NASCAR - Sonoma

Sonoma - I HATE road courses, there is never any racing, just waiting to see who's pit strategy is going to work. You can always count on a couple scuffles going through all corners, but all in all they just don't have the excitement of the ovals, actually watching them fight for the lead. Though this year has been a weird season, the racing just hasn't been there, only been maybe a couple of races that have some good racing.

Congratulations Clint Bowyer!!! You got up front and stayed there, your pit strategy of staying out late in the race paid off, fighting off Kurt Busch for awhile and then Tony Stewart trying to make a last
2.ditch effort to take that top position. A couple of late race accidents landed a couple of Chase races in the back of the pack. Dale Earnhardt Jr. lost a position in points finishing 23rd, Martin Truex Jr. lost 2 positions finishing 22nd. Denny Hamlin had suspension problems early losing 3 positions finishing 35th.

Top Ten Recap:
1. Clint Bowyer - started 6 - up 2 positions to 7th
2. Tony Stewart - started 24 - up 3 positions to 5th
3. Kurt Busch - started 8 - remained in 27th
4. Brian Vickers - started 21 - up 2 positions to 36th
5. Jimmie Johnson - started 3 - remains in 4th
6. Jeff Gordon - started 2 - up 2 positions to 18th
7. Greg Biffle - started 4 - up 1 position to 2nd
8. Marcos Ambrose - started 1 - up 1 position to 16th
9. AJ Allmendinger - started 17 - up 1 position to 23rd
10. Joey Lagano - started 14 - remains in 15th

Race for the Chase:
1. Matt Kenseth - finished 13th
2. Greg Biffle - finished 7th - up 1 position
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - finished 23rd - down 1 position
4. Jimmie Johnson - finished 5th
5. Tony Stewart - finished 2nd - up 3 positions
6. Kevin Harvick - finished 16th
7. Clint Bowyer - WINNER - up 2 positions
8. Denny Hamlin - finished 35th - down 3 positions
9. Martin Truex Jr. - finished 22nd - down 2 positions
10. Brad Keslowski - finished 12th
11. Carl Edwards - finished 21st
12. Kyle Busch - finished 17th

Clint Bowyer is solidifying making the chase with the win today, but the question is, Is one win going to be enough?
Ryan Newman in 13th would one take one of the wild card spots with 1 win and Carl Edwards would drop out.

Next Race - Night Racing - Kentucky Speedway - Quaker State 400 - Saturday June 30, 2012 - 6:30pm

Take Care
Have a Wonderful Week!!!

Barbara