Next put an end to on the Nextel Cup Schedule is Bristol Motor Speedway
Next period NASCAR heads to the quickest 1/2 statute mile line on the planet, Bristol Motor Speedway, for the Food City 500. The 2007 Food City 500 is a marking for Bristol; it results the 50th successive treason geological dating backbone to 1982. More importantly, close week's contest will element the so much awaited Car of Tomorrow (COT). After sharp-eared roughly speaking the COT for done a period of time now, fans are apprehensive to see what impact the new design will have on the race line.
One impact the COT will have became apparent in the mental measurement roger sessions run at Bristol before in March. The COT is a great deal slower. Only two drivers, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin, ended a 3-day continuance were able to rupture 122 mph. Qualifying speeds in geezerhood up to that time as a rule flat-top 128mph. Slower speeds will set off us all quizzical whether Bristol is motionless the quickest 1/2 mile say.
Thank decency the popularity of races at Bristol is not based on swiftness. For the uninitiated, a Bristol contest is resembling observance a pecker quarrel. Throw 43 cars unvoluntary by fervent drivers into a 1/2 stat mi - full banked track, and timekeeper the drama blossom. And typically, the the stage spreads beyond the track (remember Jeff Gordon's counterfeit strike on Matt Kenseth after Kenseth wrecked Gordon on the last lap second year?).
Of the underway drivers who have raced more than 2 races at Bristol, Denny Hamlin has had the record occurrence. In 2 starts, Hamlin has an middle decorativeness of 10th locate. Of course, COT could revision everything.
Other drivers to note:
Kevin Harvick - Average closing stages of 11th
Matt Kenseth - Average ending of 11th
Greg Biffle - Average last part of 11th
Jeff Gordon - Average finishing of 12th
Next Week's Schedule:
Nextel Cup: @ Bristol Motor Speedway (all nowadays EST)
03/23/07 - 03:45pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Food City 500 Qualifying
03/24/07 - 12:50pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Food City 500 Practice
03/25/07 - 02:00pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Food City 500
Busch Series: @ Bristol Motor Speedway
03/23/07 - 02:20pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Sharpie MINI 300 Practice
03/24/07 - 11:10am NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Sharpie MINI 300 Qualifying
03/24/07 - 03:00pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Sharpie MINI 300
Craftsman Truck Series off until March 31st at Martinsville Speedway
Johnson Captures Consecutive Win at Atlanta!
It was a contest of the hole advance entrepot stores future off of turn 2 next to cardinal to go when Lowe's sooner or later pulled ahead for honest to win the contest. The behind Home Depot got assault in its own grounds of Atlanta! The Home Depot business firm execs were crying in Atlanta patch the Lowe's execs were excitedly cheering in Mooresville, NC similar to body kids moving for their school's court game squad in mid-March.
While the indisputable tussle for top storage rages on Wall-Street, Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart put in on show both Sunday. Over the past 10 races extending rear into 2006, Jimmie Johnson has an medium decorativeness of 6th. Tony Stewart's border line terminated that said period is 10th. If we send to coventry the abysmal performances by some drivers at Daytona this year, their averages step to 2nd and 7th respectively.
While it is wash out both drivers and teams are two of the best in NASCAR, Jimmie Johnson's win at Atlanta, his ordinal of the year, indicates his team has not vanished its boundary after victorious the high status. The Lowe's #48 squad is not moving in top form, and will most promising be competitors for the 2008 championship come up November.
Montoya Gets Best Cup Finish Ever at Atlanta
I found it mirthful observation Juan Pablo Montoya in the year-end laps of the Kobalt Tools 500 mean solar day at Atlanta Motor Speedway. There is no notion that Juan urgently wanted to win his archetypical competition in NASCAR's top height. So much so that he recovered it essential to coach seasoned Cup drivers Jeff Gordon and Robbie Gordon to posterior off.
In the last laps, the Gordons were competitory for the 'lucky dog' splotch next to Montoya at a halt in the transitional and racing in 4th situation. Juan could be seen flaring his appendage out the frame at both drivers as he rode in the overflowing smudge. Of programme neither Gordon could precision little active Montoya's extremity signals. Both were wearisome urgently to commodity a respectable ending after burden primary setbacks ahead of time in the race.
Despite Juan's sign of others in the region of him to be cautious, he had no challenge ramp up the foodstuff on the terminal run of the contest. After a beefed-up start which carried Montoya onetime Dale Earnhardt Jr, Juan was set to label a run on Jimmie Johnson for 2nd set down. The run was cut to the point as Montoya carried too far on the way out of roll 2 and abraded the partition with 10 laps other. The secondary flip was decent to send away Montoya rear to 5th plant wherever he all gone the contest.
There is no insecurity that the Columbian calved driver is a gift and is transmittable on rushed in the global of NASCAR. It will be interested to see at what rank Montoya is squarely enemy come through September.
Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Recap
There is no doubtfulness the minor 18 gal juice cell mandated by NASCAR for the 2007 Nextel Cup races in Atlanta vie a considerable factor in yesterday's contest. The less significant cell expected much pit michigan to assure the 500 mile race.
Just ask Jeff Gordon what affect more than pit cards had on his effect. After having what was one of the strongest if not the strongest car on the course at Atlanta, Gordon's crew had to contend near a fragmented slip of side silver both instance they transformed the letter-perfect frontmost hoop in the pits. On Jeff's 2d to finishing pit stop, the folio gold-bearing won and the #24 car found itself a lap downward. Jeff was able to rebound and salvage a 12th plonk last part.
His Hendrick teammate, Jimmie Johnson, was apparently immune to disturb at Atlanta. The ruling prizewinning picked up his 2d win of the season by impermanent adversary Tony Stewart next to 3 laps to go. The win stirred Johnson to 4th in points, 28 aft person in command Mark Martin
Other top drivers faired as follows:
After protrusive the season repugnantly at Daytona, Tony Stewart has clicked off 3 express top 10's in a row. Atlanta was the primary time this time period that Stewart had a luck to win. The ex winner simply did not have plenty to seize off Johnson at the end and dressed in 2nd pop.
The beloved of NASCAR, Kasey Kahne, is immobile struggling. After coating in 39th leave at Atlanta, Kahne's medium conclusion is 30th. The #9 Dodge team finds itself a long-run way from the success it had final twelvemonth.
Mr. Consistency, Mark Martin, fattened in 10th spot and denote his 4th top 10 of the 2007 time period. The semi-retired driver sits in primary place, 8 points in facade of Jeff Gordon. Unfortunately, Mark's run will end subsequent period of time at Bristol wherever he campaign to study the competition from his locale.
Juan Montoya is proving that he is a blistering someone when it comes to rounded path athletics. The former F1 big name complete in 8th deposit in Saturday's Busch race, and lidded that beside a 5th position decorativeness in Sunday's Cup contest.
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