Roush is racy
It's a good night to be Jack Roush. Greg Biffle won today's race at California, and three other Roush drivers cracked the top five.
In Nextel Cup points, Roush drivers hold down four of the top spots. Atop the standings is last year's champ, Kurt Busch.
Which Roush driver is missing from the top of the points chart? If you guessed Carl Edwards, you'd be wrong. It's 2003 Cup champ Matt Kenseth, who's 36th after finishing 26th this week and next to last at Daytona. That's baffling, because Kenseth is -- and should -- be a lot better.
Here's your top 10 in points after two races (the Roush drivers are in bold):
1. Kurt Busch, 340 points; 2. Jimmie Johnson, -5; 3. Mark Martin, -39; 4. Carl Edwards, -53; 5. Greg Biffle, -67; 6. Elliott Sadler, -68; 7. Tony Stewart, -72; 8. Rusty Wallace, -72; 9. Sterling Marlin, -80; 10. Jeff Gordon, -82
Other notables: Kevin Harvick is 13th, 101 points back; Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 14th, 103 points back; and Michael Waltrip is 39th, 234 points back. He's got the fewest points among all drivers who have started both races. Not exactly the start he's looking for, considering he's driving for his job in '06.
Check out the unofficial results and standings, and make sure to look for Dustin Long's report in Monday's paper.