Fast forward to Sunday’s return to the track in the shadow of the Blue Ridge and there’s three words that sum up where we are: Jimmie flipping Johnson.
I’ll admit that it’s been a tough week for ESPN.
The usual suspects played “follow the leader” at Martinsville in what proved to be a fairly competitive race.
This week, here’s a sneak peek at what they all were thinking following the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
RIDGEWAY, Va. – Sunday’s (Oct. 25) TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway by most measures was all that it could possibly be.
3 – number of times winner Denny Hamlin led the TUMS Fast Relief 500 Sunday.
Denny Hamlin held off charges by Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Juan Pablo Montoya during a flurry of late-race restarts to claim another win at Martinsville.
Not only has the Chase overshadowed Hamlin’s successful weekend, it’s condensed the final 10 races into a select few, predetermined storylines.
I think it would be a travesty for Martinsville to lose a date when the 2011 calendar is released next season.
Read on to see if John Andretti would start putting nails in Team Red Bull’s coffin or if Scott Speed came through in this edition of the Bubble Breakdown.