Kind of a boring race this weekend. I don't know if it was the Car of Tomorrow, or the usual issue with the one-groove flat speedway, but the racing seemed non-existant. The cars seemed mostly to fall into line, and it looked like one of those classic "aero-push" races where cars couldn't close on the car they were chasing.
Most cars last pitted with somewhere around 40 laps to go. Truex was the class of the field, but he came out of the pits in 2nd place. Gordon came out 3rd, and the surprise leader was Denny Hamlin, gambling on 2 tires.
I was expecting some good racing at that point, figuring that Truex would be all over Hamlin, but lap after lap, they maintained the same running order: Hamlin-Truex-Gordon. And no one was even coming close to making a move.
Gordon managed to finally get around Truex with less than 10 laps left, but then couldn't get to Hamlin fast enough. Hamlin bobbled a couple times on the last lap, allowing Gordon to pull to his rear bumper, but that was about it.
So the finish was mildly exciting, but not enough racing action to justify the day.
Driver notes:
Hamlin - Good to see him get a win, although he came across as somewhat of an ass in recent weeks, blaming his pit crew on national TV.
Gordon - Ho hum, more points. In spite of his large point lead (less after the -100 deduction for that nose), it will all vanish when the Chase starts. I have a feeling Gordon is already spending all his time preparing for those 10 final races.
Truex - Glad he didn't win. Teresa Earnhardt and DEI are the bad guys in the Junior fiasco, and I'm rooting for DEI to go down the drain, at least until Teresa sells it off. Truex will re-sign at DEI, and maybe Kyle Busch will too. You can have him.
Jeff Green & Johnny Sauter - How did these two clowns get in the top 35? Sauter caused at least one wreck, as he does every race.
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