Dover thoughts and observations

The hits just keep on coming for Kyle Busch. He added another trophy to his trophy case yesterday, cruising to victory in the Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway. Following him to the line were Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon.

Thoughts and observations

Dominant is the word of the day ladies and gents. That's exactly what Kyle Busch has been this year. Lets do a little math: 10 wins in NASCAR sanctioned events this year (4 in Cup, 4 in Nationwide and 2 in Truck), 5 poles (2 Cup, 2 Nationwide, 1 Truck), 19 top 5's (9 Cup, 7 Nationwide, 3 Truck) and 21 top 10's (10 Cup, 7 Nationwide and 4 Truck). Can anyone stop this guy?

I think the Roush Fenway camp must have felt a little bit like they were trying to catch a Ferrari in a van. While Greg Biffle did in fact lead the most laps (though not by much) once Kyle Busch got out front he checked out and wasn't heard from again.

Looks to me like Dave Blaney and his Bill Davis Racing crew finally have his Toyota's figured out. The team earned their second top 10 this year Sunday and firmly secured themselves inside the top 35 in owner points. Is their a chance we may see the No. 22 Caterpillar car back in victory lane?

Now I may be wrong, but am I the only one that thinks that race was exceptionally boring? The most interesting thing happened on lap 17 when a total of 11 cars crashed coming out of turn 2. The wreck started when David Gilliland gave Elliott Sadler a light tap, sending him into the outside wall. When Sadler came back down, he was met by a number of cars, including six drivers currently in the chase (Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer and Kasey Kahne). Other then that, the race was a sleeper and candidate for most boring race of the year.

While one Busch continues to dominate, the other one continues to falter. Kurt Busch finished 20th Sunday, his 7th finish of 20th or worse this season. I can't imagine what the issue is, Kurt Busch has never had a problem racing up front, no matter what car he is driving. I can only hope for his sake that he gets it turned around quick, otherwise he will be on the outside of the chase looking in.

Next week we get to welcome back Dario Franchitti to the Sprint Cup Circuit. He returned this weekend to the Nationwide Series, finishing a respectable 15th after recovering from his ankle injury suffered at Talladega. Now, lets just see how he does at Pocono.

Alright, about this Joey Logano kid. I won't go out and say he is going to be the next big thing. That gets thrown around way too much for my taste. They have said that about a lot of drivers in the past (Casey Atwood, Brian Vickers, Reed Sorenson, etc.) and he needs to prove he is exactly what everyone is saying he is. Step up Logano, if you've got what it takes, show it.

Going back a week, i'm going to touch on the penalties assessed to the No. 66 and No. 70 teams owned by Haas/CNC Racing. In my personal opinion, the penalties were a bit harsh. Do I think penalties were needed? Yes. But 150 points? That's very extreme. That really hurt both teams, and after the No. 66 had a poor finish this weekend, both teams find themselves having to qualify on time for next weekend's Pocono 500. I can only hope they get things turned around, they really need something to smile about in the Haas/CNC camp.