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DAVID POOLE
The Charlotte Observer
Sunday, Nov. 04, 2007
Some observations on Sunday's race from David Poole of The Charlotte Observer and ThatsRacin.com:
Please don't tell me Jeff Gordon "deserves" a championship more than Jimmie Johnson this year because of how the old system might have worked. Champions perform when everything is on the line, and in the past three weeks the No. 48 team has been incredible. If Gordon wants his fifth championship, he has to come get it.
At one point late in the race, an ABC announcer said Johnson was trying to take an "insurmountable" points lead over Gordon. For goodness sake, it's 30 points.
I didn't get to see the finish of the NFL game between New England and Indianapolis, but I understand it was riveting. NASCAR, though, can't do it any better than the way Sunday's race wrapped up. If the race gets killed in the ratings, there's not a lot NASCAR could have done - aside from starting two hours earlier.
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: February 5, 1996 First NWCS Race: Interstate Batteries 500, April 6, 1997 Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 194.224 mph (27.803 sec), 4/5/02 Race Record: Terry Labonte, 144.276 mph, 3/28/99 Owner: SMI Chairman: O. Bruton Smith Phone: (817) 215-8500 Tickets: (817) 215-8500 Shipping Address: 3601 Hwy 114 Justin, TX 76247 Mailing Address: PO Box 500 Fort Worth, TX 76101 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 1.5 Mile Oval Banking in Turns 1-4: 24º Banking in Straightaways: 5º Length of Frontstretch: 2,250 ft. Length of Backstretch: 1,330 ft. Grandstand Seating: 154,861 Miles/Laps: 501 mi. = 334 laps |
