Hello Angels, Bosley, Mr. X and the UnNamed One,

It’s good to be on American soil once again and to be able to write this to you from the creature comforts of Charlie’s Angels headquarters here in the great northeast.  

I usually start most race recaps with a little bit of a commentary at the beginning. Today is going to be a little different, especially after what our TOP ANGEL AWARD recipient did today.  

It is pretty common for our Angels to have two or three of our drivers finish in the top 10.   Jill, you had four drivers finish in the top 10.  While on most days that would be great, your driver picks were 4/5ths perfect.  

Your only blemish today is Dale Jarrett, who had car troubles throughout the day and could only muster a 30^th place finish, several laps down.  Other than that, you were perfect.  Your remaining drivers made up the Top-FOUR finishers…simply amazing.  In that 4^th spot is Jeff Gordon, with his teammate, Jimmie Johnson close by in 3^rd.  Tony Stewart had a terrific day starting on the pole, and finishing 2^nd, while Ryan Newman outlasted Kevin Harvick (who ran out of gas with three laps left) to win the Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.  Your TOP ANGEL AWARD winning average finish is a very respectable 8 even.  Congratulations on your top-four drivers, and your TOP ANGEL AWARD today

Coming in a distant second is myself…who had two drivers in the top-10 today.  All in all, my drivers didn’t do too badly, with the exception of Mike Wallace who was taken out of the race in a crash involving Bobby Labonte.  Since Labonte isn’t on my team, I’ll save his crash info for later.  Wallace couldn’t get back in the race and finished 37^th.  Terry Labonte didn’t have the misfortune his brother did, and finished 15^th.  Matt Kenseth maintained his championship point lead with his 12^th place finish today.  Of course I had the dynamic duo (Gordon and Johnson) on my team with their 4^th and 3^rd place finishes respectively.  My average finish was 14 even

Mr. X, unfortunately for you, you have Bobby Labonte and not Terry Labonte on your team.  It seems that the two did a swap of consistency lately, with the one-time Winston Cup Champion, Bobby, on the loosing end.  His day ended today in a fiery eight-car crash that sent him careening back-end first into the wall.  The sparks from the crash ignited the gas tank and the car erupted in flames.  It took a while for Labonte to get out of the car, but he did so unscathed…and finished an unfortunate 36^th.  Dale Jarrett had handling problems all day and only mustered a 30^th place finish.  Kenseth finished 12^th, while Jeremy Mayfield had a top 10 finish of 10^th place today.  Your best driver is Tony Stewart and his 2^nd place finish.  Your average finish is a not too shabby 18 even.  Better luck next week

Bosley, you came in fourth today, but not by much.  Kurt Busch blew an engine and Rusty Wallace lost his transmission.  They finished 39^th and 32^nd respectively.  Ricky Rudd (Go Air Force) had a nice 13^th place finish, while Mikey Waltrip and Tony Stewart finished 5^th and 2^nd respectively.  Your average finish is 18.2.  Better luck next week

Kelly, you were very close to Bosley and Mr. X today, but couldn’t muster enough driver support to put you in front of those two.  Hurting you the most is your number one driver, Bobby Labonte.  His crash sent your hopes of a good day down the toilet, because also involved in that crash was Ricky Craven, whom you also have on your team.  He finished 25^th.  Mark Martin had a consistent type of day and it paid-off with a 14^th place finish.  Lucky for you, you had Terry Labonte on your team today also.  His 15^th place finish helped offset the deficit you faced when his younger brother crashed into the wall.  Your top-driver today is Stewart and his 2^nd place finish.  Your average finish is a still-respectable 18.4.  Better luck next week.

Kris, while your team didn’t have a meltdown, Dale Earnhardt Jr’s car did.  Out of the blue, his car spun going into a turn and he rear-ended the wall smashing the car out of the race.  He finished 38^th.  Jimmy Spencer and “Mongo” didn’t help you that much with their 23^rd place finish.  Ward Burton had an “Ok” day with his 19^th place finish.  Bill Elliott couldn’t help you, and he had to settle for an 11^th place finish.  Your top driver today is Jeff Gordon and his 4^th place finish.  Your average finish is 19 even.  

Tiffany, your average finish equals to our 7^th finishing spot today.  This is mostly because of Earnhardt’s 38^th place finish.  But what sealed your fate today was Joe Nemachek and his 42^nd place finish.  I believe he only completed 5 laps in the whole race before retiring his car.  He finished 42^nd.   Kevin Harvick was going for his third-straight win at Chicagoland Speedway, and almost succeeded until three laps before the checkered, he runs out of gas and goes from 2^nd place back to 17^th.  He Jamie McMurray had a decent day with his 8^th place finish and your top-driver today is Johnson and his 3^rd place finish.  Your average finish today is 21.6.

Ray that leaves you to be our GOLDEN CABOOSE recipient today.  You couldn’t catch a break if your life depended on it.  It started when Busch blew an engine early and finished 39^th.  Jarrett didn’t help you any with his 30^th place finish.  Biffle’s gamble on gas didn’t pay off this week and he finished 20^th.  Your only bright spots of the day were with Kenseth and his 12^th place finish, and Elliott Sadler and his 9^th place finish.  Your GOLDEN CABOOSE award average finish is 22.  Much better luck next week. 

Our combined team’s average finish is 13.94. 

Next week’s race is the New England 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway in Louden, New Hampshire.  Don’t forget to make your driver’s roster changes by 11:59 pm Pacific Time on Wednesday. 

Good luck Angels, 

Charlie