Hamlin win's at Texas, for his second win of the year

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I have to say the race was actually a very entertaining one. Denny Hamlin won at Texas Motor Speedway for his second win of the year and held off a charging Jimmie Johnson in the final laps. Hamlin didn't lead a lap all day until the final run of the race. It looked all day as if Jeff Gordon would be the one to win but Gordon was involved in a huge wreck which involved Tony Stewart and others, to me it looked like it all started when everyone got jumbled up and Jeff went a little high towards Tony but than Carl Edwards got into the back of Tony and than it was all over, a ton of very good cars were involved. It changed the outcome of the race as it gave Jimmie Johnson a huge break since he had had a tire go down earlier in the race and it had put him 1 lap down in 19th position.

I honestly thought Jeff Gordon had this win in the bag as he seemed to have the best car out of any but yet again he lost it due to something stupid and out of his control. I'm personally not a huge fan of Denny Hamlin's but I'd rather he win than Kyle Busch who I can't stand at all. I'm very impressed with the day Dale Earnhardt Jr had, he finished 8th and actually led up front for a while and it was on more than one occasion. There still needs work to be done, I agree with Jr after seeing his post race interview but he always seems so miserable, he could of at least smiled some!! I understand though because they haven't run great all season so to finally have a great fun must feel great but they need to keep the work up so they can pull off a win soon, the #88 team definitely needs a win as does Jr, he is long over due. Jeff Burton was another one who had had a great day up until the end, he really came back from that penalty and recovered well and than I don't know if he hit the wall or what happened.

Did you all enjoy the race? I'm going to try to tune into the Nationwide race which should be on now or just about now. I'm very impressed with Denny Hamlin though after having knee surgery and than he toughed it out last week at Phoenix and finished, he might have finished 30th but he finished and that's all that matters. I know a lot of people thought he should switch drivers when they changed the battery since Casey Mears was on stand by. I feel bad Casey didn't get to race but it has to be a tough position to be in as it's not actually your car either.

I will try to write a quick one up for the Nationwide race if I get it on my laptop, I can't watch it at home since no one else is into NASCAR and it will just cause problems lol but I should be able to whip something up! You all have a great night and let's look forward to Talladega, that always makes for great racing and I can't wait, it's one of my favorite tracks.

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Ryan Newman Wins Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix!

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Who else watched last night's Subway Fresh Fit 600 from Phoenix? It wasn't the most exciting race I've seen but I'm so happy that Ryan Newman won! Here is a quote via NASCAR.com made by Newman after the win. "I've got to throw Gibson under the bus -- he wanted to go four, and I said, 'Just give me two,' Newman said. "I liked the track position. I'd rather block than have to boot. I was in a good position there, obviously.
"I had restarted on the bottom side earlier tonight and could not get going. On two tires, I was kind of impressed -- but there were a lot of cars behind us with two tires. It was a good situation to be in. It was just the right time, right place." He hadn't won since the 2008 Daytona 500 so this win was a long time coming.

I thought Jeff Gordon had the win, just like I thought he'd win at Martinsville but Jeff stated in his interview after the race that he spun the tires and Ryan just got out ahead of him and that was it. I feel bad that Jeff hasn't won yet this year but I'm sure he will, he just hasn't come out on top in the final laps in the past couple of races like he should have. If it wasn't for that final caution, I'm sure that Kyle Busch who I can't stand would have had the win in the bag and Jimmie would have finished second but JJ did finish 3rd and I'm happy with that and he was as well so all in all a good night for the 48 Team. I was very disappointed to see that Kasey Kahne didn't have a good night as it was his birthday and the poor guy hasn't had any luck so far this year, what is up with that? What's everyone's thoughts on how the 9 team has been running so far in 2010? Paul Menard was another driver that I thought would have yet another great run but he did say that Phoenix isn't one of his best tracks and that certainly showed last night. However, he did finish well in the Nationwide Series race and is still in the top 10 in that points so congrats so far to Paul this year, he's made a lot of progress in his racing career.

On another note...Dale Earnhardt Jr finished 12th and that's a decent run for Jr, but where and when is this win going to happen? It's been a long time coming, I saw the poll on FoxSports about who do you think will end their win less steak first and most people voted Gordon and than Jr and I agree with this. I sure hope Jr can pull off a win in 2010, if not than who knows if he'll be with HMS in 2011 but Rick seems to be standing by him. Other drivers who finished well and I was surprised by was Marcos Ambrose who finished 11th, Robby Gordon 14th, and AJ Allmendinger 15th.

Was everyone happy that Newman won or are you not a fan? It was nice to see someone else win, I might be a huge Jimmie fan and of course everyone wants their driver to win each week but it wouldn't be a sport without others winning sometimes and Newman deserved the win. I have mixed feelings about them racing at Texas next week since it's not a real favorite track of mine, I'm looking forward to Talladega since I love plate racing and that is one of my favorite tracks to watch them race at...I hope to be able to attend a race at Dega one day but it can get expensive. Is anyone going to a race anytime soon? If so which race and have you been before??

I have a question for all those racing fans out there, if there was one track you could remove from the schedule which one would it be and why? Which track would you add in place of the one removed and why? I hope everyone had a great weekend, I did for the most part and I truly enjoyed seeing Newman win last night, it made my night to see him in Victory Lane again, I'm sure Tony Stewart was ecstatic as well.

Hi Everyone! Some quick thoughts

I apologize for not posting a blog earlier in the week about the Nationwide race which took place at Nashville. I didn't have much to say about it at the time, I did watch the race but I'm not a huge Kevin Harvick fan and I was honestly hoping that Reed Sorenson would win that race since it's been a long time since he's won a race in the series. I thought he would catch Harvick but he didn't, I heard he is running tonight's race at Phoenix but than again so is Harvick.

Carl Edwards won the pole earlier for tonight's race in Phoenix for the Nationwide Series, why can't a Nationwide regular win the pole and a race for once? I was happy when Justin Allgaier won at Bristol but now no one else will win right away besides Cup guys since they all feel the need to run just about every race or well certain drivers feel that way.

I am looking forward to racing under the lights, it's always cool to watch night races, the only thing I dislike is that they end so late at night and it's hard to stay awake sometimes, does anyone else have this problem? Who is everyone's pick to win the Nationwide race tonight and the Cup race tomorrow night? I'm going to go with a Cup guy wins tonight...unfortunately and Jimmie Johnson wins tomorrow : ) Jimmie is so good at Phoenix so he definitely has a great chance of winning tomorrow.

I'm wondering if Denny Hamlin will even finish tomorrow's race, I think Mears will most likely be finishing that race for him because you can tell from the clips they showed on TV that he is in so much pain from his ACL surgery on his knee. As much as I can't stand him sometimes and I'm not a fan of his, I feel bad he is in so much pain if he feels he can't finish the race than he shouldn't push the issue.

Well, that is all for now everyone, if you have anything you'd like me to start a discussion with in the blog, please let me know and I'll get right on working one. Does anyone have an idea for a new poll? Sometimes I feel like it's a waste to post a new poll since no one votes lol, I had one up for about two weeks and now it's closed on it's own since it didn't get 1 vote : (

Stayed tuned after this weekend for a new entry! Until then let's go racing boys!!!!