2015 Chase

Hey guys I hope you all have been good since I last posted. It really hit me know that the end of the season is approaching and that we only have 10 races left in the season. Joe Gibbs Racing has proven they have a real shot at the championship and I think Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson and Joey Logano will be the other guys that have a great championship shot. It's crazy to think that Jeff Gordon is about to be officially retired however for me I like my chances in the chase with my drivers Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch. Obviously two of those have had a lot to overcome or currently have a lot to overcome.

I know there are a lot of people who disagree with the fact that Kyle Busch has a chance to race for a championship. I may be a little biased as a Kyle fan but I think if a guy can come back and do what he did he deserves a shot at the championship. When Kyle came back a lot of people doubted that Kyle would be able to make up the points and get in the chase. I always believed that Kyle could do it even though it wouldn't be easy. The first few races out didn't look very good for his chances but he hit his stride at Sonoma and never looked back. For him to win 4 races and do as well as he did not just on the cup side but winning the Xfinity and the Truck races as well. Kyle has a lot of talent and he has showed it again and again. He is an amazing driver and I am so proud to be his fan. All I have to say to the haters is that Kyle didn't choose to break his leg in a compound fracture and break his foot. Yes he chose to race that Xfinity race at Daytona but how many races he's raced and he never been injured in the race car before this February so why would he think this would happen. He rehabbed hard to come back and do what he did. I think if a guy wins four races he's clearly one of the best and he deserves a shot at the championship regardless of anything that happened. I would have been very disappointed if NASCAR didn't put him in the chase after he won four races when it was their lack of soft walls that caused him to get injured. I'm so proud of him and I'd love to see him go out there and win the tile because in the end to quote Taylor Swift "the haters gonna hate hate hate but I'm just gonna shake shake shake shake it off." I'd love to see the haters do what Kyle did considering that he came back a lot sooner than most people expected. In the end I Love Kyle Busch and I'm so proud of what he accomplished this season and I wish him all the best.

The next major challenge for the chase comes from one of my other favorites Denny Hamlin. He's racing with a torn ACL for the second time. I've seen the experts talk and other fans talk doubting Denny can race and contend for a championship. I don't doubt Denny he's raced with a torn ACL and the last time he raced with a torn ACL was 2010 and he won 8 races and nearly won the championship. He's had other injuries that he's over come including a broken back coming back quicker than was expected of him. He raced his rookie season after cutting his hand on the hauler in a footrace. So Denny is used to competing in pain and I believe he can block out what's happening and the pain he's going through. Denny talks about not wanting to be the weak link and that he gives an extra bit he doesn't usually. I know a lot of people doubt Denny and that's everyone's opinion but personally I won't doubt Denny because he's overcome a lot of odds before. As far as the experts questioning his ability I just have to look at the fact that a lot of people doubted Kyle could make the chase and he did it. I know a lot of the fans question why Denny would play basketball knowing what he had coming up and why would he risk it. All I have to say is they deserve to live their lives and do whatever they want on their off time. There's risk in everything they could get in a car wreck driving their personal car so why not let them do something to benefit their health and stay fit which ultimately helps their career. I know Denny can overcome and do a great job this chase. I don't doubt that Denny will have a shot and I know he's going to race his heart out trying to win a championship. He's been so close to a championship so many times that it's only a matter of time before he finally wins a championship. I love Denny and I want to wish him all the best.

I can't wait to watch the chase I love the playoff system it's so exciting with the eliminations as always there's moments you hate it. If it was a season like the previous years without eliminations my favorite Joey Logano would have won the championship last year so that part is hard to know. However ultimately I like the excitement that the eliminations bring and as Denny Hamlin said when they first brought it out that consistency would keep you in and Ryan Newman proved that last year nearly winning the title without winning a race all season. However winning kept Kevin Harvick in the chase and ultimately won him the title. I like that excitement and the challenge of getting my drivers in and knowing that there is a chance that I could have 3 of the 4 final drivers causing a chance for one of my drivers to win their first cup championship. There is a lot of stories in the chase I'm happy that Jamie McMurray finally gets a chance to race for the championship. I'm so happy to see Martin Truex Jr get a chance to race for the championship after the season he had last year. Jimmie Johnson has a chance to secure his legacy by winning a seventh championship and it would be appropriate after losing my best friend's mom who was like a second mom to me this January she was a big Jimmie fan and I know if he does win that she helped him to win that title. I've touched on Kyle and Denny's stories which would make me so proud if either of them could win the title.

I can't wait for the chase after a crazy season for my favorites with a lot of ups and downs Kyle started it off on a negative breaking his right leg in a compound fracture and his left foot in a wreck at the Xfinity series before the Daytona 500 started. Joey then turned it to the first positive of the season by winning the Daytona 500 and locking himself in the chase Joey's Daytona 500 was not only his first Daytona 500 but also the first Daytona 500 for any of my three favorites. Denny gave another positive by winning the Martinsville race and locking himself in the chase. Denny then just gave a mixed moment having to pull out of the Bristol race it was a low for Denny and there was concern about his neck however I was happy that Erik Jones my favorite up and coming driver got a chance to show what he was all about. He got his chance the next week at Kansas making a high for him which was cool for me. Kyle then came back in the all star race which was a positive and then Denny won the all star race which was cool because he responded to my question on twitter asking him where this ranked with his other wins and he replied it was the biggest win of his career because it was a total team effort. Kyle then had a personal high with the birth of his son Brexton on May 18, 2015 which was cool because he has driven the 5 car and the 18 car and his son was born on 5/18. He and Sam struggled with getting pregnant and had to turn to fertility treatments to conceive Brexton so I was so happy for them. The next high on the race track came from Kyle who got his win at Sonoma this meant that he was now eligible to get in the chase if he could crack the top 30. The next high came for Kyle when he got a win at Kentucky he then won New Hampshire. The run he was on was an amazing high for me after seeing how much he had been through. He then went on to win the Indianapolis 500 being the first of my drivers to win that historic race. I was pleased for him but despite all those high's he wasn't in the playoffs yet. I then had a slight down when Kyle ran out of gas while leading Pocono thinking it hurt his chances and Joey took over for him and then ran out of gas which was a bummer for me. My drivers had other success in the two lower levels of NASCAR mixed in between all this. The next high came when Joey swept the weekend at Watkins Glen giving him another win. The next high came last week at Darlington when Kyle clinched his chase birth giving all my drivers their spot in the chase. Obviously Denny tearing his ACL was a negative but as I discussed earlier I believe he still had a chance. Obviously I don't know how this season will end but my drivers have won the two biggest races of the season with the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500 Joey won a big race Kyle won a big race it would be kind of ironic if Denny finally got his championship. I want to wish all the best of them. I love them all and I'll be happy for each of them if Denny, Kyle or Joey wins their championship.

I want to wish all my readers the best if you have a favorite driver good luck to your nation. The only downfall is my sisters driver Trevor Bayne didn't win a race so he is not in the chase however he has had a lot better races recently and so I'm hoping next year that he can have a chance to win the title. I'm hoping the best for my 3 favorites I'll see you all later and I'll try to keep the blog more up to date though out the chase.