NASCAR today announced that Jimmie Johnson’s crew chief Chad Knaus and car chief Ron Malec will be suspended for the next six races. Driver Jimmie Johnson and car owner Jeff Gordon have been penalized with the loss of 25 driver and 25 owner points. ***The suspensions will not happen until an appeal hearing is completed. [...]
Carl Edwards – Last fall at Phoenix Edwards finished second and had a third place average running position. There’s no reason why people should expect a let down in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 if they pick him. The last time the series visited this venue only him and Tony Stewart ran the entire race [...]
Denny Hamlin – My long running Denny Hamlin fantasy mantra is “if it’s short or flat pick Hamlin”. Phoenix is both short and flat. Last fall on the new layout Hamlin finished 12th. Once he got track position around the mid point of the race he consistently ran between 9th and 12th for the remainder [...]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Back in DEI’s glory days Dale Earnhardt Jr. was a good pick for Phoenix. Last year with the exception of a top ten finish in the first Phoenix race he really struggled in the Phoenix, New Hampshire and Richmond races. In the six races at these venues he had a 16.8 [...]
Kurt Busch – This is the first real test as to what you should expect out of Kurt Busch this year. I think his results will fall between mediocre to ugly. Many speculate he’s running “good Hendrick equipment”, but I think he’s in their ” B- equipment”. Historically Phoenix is a very good track for [...]