22.02.12

To say that the weekend at “the new” Phoenix International Raceway was interesting would be an understatement. During that Arizona weekend we witnessed a very popular driver, in the process on concluding his tenure with his present race team, return to a NASCAR Sprint Cup victory lane. We witnessed the joy of a first time winner in the Nationwide Series and, most of all, we witnessed the creation of one of the best NASCAR championship scenarios that we’ve seen in years. With those thoughts in mind, let’s begin with:

HOORAH to Kasey Kahne, and crew chief Kenny Francis, for a very impressive performance in the Sprint Cup’s Kobalt Tools 500. Kahne’s return to victory lane, for his 12th career win, eradicated an 81 race winless streak that dates back to September of 2009.

HOORAH to Kahne for returning Red Bull Racing to victory lane. Kahne has been often referred to as a “lame duck” driver this year because he’s concluding a one year tenure with this team before he moves to Hendrick Motorsports next year. However the driver and his crew chief has maintained all season that it was very important to them to get a win for Red Bull Racing.

Source: Auto Racing Daily