Ridin' the "razor blade" of handling at Vegas, here's a rundown of Sunday's happenings.
The Story.
Winner: Jimmie Johnson
How it was done: Johnson passed Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton on lap 240 and held in for his 24th career victory.
Top 5: Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamiln, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin
Yellow Flags: 9 cautions for 40 laps, just 1 caution shy of track record
Points Situation: 1. Mark Martin, 2. Jeff Gordon (-6), 3. Jeff Burton (-42)
News/Notes/Ramblings.
It was all yellow. With 3 cautions early in the race, it looked like this one was going to be as bad as Kevin Harvick ("This race is gonna suck.") and Tony Stewart said it would be. And for all intents and purposes, the race did lack any real excitement. Cars couldn't run side by side easily because the tire was simply too hard. For the third race in 2 years, the drivers have complained and complained about a new pavement job at a speedway, and nothing has been done to fix the problem. It's true, in this day and age, the drivers should be able to race, not skate around for 400 miles.
Stupid Move. Robby Gordon might have shown Sunday just why he didn't have a sponsor on the race car this weekend. Early in the race, he decided that making a late dive into turn one under not 1, but 2 cars was a great idea. Racing side-by-side into the corner were Ward Burton and Casey Mears, and Robby made it three-wide, bottomed out on the apron on corner entrance and went up and slammed into Ward Burton, who made contact with Casey Mears. The only car to make it through the wreck? Robby Gordon. Just when you think that Robby Gordon might have decided to become a smart driver, he makes a move like this. Geez.
What happened?After Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Burton both overtook Jeff Gordon, it looked as if that would be the way they would finish. Instead, Burton started to fall off big time before the last caution. He ended up pitting under caution and wound up 15th, despite leading 4 laps sunday. Was it a tire issue?
Rank 'em will come later tonight
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