5th
September
2007
California Boy heats up the Chase
posted in Race Recap |Jimmie Johnson ended his winless streak, pushing Sonya QOS Spahr and Jill & Dave on Shibumi to the top of the chart this week with 50 points. Cindy Strickland and Betsy Spahr each earned 45 points – so did Combat Carl but he gets an asterisk for an in-order bonus by a substitute driver ;-)
The top 5 this week are all fighting for a spot in the “A” playoffs – Ronie, Will, Bill, Scott, and Sonya. But Betsy, Jeff, Jill & Dave, and Perry are not far behind and promise to keep it interesting as we start the 2nd half of session 3
Jimmie Johnson comes to life, Dale Earnhardt stays alive, and Joe Gibbs Racing joins forces with Toyota. Check out all the action at NASCAR.com
Results after Sharp AQUOS 500 at California Speedway (9/2/2007)
| Pos | Team | D1 Pts | D2 Pts | D3 Pts | In Order | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonya Spahr | Jimmie Johnson 15 (+10) |
Matt Kenseth 10 (+0) |
Dale Earnhardt 15 (+0) |
0 | 50 |
| 1 | Jill & Dave Shibumi | Jimmie Johnson 15 (+10) |
Matt Kenseth 10 (+0) |
Kyle Busch 15 (+0) |
0 | 50 |
| 3 | Cindy Strickland | Jimmie Johnson 15 (+10) |
Matt Kenseth 10 (+0) |
Jeff Gordon 0 (+0) |
10 | 45 |
| 3 | Betsy Spahr | Jimmie Johnson 15 (+10) |
Tony Stewart 5 (+0) |
Kevin Harvick 5 (+0) |
10 | 45 |
| 3 | Carl Strickland | Jimmie Johnson 15 (+10) |
Matt Kenseth 10 (+0) |
Mark Martin* 0 (+0) |
10 | 45 |
* Aric Almirola drove the #01 car so earned points for Mark Martin
Standings after Sharp AQUOS 500 at California Speedway (9/2/2007)
| Pos | Team | Total | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronie Hiner | 190 | |
| 2 | Will McNelis | 185 | |
| 3 | Bill Jacques | 175 | |
| 3 | Scott Altizer | 175 | |
| 3 | Sonya Spahr | 175 | |
| 3 | Toby Spahr | 175 | Yes |
| 7 | Betsy Spahr | 170 | |
| 8 | Jeff Spahr | 165 | |
| 8 | Sue Hodges & Peter Johnson | 165 | Yes |
| 10 | Jill & Dave Shibumi | 160 | |
| 10 | Perry Friend | 160 | |
| 12 | Charlie Lane | 155 | Yes |
| 13 | Bruce Gigandet | 150 | Yes |
| 13 | Cindy Strickland | 150 | Yes |
| 13 | Hope Mizzell | 150 | |
| 13 | Ryan Cole | 150 | |
| 17 | Bryan Spahr | 145 | Yes |
| 17 | Walt Callenius | 145 | |
| 17 | Carl Strickland | 145 | Yes |
| 20 | Bob & Joyce Jones | 140 | Yes |
| 20 | Jake Altizer | 140 | Yes |
| 22 | Rick & Eliena Bodtke | 135 | |
| 23 | Jake Hiner | 125 | |
| 23 | Jake Hodges | 125 | |
| 25 | Zack Watson | 115 | |
| 26 | Rhett Doniphan | 105 | |
| 27 | Carrie Spahr | 95 | Yes |