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A NASCAR BLOG BY Lee Montgomery
Talladega could shake up Chase standings
Many drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series refer to this weekend’s race at Talladega Superspeedway as a “wild card.” I sure hope so.
A lot of fans have given up hope on a close championship battle this year, and who could blame them? Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson has made a mockery of the Chase For The Sprint Cup the last three years and appears to be doing it again this season.
And a lot of fans don’t like – and that‘s a soft word – Johnson’s dominance, so for their sake I hope Talladega is a wild card.
But as I write that, I remember that Talladega can be a dangerous track. Remember Carl Edwards in April? I hope you don’t want the same fate for Johnson.
Yet, the way things are going, the only way for a close title fight is for Johnson to screw up. Has it really come to that?
So maybe something wild will happen at Talladega this weekend. But I hope it isn’t too wild, for Johnson’s sake.
Be careful what you wish for.
Lee Montgomery
Lee Montgomery started covering NASCAR in 1989 and has been at NASCAR Scene since January 2005, covering what is now called the Nationwide Series.
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sweetthings88 said:
Nov 2, 2009 at 5:29 PMYes NASCAR you really shake it up all right. NASCAR really messed up what would of been a half way decent race.
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Nov 5, 2009 at 1:34 AMYeah, right!
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