Jimmie Johnson won his fourth straight Nextel Cup race on Sunday virtually locking up his second straight Nextel Cup Championship with an 86 point lead over Jeff Gordon. The race was dominated early on by pole sitter Carl Edwards until mechanical problems put him in the garage. Martin Truex, Jr. took over the lead, pacing the field for a total of three times and 72 laps but with 24 laps to go, Johnson passed Truex to take the lead and never looked back to capture the Checker Auto 500.
Race Results Points Standings
We're pretty sure Dale Earnhardt, Jr. can't wait for the season to end after his 9th DNF of the season on Sunday.
With his 8th place finish, Kyle Busch was unable to complete his quest for the weekend sweep after winning the Truck and Busch races at Phoenix.
Roush Fenway Racing will be making all of Yates Racing's cars beginning in 2008. (via jayski)
Football Update:
(Photo: AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
The Giants need to put away those ugly red jerseys especially after losing to the Dallas Cowboys 31-20 in them on Sunday.
The Colts have lost two in a row following an undefeated start to the season. They dropped Sunday night's game to the San Diego Chargers, 23-21. Oh and Peyton Manning had 6 interceptions. Yikes!
Not only did they get blown out 34-0 to the Green Bay Packers, but their rookie running machine Adrian Peterson left the game in the third quarter with a knee injury.
Brian Griese left the game early for the Bears, but it ended up being a good thing as his replacement former starter Rex Grossman launched a 59 yard pass to Bernard Berrian to give them the go ahead for their 17-6 win over the Oakland Raiders. Does this spell the return of sexy Rexy?
We're down to only one winless team, the Dolphins, after the Rams defeated the Saints 37-29. The Dolphins lost...again...this time to the Bills, 13-10.
Big Ben lead his team from a 15 point defecit to beat the Browns 31-28.
The NFL Union is appealing Pacman Jones' full season suspension.
Sad News, former New Orleans Saints head coach Dick Nolan has passed away at the age of 75. The father Niners head coach, Mike Nolan, was suffering from Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer.
Popo in my crib News:
An Italian member of the popo is devestated about accidently killing a 26 year old fan at a soccer match. The popo, Corriere della Sera told an Italian newspaper that he fired in error and was not aiming at anyone in particular as he was trying to get a fight under controll. The victim, Gabrielle Sandri was a disc jockey. The news of the shooting prompted riots at the Atalanta and AC Milan game which took place later in the day. Changes are expected to be announced on Monday by the president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) regarding the two incidents. Watch out people, because the popo are on your tail!
News & Notes: Following Ohio State's loss to Illinois, there's a new #1 in the BSC, LSU. They are followed by Oregon...The Rams weren't the only team breaking through on Sunday, the Miami Heat finally scored their first win of the season, a 75-72 win over the New York Knicks...The Phillies are continuing to bolster their bullpen by re-signing J.C. Romero to a three year, $12 million deal...Jorge Posada says staying with the Yankees is his first priority. So much for going to the Mets...Seven first time Silver Sluggers were announced. Congrats to all the winners...St. Louis Cardinals president Mark Lamping responded to the text message lawsuit saying the team was never a willing party to the high school prank. A girl's mother is suing the team after a text message flashed on the jumbo tron saying her daughter had a STD. Cattiness is reaching all new levels. Before all you had to do to start a rumor was tell people in the cafeteria...ARod to the Dodgers? New manager Joe Torre says it's a possibility...It's like Greece all over again after officials in South Africa said the building of two of the five stadia needed for the 2010 World Cup would be "very, very tight." Who wants to play World Cup soccer at the high school?
Check this out: Word has spread that Prince Harry may be back on the market after splitting with girlfriend of three years Chelsy Davy. Reportedly the break up came on the heels of His Highness missing Chelsy's birthday to go to the rugby world finals in Paris in October. For more details click here.
It's been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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