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April 16, 2007
King Of The Mountain; Jeff Burton
By Mark Young
Wow what a race yesterday!!! There are more story lines to talk about than that soap opera following the unfortunate passing of Anna Nicole Smith. Smoke vs. Montoya and Junior driving the #5 are the two that are going to get the most attention. However we have to give credit where credit is due and therefore I decree to all the blog-heads that Jeff Burton should be King Of The Mountain this week.
For all those fans who have been screaming about how Jeff Burton should have wrecked people to get a win this goes to show you that what comes around goes around. Burton persevered, hung in there, and dug his way to the front late in the race and won in thrilling fashion. HE raced smart and he raced clean and was rewarded with a victory.
Anyone who doesn't believe that the #31 car is a legitimate threat to win the NEXTEL Cup should think again, those guys are running strong and running smart. In closing, who thought that paint scheme he drove yesterday was reminiscent of the Exide days? That car was sharp!!
That's what I think, what say you?
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Comments
I was bummed about Gordon hitting the wall and losing the win, but I have to admit that it made things much more exciting. And Burton deserves KOTM for his clean win over Kenseth. It was reminiscent of the Dover battle last year. Great stuff.
I wonder how NASCAR's ratings are. If they aren't up from last year, then that is a sad commentary given how good the racing has been so far this year. We've already had three thrilling, classic finishes. But I for one am always tempted to change the channel when Fox plugs their new shows (in addition to Ford, Quaker State, ad infinitum) during green flag racing.
Posted by: Kurt Smith | Apr 16, 2007 8:00:42 AM
I knew when the Bush brothers got close to Jr. as he was leading the race, it would be a disaster. As usual, Kyle Bush drives recklessly and well, we saw the results!!
Maybe Jr. was thinking, hey your sorry butt left the track after wrecking me, but I'll show you, I'll finish the race in YOUR car!!
Posted by: Sandy | Apr 16, 2007 8:28:40 AM
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