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You hear us talk a lot about how races are won and lost on pit road. Obviously in Daytona you had Dale Earnhardt Jr. dig himself a big hole with his pit road issues. You had another prime example of it on Sunday with the mistakes that Greg Biffle made on pit road. That was the difference that cost him the race. Our focus is always with what goes on the race track, but you simply can't discount what happens on pit road.
Picking favorites
Obviously with the way he is performing right now, Matt Kenseth is at the top of the list of who to watch this weekend. Las Vegas historically is also a good racetrack for Mark Martin.
Obviously racing on your home track means a lot, so expect Kurt Busch to do well. He just seems to ramp it up even more there. Keep a close watch on Greg Biffle too. I guess I need to also add Carl Edwards into that mix, but last Sunday wasn't what we expected from Carl at a 2- or 1.5-mile track.
The ones to watch
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You can say the same thing about Jimmie Johnson. He won three races in a row at California between 2005 to 2007. But after Sunday's race you have to scratch your head because yes, they finished ninth, but it was a weak ninth place finish.
One you definitely need to watch is Jeff Gordon. The way that car is running and the way they have their confidence back, I think they are so close to stepping back into Victory Lane.
Final thought
I am thrilled with where we are as a sport right now. There's so much gloom and doom out there right now that sometimes you wonder if you should just crawl in a hole and never come out. It was awesome to see the number of teams that came clear across country and showed up in California. We had more than a full field in all three series. We had some great racing. And contrary to what a lot of the so-called pundits were predicting, we had a lot of people in the grandstands on Sunday. I think that just says so much for the strength of NASCAR even in the down times.
FOX race analyst Larry McReynolds has more than 25 years of NASCAR experience as a mechanic, crew chief and broadcaster. He and his fellow Crew Chief Club members take you behind the wall at www.crewchiefclub.com.
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