Q: I was on vacation without a computer, I almost went nuts. JJ Yeley got released!? That troll must be happy.
A: >truex and dei have an agreement set for next year. >jj yeley was let go and brad coleman starts in the 96 next week. >strong rumors that casey mears is going to be in the fourth car for rcr. murmers of a "points swap" between the #07 and the new #33 for next year. don't understand why... >johnny benson passed todd bodine then erik darnell to take his third truck series win in a row, and his fourth in the last five races. and he increased his points lead a bit. >ambrose won the nns race as the two guys in front of him (jimmie johnson and jeff burton) ran out of gas in the last few laps yesterday. kyle finished second running for a new team - the number 92 - in another of those "horsepower-challenged" toyotas... >and, oh yeah, rowdy won his eight cup race (his 16th across all three series) in a fairly dominant fashion, giving him three wins and a second in the four road courses he's run this year. stewart finished second and ambrose came from 43rd to third. >chase news: with 80 bonus points and only four races left, rowdy will start the chase in first place. and i believe he now has a big enough lead that he can finish 43rd four times and still be in - but he's not "locked in" officially yet because he actually has to run the races, or at least start them...