Hamlin wins, finally!
Well, he finally did it. Denny Hamlin broke through the demons to take his checkers this year. After what seemed an eternity of second place finishes, the evil dropped lug nut and pit crew fiascos that took him out of first, Hamlin finished strong to edge out Jeff Gordon. Hamlin only gained fifteen in the point standings, but gained ten huge points in the Chase points with the win bonus.
No that brings us to the two cheaters from that were without their crew cheifs this weekend. Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson finished second and fifth. So we can see that the penalty did actually hurt these drivers because the did not win as they had 8 times already this year.
Ryan Newman had a top ten finish but it seems that it may be a almost too late for him to make the Chase as he sits at 13 in the points standings and is 127 points out of the running for the Chase. But, wierder things have happened. Maybe a few more cheating infractions by a few teams will give him the boost he needs to make it.
Till the next Pit Stop…..
NASCAR, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, The Chase
December 1st, 2007 at 12:07 am
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