Katrina Gets The Cash
"I can't thank my crew enough," said Edwards, who won $89,076. "I'm going to donate my winnings tonight to the hurricane relief fund. We're thinking about you guys."
That was Saturday, after the Busch race.
"It's unbelievable," Kyle Busch spoke after winning $224,765 in the Sony HD 500 Sunday night, "But I wouldn't be able to do it without the support of all those people down in Louisiana and Mississippi. This is fun and joyful for us, but they're going through some hardships and hard times right now and I dedicate this win to them."
"Hey Mr. H," Kyle referring to car owner Rick Hendrick, "I'm giving all winnings tonight to the relief fund, how about you?" Rick shakes his head in agreement, "I saw Carl Edwards do that last night and thought what a cool thing to do!"
Busch became the third first-time race winner in 2005, joining Carl Edwards and Kasey Kahne and became the 12th different race winner in 2005. Busch has scored nine top-10 finishes in 25 races in 2005.
Not only did this twenty year old become the youngest winner in NASCAR's highest division, but he led 95 laps, the most laps that he has led in a single race in his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup career.
"My nerves were getting to me," said Busch. "I think I've had enough of that. That was just unbelievable. It's kind of like my first win in the NASCAR Busch Series. You’ve got Greg Biffle hunting down your rear spoiler -- and he's just working there and working there. To be able to beat all 42 competitors out here on the NEXTEL Cup Series level. It's just amazing. It's been a great task. It's been a hard road for us. But these No. 5 team guys deserve it so much. We should have been here at least five times or so but we haven't been able to close the deal. But tonight we did."
One to go before "The Chase"...
The most points a winner can score in a race is 190. The drivers ranked seventh to 10th in the point standings are all just 145 points or less ahead of 11th-place Ryan Newman The drivers ranked 11th thru 17th in the current point standings are all 174 or less behind 10th-place Jamie McMurray.
Eleven drivers will be racing for the four remaining unsecured spots in the Chase to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup at Richmond:
So who's got a chance of making it ?
Jeremy Mayfield, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, and Elliot Sadler.
Dale Jarrett, Kevin Harvick, Joe Nemechek, and Brian Vickers have a have a mathematical shot to make it in...But, I seriously doubt it.
If Mayfield is 39th or better at Richmond, he's in. Carl Edwards gets locked in with a 19th or better finish, regardless of what any other driver does.
"Yeah, but Mark...you assured us that Jeff Gordon and Dale Jr. wouldbe there."
Jeff Gordon , who's hopes seem to fade by the minute, "We sucked" is how Gordon summed it up, and when asked if Richmond and his history there is his best shot, Gordon replied, "I'm not the one to ask about performance of the past being the indicator, we haven't performed all year, we're either great or we stink, what we've done in the past makes no difference"
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s day went from bad to worse. Earnhardt started 41st on the field and moved into the top-20 by lap 55, but started complaining to his crew that there was a lack of power in the car. The engine erupted in smoke on lap 211, ending his evening and all hopes of making the Chase for the Championship.
“Oh yeah, it blew up big time," Earnhardt Said, "It had really run like hell most of the night and it finally broke. It’s a real disappointment to have a car that handled real well in the corners early in the race, but we were getting killed on the straights. I couldn’t keep up with anyone unless I had an advantage off the corner.”
The Nextel Cup Series moves to Richmond International Raceway next Saturday night for the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 under the lights. TV coverage of the race will start at 7:00 pm EST on
TNT.
I fully expect Bill Weber (TV race anchor) to say something moronic by 7:03 pm.
Mark
P.S...Please make a donation to help out our neighbors along the Gulf Coast. The best list I've found of groups that are in the region and doing what needs to be done right now can be found at:
http://www.interaction.org/katrina
Please copy and paste this message to friends, family and all of your NASCAR buddies.
That was Saturday, after the Busch race.
"It's unbelievable," Kyle Busch spoke after winning $224,765 in the Sony HD 500 Sunday night, "But I wouldn't be able to do it without the support of all those people down in Louisiana and Mississippi. This is fun and joyful for us, but they're going through some hardships and hard times right now and I dedicate this win to them."
"Hey Mr. H," Kyle referring to car owner Rick Hendrick, "I'm giving all winnings tonight to the relief fund, how about you?" Rick shakes his head in agreement, "I saw Carl Edwards do that last night and thought what a cool thing to do!"
Busch became the third first-time race winner in 2005, joining Carl Edwards and Kasey Kahne and became the 12th different race winner in 2005. Busch has scored nine top-10 finishes in 25 races in 2005.
Not only did this twenty year old become the youngest winner in NASCAR's highest division, but he led 95 laps, the most laps that he has led in a single race in his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup career.
"My nerves were getting to me," said Busch. "I think I've had enough of that. That was just unbelievable. It's kind of like my first win in the NASCAR Busch Series. You’ve got Greg Biffle hunting down your rear spoiler -- and he's just working there and working there. To be able to beat all 42 competitors out here on the NEXTEL Cup Series level. It's just amazing. It's been a great task. It's been a hard road for us. But these No. 5 team guys deserve it so much. We should have been here at least five times or so but we haven't been able to close the deal. But tonight we did."
One to go before "The Chase"...
The most points a winner can score in a race is 190. The drivers ranked seventh to 10th in the point standings are all just 145 points or less ahead of 11th-place Ryan Newman The drivers ranked 11th thru 17th in the current point standings are all 174 or less behind 10th-place Jamie McMurray.
Eleven drivers will be racing for the four remaining unsecured spots in the Chase to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup at Richmond:
So who's got a chance of making it ?
Jeremy Mayfield, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, and Elliot Sadler.
Dale Jarrett, Kevin Harvick, Joe Nemechek, and Brian Vickers have a have a mathematical shot to make it in...But, I seriously doubt it.
If Mayfield is 39th or better at Richmond, he's in. Carl Edwards gets locked in with a 19th or better finish, regardless of what any other driver does.
"Yeah, but Mark...you assured us that Jeff Gordon and Dale Jr. wouldbe there."
Jeff Gordon , who's hopes seem to fade by the minute, "We sucked" is how Gordon summed it up, and when asked if Richmond and his history there is his best shot, Gordon replied, "I'm not the one to ask about performance of the past being the indicator, we haven't performed all year, we're either great or we stink, what we've done in the past makes no difference"
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s day went from bad to worse. Earnhardt started 41st on the field and moved into the top-20 by lap 55, but started complaining to his crew that there was a lack of power in the car. The engine erupted in smoke on lap 211, ending his evening and all hopes of making the Chase for the Championship.
“Oh yeah, it blew up big time," Earnhardt Said, "It had really run like hell most of the night and it finally broke. It’s a real disappointment to have a car that handled real well in the corners early in the race, but we were getting killed on the straights. I couldn’t keep up with anyone unless I had an advantage off the corner.”
The Nextel Cup Series moves to Richmond International Raceway next Saturday night for the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 under the lights. TV coverage of the race will start at 7:00 pm EST on
TNT.
I fully expect Bill Weber (TV race anchor) to say something moronic by 7:03 pm.
Mark
P.S...Please make a donation to help out our neighbors along the Gulf Coast. The best list I've found of groups that are in the region and doing what needs to be done right now can be found at:
http://www.interaction.org/katrina
Please copy and paste this message to friends, family and all of your NASCAR buddies.
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