The first race of the 2010 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup from New Hampshire was a good'un.
I like the New Hampshire oval with its fast straights and flat "short track esq" turns. I also like that the race was "only" 300 miles long! The relatively short race distance ensured the drivers were on it right from the green flag, with 2 and 3 wide racing all through the race!
It is strange to think that such a short race was determined by gas mileage, but thats the way it went. Ultimately the 14 car, Tony Stewart, came up one lap short, handing the win to Clint Bowyer, and relegated him to a 24th place finish, last car on the lead lap. I might be biased but is there a sadder sight than that of the 33 car celebrating while the 14 crawls across the line??What New Hampshire did do was shake up the points standings! With only 12 drivers in the Chase, a jump of ten places in the standings is huge and this is exactly what Bowyer achieved with the win. An eight place jump for Hamlin is also a good return for a hard weekends work!
The big losers?? Smoke obviously dropping to 11th, and, shock, the 48 of Jimmie Johnson who with a twenty fifth place finish drops two places to seventh!So will Richard Childress Racing be able to maintain the momentum in what is their comeback season? Will Hamlin have the consistency to hold on to the top spot? Will the 48 be able to mount a comeback? Will the 88 be able to put two good results together in the same year??
Roll on Dover...
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