The USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicago, Illinois...the Just Us Cupdate

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The Race Report

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Jeff Gordon Wins in Chicago

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Uh huh...Sure...Jeff Gordon Defends His Actions at Chicago and Looks for Kenseth to Make Up...

Okay...someone tell me again that Jeff Gordon didn't spin Matt Kenseth to protect Jimmie Johnson's points lead. If Kenseth had won or finished second, he would have taken the points lead away from Jimmie Johnson. Tell me that one again.


And of course, he's wanting to make up with Kenseth...he doesn't want to feel a little bump sending him into the wall either this week or next week or the week after as a yellow and black Dewalt Tools Ford goes racing past. If he's going to drive like that then he will have to take his lumps...just like everyone else.

And NASCAR needs to shit or get off the pot. Gordon may have had the best of intentions...but...BUT, he is also still on probation until next month for rough driving at Bristol last month when he spun...who?...WHO? was that?...Matt Kenseth.

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Increased Safety and Slaps on the Wrist from NASCAR Giving Drivers False Sense of Invincibility

I want you to all close your eyes with me for a moment and imagine that Jeff Gordon had spun Dale Earnhardt Sr like he did Matt Kenseth while Earnhardt was leading the race...or Junior Johnson...or Cale Yarborough...how many teeth would Gordon have left the next morning...and would his eyes be swollen shut...Cut me, Mick! Cut me!

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Juan Pablo Montoya to Drive For Ganassi in NASCAR Next Season

...Given His Walking Papers by McClaren...So I Guess, He Can Get an Earlier Start, If Ganassi is Ready to Put a Car Under Him.

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Mayfield Trys to Clarify His Relationship With Everham

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Chicago Observations From Bob Margolis via Yahoo

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Danica Patrick Rumored Interest in NASCAR

...But Not Imminent

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Matt Kenseth's Other Fender Bender

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After the Blistering Talent Explosion of the Young Gun era, Are We In the Midst of the Young Dud Era...Lee Spencer Reports

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New Road Track in Utah...This Sounds So Much Nicer Than Infineon in Sonoma, CA and Watkins Glen, NY

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Complete Finishing Order

1 Jeff Gordon (24)
2 Jeff Burton (31)
3 Kyle Busch (5)
4 Kevin Harvick (29)
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
6 Jimmie Johnson (48)
7 Reed Sorenson (41)
8 Kurt Busch (2)
9 Clint Bowyer (07)
10 J.J. Yeley (18)
11 Greg Biffle (16)
12 Bobby Labonte (43)
13 Brian Vickers (25)
14 Denny Hamlin (11)
15 Scott Riggs (10)
16 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
17 Dave Blaney (22)
18 Mark Martin (6)
19 Robby Gordon (7)
20 Carl Edwards (99)
21 David Stremme (40)
22 Matt Kenseth (17)
23 Kasey Kahne (9)
24 Jeremy Mayfield (19)
25 Casey Mears (42)
26 Sterling Marlin (14)
27 Jeff Green (66)
28 Kyle Petty (45)
29 Elliott Sadler (38)
30 Michael Waltrip (55)
31 Dale Jarrett (88)
32 Tony Stewart (20)
33 Joe Nemechek (01)
34 Scott Wimmer (4)
35 Bill Elliott (100)
36 Ryan Newman (12)
37 Travis Kvapil (32)
38 Kenny Wallace (178)
39 Jamie McMurray (26)
40 Tony Raines (96)
41 Todd Kluever (06)
42 Ken Schrader (21)
43 Terry Labonte (44)

The Just Us Cup-date

Place - Driver
Finishing Points
Deduction (DNQ/Prov -5, DNF -5,
Bonus (Pole +5, Most Laps Led +5, Win +5)
TOTAL

1st - Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 70
Win - 5
TOTAL - 75

4th - Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 65
TOTAL - 65

5th - Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 60
TOTAL - 60

6th - Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 55
TOTAL - 55

8th - Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 50
TOTAL - 50

11th - Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 45
TOTAL - 45

18th - Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 40
TOTAL - 40

20th - Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 35
TOTAL - 35

23rd - Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

29th - Elliott Sadler (38)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

30th - Michael Waltrip (55)
Finish - 20
TOTAL - 20

31st - Dale Jarrett (88)
Finish - 15
PROV - -5
TOTAL - 10

39th - Jamie McMurray (26)
Finish - 10
PROV - -5
TOTAL - 5

42nd - Ken Schrader (21)
Finish - 5
TOTAL - 5


Next Up:
The Lenox Industrial Tool 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, NH