Righto, not much point in getting stuck into both races since they've been talked about on here for a few days (weeks in Phoenix's case) so I'll get straight to the standings.
Qualifying sees Jeff Gordon drop out of the lead while David Ragan relinquishes his top 10 spot as Tony Stewart moves up. Falling out of the top 20 completely are Aric Almirola, Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Bobby Labonte, David Reutimann and Kevin Harvick who are replaced with Elliott Sadler, Ken Schrader, Joe Nemechek, Jamie McMurray, Scott Riggs and Matt Kenseth. I suppose Nemechek is possibly the biggest surprise considering until Talladega, he had just the one point...might be worth picking him in Daytona in July for a good starting position.
Tez's NASCAR Qualifying Championship - top 20 standings after 9 rounds:
The RC sees Kyle Busch still leading over Edwards...but that's only half the story. Carl did overtake Kyle after Phoenix but due to his problems at 'dega, he couldn't keep Kyle behind him. Denny Hamlin moves from 11th to 6th while Gordon goes from 10th to 12th. New to the top 20 are Casey Mears and Juan Montoya at the expense of Elliott Sadler and Martin Truex Jr.
Tez's NASCAR Race Championship - top 20 standings after 9 rounds:
Seems to be pretty close to what NASCAR has these days...interesting Tony and Jr are still hanging tough in the top 6 or so without wins. They can do that for now but will need those wins once the Chase comes along to stay near the top of the heap.
Tez is a rare creature; an Australian who was living in New Zealand before moving to Canada. He's also a Civil Engineer who is hoping to spend his Monday to Friday sitting in front of a computer surfing the inter...uh, working hard for an Engineering Consultant or Contractor when he finds a job. His heart is torn between his two loves; F1 and NASCAR.
Due to his high interest in those, his blogs will likely focus on them with the occasional foray into sports that don't get much (if any) mention on this website. All blogs and/or comments will more than likely have his usual dollop of sarcasm and general Aussie spin on them.
Amazingly, he also managed to score 2 MiB nominations on consecutive days (August 5 & 6, 2007) after announcing he had been keeping track of them...he's considering hiding under his bed as a result.
