Pulling for Jimmy and Kurt on this one. Keven would be a nice bonus

 

that was a good race

great to see clint get his first win, then he can't even drive the car to victory lane...he blowed it up! lol

great finish for jeffy tied for 1st now in points i knew he'd be back up there soon

 

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Dover's Monster Mile
Lest you think NASCAR is going to make the championship easy to win, Chase contenders have to slay a monster before claiming the prize.


The Chase for the Nextel Cup encompasses every type of track that drivers face during the regular season. To win the ultimate prize, drivers have to master short tracks, similarly-configured, 1.5-mile courses, flat tracks, high banks and one superspeedway. In fact, they have to reach into their bag of skills and change driving styles on a weekly basis. With the exception of the two "cookie-cutter" races at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway run in back-to-back weeks, no two tracks are alike in consecutive contests.

New Hampshire International Speedway and Dover International Speedway are both measured at about one mile in length, but the Delaware track boasts twice as much banking and that makes it a different animal altogether. This track is challenging when nothing but pride is on the line, and with championship points added into the mix, butterflies abound.


The White Cliffs of Dover


The concrete and high banks of Dover make this a unique track. It takes drivers a lap or two to get cranked up to full speed like a cyclist on a velodrome, but once they do the laps click off at about 24 seconds. By comparison, on last week's one-mile course in New Hampshire they had six more seconds per lap to make a decision and at the flat Phoenix International Raceway drivers have three more seconds.


That little extra time often makes all the difference in the world.


Steep banking makes this a self-cleaning track on which crash victims slide to the bottom of the course, but the groove is narrow and it takes a few moments to complete their spin. Track blocking accidents are a fact of life at Dover, and drivers caught behind the roadblock can have their day ruined very quickly.
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Space Pick's for Dover
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Carl Edwards
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Denny Hamlin

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wiz's pics for DOVER

1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kyle Busch
3. Kurt Busch

 

I hate to say it Wiz, but I can't see Gordon winning any more races.

Either all the other teams have caught up to him technologically....

....or he hast lost his edge...

...or they've pulled the 'special' tires from him.....

I really want Jeff to bring back the crown.

 

[align=center]Preliminary Report on the[/align][align=center]Results @ Dover's Monster Mile[/align][align=center]or the Dover Demolition Derby[/align][align=center][/align][align=center](Space Pick'sone ofWinners: )[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]1. Carl Edwards[/align][align=center]2.G. Biffle[/align][align=center]3. Little `E[/align][align=center]4 Mark Martin[/align][align=center]5. Kyle B[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]11. Jeff Gordon, (Leader now in the Chase : )[/align][align=center][/align][align=center][/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Nine of the 12 driver's in the Chase had problems[/align][align=center]at Dover : ([/align][align=center][/align][align=center]`Space, what were youthinking? [align=center]You DumbAss![/align][/align][align=center]
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Oh yes, Jeff Gordon first in the Chase. Right where he belongs.

 

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Written by Administrator & MCF `Space Reporter

Sep 23, 2007 at 09:28 PM

NOTE: Late word last night is that the #99 car failed post race inspection for being too low. Expect penalties this week, however Carl's win stands.
[b]Race Recap: Edwards Wins At Dover; 10 Points Separate Top Four Drivers

Carl Edwards won the Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover International Speedway and moved up to third in the standings, three points out of first
Carl Edwards survived a good-old-fashioned slugfest at Dover International Speedway Sunday to win the Dodge Dealers 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race.

Edwards managed to escape a wreck-filled race that knocked many of the championship contenders out of the second event in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, the most sought title in American motorsports today.

A record 13 caution flags kept the field slowed on a sunny day before a huge crowd that saw former NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth lead 191 laps before the engine in his Ford went up in smoke near the end.

Edwards, one of the Chase contenders, drove away from runnerup Greg Biffle in a five-lap sprint following the day's final caution period to take the checkered flag.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr., battled back from being a lap down to finish third. Veteran Mark Martin was fourth and Kyle Busch was fifth.

Rounding out the top 10 were Casey Mears, Chase contender Jeff Burton, Jamie McMurray, Chase contender and former champion Tony Stewart, and former Formula One Champion Juan Pablo Montoya.

A 12-car pileup on the main straightway sidelined a host of cars, including Chase contender Kurt Busch, who triggered the accident when something on his car broke. Busch's car veered into the outside wall and careened back across the track in front of most of the field.

Cars involved in the accident included defending champion Jimmie Johnson, Chase contender Martin Truex, Jr., Ryan Newman, Jeff Green, Kasey Kahne, Bobby Labonte, J.J. Yeley, Kyle Busch, Scott Riggs, Elliott Sadler and Reed Sorensen.

Other Chase contenders had problems, including Denny Hamlin, involved in a wreck with Kyle Petty that relegated Hamlin to a 38th place finish. Kenseth wound up 35th. Kurt Busch was 29th, Kevin Harvick, 20th, Johnson, 14th, Jeff Gordon, 11th and Clint Bowyer, 12th.

Sunday's action tightened the point battle with just four points separating the top four drivers, Gordon, Stewart, Edwards and Kyle Busch.

Hamlin took up where he left off Saturday by taking the lead at the start of the race. Hamlin dominated things in winning the Busch Series event.

Johnson was right behind him. Kenseth showed early signs of being competitive, as did Kurt Busch, who said Saturday night he thought his Dodge would be good in the race.

Cautions littered the first half of the race and pit road had to be closed to attend to an injured Michael Waltrip crew member during one of the caution periods. Mark Harris, the gas man for Waltrip, was transported to a local hospital for further observation after being knocked down during a pit stop.

When green flag racing continued, Kurt Busch took the lead with Biffle in tow. Mears was third, followed by Edwards, Kenseth and Hamlin.

Kenseth had moved ahead again by lap 112 with Busch second and Edwards third. Earnhardt served notice he planned to contend for the win when he moved into the top five before the halfway point.

Last week's winner Clint Bowyer had also moved into the top 10, after starting from th

 

yes, mod wiz is very happy jeff is in first still

i wonder what the penalty is going to be for edwards? if its fair with all the other ones being passed down its got to be 100 points and 6 race suspension, thats what everyone else is getting this year so far

 

The sameviolation earlier in the year only netted 25 points 25k fine. Hurts but not as bad as 100 points.