Vegas was the race that we were all anticipating to see, since the Gen 6 car appeared, and all I can say is "It can pass." This past weekend the Gen 6 car showed us what we can expect on mile and a half tracks in the future, and boy does it look bright. The race may not have been action packed but it was the best race that we have seen so far, there was side by side racing, four wide at one point, passing on the bottom, and on the top.The race was impressive almost as impressive as Joe Gibbs Racing despite most of the race belonging to driver of the number 5 Farmers Insurance Chevy of Kasey Kahne it was the Joe Gibbs Racing team that really showed that despite there recent troubles they are ready to flex there muscle. Both Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch had pit lane speeding violations at one point during the race but both fought back hard. Kyle even managed to show his determination by not losing a lap while serving his penalty. In the latter stages of the race Hamlin was even trying to stretch his fuel mileage while leading, until cautions allowed him to pit resulting in a 15th place finish, Kyle Busch fared better by turning his penalty into a 5th place finish. But the light was focused on JGR new comer Matt Kenseth and the number 20 Dollar General Toyota as he did what he always does so well and closed out the race. Kenseth led the finally twenty laps of the Kobalt Tools 400, putting on a great show by holding off the hard charging Chevy of Kasey Kahne who was doing every thing he can, and Matt new he was coming continuously asking his new spotter to get the lap cars out of his way now. He navigated the traffic and was very excited after taking the victory with his new team.
The race was just fantastic and I believe there is a lot in store for the future.
-Stephen Appell
stephenappell.com
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