NNS - Atlanta Motor Speedway - Nicorette 300
Jess
RESULTS
1. Matt Kenseth
10. David
15. Dale Jr.
22. Brian (1 LD)
Atlanta disappointed a bit, as it got pretty strung out at times and didn't quite provide the on-the-edge-of-your-seat excitement lap after lap like it has in the past. At the drop of the green, however, David charged forward, which was quite thrilling, but by then Rowdy Busch was a little speck in the windshield of the second-place car.
The first part of the race consisted of a lot of wrecks due to underfunded teams and inexperience.
David ran into some problems in the middle of the day when he became extremely loose, but Jerry did a great job getting the car handling well again and he was able to make his way back into the top 10.
Dale Jr. was running well but a rather interesting crash ruined his day late in the going. At the exit of Turn 2 he came upon the slow car of Eric McClure and instead of slowing down or going around him he saw a little hole and stuck his nose in it...and they wrecked, taking out Bryan Clauson as well. I thought it was a little odd that Junior just kind of ran into him, but I also feel pretty bad for a full-speed driver flying up on a car well under the pace sitting in your groove.
Meanwhile, Brian was having a depressing day on pit road. I really, really hate picking on a pit crew but this #32 has a very inconsistent group of guys - either they're really, really awesome or they are really, really bad. According to Brian's website (because ESPN2, of course, isn't very thorough), they had trouble with the rear tires on one stop but the real killer was a stop during green-flag conditions when a tire rolled away and they were penalized a lap. Later, Brian overshot his pit stall and put himself further back into the field. Despite all this the car was good and the Sheriff was able to salvage a decent finish.
I felt so awful for Kyle Busch when that tire blew - what a shame (although I am getting a little tired of the #20 winning all the time).
To add insult to injury he was interviewed by Shannon Spake, who, true to her nature, asked the stupidest questions she could ask to a driver who was obviously very upset. 
Uhg, that girl needs a bitch slap!
Matt Kenseth is a good guy. I like him. But jeeze, that burnout felt more like a "Well, I suppose I should make a little smoke," rather than a "Whooohooo, YES!! CELEBRATION!!!
" It bugs me enough sometimes when a Cup driver wins with a fully Cup-funded team, but when they just act like it's something they have to do instead of jumping up and down and grinning and whooping it just makes you feel gypped as a fan. 
POINT STANDINGS
1. Kevin Harvick
6. David -102
1. Matt Kenseth
10. David
15. Dale Jr.
22. Brian (1 LD)
Atlanta disappointed a bit, as it got pretty strung out at times and didn't quite provide the on-the-edge-of-your-seat excitement lap after lap like it has in the past. At the drop of the green, however, David charged forward, which was quite thrilling, but by then Rowdy Busch was a little speck in the windshield of the second-place car.
The first part of the race consisted of a lot of wrecks due to underfunded teams and inexperience.
David ran into some problems in the middle of the day when he became extremely loose, but Jerry did a great job getting the car handling well again and he was able to make his way back into the top 10.
Dale Jr. was running well but a rather interesting crash ruined his day late in the going. At the exit of Turn 2 he came upon the slow car of Eric McClure and instead of slowing down or going around him he saw a little hole and stuck his nose in it...and they wrecked, taking out Bryan Clauson as well. I thought it was a little odd that Junior just kind of ran into him, but I also feel pretty bad for a full-speed driver flying up on a car well under the pace sitting in your groove.
Meanwhile, Brian was having a depressing day on pit road. I really, really hate picking on a pit crew but this #32 has a very inconsistent group of guys - either they're really, really awesome or they are really, really bad. According to Brian's website (because ESPN2, of course, isn't very thorough), they had trouble with the rear tires on one stop but the real killer was a stop during green-flag conditions when a tire rolled away and they were penalized a lap. Later, Brian overshot his pit stall and put himself further back into the field. Despite all this the car was good and the Sheriff was able to salvage a decent finish.
I felt so awful for Kyle Busch when that tire blew - what a shame (although I am getting a little tired of the #20 winning all the time).
To add insult to injury he was interviewed by Shannon Spake, who, true to her nature, asked the stupidest questions she could ask to a driver who was obviously very upset. Uhg, that girl needs a bitch slap!Matt Kenseth is a good guy. I like him. But jeeze, that burnout felt more like a "Well, I suppose I should make a little smoke," rather than a "Whooohooo, YES!! CELEBRATION!!!
" It bugs me enough sometimes when a Cup driver wins with a fully Cup-funded team, but when they just act like it's something they have to do instead of jumping up and down and grinning and whooping it just makes you feel gypped as a fan. POINT STANDINGS
1. Kevin Harvick
6. David -102
