The Final Lap Weekly Podcast LogoSHOW #305 Guest: Alex Bowman – We recap Talladega Superspeedway (Blah!) Danica cheers, Jr. jeers, Hamlin victorious, Super Brad is unleashed, Champions wreck many, Keelan is cute, Bowyer owns the news cycle, Francis $25k lighter, Busch speeds, hates Kansas, and so much more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie Continue reading “The Final Lap Weekly #305 NASCAR Podcast – Alex Bowman / Kansas Preview”

kyle_busch_kansasNo driver needs a bounce-back performance this week more than Kyle Busch, whose championship hopes took a hit with a 34th-place finish in Kansas – the track’s third consecutive race in which Busch was felled by accident. Busch dropped from third to fifth in the standings, 35 points behind Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Matt Kenseth. Busch has yet to win at Charlotte and finished 38th in May’s Coca-Cola 600.

kevin_kansas_vl131. Matt Kenseth (2,183 points) +/-0 positions
2. Jimmie Johnson (2,180 points, -3) +/-0
3. Kevin Harvick (2,158 points, -25) +1
4. Jeff Gordon (2,151 points -32) +1
5. Kyle Busch (2,148 points, -35) -2
6. Greg Biffle (2,139 points, -44) +/-0
7. Kurt Busch (2,136 points, -47) +2
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2,129 points, -54) +2
9. Clint Bowyer (2,128 points, -55) -1
10. Joey Logano (2,124 points, -59) +2
11. Carl Edwards (2,023 points, -60) +/-0
12. Ryan Newman (2,110 points, -73) -5
13. Kasey Kahne (2,100 points, -83) +/-0