The Point's Battle Looms Larger
I am filling in this week for T J Sampson, who is in the process of moving his family across a few states with the help of a U-Haul truck. I am sure that T J would much rather be writing about Busch series racing, than moving. Hopefully, he will be back here next week.
The Busch series points battle is getting close to the wire. With six races left in the season after Dover, Kevin Harvick, driving the No. 2, Richard Childress Racing's, Goodwrench Chevrolet, has a strong hold on the top spot in the quest for the title. It appears that he will be able to hang on to it if he continues to stay cool and avoids bad luck.
When the Busch teams left Dover, Harvick had a 307 point advantage over second place driver Jason Keller, who drives the No. 57, Albertson's sponsored Ford for Bob Campbell. Keller, however, does not enjoy that much of a lead while looking over his shoulder at third place driver, and the 2000 Busch series champion, Jeff Green. Green, who drives the No. 10, Nestle's Ford for Greg Pollex, was only 11 points out of second place going into Kansas.
Rookie driver Greg Biffle, in the No. 60, Rousch Racing's Grainger sponsored Ford, has been swapping paint with Harvick most of the season. He sits in fourth place, 150 points behind Green. Biffle wants the championship so bad, he can taste it, but he is 468 points down from Harvick with 3584 points. With just a few races remaining, it is a safe bet that he will not make the grade this season. Hopefully, the young warrior will apply some time during the off season to reflect on his attitude and fierce temper. Veteran driver Elton Sawyer has had a very good season to date, and sits in fifth place 185 points behind Greg Biffle. Sawyer drives the No. 98, Starter/Kansas State sponsored Ford for Akins Motorsports.
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The inaugural Busch series race at the new Kansas Speedway was a bane for the rookie drivers, and also some of the veterans who fell victim to their inexperience. The first top driver to get the dirty end of the rookie stick was Kevin Harvick. Kevin was passing the No. 77 Ford of Andy Kirby when the two of them go tangled up, sending them both into the wall. It kind of looked like Harvick cut down the track into Kirby. His spotter may have told him he was clear, but apparently he was not.
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