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Jimmie Johnson is very comfortable at Lowes Motor Speedway. Out of 13 starts, his average start is 8.7 and average finish is 6.8, making him a good pick for a top ten driver.

Last year it looked as if Jeff Gordon had something on Kevin Harvick when he had a tire go down. Jimmie Johnson got a good run on Harvick on the final lap, but was not able to make the pass with Mark Martin in third. Oh to be a crew member for Harvick. He stated that if he won, he was going to share the prize of $1 million with them!

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Earlier this week, Lowe’s Motor Speedway President Humpy Wheeler announced his annual pick to win the All-Star race. He did not step out on too much of a limb, picking Carl Edwards to win the million dollar race. Edwards has won at similar tracks to Lowe’s three times this season, at California, Las Vegas, and Texas. He likely would have won at Atlanta, but blew an engine there.

Edwards may be able to attribute some of his and his teammates’ success to a legal adjustment that his team is making on the cars.

According to many in the garage, Roush-Fenway Racing is installing the rear-end housing (the rear-axle and components) at a slanted angle, to give the cars more grip. Other teams are catching on, as evidenced by the number of slightly crooked cars testing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway last week. So far, despite complaints from drivers like Jeff Gordon, NASCAR has not decided to ban the practice.

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Now Thursday…. Thursday is much better (or worse) than Wednesday, but not as good (or bad) as Friday. How’s THAT for wishy-washy?

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