| The eleventh race of the current Nextel Cup Series is | | | | wherever we're racing next and have a good time," he |
| already over and Chevrolet continues its dominance | | | | continues. |
| by taking the top three positions. The Dodge Avenger | | | | The second highest ranking Ford car after the race at |
| 500 was held at the Darlington Raceway. Juts like the | | | | the track called "The Lady in Black" or "The Track |
| tenth race of the season. the Dodge Avenger 500 | | | | Too Tough to Tame" is Matt Kenseth driving the #17 |
| was also postponed due to rain. | | | | DeWalt Ford Fusion. Kenseth finished seventh and |
| After the 500 laps of the race, Jeff Gordon driving the | | | | thinks that his team is also gaining ground on the |
| #24 Chevrolet Impala emerged as the winner. Denny | | | | Chevrolet Impalas. "I feel like we're gaining on it," he |
| Hamlin, driving another Chevy Impala, finished at | | | | says. "We're not where we need to be, but I feel like |
| second place while Jimmie Johnson finished in third in | | | | we're definitely gaining on it. Before the sun came out, |
| yet another Chevy Impala. This marks the tenth race | | | | we weren't the car to beat, but we made some |
| that a Chevrolet car has won this season. The only | | | | adjustments and got up within the top five cars and |
| race that a Chevrolet car has not won is the Auto | | | | actually led a little bit. The cars are just very, very |
| Club 500 - the second point race of the season which | | | | sensitive - at least ours are. The sun came out and it |
| was won by a Ford Fusion driven by Matt Kenseth. | | | | just really threw the car for a loop and we could never |
| While Ford is the only car manufacturer to grab a win | | | | get it back." |
| against Chevrolet cars, they have yet to gain another | | | | While not finishing as high up in the ranking as Edwards |
| win this season. At the recently concluded Dodge | | | | and Kenseth, #26 Royal Crown Ford Fusion driver |
| Avenger 500, the highest placing Ford Fusion is the | | | | Jamie McMurray did not exactly came up with a |
| one driven by Carl Edwards who finished fifth. While | | | | down-to-the-Weathertec mat performance. He |
| Ford has reason to be frustrated with the way Chevy | | | | finished 16th after the race. He talked about his car's |
| has been dominating the season, Edwards is clearly | | | | performance after the race saying: "It was just terrible |
| elated by his top-five finish. "My guys did a great job," | | | | at the beginning. All of the Roush setups were pretty |
| Edwards said. "I guess I got onto pit road wrong and | | | | close and I knew that Carl was leading at one point |
| we got a penalty, but I had fun. This is the greatest | | | | and we weren't much different. Apparently what |
| race track we go to by far. They need to build about | | | | worked for him wasn't working for us. We were just |
| 10 more of these all over the country. We need to | | | | really, really loose so the guys adjusted on it and we |
| race at them once a month for sure. This is a blast," | | | | got a little better, and then the next adjustment was |
| he furthermore adds. | | | | really good. I thought we were like an eighth to a |
| Talking about the closing stages of the race when he | | | | tenth-place car and we just kind of ran there for like |
| was involved in a tight finish, Edwards has this to say: | | | | 100-150 laps. Everything was good and we came in |
| "It's crazy, but that's what makes this place so great is | | | | and pitted and then went back out and it was just |
| you can race so hard. My hat's off to Jeff Gordon and | | | | undriveable - tight. We kind of thought we got a bad |
| those guys. They did a great job, but our Office Depot | | | | set of tires and then we put another set of tires on |
| team did great today. This is the best finish we've had | | | | and it was a little bit better, but it still wasn't the way it |
| in a while and I'm really proud of them." Reflecting on | | | | had been early in the race. I hit the wall a couple of |
| his performance which earned him the fifth place finish, | | | | times. I might have knocked something out of whack, I |
| Edwards is evidently thrilled in the way his team is | | | | don't think so, or maybe the race track just changed |
| making progress. "It was a lot of fun. I appreciate all of | | | | and we didn't keep up with it." |
| the fans sticking around for the race today and I hope | | | | With the Chevrolet cars dominating the 2007 Nextel |
| everybody had a good Mother's Day. It was a lot of | | | | Cup Series, it is a given that Ford should step up and |
| fun for me. This is my favorite race track. | | | | come up with wins for the rest of the season. While a |
| Congratulations to Jeff and those guys. They've been | | | | top five finish is a good performance, they need to |
| on a roll and it's awesome to see somebody do that | | | | once again take the top position to make the season |
| well, but we're creeping back up and we'll go onto | | | | more interesting. |