HE DID IT! HE DID IT! HE DID IT! OK, sorry about that. I've been waiting 47 races to be able to say that. So, I got a little excited. My man, Jeff Gordon, won this week's Sprint Cup race at the Texas Motor Speedway. On his 17th attempt at a win at this track, he finally got to add a check to the win column. Now there is only one NASCAR track he has not won at in his career. But, at the rate he's going, I'm sure he'll be able to conquer that as well. I have to admit, I watched the end of the race through my fingers, since my hands were attached to my face throughout the last 30 laps or so. Jimmie Johnson was coming up fast! He just didn't seem to have enough to challenge in the end. The only other cars that seemed poised to take away this win from Jeff were Cousin Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle (until the mistakes made by their pit crews put them out of the running in the final laps). Thanks to his amazing pit crew, a fabulous car and an incredible driver, Jeff Gordon got to shoot the pistols and take home the boots. This increased his points lead overall to 162 over second place Jimmie Johnson. With only a handful of caution flags, this was still a much more exciting race for me than Bristol was. Am I just prejudiced because my driver won or was it a good race for you, too? Let me know!
Results of Sprint Cup's 2009 Texas Motor Speedway Race:
1. Jeff Gordon (#24)
2. Jimmie Johnson (#48)
3. Greg Biffle (#16)
4. Tony Stewart (#14)
5. Matt Kenseth (#17)
Remember; next week is an "off" week for NASCAR because of Easter Sunday. Join me in watching the first night race of the season on the following Saturday, April 18th, at 8pm EST on Fox in Phoenix. It'll be HOT.
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