Matt McLaughlin’s Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2011 Martinsville Spring Race Recap
Denny Hamlin, the winner of three straight Martinsville events was then resigned to 12th position.
Denny Hamlin, the winner of three straight Martinsville events was then resigned to 12th position.
If the drivers are only going to actually race for the final 10 to 20 laps anyway, maybe Fontana should try a 200-mile race distance next year?
Kyle Busch’s team got the No. 18 car off pit road first on the last stop and while Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson kept him honest, there was no catching Busch.
On the final pit stop, Carl Edwards was able to take two tires and the lead heading into the homestretch at Las Vegas.
Trevor Bayne’s week of wonder came to a crashing end at Phoenix after last week’s fairytale Daytona 500 victory.
They said with the new surface and rules, this Daytona 500 was going to be unpredictable. Well, it was all that and then some.
Stick glue up each nostril, inhale deeply and come up with the most ridiculous set of rules you can. NASCAR’s actual Daytona 500 qualifying is more insane.
If NASCAR folks didn’t know that speeds with the new cars and surface were going to be north of 200 mph at Daytona, they must have been partying with JC France.
When Martin Truex Jr. fell off the pace at Homestead, Carl Edwards lost the only competition that could keep him honest and drove on to an easy win.
With 47 laps left, Carl Edwards passed Denny Hamlin to take a lead he’d never relinquish at Phoenix.
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