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Martinsville Mayhem: Hamlin’s Happy: Jeff Gordon’s Lucky to Get Out Alive and Burton’s got a new Hunting Buddy Posted:0535hrs
By Greg Engle,Editor, Cup Scene Daily Sunday’s race at Martinsville wasn’t a slugfest, or a dogfight. Other than Jeff Burton’s post race tirade direct towards new guy Michael McDowell for not getting out of his way as the laps wound down emotions stayed relatively calm.
--(Cont'd From Front Page)-- All in all it was a feel good kind of day for home state hero Denny Hamlin. Of course there were the near artic conditions and the wonderful smell of burning gear oil mixed with those Martinsville hot dogs drifting through the air. The Canadians were the ones in the stands without shirts on by the way. Speaking of new guy Michael McDowell, other than being off Jeff Burton’s Christmas card list, he staged a respectable performance in his first ever Sprint Cup race. Despite a late race spin after Burton got by him (that’s known as ‘karma’, by the way Michael), McDowell came home 26th 3 laps down. By the way his boss, the guy who signs his paycheck, came home 35th while the guy he replaced, David Reutimann gave the firemen in the garage area something to do when he burned up the gears in his Toyota. Although the firemen were blocked from putting out the fire for a time by fans wanting to get warm. Reutimann was scored 39th and forced to clean up the mess around the hot dog stand because several patrons upchucked their ‘world famous’ hot dogs after smelling burnt gear oil. Ok not really. And what about those Hendrick guys? Led by Jeff, never –count-me-out, Gordon they formed a freight train late in the race and nearly ran away with it. Gordon himself was impressive after stopping for a bathroom break on lap 57 (Jeff you’re not getting any younger…. Remember, it’s a growing problem man not a ‘going’ problem)…ok actually he was caught up in an incident but yet managed to battle back to almost steal the win from Hamlin in the final laps. It’s a good thing though because trust me had Gordon stolen the win from home state Hamlin, wow. Those Virginia people would have made Talladega fans look tame. Earnhardt Junior, ha? No, in Virginia they worship anything Burton or Hamlin. Gordon had already passed Burton, dang him, and had he passed Hamlin; well I shudder to think. The Virginia fans probably would have thrown apple cider cups all over the track or something. Or worse yet made Gordon go to their homes and cut firewood or sell honey at a roadside stand something awful like that. All in all it was a good race. Denny Hamlin has a new clock, although he might end up selling it in a yard sale down the road, Gordon will race again next week after escaping the clutches of those crazy Virginia fans and Jeff Burton has a new hunting buddy (No Michael you don’t have to wear the orange vest. Just go over there in them bushes and make that turkey noise like I taught you, trust me those other hunters will appreciate it.) By the way it was 87 degrees and sunny at my home in Florida Sunday. Just thought I let you know that.
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