NASCAR Finally Does Something

[NAPAFISH]

Did you guys ever think he is just getting better as a driver??

[harvey lee]

I have but I cannot believe he got that much better over winter.

[SledNeck]

Look at how much better Dale Jr got in one year.

This is after Chicago in 2007

RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 WINNINGS

1 -- Jeff Gordon 2911 Leader 19 7 4 12 17 4,154,310

2 -- Denny Hamlin 2608 -303 19 1 1 7 11 2,900,200

3 -- Matt Kenseth 2565 -346 19 0 1 7 13 3,614,370

4 +1 Jeff Burton 2491 -420 19 0 1 6 10 3,746,700

5 +1 Carl Edwards 2473 -438 19 1 1 5 7 2,384,280

6 +1 Tony Stewart 2429 -482 19 0 1 5 12 3,493,360

7 -3 Jimmie Johnson 2423 -488 19 4 4 9 11 3,959,680

8 +1 Kevin Harvick 2337 -574 19 0 1 4 9 5,158,960

9 -1 Kyle Busch 2314 -597 19 0 1 4 10 2,544,940

10 +1 Clint Bowyer 2281 -630 19 2 0 1 10 2,096,170

11 -1 Martin Truex Jr. 2208 -703 19 1 1 4 7 2,795,260

12 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2151 -760 19 1

[harvey lee]

He moved to a better team and is working with a better owner and team mates. We need to compare apples to apples. Jr has not had hardly any wins and has not dominated the field like the rat.

[NAPAFISH]

Arguably Rowdy has gone to smaller team with less cars and ALOT less funded

[harvey lee]

I would put my money onm the fact he will choke. He was in the lead in all three and now leads one. Copme the final ten, it will be a bit tougher for the rat to finish #1. I guess time will tell.

I don't think that JGR is just to short of funds at all.

I'll take JJ.

[LMITOUT]

JGR didn't switch from Chevy to Toyota for less money. I'd be curious to see the balance books too see just how much Toyota is contributing.

[harvey lee]

One will never know what Toyota pays to the teams.

[NAPAFISH]

As if Hendrick does not get the best from Chev. Please!!

I never said they were low on money. I said they are less funded. You got to believe that Team Ego has more funds, more sponsors, more championships, and arguably better drivers.

[BlueLundFishrman]

They're just funding NASCAR better than the other teams, like Dodge a few years back. Rick Hendrick must be running low on cash this year.

[BlueLundFishrman]

How about them Goodyear tires, scary to think that's the best tire they had to bring to Indy. That "race" was a joke to watch.

[BlueLundFishrman]

If they can't do better than that they should just run the cup at ORP instead of the Brickyard.