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