Gordon picked by media to win 2008 Championship
Quote selected text Published February 8th, 2008 in NASCAR News
Jeff Gordon will win the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, and the composition of the Chase will closely resemble that of 2007, according to the results of a media poll released Thursday.
Gordon edged two-time defending Cup champion and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson for the top spot in preseason balloting on NASCARmedia.com. Tony Stewart, in his first season in a Toyota, was a close third, as all three Joe Gibbs Racing drivers were picked to make the Chase For The Nextel Cup.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., who will race for Hendrick Motorsports for the first time this year, was fourth in the voting, giving Hendrick three of the top four spots.
Kyle Busch (sixth) and Denny Hamlin (10th) fill out the Gibbs roster. According to the voting, Richard Childress Racing will place all three of its drivers in the Chase for the second straight year, with Kevin Harvick ninth, Clint Bowyer 11th and Jeff Burton 12th.
Reporters say Roush Fenway’s Matt Kenseth (fifth) and Carl Edwards (seventh) will be the only Ford drivers in the Chase this year, and Penske Racing’s Kurt Busch (eighth) will be the lone Dodge driver in the playoffs for the second straight season.
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Looks like maybe another year is projected to have the Hendrick Haters out in full force! For me, I’m all Jimmie, all the way, but it would be nice to see Junebug finish well too!
I think that if your Jimmie wins another championship the Hendrick Haters WILL be out in full force - - then Mr. France can kiss his empire good bye - - if he thinks he’s loosing fans now, just wait !!!
Yeah, and the New England Patriots were guaranteed to go 19-0 according to everybody.
……..In the media that is
i picked dale jr and tony stewart