| Next stop on the Nextel Cup Schedule is Las | | | | gunning for the championship come November. |
| Vegas Motor Speedway | | | | If you recall from last week's Daytona 500, Matt |
| Next week NASCAR heads to sin city to try their | | | | Kenseth was in third before Kyle Busch's |
| luck at the newly revamped Las Vegas Motor | | | | aggressive driving sent Kenseth into the wall. Had |
| Speedway. Since the last race at Vegas, Bruton | | | | it not been for the Busch inspired chaos, Matt |
| Smith, owner of Speedway Motorsports Inc and | | | | Kenseth would be sitting in the series lead. |
| Las Vegas Motor Speedway, took a gamble on | | | | None-the-less, what's done is done. And |
| overhauling the turns at the 1 1/2 mile track. The | | | | considering that Matt and the rest of the |
| track prior to this season had 12 degree banking, | | | | Roush-Fenway drivers excel at the |
| low for a speedway. The revamped track will | | | | speedway-style tracks that make up the bulk of |
| boost turns of 20 degrees rivaling other | | | | the NASCAR Nextel Cup Schedule, I predict that |
| speedway tracks like Atlanta and Lowe's Motor | | | | Matt or another Roush driver will be sitting atop |
| Speedway. | | | | the standings for much of the 2007 NASCAR |
| What Mr. Smith is banking on with his renovations | | | | season! |
| is that Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be the | | | | Kevin Harvick Suffers Major Setback at California |
| premiere venue for all of NASCAR. As it stands | | | | It's nothing new to a seasoned NASCAR fan. |
| now, Vegas is the premiere venue for reigning | | | | Your favorite driver is gunning for the lead only to |
| champion Jimmie Johnson. Of the current drivers, | | | | have the race gods frown on him at the end. |
| Jimmie has had the most success at LVMS. In 5 | | | | What was making for an exciting finish to the |
| starts, Johnson has an average finish of 7th. | | | | Auto Club 500 in California yesterday with Kevin |
| Other drivers to note: | | | | Harvick taking huge strides to catch leader Matt |
| Matt Kenseth - Average finish of 8th | | | | Kenseth, turned sour quickly on the last restart of |
| Casey Mears - Average finish of 9th | | | | the race. Just before going green, the #29 car of |
| Denny Hamlin - Average finish of 10th | | | | Harvick had a left front go flat. As a result, Kevin |
| Jeff Burton - Average finish of 11th | | | | had to pit at the end, and ended the race in 17th |
| Next Week's Schedule: | | | | place. |
| Nextel Cup: @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway (all | | | | The setback dropped Kevin to 4th in the points. |
| times EST) | | | | However, Harvick fans do not be dismayed. The |
| 03/09/07 - 06:10pm NASCAR Nextel Cup | | | | resurgence of Richard Childress Racing that we |
| UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Qualifying | | | | saw last year seems to have carried through to |
| 03/10/07 - 01:20pm NASCAR Nextel Cup | | | | this season. Currently, all 3 drivers for RCR sit in |
| UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Practice | | | | the top 6 in points. And as typical in NASCAR, |
| 03/11/07 - 04:30pm NASCAR Nextel Cup | | | | successful teams are a breeding ground for even |
| UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | | | | more success. |
| Busch Series: @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway | | | | Look for Kevin to rebound next week at Las |
| 03/09/07 - 01:20pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck | | | | Vegas Motor Speedway. Historically, Harvick hasn't |
| Series Sam's Town 300 Practice | | | | faired well at the speedway type tracks. |
| 03/09/07 - 08:05pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck | | | | However, history doesn't take into account the |
| Series Sam's Town 300 Qualifying | | | | recent dominance of Richard Childress Racing. |
| 03/10/07 - 03:00pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck | | | | Auto Club 500 at California Speedway Recap |
| Series Sam's Town 300 | | | | The California sun wasn't shining so bright on DEI |
| Craftsman Truck Series: @ Texas Motor | | | | drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr and Martin Truex Jr in |
| Speedway | | | | the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway. Both |
| 11/02/06 - 02:30pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck | | | | suffered early race engine failures and finished |
| Series Silverado 350k Practice | | | | 40th and 43rd respectively. Is the DEI drama too |
| 11/02/06 - 07:00pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck | | | | much for Jr who currently sits 41st in points? |
| Series Silverado 350k Qualifying | | | | One person not suffering any setbacks as a |
| 11/03/06 - 08:00pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck | | | | result from the dramatic finish at Daytona is Mark |
| Series Silverado 350k | | | | Martin. The partially retired Viagra man is still |
| Matt Kenseth Picks Up First Win for | | | | getting it on and finished yesterday in 5th place. |
| Roush-Fenway Racing! | | | | Only in NASCAR does 5 + 2 = 1st place in the |
| Looking to make up ground after being taken out | | | | point standings. |
| in the last lap chaos in the Daytona 500, Matt | | | | Other top drivers faired as follows: |
| Kenseth came to California on a mission. Kenseth | | | | Jeff Gordon is having a strong start to his 2007 |
| started his assignment by winning the Stater Bros. | | | | campaign. With a 12th place finish at Daytona, and |
| 300 Saturday night, and finished it by holding off a | | | | a 2nd place finish in California, the 4 time |
| charging Jeff Gordon to win the Auto Club 500 on | | | | champion is making his case for a 5th. Jeff |
| Sunday. | | | | currently sits 3rd in the points. |
| The wins mark a new beginning for the newly | | | | Jimmie Johnson rebounded from his wretched |
| partnered Roush-Fenway race team, and appear | | | | 39th place finish at Daytona with a 3rd place finish |
| to be the first of many. Don't let the name | | | | in California. The reigning champion currently sits |
| change fool you, the quality of cars, team | | | | 15th in points. |
| members, and drivers racing for Jack Roush and | | | | Tony Stewart also made up ground after finishing |
| his new partner John Henry are the same. And | | | | 43rd at the Daytona. Stewart finished in 8th |
| don't be surprised if a Roush-Fenway team isn't | | | | position and currently sits 21st in points. |