It’s been a pretty interesting chase for the championship so far. Today’s race continued to be entertaining. Any race day is a great day when one of my favorite drivers wins the race. It’s amazing that Tony won after running out of fuel in Turn 3. I guess an eighteen second lead does wonders when coasting to the finish line. What made the day complete was when Jeff Gordon’s fuel pump went out with only 29 laps remaining. I just love it when the king of whining is knocked out of a race – especially a “chase” race.
Mark Martin also ran a great race today and moved up from six to third in the standings. So after three races, here are the drivers I would like to see win the championship:
1) Mark Martin – he’s come so close so many times at winning a championship that I would like to see him win in his last full season in the Nextel Cup.
2) Kevin “Happy” Harvick – I’d love to see the driver that replaced the late Dale Earnhardt bring Richard Childress Racing back to its glory days.
3) Jeff Burton – One of the last remaining gentlemen in the NASCAR garage. Wasn’t that a great race last weekend? It’s hard to believe that he went so long without a win. I’d like him to win the championship for the same reason as Harvick – it would be great to see RCR win a championship.
I can’t say I’m excited about the other chasers – especially Gordon, Johnson, and Busch. I just don’t think I can ever support a Hendrick driver. Next week the race will be at Talladega which is always exciting.