Mark Martin at Martinvsille went from like a 15th place car to 2nd one year without a rear bumper.... then Kevin Harvick beet Redneck Jesus at Martinsville with a missing rear bumper that one time.....




For more information, look up "Bumpergate" at I believe the 1981 Daytona 500. I think Jimmy Fennig, who now crew chiefs for Edwards, was the one who had the team secure the bumper loosely to Bobby Allisons car, knowing it would fall off. Allison was like 3 mph faster after that.

 

A tie for the win! Devin beats out our local Michigan man with an o-so-close finish!



1) MnteCrloSS47 39 47 43 129
2) STUMPMI 38 47 44 129
3) 02 Earnhardt 38 47 43 128
4) butch049 47 44 36 127
5) Blazed SS 44 39 38 121
6) Leprechaun93 44 39 38 121
7) JuniorCar 38 43 36 117
8) 77GP 44 36 34 114
9) SSmeansSuperSexy 44 43 24 111
10) zjerry 43 24 38 105
11) carlm54stl 38 44 21 103
12) Gen 6 38 21 24 83
13) Cowboy6622 24 36 21 81
14) SupplySgt 38 21 3 62

 

Segment:

1) Leprechaun93 662 Leader
2) STUMPMI 636 -26
3) 02 Earnhardt 635 -27
4) MnteCrloSS47 632 -30
5) BlazedSS 628 -34
6) JuniorCar 597 -65
7) zjerry 589 -73
8) carlm54stl 576 -86
9) Gen 6 572 -90
10) butch049 545
11) Cowboy6622 539
12) SupplySgt 516
13) SSmeansSuperSexy 441
14) KCFITZ78 322
15) 77GP 296
16) phuntley 191

 

I sure remember the Martin run. Was Jimmy Fennig the crew chief when Carl Edwards had that oil tank lid come loose a few year ago?

 

Overall: Blazed SS still leads

1) BlazedSS 1602 Leader
2) Leprechaun93 1582 -20
3) JuniorCar 1517 -85
4) zjerry 1513 -89
5) 02 Earnhardt 1496
6) STUMPMI 1485
7) MnteCrloSS47 1437
8) butch049 1435
9) SupplySgt 1431
10) Gen 6 1423
11) Cowboy6622 1415
12) carlm54stl 136
13) SSmeansSuperSexy 1281
14) 77GP 1060

 

That would be Bob Osbourne who now works in engineering over there at Roush. judging by how they run, someone over there needs to be fired.

 

Bob should probably get the job back. But I think it's too little, too late. Carl won't be at Roush next year - I'm pretty certain. The rule is: there are no rumors in NASCAR. Hopefully Carl stays in the Ford loop and Penske expands. If he goes to Gibbs I'll have to hate him forever...

 

Unfortunatly I would hate him forever as well.. Ford threw a lot of money at that guy in 2008 and 2011 to keep him in blue ovals. They've given him all kinds of cars and chuckles too. Penske says he won't expand to a third team and such a move "doesn't maek sense" but he seems to have no qualms about putting Montoya in a third car at Michigan... .and all three Penske cars beat all three Roush cars today too. I'll bear that in mind as I pick for Sonoma next week...

 

And my summer slump continues. This year a little more drastic than others.

 

I'm really hanging in there (mentally) that Penske is BS'ing. A 3rd car does not seem a reach to anyone else in NASCAR. And Carl, despite some historical rivalry with Brad, seems a pretty good fit at Penske. I hope that can work out. I also hope that Carl recognizes that his marketability goes right down the toilet when he signs with Toyota.