After the heart attack because of the Formula One finale was somewhat calmed down, the NASCAR race was just right. Just to make the heart beat again to push up. Although the race had only five Cautions, two of which are due to "debris" occurred, the race was surprisingly varied and it happened a lot. Provided the reason for Jimmie Johnson, who was in the second race in succession problems in the first round and a round dated back quickly. While Johnson fought back desperately to the port forward was gambled in terms of tires and fuel. In the end, would have won by a hair's Jeff Gordon, but it would also be the amazing Jamie McMurray, Clint Bowyer and Junior can be. The scene of the day but gave David Gilliland.
He has found yesterday in Juan Pablo Montoya a new "friend" and delivered the most absurd scene of the race. Montoya, who handed in once again a very good race and permanently in the top 10 was traveling ran on lap 264 of the Yates pilots. Montoya had a little piece, Gilliland was a lap down, but did not take place immediately. Montoya then knocked in NASCAR fashion at the back and a lap later fought with another gentle knock on the bumper over. NASCAR everyday. But Gilliland probably had a bad day because he was doing:
Clearly you can not shoot someone actually. After the race, Gilliland said that he would have to thread the "miscalculated", which led even the commentators in significant fits of laughter. What would have resulted in Formula One to an immediate freeze, provides in NASCAR for a reminder. One may make the next race but not something like that, it was said after the race. Thus, the matter has settled. As you know Montoya, he will have noticed the matter and put on his list. The Colombian has a long memory.
Scandals aside from that, it was mainly Jimmie Johnson, who once again had problems. Last week was too fast in the pit lane and got a drive through penalty, this week was not his car. Inexplicably, for it was the winning car from last week, who was traveling on a very similar oval. Chad Knaus managed to bring the car back to its old form, but this week, Johnson was lucky not outdated. First, it was not only one who was a lap down early. He had rumschlagen with Tony Stewart and other fast people. On the other hand, there were simply too few interruptions for a "Lucky Dog". He was not at the end of the speed, but simply from the time.
The bad luck of Johnson Carl Edwards helped but not necessarily. He was indeed most of the race ahead and got the 10 extra points for most laps led, but in the end did not fit his pit stop window to correctly match the other. Because of the Roush driver had fallen in between on the one back, because he had taken four tires instead of 2, and because he and his Ford was always a piece to stay out longer, he came out of the sequence. Already about 20 laps to go, it was: Can not make it. But when he goes in, then it falls far behind and would have to fight back through the top ten. Edwards might have turned out. Perhaps it would come in the top fifth Perhaps he had even won yet. But he and Bob Osborne, crew Chiew wanted all points to Johnson as closely as possible to move up the fur. So he drove on, and on and on.
After your fuel bills by ESPN, he drove in the only air tank, but apparently still what was inside. Edwards' cruiste "around the course. He was not at full throttle, he went the other out of the way in which he went on Inside Line, he did not slow down more on the curves, because he was so slow anyway that he no longer had that. The crew nibbled on his nails, sweat and Johnson, Edwards hoped that the fuel would not be enough.
But he did it after all. It was enough even to go to the awards ceremony. Amazing what could get Edwards out of the Yates-built engines. He covered his planned pit window by about 10 rounds. The neutral fans and NASCAR will thank Edwards, because Johnson was unable to continue to move forward, and then the lead dwindled in the championship on 106 points. But that is still quite a lot, especially with only two races. Johnson-rich two cozy places seventh to get the title for the third time. As we have seen in Hamilton, but that is not always so easy and with the short track in Phoenix is a race that also happen quickly what is wrong.
What Johnson will probably make a little nervous is the fact that one has to be situated next to the vote. And even though we had at the time probably found the best way to tune the CoT. Lie far back in Phoenix, is no fun, because here you can quickly once caught in a "Big One". The Chase is again a part of open and Edwards at the moment seems to have exactly the course that Johnson had last year. But of course, Johnson can make the bag too early as next weekend if it goes bad at Roush.
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Preview for next week: it's not so bad. The A1 runs in Guadong, China, their laps. The V8 Supercars drive in Bahrain. MotorsTV should show the races live partially, but it was last year a real bore. And then of course the penultimate race of the NASCAR in Phoenix is called for, that will reduce the late Sunday night.
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