Sunday, August 01, 2004

NASCAR Update

This a brief update.

Jimmy Johnson continued his dominant season and took home the victory at the Pennsylvania 500 from Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, PA. Obviously, this finish kept Johnson in first place in the championship standings. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was forced to leave the race early again this week. John Andretti replaced Junior. The Budweiser team finished in 25th. This caused Dale Jr. to slip to third place in the standings. Jeff Gordon finshed 5th in the race and moved up to second in the points race.

Next week: The Brickyard 400 from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.