NASCAR - Sonoma

 NASCAR - Sonoma - Road Race - Ho Hum... I am not a road race fan at all. NASCAR to me is SPEED, not twist and turns. The question of the day on the Speed Channel was "Should there be a road race in the Chase?" The answer is NO! NO! NO!... I think road races should be taken completely off the circuit. They are just not exciting to watch. Martin Truex Jr. had a good car, stayed out of trouble during the race and had the perfect pit strategy. The most of important to win a road race is the perfect pit strategy. Juan Pablo Montoya was the last car to finish on the lead lap (34th) as he just barely crossed the finish line after running out of gas on the last lap. When Kurt Busch was interviewed after the race, finishing 4th after being caught speeding on pit road,

twice, He gave a classic opening statement "We had a fast car today, even on pit road". Great sense of humor Kurt, and nice race.
Congratulations Martin Truex Jr.!!! Great to see you back in victory lane. You ran a good race and of course your pit strategy was perfect. Michael Waltrip Racing had a good showing at Sonoma, with Clint Bowyer (15) finishing 5th and Brian Vickers (55) finished 13th.

Top Ten Recap:
1. Martin Truex Jr. - started 14 - up 3 positions to 10th
2. Jeff Gordon - started 10 -  up 3 positions to 13th
3. Carl Edwards - started 3 - remains in 2nd
4. Kurt Busch - started 7 - up 3 positions 17th
5. Clint Bowyer - started 5 - remains in 3rd
6. Kasey Kahne - started 15 - up 1 position to 11th
7. Marcos Ambrose - started 2   up 1 position to 22nd
8. Greg Biffle - started 4 - up 2 positions to 6th
9. Jimmie Johnson - started 19 - remains in 1st
10. Kevin Harvick - started 12 - remains in 4th

Race for the Chase:
1. Jimmie Johnson - finished 9th
2. Carl Edwards - finished 3rd
3. Clint Bowyer - finished 5th
4. Kevin Harvick - finished 10th
5. Matt Kenseth - finished 19th
6. Greg Biffle - finished 8th - up 2 positions
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - finished 12th
8. Kyle Busch - finished 35th - down 2 positions
9. Brad Keslowski - finished 21st
10. Martin Truex Jr. - WINNER - up 3 positions
11. Kasey Kahne - finished 6th - up 1 position
12. Paul Menard - finished 14th - down 1 position

After finishing 15th Tony Stewart lost 5 positions this week, dropping him to the 15th position, but because of this win this year, Paul Menard is out and Tony takes the 2nd wild card position.
David Ragan the other driver with a win finished 33rd and dropped to 29th in points.

Next Race - NIGHT RACE!!! yeah, love Saturday racing - Kentucky Speedway - Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts - Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 7:30 pm est.

Have a Wonderful Week!!!
Take Care
God Bless
Barbara