Kansas Speedway - LifeLock 400
RACE WINNER: GREG BIFFLE
Our Boys Running Order:
4. Casey (started 16th)
10. Dale Jr. (started 6th)
11. Kurt (started 12th)
26. DJ (started 13th)
30. Michael (started 11th)
31. David (started 25th)
38. DJ (started 9th)
DNQ Brian
Rain, rain, go away. Mother Nature sure is enjoying messing around with these races this season!
I was thrilled to see Biffle get that win this year but the whole “reasonable speed” deal is bothering me. I don’t exactly think NASCAR made the wrong call, but I do understand why Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon were upset. It wasn’t like Biffle slowed a little bit – the pace car was driving away into the sunset and leaving the field behind. I know NASCAR just wanted to end the race, declare a winner and go home because it was dark and everyone is tired, but then they probably should have just called the race a lap earlier for darkness and ended it there.
I’m also irritated because of something that happened to David directly that contradicts that situation. David got involved in the restart-after-the-rain wreck, but didn’t quite get stopped and got going again at what I’d say was a reasonable speed, so in theory he should have maintained his position on the lead lap, right? Nope. He got put a lap down because Kevin Harvick sped by at a high rate of speed and took the lead. So yeah, I went a little buggy over that.
Martin got caught up in that mess too, which sucked and put a good dent in his championship hopes.
There was also a little controversy over that wreck, which in my opinion Michael had a part in creating. He didn’t have a good car and was also having radio problems, but he drove like crazy during that restart and nearly got into Jimmie Johnson, and then drove down very close to Schrader and either made contact or took the air off him. It wasn’t on purpose – just a racing incident – but it just kind of annoys me that some Michael fans are acting like he had nothing to do with it. However, with the way the entire field was racing at that time I’m willing to bet they would have wrecked sooner or later.
David had a good car once again and got totally screwed by the rain, since he pitted while running about 15th and then the race was red-flagged because of rain. Then he got wrecked which killed his chances of finishing well. But…I’m still very satisfied that the cars are getting consistently good every weekend now!
Kurt got a bit screwed as well in something that shouldn’t of happened. Tony Stewart had a bunch of damage from that restart wreck but didn’t pit even though he had wheel well issues. I knew the tire was going to blow. And it did! Jeff Green was lucky enough to see Tony signal frantically out the window but unfortunately Kurt was not and plowed right into him. Tony threw a bit of a tantrum inside the car and I felt kind of bad for him; he also denied interview requests which after his little F-bomb (don’t get me started on that unprofessionalism – is that a word?) was a good idea, especially since he would have likely gone off on Kurt, and then I’d be very angry.
Our Boys Point Standings
- Driver Points -
8. Martin -158 behind 1st
9. Kurt -177 behind 1st
13. Dale Jr. --
15. Casey -218 behind 13th
- Owner Points -
38. Brian -289 behind 35th
39. David -346 behind 35th
41. DJ -726 behind 35th
44. Michael -881 behind 35th
Our Boys Running Order:
4. Casey (started 16th)
10. Dale Jr. (started 6th)
11. Kurt (started 12th)
26. DJ (started 13th)
30. Michael (started 11th)
31. David (started 25th)
38. DJ (started 9th)
DNQ Brian
Rain, rain, go away. Mother Nature sure is enjoying messing around with these races this season!
I was thrilled to see Biffle get that win this year but the whole “reasonable speed” deal is bothering me. I don’t exactly think NASCAR made the wrong call, but I do understand why Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon were upset. It wasn’t like Biffle slowed a little bit – the pace car was driving away into the sunset and leaving the field behind. I know NASCAR just wanted to end the race, declare a winner and go home because it was dark and everyone is tired, but then they probably should have just called the race a lap earlier for darkness and ended it there.
I’m also irritated because of something that happened to David directly that contradicts that situation. David got involved in the restart-after-the-rain wreck, but didn’t quite get stopped and got going again at what I’d say was a reasonable speed, so in theory he should have maintained his position on the lead lap, right? Nope. He got put a lap down because Kevin Harvick sped by at a high rate of speed and took the lead. So yeah, I went a little buggy over that.
Martin got caught up in that mess too, which sucked and put a good dent in his championship hopes.
There was also a little controversy over that wreck, which in my opinion Michael had a part in creating. He didn’t have a good car and was also having radio problems, but he drove like crazy during that restart and nearly got into Jimmie Johnson, and then drove down very close to Schrader and either made contact or took the air off him. It wasn’t on purpose – just a racing incident – but it just kind of annoys me that some Michael fans are acting like he had nothing to do with it. However, with the way the entire field was racing at that time I’m willing to bet they would have wrecked sooner or later.
David had a good car once again and got totally screwed by the rain, since he pitted while running about 15th and then the race was red-flagged because of rain. Then he got wrecked which killed his chances of finishing well. But…I’m still very satisfied that the cars are getting consistently good every weekend now!
Kurt got a bit screwed as well in something that shouldn’t of happened. Tony Stewart had a bunch of damage from that restart wreck but didn’t pit even though he had wheel well issues. I knew the tire was going to blow. And it did! Jeff Green was lucky enough to see Tony signal frantically out the window but unfortunately Kurt was not and plowed right into him. Tony threw a bit of a tantrum inside the car and I felt kind of bad for him; he also denied interview requests which after his little F-bomb (don’t get me started on that unprofessionalism – is that a word?) was a good idea, especially since he would have likely gone off on Kurt, and then I’d be very angry.
Our Boys Point Standings
- Driver Points -
8. Martin -158 behind 1st
9. Kurt -177 behind 1st
13. Dale Jr. --
15. Casey -218 behind 13th
- Owner Points -
38. Brian -289 behind 35th
39. David -346 behind 35th
41. DJ -726 behind 35th
44. Michael -881 behind 35th
