Newman Now Number One

Newman Kisses Bricks

 

After the first 50 laps of the Brickyard 400, it was clear that the two cars to beat were the 48 and the 39. Those cars were the strongest all day long. Newman was trailing Johnson with the laps running down. Newman's crew chief gambled on a late race pit stop by taking two tires while Johnson took four. That move proved to be pivotal. It put Newman in front and even with four fresh tires, Johnson was unable to run the 39 down.

I am positive now that Ryan Newman must have listened to my song and was inspired by the deep meaning of my lyrics. His performance at Indy will go a long way in helping him find a ride for next season. Here are the results and standings.

Week-Chuck and Freddy 209, Toby 194, Norb 192, Joe 190, Michael 183, Brent 180, Dennis 172, Neil 169, Jim 168, Terry 167, PT 165

Segment-Freddy 396, Norb 373, Chuck 359, Terry 356, PT and Joe 352, Michael 344, Jim 337, Toby 335, Brent 330, Neil 321, Dennis 283

Overall-Michael 3436, Chuck 3420, Freddy 3353, PT 3339, Joe 3261, Dennis 3241, Neil 3188, Brent 3182, Jim 3136, Toby 3085, Terry 3049, Norb 2961

This week's race is at boring Pocono on Sunday. I will need your picks by 2 P.M. on Friday.