Yesterday’s race was not without controversy, but what else is new when you enter Talladega, AL? For some drivers, their season would be over at the end of 188 laps. One of them would be Dale Earnhardt Jr. who had a bad race at Charlotte and Kansas, which is something you absolutely cannot do. In this new era of NASCAR, the drivers have to be spot on in their game. In this case, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was not. That is why the rest of this season is all about getting trophies for Junior Nation. Many of the drivers were upset at the defending Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick, because they felt that he caused a major accident. NASCAR’s president Mike Helton has had an opportunity to look at it, and at this time they feel like Kevin Harvick has done nothing wrong. Jeff Gordon will move on to round three of the Chase, along with Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, and Carl Edwards. As for the people who have been eliminated: Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Ryan Newman.
