tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post9067335867036328451..comments2023-06-12T05:13:30.358-05:00Comments on Monday Morning Crew Chief: Rating the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500: 4 Stars ****jmayer1843http://www.blogger.com/profile/03979602470480690327noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-73729143552655928412011-04-05T00:34:52.742-05:002011-04-05T00:34:52.742-05:00jon_464 - It is amazing how a single win can open ...jon_464 - It is amazing how a single win can open the floodgates for more, while a second-place finish doesn't do much of anything. Once the code is cracked on the lock to Victory Lane, it seems like more wins usually follow.<br />Thanks!<br /><br />Gene - Good point. It's just been so long since he's seriously contended for a win and his average performance through much of the race that he kind of came out of nowhere.<br />Thanks!<br /><br />klvalus - That would make the laps at Martinsville last about, what, 1.3 seconds or so? Bet it looked like the cars were absolutely on a rail. lol. Haven't had a stinker race yet and there's a good chance it might be a while before there is one. We'll see.<br />Thanks!<br /><br />Dwindy1 - Ha, for a while I thought we had another Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Kyle Busch late-race wreck on our hands there late in the race. That would have gotten everybody talking.<br />Thanks!<br /><br />Anonymous - lol, and the current Bud driver beat the old Bud driver.<br />Thanks!jmayer1843https://www.blogger.com/profile/03979602470480690327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-63766025993401689652011-04-04T15:22:18.305-05:002011-04-04T15:22:18.305-05:00Hell, this was a 6 star race: 5 for my favorite d...Hell, this was a 6 star race: 5 for my favorite driver winning plus 1 for beating Boomhauer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-53173401914446318122011-04-04T11:51:15.414-05:002011-04-04T11:51:15.414-05:00Four stars is about right here... It coulda been a...Four stars is about right here... It coulda been a five if the end of the race turned out differently... Like a punt and run to the checkers... A golden moment was withheld...<br /><br />Thanks JM!Dwindy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915617340823975656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-33185867064330366562011-04-04T10:18:15.958-05:002011-04-04T10:18:15.958-05:00Ah Gene beat me too it..Junyer loves Martinsville ...Ah Gene beat me too it..Junyer loves Martinsville and typically runs well there (if you can remember when he used to run well) so no shocker there at all. <br /><br />Had the race on x15 speed most of the time, lots of passing, plenty of action and liked that no one driver dominated. So far so good for the races this season!klvalushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013035051062088498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-1176778529367035322011-04-04T07:42:02.828-05:002011-04-04T07:42:02.828-05:00It was a good race, plenty of lead changes.
Going...It was a good race, plenty of lead changes.<br /><br />Going into Sunday's race, Jr had led more laps at Martinsville than he had at any other track, so it wouldn't have been that big of a shock if he won.Gene Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677117602150714769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-81170656232711723122011-04-04T00:10:05.862-05:002011-04-04T00:10:05.862-05:00JM, good analysis. It's tough enough to get ON...JM, good analysis. It's tough enough to get ONE win. Since breaking that nearly 110-race winless streak last April at Talladega, Harvick has won four times. To win consecutive races on a superspeedway (2 miles or longer) AND the shortest track on the circuit is nothing short of amazing. While it's premature to declare that Harvick will dethrone JJ, the 29 team has the makings of a championship team. But there is a reason JJ is known as Five-Time, and they know how to win when it counts. Should make for a thrilling Chase. As for Dale Jr, I compare him to Harvick in the early part of the 2010 season, before Harvick won at Dega. All it takes is for Jr to get that win, and the wins will follow. Hamlin was the victim of a very inopportune caution. All the good racing luck he had last season isn't there this season, at least so far.jon_464https://www.blogger.com/profile/11134872784295839356noreply@blogger.com