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Also,

"We tried a new transmission here and it hadn't give me troubles all weekend," Earnhardt Jr. said. "Right from the first corner...I couldn't get into second. Then it just tore it all out. ...The thing must have been made out of aluminum. It tore all to heck."

Oh well, our guys didn't pull through the performances they needed this week. Gordon looked good in the beginning but mechanical problems did him in (sounds like a broken record). And the only good thing for Earnhardt is he didn't finish last (mechanical problems also did him in).

I just hate it when equipment is the reason a driver fails to perform. There really should be no reason for this happening with DEI and HMS with all the money these organziations have to research and perfect their equipment. I can accept when Gordon or Earnhardt perform poorly due to driver error, wrecks, hard racing, ect. But it is a tad difficult to accept when week after week a lot of it is due to faulty equipment or bad set-up.(Okay my rant is over.)

On a more positive note, glad to see Earnhardt won the sexiest driver contest (though, I did vote for Gordon). He seemed a tad uncomfortable with the honor. (Maybe it was the trophy. Did you ever see anything more pitiful?)

I hope they can improve significantly in the next 10 races. It just won't be the same if they both aren't in the chase for the cup.