[Don]

JJ needs to finish 26th or 27th, or higher at Homestead and he wins the Cup series. Dave Despain mentioned on Wind Tunnel last night that prior to the Chase concept, there have been times the point spread between 1st & 2nd going into the last race has been greater then JJ & Mark Martin

The #48 & 5 will be back at the NASCAR R & D Center in Charlotte today for a thorough inspection........are they legal or ? These two cars have had numerous post race inspections at the R & D.

Dave also mentioned that Chad Knaus, #48 Crew Chief, replays and studies the race and pit stop tapes , what could have been done better.

For " spec " cars sure is a vast difference in performance, might be Hendrick cars & drivers are at the top of their game. Dave also mentioned that Burton/Childress are rebuilding their cars, better performance the last 3 weeks with a new Crew Chief.