Voice of Vito: Talladega Troubles Self-Imposed By NASCAR
By now, we are all familiar with the paradox of racing at Daytona and Talladega.
By now, we are all familiar with the paradox of racing at Daytona and Talladega.
Despite the 10th-place finish posted by Labonte, TRG Motorsports has been eliminated from Top-35 contention this year.
Mark Martin said before Sunday’s race that Talladega is nothing more than “a game of chance.”
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.
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.
John Andretti reached a low for 2009 with a poor showing in the NASCAR Banking 500, allowing Red Bull to draw closer to the 35th position in owner points.
When the checkers flew, John Andretti was as happy as a pig in mud, as he posted his first top 10 since the rain-shortened event at Loudon back in early summer.
It didn’t take long for the bubble teams to find trouble at Kansas. A lap 7 spin by Paul Menard collected several cars.
As the NASCAR season begins winding down, time is running out for Scott Speed’s Red Bull No. 82 team to get a guaranteed spot for the first five races in 2010.
In the closing laps, Sunday’s Sylvania 300 was a barnburner, with Chasers Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin and Juan Pablo Montoya sparring for the lead.