Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Lady in Black Lucky for Some

Greg Biffle managed to put together three key things that Saturday night: lead the most laps, finish the race, and win the race. Biffle has managed to complete the leading the most laps part of the equation on three separate occasions already this year. Not only that he has finished on the lead lap including last week at Richmond pulling down a till then season best 4th place. Saturday at the “track to tough to tame” he won, although not with out a little chase at the end by Jeff Gordon. Not only that Biffle did it without a subway sandwich handing from the front of the car.

Gordon did make it known that he was trying to nail down his first win of the season too with his second place run. He would come up only two car lengths short and very frustrated with a few of his fellow competitors.

Kenseth, after leading several times during the race would finish third. "I think he's a very solid bet to make it," said Matt, Biffle's teammate at Roush Racing. "He'd have to have a lot of things happen for him not to be a contender." Point leaded Johnson would finish 4th to extend his lead. Dale Jr., fighting flu like symptoms all weekend long would follow up his Richmond win with a fifth place finish asking his crew at one point to find a replacement driver if he needed one.

Darlington would prove tough on some including defending champion Tony Stewart. After a lap 150 spin he would not be able to make his car competitive the remainder of the night finishing 12th. Many others would earn either their first or another in a long line of stripes at the famed egg shaped oval.

Once again Darlington would prove to be one of NASCAR’s premier tracks staging a great race with a spectacular finish. Do I really need to cover this again? I’ve said before that what was the Southern 500 at Darlington, NASCAR’s oldest track, on Labor Day was as important as Daytona to begin the season, the Coca Cola 600 Memorial Day weekend at Charlotte and the Brickyard.

Here is my idea maybe someone should come along with the NASCAR Classic Series. Races would be run at deserted tracks and tracks that have been reduced on the schedule. Darlington, Rockingham, North Wilkesboro, and Trenton would be a few of these tracks where past champions made a mark, and were crowned.

Again I hate to beat a dead horse, or at least beat on his broken leg. Sorry little jab at the Kentucky Derby winner. I didn’t even know that took place by the way till he broke his leg at the Preakness. And if you don’t know that is the second part of the Triple Crown in horse racing.

There is one question that begs to be asked at this point. Since Dale Jarrett has now signed on to drive for that foreign carmaker next season, will they change the radio and TV ads when the person writes to DW with a question? You know the one where they ask who is going to drive for Toyota and he says they have Michael Waltrip, and then an engine roars while he "lists" other drivers. Untill now they really didn't have any other drivers. I wonder if you watch closelly and read his lips if he actually gives us a Toyota driver wishlist? Maybe I should submit that and get on one of those dear Darryl commercials.

A final note. This writer is going to the Coca~Cola 600 again this year. Hope this new pavement is worth it.

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