The UAW-Ford 500 at Taladega Superspeedway...the Just Us Cupdate

Chase Race #4: The UAW-Ford 500 at Taladega Superspeedway

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The Race Report...All the NASCAR News That's Unfit to Print

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Vickers Spins Leaders on Last Lap on Way to First Win

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David Ragan Bounces Over Kluever at Roush for the #6 Ride for 2007

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Vickers to Have Extra Security at Lowes Motorspeedway This Week

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Jimmie Johnson Not Forgiving...Even Though He Concedes that It wasn't Intentional

"I have a hard time feeling he was really sorry for what he's done,'' Johnson said. ``At the same time I know it wasn't intentional so I just kind of go on, (but) if I look at the interviews and the quotes and the message that Brian left me, I wouldn't take it as an apology by any stretch of the imagination. That's where I am at.''
Johnson is the perfect companion to Jeff Gordon. This is mealy mouthed and passive aggressive in the extreme, re: "I know it wasn't intentional, but..."
Vickers is a Hendrick's teammate in name only at this point. He is excluded from team meetings and such, pending his move from Hendricks to Team Red Bull next season...Hell, he should have spun Johnson on purpose. Jr. would have...Sr. would have too.
And Jr. seemed to realize this in his televised interview following the race.

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David Reutimann Joins Michael Waltrip Racing to Campaign the #00 Dominoes/Burger King car

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Lee Spencer's Inside Dish

The new sponsorship on the #29 with Shell and Reeses gives Harvick the chance to develop his own brand more separate from Dale Earnhardt Sr's shadow.

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Complete Finishing Order

1 Brian Vickers (25)
 2 Kasey Kahne (9)
 3 Kurt Busch (2)
 4 Matt Kenseth (17)
 5 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
 6 Kevin Harvick (29)
 7 Jeff Green (66)
 8 Mark Martin (6)
 9 Carl Edwards (99)
 10 Bobby Labonte (43)
 11 Kyle Busch (5)
 12 Dale Jarrett (88)
 13 Ryan Newman (12)
 14 Michael Waltrip (55)
 15 David Gilliland (38)
 16 Robby Gordon (7)
 17 Mike Wallace (109)
 18 Joe Nemechek (01)
 19 Scott Riggs (10)
 20 Tony Raines (96)
 21 Denny Hamlin (11)
 22 Tony Stewart (20)
 23 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
 24 Jimmie Johnson (48)
 25 Ken Schrader (21)
 26 Mike Bliss (49)
 27 Jeff Burton (31)
 28 Dave Blaney (22)
 29 Elliott Sadler (19)
 30 Casey Mears (42)
 31 Eric McClure (104)
 32 J.J. Yeley (18)
 33 David Stremme (40)
 34 Paul Menard (15)
 35 Clint Bowyer (07)
 36 Jeff Gordon (24)
 37 Jamie McMurray (26)
 38 Kyle Petty (45)
 39 Reed Sorenson (41)
 40 Sterling Marlin (14)
 41 Greg Biffle (16)
 42 Kenny Wallace (178)
 43 Derrike Cope (74)

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The Chase for the Just Us Cup-date

In the table above, Purple have been mathematically eliminated. Black did not make the Chase and are out of the playoff.

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

Lined out/Strike out Drivers failed to make the Chase for the Just Us Cup.

 2 Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 45
TOTAL - 45

 3 Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 40
TOTAL - 40

 6 Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 35
TOTAL - 35

 8 Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

 9 Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

 12 Dale Jarrett (88)

 14 Michael Waltrip (55)

 23 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 20
TOTAL - 20

 24 Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 15
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 10

25 Ken Schrader (21)

 29 Elliott Sadler (19)

 36 Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 10
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 5

 37 Jamie McMurray (26)

 41 Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 5
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 0

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