Nextel Cup: Chase for the Cup 2006

What an outcome. I expected Jimmie Johnson to win again but would never have thought that his own teammate might knock him out of the running. I'm happy it brought Kasey Kahne up to 2nd.

The whole Vickers thing is shady... he's leaving the team soon, he kept talking about a win before then, and he practically blamed Jimmie saying he swerved to avoid Junior when it looked like he was in control and Junior was leaving room. I think Jimmie really showed a lot of maturity and patience in waiting till the last lap to make a move, but Vickers rushed it and showed bad sportsmanship.

And it's too bad that Jeff Burton got a flat tire and lost position and that Jeff Gordon was taken out in that first accident. Funny that Jimmie was also involved in that one being the first car to get loose when the disturbance propagated down.

All in all, Talladega is definitely an exciting race and I'm glad no one was seriously injured. As for the Chase, the damage was pretty bad and now that the points are closer, there's no telling what to expect. Burton and Gordon were the biggest losers in the ordeal while Kahne and Kenseth came furthest ahead from it. I'd say anyone in the top five is still in the hunt.

Jam it back in, in the dark.