AMD at Watkins Glen...the Just Us Cupdate

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AMD at the Glen at Watkins Glen, NY

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The Race Report

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Kevin Harvick Wins at Watkins Glen

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Kurt Busch Got Screwed

Busch came off the corner at Watkins Glen and slowed on the entry lane for pit road. He was less than two car lengths from the indicator light when it flipped from yellow to red...at those speeds there wasn't any way that he was going to be able to pull back out onto the track...if he even was able to see the light change at the angle he would have had to look at it from...

Something wrong with the world of NASCAR when I am put in the position of having to defend Kurt Busch...jeez.

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Considering the Amount of Smoke that has been Coming out of the Everham Camp all Season, There had to be a Fire There Somewhere...Good Luck on Finding Another Quality Ride, Mr. Mayfield...They Don't Come Along Everyday

And Some Legal Wrangling Had to Go On Regarding Severance Pay Between Mayfield and Everham

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Gilliland in the #38 Replaces Elliott Sadler

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I Agree...At First, I Liked the idea of the Lucky Dog Allowing Cars to Get Back on the Lead Lap...But People Making Up 5 Laps Via the Lucky Dog Should Never Happen

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Margolis's Watkins Glen Observations via Yahoo

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RaceFlash at the Glen

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NBC's Cleveland, Ohio affiliate didn't show the race...Instead, WKYC- 3 - TV broadcast a Cleveland Indians MLB game.
My brain would still be smoking...and so would whoever I spoke with at the television station about it.
-source: Jayski

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Yates Talking to Mayfield About Fill-in Role

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Complete Finishing Order

 1 Kevin Harvick (29)
 2 Tony Stewart (20)
 3 Jamie McMurray (26)
 4 Robby Gordon (7)
 5 Carl Edwards (99)
 6 Scott Pruett (40)
 7 Elliott Sadler (38)
 8 Ryan Newman (12)
 9 Kyle Busch (5)
 10 Denny Hamlin (11)
 11 Jeff Burton (31)
 12 Reed Sorenson (41)
 13 Jeff Gordon (24)
 14 Clint Bowyer (07)
 15 Jeff Green (66)
 16 Brian Vickers (25)
 17 Jimmie Johnson (48)
 18 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
 19 Kurt Busch (2)
 20 Mark Martin (6)
 21 Matt Kenseth (17)
 22 Kasey Kahne (9)
 23 Scott Riggs (10)
 24 Bobby Labonte (43)
 25 Scott Wimmer (4)
 26 Dale Jarrett (88)
 27 Bill Elliott (19)
 28 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
 29 Paul Menard (15)
 30 Kyle Petty (45)
 31 Boris Said (61)
 32 Ron Fellows (32)
 33 J.J. Yeley (18)
 34 Ken Schrader (21)
 35 Casey Mears (42)
 36 Michael Waltrip (55)
 37 Terry Labonte (96)
 38 Greg Biffle (16)
 39 Sterling Marlin (14)
 40 Dave Blaney (22)
 41 Brian Simo (34)
 42 Joe Nemechek (01)
 43 Marc Goossens (190)

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The Just Us Cup-date

In the table above, Purple have been mathematically eliminated. Gold is over 400 out and if the Chase started today, they would be eliminated.

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

1st - Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 70
Win - 5
TOTAL - 75

3rd - Jamie McMurray (26)
Finish - 65
TOTAL - 65

5th - Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 60
TOTAL - 60

7th - Elliott Sadler (38)
Finish - 55
TOTAL - 55

13th - Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 50
TOTAL - 50

17th - Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 45
TOTAL - 45

18th - Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 40
TOTAL - 40

19th - Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 35
Pole - 5
Most Laps Lead - 5
TOTAL - 45

20th - Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

22nd - Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

26th - Dale Jarrett (88)
Finish - 20
TOTAL - 20

34th - Ken Schrader (21)
Finish - 15
TOTAL - 15

36th - Michael Waltrip (55)
Finish - 10
TOTAL - 10

38th - Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 5
Provisional - -5
TOTAL - 0

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Next Up:
GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan
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