JEFF BURTON For winning the Nextel Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway yesterday and for being the first to achieve a repeat win at TMS. Way to go Jeff !!!
DAVID STREMME For the Top 10 finish in yesterday's race. Nice job David !!!
JAMIE MCMURRAY For the Top 5 finish yesterday. It's good to see some new faces at the top of the finishing order. Kudos Jamie !!!
DAVID RAGAN For causing the first wreck of the race. I just knew you had it in you David. I'm just glad you didn't also wreck the Pace Car.
KYLE BUSCH For failing to look out the windshield and slowing down when the cars in front of you do so. I'm guessing that you left the track before the Dale Earnhardt, Jr. fans had a chance to strangle you for causing the #8's day to go south. Way to go "Shrub" you get my #### of the day award !!!
DALE EARNHARDT, JR. For maintaining his cool after being taken out of the race and for "Test Driving" "Shrubs" car !!! I hope you found a lot of secret information in that machine that you can use to whip his behind. Great Sportsmanship, Junior !!!
JIMMIE JOHNSON (Or "Queenie" as I call him, after all he is the reigning Chump., I mean Champ) For never ever being sure about what's taken place on the racetrack.
Crew Chiefs To Drive In Thunder Roadster Race ? ? ?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to actually see a Crew Chief drive a racecar ? Well, you will have a chance to see just that as these guys climb down off the pit box and strap into the racecar.
The Crew Chiefs-turned-drivers will drive in a 30 minute racing program that includes two qualifying heats and a feature race and this will all be televised by the SPEED Channel as part of the Pre-Race festivities to the Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 19th.
Crew Chiefs expected to race the event are: Alan Gustafson (Kyle Busch), Billy Wilburn (Kyle Petty), Chad Knaus (Jimmie Johnson), Darian Grubb (Casey Mears), Gil Martin (Clint Bowyer), SPEED Channel's Jeff Hammond (No. 11), and Larry McReynolds (No. 28), Jimmy Elledge (Reed Sorenson), Kevin Manion (Martin Truex, Jr.) Paul Andrews (Bobby Labonte), Scott Miller (Jeff Burton), Steve Lane (David Stremme), Steve Latarte (Jeff Gordon), Todd Berrier (Kevin Harvick), and Tony Eury, Jr. (Dale Earnhardt, Jr.).
Be sure to check out the Inaugural Kobalt Tooks Crew Chief Race, it should prove quite interesting !!!
Please Note Changes For Next Weekend's Races at Phoenix
Nextel Cup Series Qualifying is scheduled for Thursday, April 19th at 8 p.m. Eastern on the SPEED Channel.
Busch Series Qualifying is scheduled for Friday, April 20th at 5:30 p.m. Eastern on the SPEED Channel.
The Busch Series race, "Bashas Supermarkets 200" will air on Fridey night at 9:30 p.m. Eastern
The Nextel Cup race "Subway Fresh Fit 500" will air Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on FOX.
Obviously there will be NO RACE on Sunday. If you were like me, you would have missed the whole race weekend.
Have a great week and enjoy the races this coming weekend.
Racing Friday night and Saturday night? Guess I'll miss it. My kids are in the Iowa State University production of Music Man both nights. Ages 10 and 11 and in the ensemble. Proud Papa.
You have it right the first time "Chump" (Jimmie Johnson). I really hate that commercial that they keep showing of him and Elliott Sadler. I keep thinking what a jerk.
I will miss the race on Sunday too, but at least we have it tonight.
I am an avid NASCAR Fan, with a need for speed ! Among my favorite drivers are: Michael Waltrip, Dale Jarrett, David Reutimann, Michael McDowell, Josh Wise, Elliott Sadler, and Tony Stewart. My favorite Rookies are: Denny Hamlin, JJ Yeley, Reed Sorenson and Clint Bowyer.
GO GET THEM - - - - - - Mikey, D.J., David , Michael, Josh, Elliott and Tony ! ! !
