I predict Jeff Gordon and Tony will both get thier wins in these final ten races. Jeff at Dover, and Tony in high drama fashion, with a close run at Homestead.  Shrub (Kyle Busch) will get a couple wins in here.  And Cousin Carl at Atlanta. We will also see David Ragan get his first win in here.

Speaking of Carl and Shrub, sadly, I believe they wont get into it too much during The Chase. I was hoping after their little run in a few weeks ago tempers would flare, but they seem to both know exactly what is at stake. 

 Jimmie Johnson for sure has got this Championship! This team has the momentum coming into the Chase.  They were in this same postition just last year.  Not to mention Hendrick seems to be collectively doing a lot better!

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My very first memory is looking at the TV, and watching the cars race. To this day, I couldnt tell you who they were, or even exactly what they looked like, but I remember it.  My dad is the one that got me started with NASCAR. I remember the days where watching a Busch race was an added bonus to the weekend.  My dad was a Harry Gant fan, so at the beginning, I was much a Gant fan as well.  My dad took me to a good bit of races and just about every race we went to, Handsome Harry was signing autographs in his trailer.  Needless to say, we have a ton of them, but they are all very special to me.  My first autograph was Ernie Irvan, Sonoma, probably around 1990. Over the years I have accumulated tons of autographs, Dale Jr, Rusty Wallace, Bill Elliott, Terry Labonte, John Andretti.  My favorite was my first Jeff Gordon one.  Seeing as he is my favorite driver and as a teenager I about freaked out.  My dad took the family to Martinsville in 1999.  We had infield passes, it was great!  Had been there all day, got well over a dozen autographs and still didnt see Jeff.  Well, everyone was ready to go sit down and I was just heartbroken.  The next thing I knew I looked over, and there was Jeff!!! Not thinking one bit I just took off and had him sign it. Chit chatted for a few mins, it was great!  My parents were laughing, they said one second I was there, they turned their head and I was gone.  My dad got a few pics of the moment, it was amazing! That is one thing I love about NASCAR, the drivers are so accessible to the fans.

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