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NASCAR Natalie

Turn 4 Transitions
by Natalie Anthony
8/14/2008

3M Performance 400
August 17, 2008 (Sunday) - 2:20 pm (ET) - TNT

Announcement of an Announcement
Why do NASCAR teams feel it is important to announce the future announcement of a decision that was made in their organization? Announcing the announcement just did all the work for you and now you don't need that extra press hearing at the end of the week to repeat the same thing you just said. Is it redundancy or responsibility to the public to make sure that we are clear on their intentions? It's also funny too that most speculation about the future of drivers or team members or sponsors is pretty much true from the first rumor. You hear a lot of people saying that they don't wish to comment because nothing has been discussed so far or things aren't finalized and they haven't made that announcement of an announcement, but the reality is already apparent to the rest of the NASCAR world. So if a rumor is going around that Casey Mears is looking at going to Childress next year, then he probably is and there should be no questions about it, just an announcement.

Front Line Finishers

Carl Edwards
Roush Fenway Racing Motorsports - Ford
Point Standings: 2nd
By the division of wins alone, Carl (4 wins) is half as good at Kyle Busch (8 wins). Carl just might reduce that division by one and be 62.5% as good as Kyle this Sunday because Carl is Michigan's leader for best average finish by averaging a 7th place finish out of the 8 races he has completed in the Motor City. Carl backs that up with finishing 7th the last two times he raced at the D-shaped track.

Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports - Chevrolet
Point Standings: 3rd
It seems like the wins Jimmie has earned this season were some of the hardest he has ever had to do. If Jimmie does win this Sunday, then he will definitely have his work cut out for him. Jimmie runs well at MIS, but not consistently enough to consider him for a race winner. Jimmie has raced at the two mile track 13 times and has been denied a win for nearly seven years.

Tony Stewart
Joe Gibbs Racing - Toyota
Point Standings: 7th
Tony said he was very happy with finishing 2nd to his Joe Gibbs teammate Kyle Busch last weekend at The Glen, but who doesn't want to win every race. Tony might not take the checkered again this weekend, but if he is happy with being a runner up, then that is just what he may be on Sunday. Tony finished in the Top 10 for the races this June and in August of last year.

Matt Kenseth
Roush Fenway Racing Motorsports - Ford
Point Standings: 12th
If I were asked to guess the winner of the race this Sunday and put a little money on it, it would be Matt Kenseth. I don't usually bet with my hard earned income, but Matt is so much of a sure thing that I am willing to put a few dollars on his chance of winning. Matt has two wins already at MIS and an impressive 8 Top 5's and 12 Top 10's. Matt's last two races at Michigan left him in the Top 5.

Last Lap Challengers

Martin Truex Jr.
Dale Earnhardt Incorporated - Chevrolet
Point Standings: 16th
It was a toss up between Martin and David Ragan for one of the spots in the last lap challengers category, but Martin has raced at MIS two more times than David and has two Top 5's and two Top 10's out of five starts. He finished 2nd in the August race last season.

Brian Vickers
Red Bull Racing - Toyota
Point Standings: 17th
Brian hasn't been making too many headlines lately, but with two Top 10 finishes in the last two races at Michigan, he will be making some news on Sunday.

Bottom 35 Feeders

Juan Pablo Montoya
Chip Ganassi Racing - Dodge
Point Standings: 22nd
Juan does have some road course skills, but Michigan International Speedway covers only two miles and has only 4 turns. Juan has attempted to perform well at MIS three times so far but he can't finish any better than 26th.

Clint Bowyer
Richard Childress Racing - Chevrolet
Point Standings: 13th
Back in June at MIS, Clint was a contender for the chase and now he is 22 points out of the Top 12. It doesn't look like Clint will be making his way back into the chase this Sunday. Clint's best finish out of five attempts at Michigan is 16th last August.

Track Stats
Michigan International Speedway (Brooklyn, MI) - MIS
3M Performance 400
(Sister Tracks - Lowe's, California, Texas, Kansas
Dover, Chicagoland, Homestead-Miami, Darlington, & Atlanta)

3M Performance
(August 21, 2007)
Top 10 Results
1. Kurt Busch
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Denny Hamlin
6. Dave Blaney
7. Carl Edwards
8. Brian Vickers
9. Bobby Labonte
10. Tony Stewart

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

Reader Board
"How many points does a driver get for wins when the chase starts?"
Ayden - Iowa

A driver is awarded 10 points for every win they acquire during the 26 races before the chase. If you do the math, Kyle Busch is already 80 points ahead. -NASCAR Natalie

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