Re: RPG Michigan Tom S. +2/+3On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:20:48 CST, "Tom S." <tscalfjr@cox,net > wrote:
>With qualifying washed out it's more of a coin toss than usual, so I
>guess I'll pull out the old cracked crystal ball and see what it says.
Brian Vickers ran strong all race,and a bunch of unexpected faces were
at the front at different times. An interesting race overall.
>
>Winner: Jimmie Johnson. MIS is known as a "Ford" track , but Jimmie
>was just too strong in the practices to ignore.
+0 Congrats to Jr. Ran out of fuel getting onto pit road after he
took the checkers. I thought about picking him, also thought about
Jamie Mac. Until that last caution it looked like they might have a
little bit of a fight at the end.
>
>1. Mark Martin in on a tear and finishes with a top 10.
+0 Mark was up there at the top until he ran out of gas during the
GWC and coasted in for a 25th place finish.
>
>2. Kasey Kaine's streak cools a little, but only a little as he
>scores a top 15.
>
+1 Finished second. He didn't cool off as much as I thought he would.
>3. Michael Waltrip, doesn't help himself any as he finishes outside
>the top 35.
>
+0 Mikey surprised me by running close to the front for quite a while.
Ended up in 23rd place.
>4. Jamie McMurray, surprises everyone, including himself when he
>pilots his Ford to a top 10 finish.
>
+1 10th place exactly. If he hadn't ducked in for a splash at just
before the GWC, he might have been in the top 3.
>5. JPM steps things up with a top 20 finish.
>
+0 Juan ended up in 38th. All three Gnassi cars were junk today.
>
Segment one total - +14
Segment two going in points - +1
Race total - +2
Segment two points - +3
Tom S.