We Got Us A Race

      Holy Shmoley!!!  What a Chase this has been.  In three weeks time what was up is down and what was down is up, and things in the middle are just kind of strewn around.

      While none of the Chasers are mathematically eliminated, only the top nine have a realistic chance of hoisting the Cup come November.  Nineteen point separate first and ninth.  With seven races remaining, that is a paltry sum that can quickly be overcome.

      They say that the cream will rise to the top, and no where was this more evident than at Dover.  Seven of the top nine chase contenders finished in the top ten, with Kurt Busch leading the way for the win.  At nine points out, Busch is now tied for third place with Tony Stewart, who as he himself anticipated, had a less than spectacular day finishing 25^th.

      At the top of the heap and tied no less are Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards.  Edwards had a good weekend at Dover, dominating the Nationwide race on Saturday, and finishing third on Sunday.  Harvick just continued on in an efficiently style, doing what he had to do to stay on top by finishing tenth.

      From here on out, no one can have a bad day.  Even a mediocre day could cost a driver the championship.  Perfection is the plan on race day.  No mistakes, and capitalizing on other chase drivers miscues will be the trademarks of this year’s champion.

      Who’s it going to be?  Beats me, I don’t have a nine sided coin, but it sure is going to be fun to watch.

      This week, congratulations goes out to Ron Hornaday, for holding off a hard charging Austin Dillon at the Kentucky NCWTS race, and winning his 50^th truck race.  Chalk one up for the old guys.

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