Carl has 2 wins and is standing strong in points. So far he's top 3 in my book to win it all.

Hard to argue that. He comes with good hardware and lots of heart/desire/drive, and he has all the talent anybody will ever need. Certainly has everything going for him.

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I don't agree....and I am a Carl fan. I don't think he has the heart/desire/drive that he used to when he first got into racing. He is much too conservative with his driving these days in my opinion.

Well, as a Jeff Gordon fan I've sure had my days where I questioned my favorite driver's commitment by not racing in the NNS (just to know the track better for Sunday), but both of them were driving their asses off at the end of yesterday's race.

Could they both double-down on their commitment, sure. But I think this is what happens when you get a few years under your belt, married (to hot women), and all but live on the road.

Being conservative in racing is in no way a bad thing. Saving your car is actually smart, maybe if Kyle Busch saved his he would be more dominant. Check out the point standings and Carl is consistently finishing above average.

It's not the number of races or racing in the NNS.....I just don't think he has the killer instinct he first had when he was making his way up the ladder.

Is it odd that he seemed to fade a bit right after he got married?

I understand conservative racing, especially in restrictor plate or Sonoma-style racing. But too many times over the past couple of years it just seemed like he was hanging back hoping for a wreck which would allow him to sneak to the front.

And it rarely happened.

Not odd at all. More often than not getting married will fulfill par of your life, but it becomes a distraction to the career. Not always, but more often than not I'll opine.

Saturday, 7:30 p.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race at Kentucky, TNT

Who knew? Good thing I looked - I missed Nationwide? LOL


Edit: Nationwide FRIDAY NIGHT

Results - Top 10
1. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
2. Brad Keselowski Ford
3. Kyle Busch Toyota
4. Paul Menard Chevrolet
5. Ryan Blaney Ford
6. Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet
7. Ty Dillon Chevrolet Driving the #3 - Austin should be in this race - He needs all the help he could get and then some.
8. Brian Scott Chevrolet
9. Kyle Larson Chevrolet
10.Elliott Sadler Toyota

Anyone know if the weather is ok in Kentucky?

Indeed. Thanks...

It might be a good idea to start the race now - Occasional thunderstorms likely to begin at 8:30 pm.

http://www.weather.com/weather/hourb...graph/USKY1357

They should but they won't. I just checked the weather its supposed to light storm in Sparta all night.

Brad Keselowski has won the Quaker State 400 once and starts in pole position for the race Saturday.

Coverage of the Quaker State 400 begins at 7 p.m. ET on *ESPN. The green flag waves at approximately 7:46 p.m.

http://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2014/...-starting-grid


*NASCAR.com says the race is on TNT. So confusing.



Quaker State 400 starting lineup
Position Driver Make Speed
1 Brad Keselowski Ford 188.791
2 Joey Logano Ford 187.175
3 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 186.832
4 Denny Hamlin Toyota 186.374
5 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 186.104
6 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 186.034
7 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 186.014
8 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 185.957
9 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 185.950
10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 185.803
11 Clint Bowyer Toyota 185.414
12 Paul Menard Chevrolet 185.096
13 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 185.854
14 Matt Kenseth Toyota 185.714
15 A.J. Allmendinger Chevrolet 185.503
16 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 185.344
17 Brian Vickers Toyota 185.096
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 185.052
19 Martin Truex, Jr. Chevrolet 184.761
20 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 184.464
21 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Ford 184.307
22 Aric Almirola Ford 184.300
23 Carl Edwards Ford 184.106
24 Greg Biffle Ford 183.138
25 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 183.661
26 Casey Mears Chevrolet 183.424
27 Marcos Ambrose Ford 183.163
28 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 182.815
29 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet 182.803
30 Cole Whitt Toyota 182.778
31 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 181.916
32 Michael Annett Chevrolet 181.464
33 Alex Bowman Toyota 181.287
34 Josh Wise Chevrolet 181.196
35 Travis Kvapil Ford 180.421
36 David Ragan Ford 179.700
37 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 179.348
38 David Stremme Chevrolet 178.672
39 Ryan Truex Toyota 178.406
40 Joe Nemechek Toyota 178.065
41 David Gilliland Ford 176.800
42 Mike Bliss Toyota 171.385