2007 NASCAR Driver Review: Dale Jarrett
While optimism was high at the onset of Toyota’s inaugural Cup season – led by past champion Dale Jarrett – things just never seemed to materialize.
While optimism was high at the onset of Toyota’s inaugural Cup season – led by past champion Dale Jarrett – things just never seemed to materialize.
Kevin Harvick started out the season in spectacular fashion, capturing the Daytona 500 by passing Mark Martin once they exited turn 4 on the last lap.
Denny Hamlin’s lone win of the season came at Loudon this July and was definitely the high point for the season as much as finishing positions were concerned.
Jeff Green and the No. 66 team struggled through the first four races of the year, but hit on something in the first Car of Tomorrow event at Bristol.
Jeff Gordon put up remarkable numbers all year. He averaged a fifth-place finish in the 10-race Chase for the Nextel Cup.
There are few things in life that one can bank on: Death, taxes, and Robby Gordon on a road course.
The 2007 season started with a bang, as David Gilliland captured the pole for the season-opening Daytona 500 and finished an encouraging eighth.
In a season where a team didn’t score a single top-10, it is tough to find a high point. Bill Elliott’s best run was 11th in the Citizens Bank 400 at Michigan.
It’s tough to find a bright spot in a season full of difficult headlines; but if there was one for Dale Earnhardt Jr., it might have been Pocono in August.
After losing his cool during a Busch Series race in Kentucky, Carl Edwards arrived at MIS in the wee hours of Sunday morning with a chip on his shoulder.