Danni
RESULTS
1. Kyle Busch
6. Brian
7. Dale Jr.
14. David
It was a pretty uneventful race, which is a suprising development in the normally caution-filled Nationwide races.
Frankly, it was rather predictable, but a couple things changed.
Brian appeared to have good pit stops in the #32! This team is always strong, but in the past I have watched the cars come down for stops and the #32 constantly dropped several positions, which Brian would have to regain on the track. They didn't let him down this time, especially since there was plenty of green flag pitting. Brian motored his way forward and got quite a bit of attention. He ran in the top-5 near the end of the race but ended up settling for a solid spot just outside.
It was kind of a typical day for Junior in the #5 - run around 10th. His Nationwide "mediocrity" (I mean, it's not bad, but I think a lot of people expected him to just win and win...) is somewhat interesting to me, particularly because of his awing performance in the harder to drive Cup car. I've been a fan of his for long enough to know he has a difficult time adjusting to changes in cars. I wonder if he focused so much on how to get better in the Cup car that he forgot how to drive the streamlined, smaller Nationwide car.
It's somewhat amusing to me. I can't imagine he's really enjoying it, though!
The #99 continues to impress! Unfortunately, late in the race the Dream Machine dropped a cylinder. Watching David gain so much in the corners only to lose track position on the straights brought on a mixed sense of pride and utter disappointment. It was another top-5 run marred by circumstance. However, it could have been worse. To survive for a lead lap finish is better than completely tearing something up. It just bites because he would have gained on all the Cuppies running for the championship and instead he lost points to them. On to fight another day, team!
It was good to see Kyle finally get that win - nice for a change rather than watch something freakish happen to him while leading! He's always so exuberant when he grabs those checkers first. I liked his dancing run back to the car after he caught the flag.
POINT STANDINGS
1. Clint Bowyer
3. David -120
1. Kyle Busch
6. Brian
7. Dale Jr.
14. David
It was a pretty uneventful race, which is a suprising development in the normally caution-filled Nationwide races.
Frankly, it was rather predictable, but a couple things changed.Brian appeared to have good pit stops in the #32! This team is always strong, but in the past I have watched the cars come down for stops and the #32 constantly dropped several positions, which Brian would have to regain on the track. They didn't let him down this time, especially since there was plenty of green flag pitting. Brian motored his way forward and got quite a bit of attention. He ran in the top-5 near the end of the race but ended up settling for a solid spot just outside.
It was kind of a typical day for Junior in the #5 - run around 10th. His Nationwide "mediocrity" (I mean, it's not bad, but I think a lot of people expected him to just win and win...) is somewhat interesting to me, particularly because of his awing performance in the harder to drive Cup car. I've been a fan of his for long enough to know he has a difficult time adjusting to changes in cars. I wonder if he focused so much on how to get better in the Cup car that he forgot how to drive the streamlined, smaller Nationwide car.
It's somewhat amusing to me. I can't imagine he's really enjoying it, though!The #99 continues to impress! Unfortunately, late in the race the Dream Machine dropped a cylinder. Watching David gain so much in the corners only to lose track position on the straights brought on a mixed sense of pride and utter disappointment. It was another top-5 run marred by circumstance. However, it could have been worse. To survive for a lead lap finish is better than completely tearing something up. It just bites because he would have gained on all the Cuppies running for the championship and instead he lost points to them. On to fight another day, team!
It was good to see Kyle finally get that win - nice for a change rather than watch something freakish happen to him while leading! He's always so exuberant when he grabs those checkers first. I liked his dancing run back to the car after he caught the flag.
POINT STANDINGS
1. Clint Bowyer
3. David -120