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Now that a superhuman Jimmie Johnson has pulled within nine points of a not-exactly-slumping Jeff Gordon, the points race just got a little more interesting. It's still over - Clint Bowyer doesn't have enough laps in him to realize that. (No, I don't think he can make up 111 points. But thanks for asking.)

Here is Dustin's story on Johnson's (successful) two-tire gamble and some interesting radio chatter in the No. 24 camp. Give Letarte credit for not calling out a four-time champ, even if that four-time champ whiffed on the tires call. Also, don't forget to check out Dustin's always-excellent blog where he breaks down what happened in those last crazy laps. (Here's his post-race take.)

But this is interesting: How exactly is Denny Hamlin the only driver out of 43 to get water in your fuel cell? It's sealed, and so is NASCAR's fuel delivery system (from the truck to the can to the tank). No, I don't understand the chemistry of how this might happen. I'd love to hear it explained.

Finally, the best piece of video from the weekend has nothing to do with racing. It's this. I count 15 laterals and some hyperbolic announcing. This isn't the greatest play in the history of college athletics, and it's not even the greatest play of the season. (This is; the play is at about the 4:00 mark.) But it sure is fun.