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Jimmie Johnson got the revived-at-NASCAR's-leisure "past champion's provisional" for the 41st car in the field, and also announced that *next* year's Daytona 500 would be his final Cup start, for real though this time.
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I just don't understand Jimmie's path, and what he's been trying to accomplish since leaving the Cup series as fulltime driver. He's in rare air as one of the all-time NASCAR greats, but has been floundering since. I get that he's trying to build his team, the successor to Petty Enterprises. But that team is a perpetual back-ender, regardless of who's behind the wheel and has no real prospects for improvement. I'd think he'd get more satisfaction having a team in the O'Reilly or Craftsman series, or doing dirt tracks & the like...
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Originally Posted by Westheim
Also, I have finally decided that I did not need Carson Hocevar on top in a series that already has Ross Chastain, Brad Keselowski, and Joey Logano to intentionally wreck people on the penultimate lap. What a power tool.
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How did you manage to leave Kyle Busch out of this group?
And Denny Hamlin only differentiates himself from this group in that he wins races... And I guess there's a fine line between
knucklehead and
cheap-shot artist...
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Congratulations Tyler Reddick for becoming the first driver to win the first three Cup races of a season.
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A truly amazing feat. And wasn't his Atlanta win without a right front fender? I mean, that's a minor inconvenience at Bristol, Martinsville, or on a road course. But at Atlanta, where aerodynamics may not be as crucial as with a restrictor plate race, but are still very important? Wow!!!
I'm already getting sick of seeing Michael Jordan, though... Bringing back unwelcome flashbacks of the 90's...
different sport...
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Phoenix is so not a Byron track (the wounds are still hurting), so for all I care Reddick can make it four in a row.
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A bit of a slow start to the season for all of the Hendrick drivers. Really bad luck for Bowman, while the other three have been in the decent-but-unspectacular category... JGR is pretty much in the same boat. But then when the same dude wins the first three races, no other team has much to crow about
Overall, the Hendrick drivers run well at Phx - including Byron with some strong finishes despite *also* experiencing bad luck. So this Sunday is a chance for HMS to get a win and maybe some add'l top finishes. We shall see...