Coming down to the wire in Texas
posted in Race Recap |Max points for Jill & Dave on “Shibumi” means the B trophy is all but sewn up. The A trophy on the other hand, is hotly contested. The top 3 are all within 25 points of each other, with 2 races to go. Can “Clutch” Strickland hold on? Will “In the fast” Lane take the trophy home a 3rd time? Is “QoS” too far behind to catch Clutch? Is there a dark horse back in the pack who will “snatch victory from the jaws of defeat”! It won’t be me (Bryan “Spacebar” Spahr)… I’ve been “mathematically eliminated” :(
On a happier note – that was the best 5 laps I’ve watched in a long time. Matt “Robot” Kenseth was a gnat’s hair away from caving in JJ’s quarter panel and sending them both “Yard Sale” down the backstretch. (You know, a yard sale – where you put all your junk from the deepest innards of your house all over your front lawn…). But Robot held on to it and JJ only wet his pants a little, then went on to win by a country mile. Read more glowing praise for MK and JJ at NASCAR.com
Results for Dickies 500 Texas Motor Speedway (11/4/2007)
| Pos | Team | D1 Pts | D2 Pts | D3 Pts | In Order | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jill & Dave Shibumi | Jimmie Johnson 15 (+10) |
Matt Kenseth 15 (+0) |
Kyle Busch 15 (+0) |
10 | 65 |
| 2 | Cindy Strickland | Jimmie Johnson 15 (+10) |
Matt Kenseth 15 (+0) |
Jeff Gordon 10 (+0) |
10 | 60 |
| 3 | Carl Strickland | Jimmie Johnson 15 (+10) |
Matt Kenseth 15 (+0) |
Mark Martin 0 (+0) |
10 | 50 |
| 3 | Sonya Spahr | Jimmie Johnson 15 (+10) |
Jeff Gordon 10 (+0) |
Matt Kenseth 15 (+0) |
0 | 50 |
| 3 | Charlie Lane | Jimmie Johnson 15 (+10) |
Jeff Gordon 10 (+0) |
Tony Stewart 5 (+0) |
10 | 50 |
Standings after Dickies 500 Texas Motor Speedway (11/4/2007)
| Pos | Team | Total | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cindy Strickland | 1215 | Yes |
| 2 | Charlie Lane | 1200 | Yes |
| 3 | Sonya Spahr | 1190 | Yes |
| 4 | Bruce Gigandet | 1170 | Yes |
| 4 | Toby Spahr | 1170 | Yes |
| 6 | Bill Jacques | 1155 | Yes |
| 7 | Carl Strickland | 1150 | Yes |
| 7 | Jake Altizer | 1150 | Yes |
| 7 | Sue Hodges & Peter Johnson | 1150 | Yes |
| 10 | Jeff Spahr | 1145 | Yes |
| 11 | Bob & Joyce Jones | 1140 | Yes |
| 12 | Betsy Spahr | 1125 | Yes |
| 13 | Ronie Hiner | 1100 | Yes |
| 14 | Carrie Spahr | 1090 | Yes |
| 15 | Bryan Spahr | 1060 | Yes |
| 16 | Jill & Dave Shibumi | 190 | |
| 17 | Rick & Eliena Bodtke | 115 | |
| 18 | Perry Friend | 110 | |
| 19 | Jake Hiner | 95 | |
| 19 | Jake Hodges | 95 | |
| 21 | Rhett Doniphan | 75 | |
| 22 | Ryan Cole | 70 | |
| 22 | Zack Watson | 70 | |
| 24 | Scott Altizer | 65 | |
| 25 | Hope Mizzell | 60 | |
| 25 | Walt Callenius | 60 | |
| 27 | Will McNelis | 50 |