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Published Sunday, March 21, 2010 | 6:05 p.m.
Updated Sunday, March 21, 2010 | 7:06 p.m.
Jimmie Johnson and crew were obviously so tired of losing at Bristol that they put everything they had into crossing the finish line first on Sunday. And in the process the No. 48 team continued to rewrite NASCAR’s record books. With his 50th Sprint Cup win, Johnson reached a milestone that has been accomplished by only 11 other drivers in the history of the sport.
Darrell Waltrip was right when he mentioned that Johnson is the best closer in NASCAR.
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I had figured that Bristol’s reputation for physical racing, the hype surrounding Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards and NASCAR’s decision to let the drivers take their gloves off would have resulted in a full house at the speedway. But there were a large number of empty seats. That is amazing considering that there used to be a long waiting list for tickets to this track. Even though the racing at Bristol isn’t as exciting as it once was, one would think that the noise, the smells, and the coliseum-like atmosphere of the place would be enough to lure more fans to the grandstands.
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I’m curious to hear if there will be any news about all of those right front tires that didn’t last. When tire issues like this crop up there always seems to be a group of cars that experience problems while the rest of the field finishes the day without any tire failures. My guess is that the cars that experienced the problems today had suspension setups that contributed to the failures. Camber is usually the culprit in these cases.
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Now it’s on to Martinsville where Johnson has won five times. Is there a team that can stop what may be shaping up as solid drive for his fifth consecutive championship?
The JJ and Chad show just keeps rolling along.
High unemployment translates directly into empty seats at Na$car tracks. I'd sure like to see a race at Bristol sometime, having there be a few spare seats allows me the chance to start working toward that goal.
It was an interesting finish to Saturday's race...BK ran his teammate clean and came in second. A big day for Mr. Penske.
Bristol isn't what it used to be. That track needs to be torn up and brought back to its original state.
Bristol isn't what it used to be. That track needs to be torn up and brought back to its original state. This makes no sense. You say tear it up and return it to it's original state? If you tear something up it is not going to be in it's original state.
The race was great with the exception of the typical yellow flag thrown out in the closing laps because of debris. Busch had that race in the bag, but oh no, NASCAR lets cars go out on the track with crap dangling to ruin the race.
NASCAR will never get it right. First it's let em race, then it's well you can't do that. Major reforms are need so races are not determined by caution flags, but by racing, especially for debris that could have been prevented by an official holding a car until it was repaired properly. Eight laps under the caution to pick up a piece of debris on the track. BS.
There are rule changes that can ensure this doesn't happen, such as red flagging a race with less than 25 laps if a caution comes out. Instead of penalties for speeding on pit road under the caution and gaining 0 position, how about penalties for causing wrecks that affect 13 cars, because you and your spotter are having communication issues(more like he couldn't gain any ground).
All I want is a race determined by racing, not NASCAR, and certainly not by drivers whom can only win by crashing as many of the lead cars as possible. If your going to allow that then the wrecked cars should be allowed to go back out and put your butt in the wall.
It use to be Kyle Busch, then Edwards, and now Biffle. Edwards is a joke as I can remember back to the road race in Cali when he took out 5 cars in front of him by intentionally over driving into the corner. He is a lousy road racer, but got his top ten finish by doing this. He did this 3 times last year and cries about Keselowski. Either turn it into demo derby or penalize them for causing wrecks, but level the field.
Go Jimmie. What a great car he has and he is a great driver!
And a hunk too!
It's the same (10 "BIG MONEY" Drivers) that keep winning all the races. WHO CARES!!!