SPORTS HITS

Jimmie Johnson is heading to another Nascar Championship and the bad thing is the sportsworld has really not cared. With the baseball playoffs, NBA pre-season, and the NFL season to talk about Johnson has basically been snubbed. This is my opinion is just not right. Will you hear Jimmie Johnson complain about lack of coverage? Nope he just continues to go out and dominate races.

Johnson is one of the good guys in sports and does many things  outside the racing arena that people just do not hear about. When Jimmie Johnson first came in I never thought he would be as good as he has been. He has proven that he is a force to be reckon with and the way he is going he could be around a long time to come.  Let’s hope the mainstream media give him the credit that he deserves.

For most of the week Kyle Busch has been called an angry man and I guess he does not mind the criticism as long as he visits victory lane a lot. Last night Busch was able to hold off Mark Martin and took the checkered flag at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Mark Martin had chances where he could have used his bumper to knock Busch out of the way, but he raced cleaned because that is how Mark Martin does things. Without a doubt Mark Martin is a class act and deserves our applause.You got to hand it to Kyle Busch he is a heck of a race car driver.

Below is the Top 10.

1. Kyle Busch

2. Mark Martin

3. Marcos Ambrose

4. Greg Biffle

5. Denny Hamlin

6. Ryan Newman

7. Kurt Busch

8. Jimmie Johnson

9. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

10. Matt Kenseth

This week we lost an icon that thrilled everyone with his music and touched many lives. Most people do not equate Michael Jackson with sports, but his music still is used by ball players even after his death. After hearing of his death many Major League players asked to use some of his songs as they walk to the plate or out of the bullpen. Several Milwaukee Brewer players did and are planning to use them longer as a tribute and respect for the great entertainer.

Most people do not realize that Michael jackson crossed many different boundaries and sports was just another one that he touched. His music will be around forever and will be missed, but his legacy will live forever and you might just hear his music at your favorite ball park as well.

If you have been following Sports Hits for anytime you have realized that we love sports of all kinds and the people who play it. This is why I have come up with the Sports Hits Hall Of Fame. At the top of this blog you will see a link where you can click on to read everyday about our newest addition to the Hall Of Fame.

Now the people who will be added to the Sports Hits Hall Of Fame are players who may not have the stats you need to get to the regular Hall of Fame in their sport, but still made a valuable contribution to their teams and help them win. There are many deserving players out their so look for the first entry tomorrow. You can also send me nominations in on who you think should be there as well. It can come from any sport men or women does not matter. This should be a lot of fun and your input is always something I look forward to.

It’s been a long time since Ricard Petty Motorsports has been in victory lane so when Kasey Kahne took the checkered flag in Sonoma Petty had to be all smiles. Kahne was able to hold off  Tony Stewart for the win. Kahne has been vocal about not getting the type of cars he needs to win, but on this day he had the car he needed and drove it to the win.

1. Kasey Kahne, Dodge
2. Tony Stewart, Chevrolet
3. Marcos Ambrose, Toyota
4. Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
5. Denny Hamlin, Toyota
6. Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet
7. A.J. Allmendinger, Dodge
8. Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet
9. Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet
10. Elliott Sadler, Dodge

Danica Patrick is today’s Sports lady of the day and for good reason. Besides tearing up the race track she also has beauty to match. Many people follow Danica on the Indy Circuit, but others are hoping she will eventually jump to Nascar. Now that would be a very interesting jump and one that I would like to see. I think she may surprise many people at how talented she really is. Enjoy some of the photos I found of this beauty!

It does not seem to matter where Jimmie Johnson starts the Martinsville Race as he is always near or at the front when it counts and today was no exception either. Johnson nudged Denny Hamlin out of the way with 15 laps to go and never looked backed as he claimed his 6th win at Martinsville race track. You really had to feel bad for Denny Hamlin who did lead 296 laps and did finished second while Tony Stewart was third and Jeff Gordon was fourth.

Top 10 Finish.

1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Tony Stewart
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Clint Bowyer
6. Ryan Newman
7. Mark Martin
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr
9.  A.J. Allmendinger
10. Jamie McMurray

Kurt Busch was so dominate in the race today at Atlanta no one really had a chance at as he won the Kobalt Tools 500 in Atlanta. he was so dominate that he lead 234 of the 330 laps. he had to pull away late from Jeff Gordon after a caution to get the win though. Busch had the car to beat as when others were struggling to find the handling Busch’s car for the most part was very good. Climbing out of the car Busch was all smiles as he knew he had a very special car that no one was going to beat. Jeff Gordon finished second while Carl Edwards finished third.

In the points standings Jeff Gordon is leading  Clint Bowyer by 43 and with Kurt Busch’s win he is now just 46 points back. This season for Kurt Busch has gotten off to a much better start than last season and Penske Racing and Busch couldn’t be any happier.

As a kid Kyle Busch told everyone he would be a race car driver and coming from Las Vegas a win here would be very special for him and that is exactly what he did today. Busch might not had the best car in the field, but it only matters who takes the checkered flag and that is what he did. Matt Kenseth finished last as he went out of the race early with engine troubles. A record 14 cautions meant that the field was spread out at times, but in the end it was Kyle Busch who made the right moves and became the first driver to win a race in Las Vegas from the pole. Clint Bowyer was second with Jeff Burton third. Right now Jeff Gordon sits at the top of the points.

After being torn apart in the press all week Dale Earnhardt Jr stepped up to the plate and did the right thing taking partial blame for the wreck at the Daytona 500.  Earnhardt Jr had been ripped by drivers, fans, and really anyone else who seen the wreck. Junior called Brian Vickers who he hit that started the wreck to apologize and clear the air. It was the right thing to do and he can move on and concentrate on winning races.

Junior wanted to get up to the front quickly and he went about it the wrong way and he understands that now. The rain was coming and Junior had a very good car and he wanted to win the race, but he just went about it the wrong way and after some time to think about it he did it the right way.