Joe Gibbs Racing experienced both ends of the spectrum today. First, Tony Stewart’s Home Depot Chevy was confiscated and impounded by NASCAR for further inspection back in Charlotte. Some little thing about not fitting the templates and the offset in the rear deck of the car….Then, Bobby Labonte went out and grabbed his second Bud pole of the season. Jimmie Johnson (4th) had his best qualifying run since he started on the outside pole at Atlanta last October. Kevin Harvick (8th) has his best starting spot since he lined up on the outside pole at Michigan last August. Terry Labonte (12th) has his best starting spot since he started 5th at Richmond last September. STREAKIN…..Ryan Newman has 5 Top-5 starts in a row. Now for a word on everybody’s favorite driver, Mr. Lead Lap. His 7th place finish last week at Bristol was his best since he was 7th at Homestead in November of 2000. He resides in 9th place in the points….a drastic improvement from last year at this time when he was 15th. He’s 56 points better than last year (725-669) and now has an average finish of 14.3. This is starting to look like the salad days of the mid-90s when he consistently finished in the Top-10 in the points (as high as 6th in 1996).( StockCarFans.Com )(3-29-2003)
