NASCAR - The best race of the year

What is the Sprint Cup has shown yesterday in Dover, was probably the best race for a long time. Cautions 10, 15 lead changes and a final battle, the one operating on the edge of chair. This drama about Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip, plus an amazing guess Mark Martin, who was shortly before the end of his first race since ... well ... time to win * (resolution in the text below). More you can really ask for in a race barely. The three hours went by in any case.

However, the race yesterday, also confirmation for those who hold the Chase for the unjust. After unfortunate loss a week ago, it caught Kyle Busch in Dover. Its engine-bye with a valve and thus damage it was only the last place. The man who had dominated the season so far, is now with a gap of 210 points in last place in the Chase. However - even if you calculate the points for the traditional contract would, Bush would have lost its leadership yesterday. Although he still led to the middle of the season with more than 200 points, would also score in the classic Carl Edwards took the lead. But here, the projection would be only 33 points. In the remaining seven races Kyle Busch had as yet had all the Khans, but Chase is probably nothing. No wonder that there are quite a few, whether they like it or not, Kyle Busch, who believe that the chase is unjust. A man like Greg Biffle emerged throughout the year to not, and now he is suddenly the hot title favorites. Is somewhat difficult to understand.

But obviously, when Gibbs what went wrong. JGR developed the engines themselves, and it's amazing that we had so many problems yesterday. Busch and Hamlin fell out, Stewart landed behind Michael Waltrip in 11th place and it was felt that in the end he could not fully extended. Whether you have been hit in the engine development a wrong way? Hard to tell, but right now it looks as Gibbs Racing could not take title to.

In the Chase standings, it looks more as if there is a duel between the Roush and Hendrick Motorsports team:

1) # 99-Carl Edwards 5390
2) # 48-Jimmie Johnson 5380 -10
3) # 16-Greg Biffle 5380 -10
4) # 31-Jeff Burton 5308 -82
5) # 29-Kevin Harvick 5289 -101
6) # 07-Clint Bowyer 5284 -106
7) # 20-Tony Stewart 5277 -113
8) # 24-Jeff Gordon 5272 -118
9) # 88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5261 -129
10) # 17-Matt Kenseth 5223 -167
11) # 11-Denny Hamlin 5197 -193
12) # 18-Kyle Busch 5180 -210

By the eighth is still all in there. In junior but already I'm not so sure. He wins in a row would enter in order to still have a shot at the title, and now his car for the top 5 was good, but rarely for a win. Yesterday came more bad luck there when he landed due to a puncture in the wall. After all, he saved a few more points to 24th place Also out is probably Jeff Gordon, unless his team suddenly found the solution to all the problems that accompany him this year. Even more unlikely. The same goes for Stewart, with one in which even can never be sure when and if he gets a power attack.

The month of October by the program looks very different. Now come the lines where Roush could ever have problems. The super speedways are certainly do not not always the case, Talladega. Here may come the hour of Jimmie Johnson and also of RCR. Burton and Harvick should not write off up to mid-October.

The most fun yesterday but made the final 40 laps. Three Roush cars ahead that have an inch left. Hardener, was Matt Kenseth after the race, would you can not pass without a meltdown trigger would have eaten at the Jack Roush probably his hat. This was a fight, as you can see him often and has really made a lot of fun. Unfortunately, Mark Martin yesterday is not mature, but because you could see me, what with its 49 years who has everything on it. Give him a car capable of winning and he is there.

I'm looking forward to next weekend when the NASCAR Kansas squad in space scene. The tension is already high, there are some who have in Kansas was the last chance in front Chase and it is mighty close.

* And where is Mark Martin won his last race? Exactly - in Kansas (2005)

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