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Johnson Finally Puts Hendrick in Victory Lane

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by Steve Wronkowicz

I am co-host of the syndicated radio show: ON PIT ROW. Charlie likes too call me an "idiot". I'm not an "idiot"; I just prefer not to let the facts get in the way of my opinions.

April 13, 2008 8:39 am CDT 3 Comments

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Jimmy Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus used a fuel mileage strategy and guts to win the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.

Johnson Finally Puts Hendrick in Victory LaneJohnson may not have dominated the race in the truest sense, but he did lead the most laps and more importantly for him and Hendrick Motorsports ; he got the monkey off the team’s back before the off week. Mark Martin, pole sitter Ryan Newman and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. were the only other drivers to lead laps during this first trip to the desert for 2008.

Denny Hamlin’s third and Kyle Busch’s tenth place finish were the only Toyotas in the top ten, while you have to look to 12th place Bobby Labonte as the top finishing Dodge. Carl Edwards’ fourth place finish led the Ford contingent and saw another Roush-Fenway driver, Greg Biffle, land in the top ten.

In other NASCAR news; former Craftsman Truck Series driver, Aaron Fike admitted to using heroin on race days before getting into his race truck. This is a “Pete Rose type revelation” considering that Fike had previously denied using drugs during race events. And this leads us into…

…this weeks BUZZ ON PIT ROW is:

Should NASCAR change its drug testing policies, and if so, what should they be?

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3 Responses to “Johnson Finally Puts Hendrick in Victory Lane”

  1. User Avatar 4ever3 on April 14th, 2008 9:33 pm

    The Buzz:

    Yes they should. They should test the first day of practice before every event, with the provision of random tests to be allowed throughout the the entire year, not just the race season.

  2. User Avatar Steve Wronkowicz on April 16th, 2008 7:43 am

    4ever–

    I agre with you that there needs to be a random testing system in place by NASCAR, or a NASCAR approved third party. Use a lottery ball system to pick three drivers before qualifying and again after the race. No one will know who will be tested, or when. But, I think it would go a long way to giving some of the drivers a little “peace of mind” in knowing that their fellow drivers are probably clean.

  3. Tim Zaegel on April 16th, 2008 6:13 pm

    Yeah, I think they should implement some changes to their testing policies, but I think that testing before every practice and race is just a little … umm, ludicrous. All they have to do is make it a little more strict and it would likely deter anyone from using just for fear of getting caught.

    Besides, testing before practice wouldn’t stop that particular instance from occuring. It’d take time for the results to come in, and by the time they did - damage already done.

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