Busch wins at New Hampshire
It was a rather disappointing race weekend for Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Sunday at New Hampshire. He day was cut short when the engine expired and he was knocked out of the race and finished 43rd. The worst part of it was that he lost 4 precious spots in the nextel Cup standings.
The #5 team was the strongest all day and Kyle Busch was able to keep the car out front to get his first win of the season and his thrid of his young career. Busch was the biggest gainer in the Nextel Cup standing moving up 4 spots while Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart were the two biggest losers, both dropping four spots.
Just when I thought Dale Jr. was comfortably in the Chase for the Cup, he goes and blows and engine and tumbles four spots. I still think he will be there after the next seven races, but it will just be a bit closer since he is only roughly 100 points ahead of the 12th place driver; Denny Hamlin.
Tony Stewart’s day was ruined after contact with Ryan Newman put him behind the wall and he finsihed 37th, 15 laps down from Busch. Ryan Newman finished two spots behind Stewart in 39th, but he was 21 laps down.
Top 10 Finishers
1. Kyle Busch
2. Carl Edwards
3. Greg Biffle
4. Mark Martin
5. Kevin Harvick
6. Denny Hamlin
7. Jeff Burton
8. Kasey Kahne
9. Jimmie Johnson
10. Scott Riggs
Other notable finishers
43. Dale Earnhardy Jr.
Hi Jon:
The new blog looks great. Nice layout and easy reading. Great work!
Comment by Donald Douglas — July 17, 2006 @ 9:48 am
I think you failed to comment on another great car in the race, until he met up with his bad luck demon. The 25 was fast, after the first pit stop when he pitted as the leader, and came out like 20th or worse worked his way back to the top 5 in one run, I sure hope he has better luck when he leaves Hendrick, because he has had more bad luck than the 55, at least he can run up front, all Mikey can run is his mouth
Comment by DonB — July 17, 2006 @ 11:46 am
Yes Donb, Vickers was running well.
Comment by Administrator — July 17, 2006 @ 5:37 pm
Very nice job. I haven’t seen too many blogs that write about sports, including Nascar. First NHIS July race I haven’t attended in a while. Way back and long time Petty fan, Dodge fan, now also Kasey Kahne.
Please stop by and look around. maybe you’d like to exchange links.
Comment by Zebster — July 21, 2006 @ 5:50 pm