NASCAR’S 2010 Season Comes To a Close
So it was an interesting, yet disappointing season once again. Jimmie Johnson won his fifth straight championship, and I have lost all respect for him because I am getting sick of him winning and Jeff Gordon having another winless season. Jeff and Jimmie are part of the same team, in the same shop, and Jeff’s car was never like Jimmies car, and when it came to the end of the season, the pit crews got switched, which didn’t help Jeff’s team any, but helped Jimmie win another championship. With 3 races left in the season, Jeff Gordon got wrecked by Jeff Burton at Texas Motor Speedway. After the intentional wreck, punches were thrown and Jeff Gordon shoved Burton into the inside wall. After the wreck, Jimmie Johnson’s crew chief Chad Knaus knew that Jeff Gordon was no longer in contention for the championship, and decided that his pit crew was not as good as Jeff Gordon’s pit crew. A few minutes later, the teams would swap pit crews, and 3 races later, Jimmie would go on to win another championship. THANKS JEFF BURTON! I HATE YOU! If you hadn’t wrecked Jeff Gordon, the pit crew swap wouldn’t have happened, and Jimmie would not have won the championship.
After the end of the season, Team Hendrick racing owner Rick Hendrick decided changes needed to be made. Instead of Jimmie and Jeff being in the same garage, Jeff will now be in the same garage as Mark Martins team, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be in the same garage as Jimmie Johnson, which should help improve Junior’s team overall, after a very disappointing season. In addition to garage swaps, crew chiefs were swapped too. Jeff Gordon’s crew chief for the past 6 years, Steve Letarte, will now be Mark Martin’s crew chief. Mark Martins crew chief Alan Gustafson will now be Jeff Gordon’s crew chief, and Dale Junior’s new crew chief will be Lance McGrew, who was a temporary crew chief for Jeff Gordon in the past, replacing Letarte during a temporary suspension back in 2008. Hopefully this will result in a better season in 2011.
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The fun will begin later today. I promise. Unfortunately this is being posted late because of a whaling museum mishap. Someone ask Richard about it, his response will be amazing, I promise.
