This has been a strange season. I expected Carl to be contending for wins all season long and expected to see Kyle up there more.
Kyle's been putting on a display of stupidity the last 3 weeks. Good driver, yes, but he needs to learn when to let off.
I also thought Logano would be doing better than he has been. "Sliced Bread."
Here's how the unnoficial NASCAR points look:
1) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1154 [1 win]
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 992, -162 [1 win]
3) #2-Kurt Busch, 974, -180 [1 win]
4) #33-Clint Bowyer, 967, -187
5) #14-Tony Stewart, 963, -191
6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 938, -216
7) #18-Kyle Busch, 914,-240 [2 wins]
8) #99-Carl Edwards, 889, -265
9) #17-Matt Kenseth, 864, -290 [2 wins]
10) #9-Kasey Kahne, 851, -303
11) #00-David Reutimann, 845, -309
12) #31-Jeff Burton, 835, -319
Contenders for the top-12:
13) #42-Juan Montoya, 819, -335
14) #29-Kevin Harvick, 796, -358
15) #16-Greg Biffle, 775, -379
16) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 768, -386.(4-5-2009)
I'm impressed with Bowyer, Reutimann and Montoya. I did not think Reutimann or Juan Pablo would be contenders at all.
Mark Martin's almost in the top 12. Remember, they only have to make it to the top 12 by Richmond in September. After that race, the points are reset (by # of wins, 1 win = 10 points) and the Chase for the 2009 Sprint Cup Series Championship begins.
I expect Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth to be contenders. Only thing holding Mark back was the three DNFs at Fontana, Vegas and Atlanta.
I'm impressed with Jimmie though. Once again, Chad Knaus takes a rolling turd and polishes it up and gets a 2nd place finish. Knaus is a ####ing genius.