LifeLock 40000

June 14, 2009 (Sunday) 2:00 pm – TNT

 

Turn 4 Transitions

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

By Natalie Anthony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last weekend I stated that Denny Hamlin should be able to pick back up where he left off in 2006 and possibly win again at Pocono.  Boy, did Denny have some horrible luck with a crappy Toyota engine on Sunday.  Denny unfortunately dropped five spots in the point standings and is only one point ahead of Mark Martin who is in thirteenth.

If you are wondering or asking yourself why Dale Earnhardt Jr. is listed as the winner of the last LifeLock 400, you are not confused or mistaken and I didn’t make a typo.  Dale Jr. did actually post a win in the 2008 season.  Dale’s change in crew chiefs may pay out in the long run, but I don’t expect him to perform as well as he did last year at Michigan International Speedway (MIS).  It would be nice if Dale could atleast get himself a Top 5 so Junior and NASCAR Nation can get off his back. 

Kasey Kahne had a decent run last Sunday at Pocono even though he finished fourteenth; Kasey was very competitive for most of the race.  Kasey was the runner up for the last year’s race in June and has a 50/50 chance of getting a Top 5 or a Top 10 based on his stats for the ten times he has raced at MIS.

Another driver to watch during this weekend’s Sprint Cup race is Carl Edwards.  Carl has been eating away at the points chase and is slowly getting back his momentum and becoming a contender again.  Carl has an impressive two wins, 5 Top 5’s, and 8 Top 10’s out of only nine starts at Michigan International Speedway.  Carl finished seventh last year and is sporting an average finish of 6.6 each time he races at MIS.  Roush teammate Jamie McMurray has been improving his position at RFR by finishing closer and closer to the Top 10 in his last three races.  Last June Jamie finished his 400 laps in tenth place.

                                                                        

LifeLock 400

 

(June 15, 2008)           

Top 10 Results  

1.  Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2.  Kasey Kahne

3.  Matt Kenseth

4.  Brian Vickers         

5.  Tony Stewart

6.  Jimmie Johnson

7.  Carl Edwards

8.  David Ragan

9.  Elliott Sadler

10.Jamie McMurray

 

 

 

 

 

Track Stats

Michigan International Speedway

(Brooklyn, MI)

 

 

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