Alright, I haven't updated this since Chicagoland so forgive me for not bothering to go over the races/qualifying sessions in great detail. Suffice to say that the races have pretty much been shared between Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch as both men establish themselves as the guys to beat if anyone wants to win the title. Qualifying has seen the HMS boys of Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr move past Kyle for the lead and with just two races before the Chase begins, there are (mathematically at least) still 26 drivers battling to make the final 12.
All up, 53 drivers have scored points in the QC, with Johnson leading the way after continuing his hot streak in the past month.
Johnson has been on a tear and leads the QC with two races before the Chase.
Tez's NASCAR Qualifying Championship - top 20 standings after 24 rounds:
While there has been just the one change in names since my last update (Vickers in for Nemechek), there has been a fair bit of shuffling around.
The RC has seen 46 guys scoring points, with Tony Raines bringing up the rear having finished 17th at Bristol last week. No change in the top 20 as far as drivers go, but Tony Stewart has gone from tenth to sixth so he's faring much better in the races than in qualy.
This has been a familiar sight this year...but Edwards is gunning for him.
Tez's NASCAR Race Championship - top 20 standings after 24 rounds:
With the 'end of regular season lead' being between Kyle and Carl, the real battle will be whether or not David Ragan can slip into the Chase at the expense of either Denny or Kevin...I think the rest of them are out of it.
Yep. It is the Carl and Kyle show this year. I wonder about Jr. and Johnson though based on their showings last week. Is this a harbinger of things to come ( lackluster showings)?
Last edited by photogr on August 27th at 12:29 PM.
Good to see you Tez! Miss you around these parts. I htink Kahne is done, I would love to see Ragan make it in at the expense of Denny. That guy annoyed me with his little angry tirade throwing his crew under the bus...no chase for you Denny!
Hey Tez ... nice to see you again. That's funny you used those words to describe Jimmie Johnson right now. He needs to transfer that "hot streak" in qualy over to his race performance. Ahh... maybe Cali will be good for him this weekend.
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.
