooked up and was on a rail the last 50 laps of the race. So great to see you in the winners circle... Dale Jr.'s first comment after crossing the finish line was "I don't know what to say" at a loss for words... Steve LaTarte and the 88 crew did a fantastic job in keeping Dale Jr. in the running the whole race...
Joe Gibbs racing had a rough day today... Kyle Busch had tire issues and finished 30th, Denny Hamlin blowed up and finished 34th losing 1 position in the Chase and Joey Lagano hit the wall and finished 35th.

Top Ten Recap:
1. Dale Earnhartd Jr. - started 17 - remains in 2nd
2. Tony Steward - started 8 - remains in 8th
3. Matt Kenseth - started 6 - remains Leader
4. Greg Biffle - started 5 - remains in 3rd
5. Jimmie Johnson - started 10 - up 1 position to 4th
6. Jeff Gordon - started 28 - up 2 positions to 20th
7. Clint Bowyer - started 13 - remains in 9th
8. Juan Montoya - started 21 - up 2 positions to 19th
9. Marcos Ambrose - started 1 - remains in 17th
10. Kevin Harvick - started 2 - remains in 6th

Race to the Chase:
1. Matt Kenseth - finished 3rd
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - WINNER
3. Greg Biffle - finished 4th
4. Jimmie Johnson - finished 3rd - up 1 position
5. Denny Hamlin - finished 34 - down 1 position
6. Kevin Harvick - finished 10th
7. Martin Truex Jr. - finished 12th
8. Tony Steward - finished 2nd
9. Clint Bowyer - finished 7th
10. Brad Keslowski - finished 13th
11. Carl Edwards - finished 11th
12. Kyle Busch - finished 34th

Ryan Newman gained 1 position to 13th after finishing 15th. At the moment, with 1 win,  he would be in the Chase and Carl Edwards would be out.

Next Race: Sonoma, CA - Toyota / Save Mart 350 - Sunday, June 24th, 2012 (my dads 80th birthday) 2pm est.

Take Care
Have a Wonderful Week
Barbara