Jimmie grabs the Gold and Biffle gets his 3rd at Miami!!!

Congrats to Greg Biffle on his 3rd win at Homestead.
A super big congrats to Jimmie Johnson on his first ever NEXTEL CUP championship!!! after coming so close in 2003 and 2004 and in only his fifth full season on the circuit Jimmie now has the monkey off his back and can call himself "CHAMPION" What a great ring it has!!!
Heard Jimmie on a sportstalk show this morning saying he's happy to now have a target on his back for all the other drivers in 2007. He said he knows they'll all be charging and he'll be ready to defend!!

On to the awards banquet in New York City in a week!!!
More to come!!

Jimmie Johnson Finally Gets the Gold Watch!!!

Barring unforeseen diaster Jimmie Johnson should be the 2006 NEXTEL CUP Champion. After being so close the past couple years Jimmie finally put together the right combination of consistency and at the right time to make it all happen. I couldn't be happier for his Rick Hendrick team after what they've been through since Martinsville 2004 when Rick Jr. and others from the team were killed in that horrific small plane crash on a foggy Virginia mountain. I was at Martinsville in the infield press box when the plane went down and I remember the first intial reports and the eerie feeling of somber sorry that filled the entire garage area. It was a tough time. And the Hendrick team had to keep going. They've done a remarkable job at hanging on since that happened.
Homestead is no breeze but I think most drivers will get out of Jimmie's way because most everybody has that kind of gentleman's agreement.
Jimmie just has to finish 12th or better.
Here's hoping Miami is good to the Lowes team!!!

Can Anybody Stop Jimmie?

Well ain't it funny how things change. I'm thinking Jimmie Johnson just might win it all. But then again you never know what could happen. Only two races left and this CHASE has lived up to it's name. I'll have to admit I was a neighsayer of the CHASE points system when it first came about. Now I think I'm having second thoughts, because this has been a wild past eight weeks. I thought Jeff Burton was a sure winner five weeks ago and now he's drifting like an old log down the Cullasaja River. I really think Kenseth and Johnson will be battling for this one. Now if something bad should happen to either then Dale Jr. could easily come sneaking up and win himself one. Wouldn't that be cool?
Phoneix has been a great track for Clint Bowyer......he or Denny Hamlin both will finish in the top five this weekend. Denny is really showing us what he's made of.....he's truly for real and still could win it all as well.
On to Arizona!!!!!
Who's Gonna Win it All?

Topsy Turvey Silly Season!!

Well I didn't expect Atlanta to turn out like it did. But as in life NASCAR is sometimes very unpredicatable.
Kudos to Jimmie Johnson, who's now looking like a legit contender for the NEXTEL CUP CHASE title. Matt Kenseth continues to be consistent. That's how he won a few years back. He's never flashy. Just gets the job down.
Mark Martin is out of contention.
Dale Jr. still has a prayer...here's hoping!!!

I think I'm becoming a fan of the CHASE system. It's working better than I thought it ever could.
Kasey Kahne is my pick this weekend at Texas. Dale Jr. and Jimmie Johnson will both be strong as well.
On to Texas and some Lone Star Barbecue!!!