If you were Jeff Gordon, there was not much you could do in the last half of the Chase. Jimmie Johnson won his fourth race in a row Sunday and all but clinched the championship.
Gordon conceded the champioship after the race at Phoenix, but it isn’t clinched yet. There are several scenarios, but basically Johnson has to finish 21st or better. So it will be two years in a row for the driver of the No. 48 Chevy.
Quite honestly, I’m getting tired of the Hendrick dominance and it probably only get worse once Dale Jr. joins them in ‘08.
One nice sign Phoenix was the performance of the Roush boys. Kenseth got his fourth top 5 finish in a row when he got third Sunday after leading 93 laps. The No. 17 Ford started the Chase with some problems. Kenseth was seventh in the opening race of the Chase, but finished no better than 26th in the next four.
Greg Biffle also had a nice day at Phoenix. He finished second, and had the race been about 10 laps longer, he probably would have won.
Carl Edwards also had a nice day, running up front, until he had mechanical problems. Hopefully, Roush can keep these cars running strong next season so somebody can compete with Hendrick.
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