Nascar 2019/2020

Backed Erik Jones each way so happy with that.
Not happy about Hamlin winning though, really don't like the guy. Thought Jimmie Johnson was terribly unlucky. He was right in it untill getting hit on pit road. He still finished top ten I think.

Excellent race tonight. Very few cautions, lots of different leaders. Looked like it was Larson's race until his put road speeding, looked like Harvick might be the man early on, then Truex, then Blaney but Keselowski played a patient game and won out although it looked a little shaky over the last few laps and Truex got close at the finish.

Nice win for Logano. One-two for team Penske. They seem a bit ahead of the rest right now.
Both of them in the playoffs already. I don't think it'll be too long before Harvick gets his first win. Kyle Busch drove so well going for the weekend treble, he won the truck race and the Xfinity race, but I think Toyota are a little behind Ford at the moment. The Chevys are really struggling again this year.

It'll be hard to beat Harvick in Phoenix. He has won four of the last five there.

A lot of stuff going on about Kyle Busch going for his 200th win in all Nascar this weekend. They even had a poll up of who is better Kyle or the King which is a bit ridiculous imo.
I'd be of the opinion that he and Kevin Harvick are the two best drivers right now but Kyle has only one Nascar Cup championship to this point in his career. I think it's very disrespectful to Jimmie Johnson to be comparing Kyle with Richard Petty.
Kyle's taken advantage of being allowed to take part in truck and Xfinity races and most of his 199 wins have come in these events against lesser drivers where he also has the advantage of the best cars most of the time.

Anyways rant over.

This week we are on to California for the Auto club 400. It's a very tough track on tyres and there could be lots of cautions. Kyle is favourite with Harvick and Keslowski also strongly fancied.
Austin Dillon has the pole and the man on the pole has won the last two renewals of this race. The much improved Aric Almirola sits third on the grid sandwiched between Harvick and Kyle Busch with Logano and Denny Hamlin making up the top six.
Two drivers with a good history at this track who didn't qualify so well are Kyle Larson in 15th and Martin Truex jnr. in 27th. It's clear Truex has a great long run car but it's unlikely that'll be very helpful in a 400 mile race which should have plenty of cautions.
I'm going for Almirola to cause a bit of an upset and take this one. Dillon can do it if they can hold their qualifying speed. Obviously Busch and Harvick will he right there along with the Penske boys and I'm including Blaney along with Brad and Joey.

So Aric for the win for me from Brad, Ryan Blaney and Harvick. Just have a feeling it doesn't suit Kyle's hard charging style.

Denny Hamlin gets the win, his second of the season. Jimmie Johnson finished, his crew were poor today, they'll have to improve if he is going to get a win.
Kyle led quite a few laps, most of anybody, but lost it on a turn and lost a couple of spots, then hit the wall and had to pit. I think he finished 10th, which makes it seven top tens from seven races.
Lots of different leaders today, great race.

Kyle got the win, he didn't have the best car but got it done with his brother Kurt getting second

Jordan 199 wrote:

I hope Kyle can win a second cup title this year.

I've always liked him and he is a great driver, just wish he'd stop padding his stats in the lower levels. I don't think it's right that he competes so often in the truck and Xfinity series.

So no race for Easter weekend. Jimmie Johnson ran the Boston Marathon on Monday. It was his first marathon and he ran it in 3 hours 9 minutes, not bad for a 43 year old Nascar driver.