Monday, September 12, 2011
The Chase Is Set
The chase for the Sprint Cup championship is set after Kevin Harvick won the Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night. The win was Harvick's fourth of the year and put him in a tie with Kyle Bush for most wins this year. There were several drivers on the bubble for making the chase including Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart. Both guys made the chase after Earnhardt finished 16th and Stewart finished seventh. The field for the chase looks like this: 1) Kevin Harvick 2) Kyle Busch 3) Jeff Gordon 4) Matt Kenseth 5) Carl Edwards 6) Ryan Newman 7) Kurt Busch 8) Jimmie Johnson 9) Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10) Tony Stewart 11) Denny Hamlin 12) Brad Keselowski. The first of ten races will begin next Sunday with the GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Early favorites to the win the championship are Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards, but don't count out Jimmie Johnson who has won the last 5 Sprint Cup championships.
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I really hope that Mobile gets a Raceway really soon so I can finally attend an event live. I have seen them on television, but I am sure nothing compares to being there live and feeling the excitement, because you are actually in the moment.
ReplyDeleteI agree with socialites, in addition, what a great revenue generator for Mobile County.
ReplyDeleteI do't get the concept of this sport. I know a lot of people who really enjoy it. It amazes me sometime how the drivers have really bad accidents and only suffer minor cuts and bruises or maybe a broken arm or leg. They are really lucky.
ReplyDeleteIt would be really good if we did get a raceway for Mobile. It would create jobs that this area needs bad. I love to see how fast the cars navigate each turn of the track. The strategy of pit stops, two tires vs four tires on the last 30 laps, and sonoco fuel stop vs running out of fuel before use hit the checkered flag. It is the art of racing that i like the most.
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