Jimmie Johnson had the dominant car once Mark Martin was speared by the pit wall opening in a scary, mid-race crash. But as J.J. was strolling to what would have been his series-leading fourth victory, a valve spring failed with less than 15 miles left to run. That handed Greg Biffle Christmas in August, gift-wrapping him a second victory after a green-white-checkered finish and a pesky push from Michigan native Brad Keselowski.
This one wasn’t over until the checkered flag was thrown. Wow.
Jimmie Johnson, who had dominated the race, had his car get out from under him on the final restart and collected second-place Matt Kenseth. From there, it was on.
The Brickyard 400… the ultimate example of sizzle over steak.
Denny Hamlin dominated much of the race but miscommunication in the pits dropped him to 14th. Kasey Kahne inherited the lead and with clean air on the nose of his Chevy drove to an easy win.
The weekend’s big loser was AJ Allmendinger. If you were on vacation, he was suspended from driving in the Firecracker after failing a random drug test.
OK, Bruton Smith. You fixed Bristol, you fixed the Kentucky traffic disaster, can you maybe fix this mess of a racetrack too?
What some were billing as a kick, scratch and gouge battle to the finish turned into a parade that was a coming out party for Michael Waltrip Racing.
Junior wins again and all is sweetness and light around the globe. In fact, I predict tomorrow we’ll see Romney and Obama sharing a single root beer float
A new track surface, a new race distance and the youngest and oldest Cup drivers competing hammer and tongs for a win.
Yeah, it wasn’t classic Dover, but sometimes a driver and team hit the right setup for a particular day and they dominate.
On lap 332, Kasey Kahne passed Denny Hamlin and pretty much put it on cruise control for the final 100 miles of NASCAR’s longest event.
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