SUBWAY FRESH FIT 500 Phoenix International Raceway April 12th 2008

Track Details
Completed : 1964
Distance : 1 mile
Shape : Tri-oval
Banking : 11° Turns 1-2
9° Turns 3-4
3° frontstretch
9° backstretch
Frontstretch : 1,179 feet
Backstretch : 1,551 feet
Seating : 76,800
Contact Info
P.O. Box 13088
Avondale, AZ 85002
(602) 252-2227
Official Web site
2007 Race Results
Sprint Cup Series
Subway Fresh Fit 500 :: Jeff Gordon - 04/21/07
Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil :: Jimmie Johnson - 11/11/07

Cup Historical Race Winners

Nationwide Series
Arizona.Travel 200 :: Kyle Busch - 11/10/07
Bashas' Supermarkets 200 :: Clint Bowyer - 04/20/07

Craftsman Truck Series
Casino Arizona 150 :: Kyle Busch - 11/09/07
Track Records
RACE RECORDS
Sprint Cup Race Record :: Tony Stewart 118.132 - 11/07/99

Cup Historical Race Winners

Nationwide Race Record :: Jeff Burton 115.415 - 11/04/00
Truck Race Record :: Kevin Harvick 107.527 - 10/31/03

QUALIFYING RECORDS
2008 Qual Records Data not available.

In 1964, when Phoenix International Raceway was carved out of the foothills of the Estrella Mountains, it was intended to be a new jewel in the crown of American open-wheel racing.

Drivers like Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones and the Unsers soon came to love the 1-mile paved oval with the unique bend in the backstretch. And they really loved coming to Phoenix, where the tourism industry was just starting to grow and its Western style hospitality was second to none.

But it wasn't until 1988, when NASCAR's Cup Series racing came to PIR, that auto racing in Phoenix really became a major sporting attraction for the Valley of the Sun. New racing legends and legends-in-the-making like Davey Allison, Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace and the rest of the Cup stars found out firsthand what their Champ Car brethren had known for years: Phoenix International Raceway is truly a great place to race, both for the drivers and especially the fans.

Today, Phoenix International Raceway has a tradition that is unmatched in the world of racing. The IndyCars have made 58 visits to PIR, and the annual fall NASCAR weekend, including Cup, Busch, Craftsman Trucks and Featherlite Southwest Series races, is one of the biggest events in the entire state.



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HIGHLIGHTED DRIVER
RYAN NEWMAN #12 ALTELL PENSKE RACING


Driver Details
Sponsor : Samsung HDTV/ALLTEL
Manufacturer : Dodge
Car Owner : Roger Penske
Team : Penske Racing
Crew Chief : Roy McCauley

Birthday: Dec. 8, 1977
Hometown: South Bend, Ind.

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RECAP

2007 -- Finished 13th in series points. ... Earned five poles. ... Finished second three times (Dover, Pocono, Martinsville). ... Pole at Atlanta ended a drought of 20 races without a pole, the longest of his career. ... Won three consecutive poles at Charlotte, Dover and Pocono. ... Average start of 13.8 was fifth-best in the series.

2006 -- Finished 18th in series points. ... Won the pole at Dover in June and at New Hampshire in July.

2005 -- Finished sixth in series points. ... Fourth consecutive season leading series in poles (eight). ... Scored only win of season at New Hampshire, passing Tony Stewart on Lap 199 and holding the top spot by two cars length. ... Qualified for the second Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in 10th.

2004 -- Finished seventh in series points. ... Strong season slowed by nine DNFs. ... Led series with nine poles, including four consecutive from Charlotte through Phoenix. ... Held off Kasey Kahne at Michigan to score the first of two wins. ... Dominated in his second win at Dover in September leading 325 of 400 laps. ... Qualified for the inaugural Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in 10th. ... Title hopes dashed by four DNFs in last 10 races.

2003 -- Finished sixth in series points. ... Led the series in wins (eight), poles (11) and miles led (1,509.13) ... Had five DNFs in the first half of the season. ... Finished 38th or worse in six of the first 15 races. ... Scored first win at Texas, but followed with a four-race skid of three DNFs and 39th-place finish at Richmond in May, leaving him 27th in series points. ... With a victory at Chicago in July, kicked off a 13-race hot streak that included six wins ... His series-high 11 poles, including three consecutive at Atlanta, Phoenix and Rockingham, was the most since Cale Yarborough's 14 poles in 1980. ... Finished with a series-high 17 top-fives.

2002 -- Finished sixth in series points. ... Topped Jimmie Johnson for Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors in one of the most heated rookie battles in years. ... Set a rookie record with 22 top-10 finishes. ... Scored his first career win at New Hampshire in September in his 34th career start. ... Became just the second Raybestos Rookie to win the All-Star event -- following Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2000. ... Led the series with six poles, setting a rookie record for most poles in a season, topping Davey Allison's five poles in 1987. ... Had 14 top-five finishes, second only to series champion Tony Stewart. ... Tied Stewart in races led (22).

2001 -- Finished 49th in series points. ... Scored first pole in third career NASCAR Sprint Cup start, at Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, tying Mark Martin's record for earliest career pole. ... Competed in seven races with his best finish a second at Kansas. ... Also raced 15 times in NASCAR Nationwide Series, winning one race.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY

In 2000, made stock-car debut in ARCA race at Michigan, then won the next race he entered at Pocono. ... Also won ARCA races that year at Kentucky and Charlotte. ... In 1999, won USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet Series national championship with two wins and 12 top-10 finishes. ... Won seven times in midgets and once in sprint cars. ... Earned rookie of the year honors in Sprint Cars (1999), USAC Silver Crown (1996) and USAC National Midgets (1995). ... Was also the 1993 All-American Midget Series champion and rookie of the year.

NOTEWORTHY

Earned the nickname "Rocketman" after a series-high 11 poles in 2003. ... Is a member of the Quarter-Midget Hall of Fame. ... Started racing quarter midgets at age of 4-and-a-half. ... Graduated from Purdue University in August of 2001 with a B.S. degree in Vehicle Structural Engineering. ... Enjoys working on vintage cars and fishing.

STARTING LINE UP


POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 133.457 26.975 Leader
2 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 133.412 26.984 -0.009
3 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 133.378 26.991 -0.016
4 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet Army Reserve 100th Anniv. / U.S. Army 133.368 26.993 -0.018
5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 133.304 27.006 -0.031
6 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Snickers 133.274 27.012 -0.037
7 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 133.240 27.019 -0.044
8 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 133.190 27.029 -0.054
9 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 132.876 27.093 -0.118
10 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 132.871 27.094 -0.119
11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Nicorette / DuPont 132.851 27.098 -0.123
12 20 Tony Stewart Toyota Subway 132.836 27.101 -0.126
13 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 132.714 27.126 -0.151
14 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 132.704 27.128 -0.153
15 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Wrigley's Big Red 132.553 27.159 -0.184
16 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Kinko's / March of Dimes 132.416 27.187 -0.212
17 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Reese's 132.397 27.191 -0.216
18 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 132.256 27.220 -0.245
19 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 132.256 27.220 -0.245
20 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target / Glad 132.071 27.258 -0.283
21 40 Dario Franchitti* Dodge Wrigley's Juicy Fruit 132.042 27.264 -0.289
22 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 131.970 27.279 -0.304
23 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 131.945 27.284 -0.309
24 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet DIRECTV 131.921 27.289 -0.314
25 84 Mike Skinner Toyota Red Bull 131.887 27.296 -0.321
26 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 131.801 27.314 -0.339
27 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT NANO Technology 131.762 27.322 -0.347
28 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 131.757 27.323 -0.348
29 00 Michael McDowell* Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 131.704 27.334 -0.359
30 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 131.656 27.344 -0.369
31 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1 131.617 27.352 -0.377
32 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Ford. Drive one. 131.608 27.354 -0.379
33 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 131.473 27.382 -0.407
34 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 131.416 27.394 -0.419
35 7 Robby Gordon Dodge MAPEI / Menards 131.277 27.423 -0.448
36 38 David Gilliland Ford Yates Racing 131.224 27.434 -0.459
37 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge LifeLock 131.167 27.446 -0.471
38 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 131.105 27.459 -0.484
39 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 130.928 27.496 -0.521
40 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 130.928 27.496 -0.521
41 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 130.581 27.569 -0.594
42 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas Automation 130.482 27.590 -0.615
43 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft Champion's Provisional

Did Not Qualify
44 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 129.978 27.697 -0.722
45 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports 129.431 27.814 -0.839

+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

RESULTS OF THE SUBWAY FRESH FIT 500: JIMMIE JOHNSON #48 LOWES


1 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 195/10 312 Running
2 24 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet DIRECTV 170/0 312 Running
3 16 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota March of Dimes / FedEx Kinko's 165/0 312 Running
4 3 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 160/0 312 Running
5 4 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet Army Reserve 100th Anniv. / U.S. Army 160/5 312 Running
6 39 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 150/0 312 Running
7 13 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 151/5 312 Running
8 9 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 142/0 312 Running
9 18 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 138/0 312 Running
10 6 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Snickers 134/0 312 Running
11 30 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 130/0 311 Running
12 34 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 127/0 311 Running
13 11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Nicorette / DuPont 124/0 311 Running
14 36 38 David Gilliland Ford Yates Racing 121/0 311 Running
15 15 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Wrigley's Big Red 118/0 311 Running
16 8 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 115/0 311 Running
17 26 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 112/0 311 Running
18 17 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Reese's 109/0 311 Running
19 31 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 106/0 311 Running
20 14 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 103/0 311 Running
21 12 20 Tony Stewart Toyota Subway / Home Depot 100/0 311 Running
22 25 84 Mike Skinner Toyota Red Bull 97/0 310 Running
23 35 7 Robby Gordon Dodge MAPEI / Menards 94/0 310 Running
24 32 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Ford. Drive one. 91/0 310 Running
25 40 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 88/0 310 Running
26 28 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 85/0 310 Running
27 33 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 82/0 310 Running
28 10 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 79/0 310 Running
29 23 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 76/0 310 Running
30 21 40 Dario Franchitti * Dodge Wrigley's Juicy Fruit 73/0 309 Running
31 19 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 70/0 309 Running
32 43 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft 67/0 309 Running
33 37 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge LifeLock 64/0 308 Running
34 29 00 Michael McDowell * Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 61/0 307 Running
35 38 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 58/0 298 Running
36 5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 55/0 273 Running
37 42 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas Automation 52/0 271 Running
38 27 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT NANO Technology 49/0 269 Running
39 22 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 46/0 224 Running
40 41 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row
/ DenverMattress.com 43/0 208 Running
41 2 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 40/0 161 Out of Race
42 20 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target / Glad 37/0 144 Out of Race
43 1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 39/5 134 Out of Race



Harvick 18th At PIR
After spending most of the evening clawing his way into the top-5, Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Reese's Chevrolet crew had to settle for a 18th-place finish in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 Sprint Cup Series race after being on the losing end of a fuel gamble. Despite the disappointment, it had been a solid night for Kevin and crew, who are now fifth in points

SPECIAL NEWS CLIP
AVONDALE, Ariz. - Tony Stewart announced on Friday at Phoenix International Raceway that Subway would be the primary sponsor on the No. 20 Toyota this weekend as well as the fall races at California Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.

But just as soon as Stewart touched on Subway's healthier "Fresh Fit" program, the discussion quickly moved to the unhealthy practice of former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie Aaron Fike, who recently admitted to using heroin on and off the track.
Stewart shared the sentiment of other NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers that random drug testing should be mandatory.

"I'm all for it," Stewart said. "I would love it. I haven't been asked to take one yet and I think it should be mandatory drug testing all the time. I think non-stop through the year. Obviously, with this happening, as an organization we aren't doing a good job of seeing it before it happens.

"Aaron (Fike) coming out and saying that obviously is an indication we need to do a better job than what we are currently doing. I'm all for random drug testing from the time we go to Daytona until the time we finish the season at Homestead — I think it's a great idea."

Fellow two-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson said he couldn't believe Fike's behavior and considered the whole incident "absurd." Johnson said if there's any question of a driver's stability it should be reported to NASCAR without any exceptions.

"I don't know where we go from here but I am so happy that they figured out or found out what was going on and got him off the track," Johnson said. "That is absolutely unacceptable.

"I've not been tested by NASCAR. I'm confident that every driver in this garage area is willing and open to whatever NASCAR decides to do or whatever policies are put into place. I see no issues with that from any driver."

Kasey Kahne says he "wondered" about Fike in the Nationwide Series and has "no clue why he raced as long as he did." However, Kahne believes that the onus is on NASCAR to take a more proactive stance when it comes to testing drivers across the board.

"I think there is more that goes into it than just saying 'we're going to test you guys'," Kahne said. "I don't understand it totally because I've never been tested. I would be up for it (drug testing) at any time just so that I knew — and everybody else knows what's going on. As much money that's in this sport, and as lucky as we are to get to do what we do, we should be clean and everybody out there should be."

However, NASCAR has failed to take the first step in arbitrarily testing any of its superstars — including Stewart, Kahne and Johnson. NASCAR has always relied on suspicion before taking that first step.

"First of all, let me assure you that no issue or conversation that we have with a driver, owner or team member ever falls on deaf ears," said NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp. "Now, they might not always come out of the meeting with the answer they're looking for, but we listen.

"The responsibility here rests across the board — with the drivers and competitors, owners and teams and NASCAR. We test an individual when we have reasonable suspicion and a positive test results in severe consequences and is a career-changing moment for that person. NASCAR's policy is also supported by the various policies that the teams have in place that are required under the driver/owner agreements. No system is flawless, but we believe our zero tolerance policy that is in place has served the sport well."

Like Kahne, Kevin Harvick suspects that there are other drivers who have escaped under NASCAR's radar. Fike drove for Kevin Harvick, Inc., in the Nationwide Series in 2006. He crashed out after the first lap of the first race at Nashville Speedway and finished 42nd.

"I have been in a race with him and I know for a fact that he's not the only one," Harvick said. "There's another driver that is suspended that I can almost guarantee you was in a race car while he was under the influence and that pisses me off. That is not fair to the 95 percent of this garage and that's the bad part about it is 95 percent of this garage I can guarantee you is clean, but there's a five-percent chance ...

"It's just like the safety thing back in 2001 — the reason that we reacted to it, we weren't proactive until that situation happened. There's no reason not to be proactive in the state of the world of sports, there's no reason not to be proactive in the drug situation and that to me is irresponsible more than it is anything. I'm sure I'll be blasted from somebody for saying what I feel but I don't want to be on the race track with people like that.

"Aaron drove a couple of races for me and there was no reason to think that they were suspicious, but there's certain people that maybe they experiment with a lot of things. I don't know about drugs to tell you the truth, but I know that I want to be next to the guy and I want to know he's clean. I don't want to have to get in a truck or get in a Nationwide car or get in a Cup car and think that somebody had been out the night before and not been clean.

"I'm frustrated with the fact that I have to answer questions about Aaron Fike. Everybody that has to do a media bullpen today will have to answer a question about Aaron Fike and it really, really ticks me off that we have to answer that because everyone should know that we are taking random drug tests, and every driver in this garage should take them, in any garage in NASCAR. This has always been perceived as a clean sport. Let's not let it be perceived as something that is not clean now because it is for the most part. But let's prove it."

POINT STANDINGS:
1 -- Jeff Burton 1215 Leader 8 0 1 3 6
2 +1 Kyle Busch 1135 -80 8 1 1 4 5
3 +1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1129 -86 8 1 0 3 6
4 +2 Jimmie Johnson 1116 -99 8 1 1 4 4
5 -3 Kevin Harvick 1115 -100 8 0 0 2 4
6 +1 Denny Hamlin 1078 -137 8 0 1 3 5
7 -2 Tony Stewart 1057 -158 8 0 0 3 5
8 +3 Clint Bowyer 1044 -171 8 0 0 2 5
9 -- Carl Edwards 1041 -174 8 0 3 4 5
10 -2 Greg Biffle 1039 -176 8 0 0 3 5
11 +1 Kasey Kahne 929 -286 8 0 0 0 4
12 -2 Ryan Newman 915 -300 8 1 1 2 3

13 +1 Jeff Gordon 907 -308 8 2 0 3 3
14 +2 Martin Truex Jr. 897 -318 8 0 0 0 2
15 -2 Matt Kenseth 869 -346 8 0 0 1 4
16 +3 Juan Montoya 857 -358 8 0 0 0 0
17 -2 Kurt Busch 851 -364 8 0 0 1 1
18 +3 Bobby Labonte 834 -381 8 0 0 0 0
19 -2 David Ragan 828 -387 8 0 0 0 1
20 -2 Brian Vickers 828 -387 8 0 0 0 1
21 +1 David Gilliland 820 -395 8 0 0 0 1
22 +1 Paul Menard 779 -436 8 0 0 0 0
23 -3 Elliott Sadler 751 -464 8 0 0 0 1
24 +2 Casey Mears 741 -474 8 0 0 0 1
25 -1 Travis Kvapil 737 -478 8 0 0 0 1
26 -1 Jamie McMurray 730 -485 8 0 0 0 1
27 +3 Mark Martin 723 -492 6 0 0 1 3
28 -- Robby Gordon 685 -530 8 0 0 0 1
29 -- Scott Riggs 667 -548 8 0 0 0 0
30 +1 David Reutimann 664 -551 8 0 0 0 0
31 -4 Reed Sorenson 644 -571 8 0 0 1 1
32 -- Michael Waltrip 615 -600 8 0 0 0 0
33 +1 Sam Hornish Jr.* 608 -607 8 0 0 0 0
34 +1 Regan Smith* 554 -661 8 0 0 0 0
35 -2 J.J. Yeley 551 -664 8 0 0 0 0
36 +1 Dave Blaney 543 -672 8 0 0 0 0
37 -1 Jeremy Mayfield 490 -725 7 0 0 0 0
38 -- Dario Franchitti* 489 -726 7 0 0 0 0
39 +1 Mike Skinner 441 -774 6 0 0 0 0
40 -1 Dale Jarrett 367 -848 5 0 0 0 0
41 +2 Patrick Carpentier* 320 -895 5 0 0 0 0
42 -- Joe Nemechek 309 -906 6 0 0 0 0
43 -2 Kyle Petty 296 -919 5 0 0 0 0
44 -- Bill Elliott 274 -941 4 0 0 0 0
45 +2 Michael McDowell* 210 -1005 3 0 0 0 0
46 -1 Ken Schrader 192 -1023 3 0 0 0 0
47 -1 Aric Almirola 179 -1036 2 0 0 0 1
48 -- John Andretti 149 -1066 3 0 0 0 0
49 +8 Johnny Sauter 52 -1163 1 0 0 0 0
50 -1 Kenny Wallace 34 -1181 1 0 0 0 0
51 -- Jeff Green 0 -1215 0 0 0 0 0
52 -2 A.J. Allmendinger 0 -1215 0 0 0 0 0
53 -1 Chad McCumbee 0 -1215 0 0 0 0 0
54 +1 Tony Raines 0 -1215 0 0 0 0 0
55 -1 Johnny Benson 0 -1215 0 0 0 0 0
56 -3 Burney Lamar 0 -1215 0 0 0 0 0
57 -1 Boris Said 0 -1215 0 0 0 0 0
58 -- Eric McClure 0 -1215 0 0 0 0 0
59 -- Sterling Marlin 0 -1215 0 0 0 0 0
60 -- Jacques Villeneuve* 0 -1215 0 0 0 0 0
61 -- Stanton Barrett 0 -1215 0 0 0 0 0
62 -- Carl Long 0 -1215 0 0 0 0 0

* Denotes Rookie

HEY EVERYONE...WELL ANOTHER DISAPPOINTING RACE FOR KEVIN HARVICK..I THOUGHT FOR AWHILE HE WAS GOING TO DO OK AND THEN HE JUST SLIDES BACKWARDS..RUNS OUT OF GAS AND CAN'T GET STARTED AGAIN...ERRRRR...BUT LET US TALK ABOUT THE BULLSHIT THAT FOX PULLED BY PLAYING THE RED SOX/YANKEES BASEBALL GAME RIGHT UP UNTIL AFTER THE GREEN FLAG DROPPED!!! I THINK THAT WAS TERRIBLY INSULTING THE SPORT OF NASCAR AND EVERY ASPECT INVOLVED FROM THE DRIVER TO US, THE FANS!!! IT IS ONE THING TO MISS THE GRREN FLAG DROPPING BUT TO MISS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND THE FLY OVER!!!! I MAKES ME MAD ENOUGH TO HEAR PEOPLE SAY THEY DON'T EVEN THINK NASCAR IS A SPORT..WELL WTF...NOW IT IS ALMOST LIKE FOX ACTUALLY THINKS THAT TOO BY JUST THE DISRESPECT THAT WAS SHOWN SATURDAY NIGHT!!!! I AM GOING TO WRITE A LETTER TO FOX AND TELL THEM EXACTLY WHAT I THINK OF THAT!!! I ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE ALL FANS TO WRITE IN. http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar
TOO MANY DISAPPOINTMENTS TO THE RACE AND INCLUDING THE ENDING WITH THE WINNER IN MY OPINION..ALTHOUGH...KUDOS TO CHAD KNAUS FOR HIS GAMBLE WITH FUEL...AS MUCH AS I CAN NOT STAND THE DRIVER...I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED CHAD AND RESPECTED HIM FOR HIS SKILL OF BEING A CREW CHIEF...WITHOUT... WHAT EXACTLY WOULD JIMMIE JOHNSON BE???

WE HAVE ANOTHER WEEK OFF FROM NASCAR...I KNOW...BUMMER, BUMMER, BUMMER....SO WE WILL SEE YOU AT TALLADEGA ON APRIL 27th!!!! HAVE A GREAT NASCARISTIC WEEK!!! ~TAMI-LYN~

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