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August 21, 2005
Mayfield gambles and it pays off
Mayfield and his team gambled on fuel mileage at the end of the race and it paid off, giving him his first win of the season and moving him up to 6th in points.
Tires were an issue for some, left rears mostly, one thing NASCAR and Goodyear can't blame on camber, but the biggest issue was the trash flying around the track. The trash collected on the grills of many cars and some had to make pit stops to take care of it. I'm not sure what needs to be done, but the tracks need to do something about this.
There wasn't a big shuffle in points, most stayed about the same, some moved up one and some moved down, but no one outside of the top ten really made any big gains on that 10 place position as the Chase gets closer. Both Stewart and Johnson officially locked themselves into the Chase, so they can breath a little easier, but I really don't see either one of them letting up any.
Next week is Bristol, it should be interesting how the points look after that one.
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I remember the races I went to back in late 70's at Michigan and trash was a problem then. I don't know what they can do, but ignoring the problem definitely hasn't donme much for the drivers.
Posted by: Jon | Aug 21, 2005 8:19:58 PM
I was baffled by the absolute blunder of Pat Tryson and Mark Martin on their last set of pit stops. First, Mark was having tire trouble and had fallen from third to 15th, but stayed out instead of pitting for tires with Johnson and everyone in front and behind him. The team then ignored the splash and dash of Mayfield and Riggs. About 12 laps later, he "missed the pit" for a mysterious yellow flag call, then he pitted for four tires, lost 50 seconds and wound up an outstanding 17th. I've watched Martin for most of my life and these end-of-race stumbles have cost me three remote controls, a broken clock, two holes in apartment walls and a broken toe. The "6" has left me stunned at the end of many a race. Once he retires, I'll try to cheer for someone more consistent, like the Chicago Cubs.
Posted by: Buddynoel | Aug 21, 2005 9:02:03 PM
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