Bring It On!

Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond Virginia!

Boy what a battle on the track with this race!!!   It was a sit at the edge of your seat with this one as the driver’s really race for the chase!

For Earnhardt, it's the beginning of the end of one chapter of his career, his long association with Dale Earnhardt Inc., which concludes with the season's final event.  His move to Hendrick Motorsports is now but 10 races away.   There is no longer a championship, a big picture, to compete for.   There are only smaller goals, and a finite amount of time, before this new episode of his life opens to the world.   With six laps remaining and Earnhardt running third, Jr met with an unfortunate engine blow giving him a DNF that left Earnhardt 198 points shy of the Chase!

Jimmy Johnson is the driver no one wants to get hot, but the defending series champion and his No. 48 Chevrolet are heating up at just the right time.   The Victory was Johnson's second in a row and sixth of the season.   He'll start with a 20-point lead on Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon when the Chase begins September 16 at New Hampshire International Speedway.   Jimmie Johnson will lead the pack when the Chase begins.   Gordon still a driver to beat Chase and season schedule.

Tony Stewart's Chevrolet finished second 3.007 seconds behind. The Ford of rookie David Ragan was third, with Gordon's Chevrolet in fourth. Johnny Sauter posted a career-best finish of fifth in his Chevrolet.

Local favorite Denny Hamlin ended up sixth.   Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch and J.J. Yeley rounded out the top 10.

There were 15 lead changes among 12 drivers, and 12 caution periods that included two red flags gobbled up 70 of the 400 laps. Johnson's average speed was 91.813 mph.

So there you have it!    What did you think about the race?

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