Johnson gets 2nd straight victory, Griffin Motorsports takes small lead

After 4 weeks being dead even, Griffin Motorsports takes a one point lead thanks to Jimmie Johnson's second straight victory. Held on a windy afternoon in Atlanta, Jimmie dominated the race along with Tony Stewart, the two combining to lead over 75 percent of the race. After a late caution, Jimmie took the lead again with 3 laps to go and never looked back.

FBG Racing driver Matt Kenseth earns first victory of the year.

On the wide surface of California Speedway, Matt Kenseth won the Auto Club 500 easily holding off the rest of the pack after a restart near the end of the race. After one of the most vicious hits ever recorded, David Reutimann's car was dismantled along the speedway forcing NASCAR to throw the red flag while cleaning the track. During the red flag, 2nd place car Kevin Harvick inexplicably got a flat tire and that left Kenseth with no true competition as he sailed to the finish.

An Unbelievable Finish!

If the first race is any indication, the 2007 Cup season could be a hell of a good one. On the last lap of the Dayton 500, Griffin Motorsports driver Kevin Harvick seemingly came out of nowhere to win over Mark Martin in one of the closest finishes ever. Only leading 3 laps earlier in the race, Harvick while running with the front pack never truly seemed capable of having a car good enough to win. On the closing lap, Harvick got a great push from Matt Kenseth who had Jeff Burton behind him. With the push Harvick soared to the front of the field, nearly getting squeezed by Kyle Busch, before the dragrace to the line with Martin. Out of the 6 G2 Auto Racing drivers, Harvick was actually the only one to finish the race unscathed. All other drivers including Tony Stewart, who clearly had the best car and was favored to win, were innvolved in accidents throughout the race.

2007 Season Underway

With Tony Stewart taking the checkered flag at the 2007 Budweiser Shootout, FBG Racing officially got the first pick of the G2 Auto Racing Cup Series Draft. Unsurprisingly, owner Frank Gordon selected Matt Kenseth. Kenseth has been a stalwart of FBG Racing since its inception. To match, Griffin Motorsports selected its cornerstone, Jimmie Johnson. The biggest surprises of the draft were not who got selected, but rather who did not. For the first time, 4 time champion Jeff Gordon will not be a full time driver, instead being listed as an alternate for FBG. Others who have been full time members not selected were Greg Biffle, Mark Martin, Kurt Busch, Jamie McMurray, and Casey Mears. The following illustrates the starting lineups for 2007.

July 1 - For the second year in a row, FBG Racing captain Tony Stewart dominated the Summer night race at Daytona International Speedway when won the Pepsi 400 on Saturday. Stewart ran up front for most of the evening, and took the final lead from polesitter Boris Said with two laps to go. 

June 25th: FBG Racing's Jeff Gordon notched his first win of the 2006 season and his 9th road course win on Sunday when he took the checkered flag at the Dodge-SaveMart 350 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California.  

June 18th: Barely beating Carl Edwards off of pit road during a caution for rain, FBG Racing's Kasey Kahne recorded his fourth win of the 2006 season when NASCAR called the 3M Performance 400 due to rain on Sunday. Kasey's car was easily contending for the win despite the dreary conditions, and although winning due to weather is not a fan a favorite, FBG Racing notched another win nonetheless. 

June 1 - A statement released from the FBG Racing headquarters on Thursday stated that FBG Racing alternate Mark Martin will sub for injured captain Tony Stewart on Sunday. Stewart was injured after taking hard crashes in both the Busch Series and Cup Series races in Charlotte last Sunday, and a hairline fracture of the right scapula was reveiled. FBG Racing CEO and founder Frank Gordon stated, "Dover's a pretty tough track, and while Tony insists that he can run it, and I'm sure he could, we'd just as soon have him at 100% with no worries for the upcoming races at Michigan and Infineon. While Ricky Rudd has agreed to finish the race for Tony after the first caution, we're going to go ahead and put Mark in the captain's chair this weekend." Martin has an excellent history at Dover International Speedway, with 1 win and 4 top 5's in his last four races there. 

May 28 - FBG Racing's Kasey Kahne won his third victory of the 2006 season Sunday as he held off Griffin Motorsports veteran Jimmie Johnson to win the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte. Kahne, who was not only re-signed last month during the trade session but who also took Ryan Newman's spot on the acitve driver list, sending Newman to alternate status, is having a stellar year.