Phew! Thankfully that’s over. Holding a late season lead is pretty stressful. I can only imagine how Jimmie Johnson felt on Sunday, as I had my fingers crossed for most of the race, especially at the end when Carl Edwards was close to running on empty, that my season wouldn’t go up in smoke in [...]
Ford Championship Weekend is now upon us, and barring a disaster for the #48 team, Jimmie Johnson will match Cale Yarborough’s record of 3 consecutive championships. As long as Johnson finishes 36th or better, it doesn’t matter where Carl Edwards finishes, and Jimmie takes the title. I’m faced with pretty much a similar situation in [...]
Another eventful race is in the books of this 2008 Nascar Sprint Cup series season. Jimmie Johnson did all he could to put this Chase for the Championship away, with his 3rd straight win at Phoenix, but Carl Edwards patiently worked his way through the field to finish 4th, keeping his slim chances at a title alive. [...]
This week the Cup series is off to Arizona for the penultimate race of the season, and of course the Chase. Jimmie Johnson still holds a 106 point lead over Carl Edwards, and has been consistantly great at the 1 mile tri-oval, with finishes of 1st, 1st, 2nd and 4th over his last four races. [...]
The results at Texas look to at least take this Chase deal down to the final race of the season. With the win for Carl Edwards and the 15th place finish for Jimmie Johnson, the lead has been trimmed to 106 points. If Edwards can shave off another 50-70 points at Phoenix this coming weekend, [...]
