Kyle Busch took the win and the points lead, David Reutimann scored his best finish of the season, massive congestion on Interstate 71 and fan parking were all storylines for the Cup Series first visit to Kentucky Speedway. Hardcore race fans in Kentucky sent a loud and clear message to NASCAR last weekend and probably had the sanctioning body asking why they didn’t honor Jerry Carroll’s request for a Cup date years ago.

VICTORY LANE
Kyle Busch – third win and Points Leader
David Reutimann – First top-five of the season
Carl Edwards – Starting to bounce back after a disappointing Daytona race.

THE GARAGE

Kentucky Speedway – To the race fan out there that missed the race inside the track, I hope you get reimbursed very well for their mistake.
Clint Bowyer – 35th place finish drops him into 12th in the points.
Storyline that we will remember: Unfortunately, the parking situation.
Storyline that we will forget: The great effort by Kyle Busch and Dave Rogers.

Power Rankings
(Rankings will be based off of who is running the best, with an emphasis on the last several races but having respect for the duration of the 36 race schedule. Last Week’s Rankings can be found in parenthesis.)
1. (3) Kyle Busch – three wins this season, and has scored an average of 40 points the last five races.
2. (2) Matt Kenseth – Most points over the last nine races.
3. (4) Kurt Busch – Is only second behind his brother in points scored the last five races with 192
4.  (1) Kevin Harvick – three wins this season but has scored 27, 18, and 20 less than the 3 drivers above.
5.  (5) Jeff Gordon – Top 10 in five out of the last six races.
6. (7) Jimmie Johnson – Even after his third place finish at Kentucky, He has averaged 30.2 points a race
7.  (6) Carl Edwards – Every driver in this week’s rankings has scored more points than Edwards over the last five races.
8.  (8) Denny Hamlin– Has put himself into the Chase as of right now.
9. (NR) Ryan Newman – One of seven drivers with five or more Top 5’s
10. (11) Joey Logano – Only five drivers have scored more points than Logano over the last five races.
11.   (12) David Ragan – Is in the Chase because of his win at Daytona
12.  (NR) Brad Keselowski – Needs four points more than Logano to get into 20th place which would put him into the Chase.

Driver of Week – Kyle Busch – leads 125 laps and gets his third win of the season.

Stat of the Week: 20 percent – percentage of laps lead by Kyle Busch this season.

Last Week’s Prediction Results: Joey Logano finishes 14th in an uneventful day.

Prediction for New Hampshire: Denny Hamlin –Average Finish is 7.6 over the last 10 races at New Hampshire.

Question of the Week: What should SMS do for the fans that did not make inside the racetrack Saturday Night?

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