SHOW #112 – Our guest is Martin Truex Jr., as we recap the Coke 600, preview Pocono, discuss the demise of Jimmie Johnson, the Jeff Burton / Kyle Busch scuffle, and more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop

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CREDITS:
Hosts: Kerry Murphey & Paul Northrop
Production: Kerry Murphey
Music: Radium Sound
Voice Over: Thomas Moog

Older Busch Suddenly A Championship Favorite

Kurt Busch completed the rare All-Star-Coca-Cola 600 sweep last weekend, the seventh time that has occurred.

In doing so, the 2004 series champion penciled his name on the short list of 2010 championship favorites.

The 600 victory was Busch’s second of the season, and it gave him another 10 potential Chase bonus points.

After race No. 26, the top 12 in points will have their points reset to 5,000, with an additional 10 points added to that total for each race won during the “regular season.”

Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin are on top of the bonus points standings, each with three wins, and 30 bonus points.

First Half Perfect Setup to Chase Run
The first half of the 26-race regular season is complete, and it’s been a storyline jammed first 13 events.

Some competition highlights:
– There have been seven different race winners and 10 different Coors Light Pole winners.
– The average margin of victory has been 1.293 seconds
– Nine of the 13 races have had a margin of victory under one second.
– There has been an average of 31 lead changes among 13 different leaders.
– 41 drivers have led at least one lap.
– There have been an average of 3,733 green flag passes and 46 green flag passes for the lead per race. Both figures are most since the inception of Loop Data in 2005.

Slumping Johnson Welcomes Tricky Triangle

This is strange territory for Jimmie Johnson, winner of four consecutive series championship.

Johnson’s last three finishes – and four of the last five – have been outside the top 15.

The slump has dropped Johnson from the points lead after Talladega, to his current seventh-place position.

A turn-around could come this weekend, where Johnson has an average Pocono finish of 9.8. He swept there in 2004.

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“Go Time” For Those Outside The Top 12
Time is running out for those outside the top 12 bubble – and that list includes some marquee names.

On the list: Clint Bowyer (13th), Martin Truex Jr. (14th), Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray (15th), two-time series champion Tony Stewart (16th) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (17th).

Only 13 races remain before the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field is set after race No. 26 at Richmond International Raceway.

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