Wx Wolfe

Yesterday, Jeff Gordon visited Penn State University to unveil his new paint scheme supporting the partnership between sponsor Axalta and Penn State. This car will run in the June Pocono race. Axalta, based out of Philadelphia, has developed a partnership in which students in engineering fields will have unique opportunities to get hands on and learn about their college major in bigger and better settings. For a select group of Penn Staters, they will get to go to Pocono and learn from Jeff Gordon’s Hendrick Motorsports team on engineering in racing. 

Even though Gordon retires after this season, hopefully this is a partnership that can continue with Hendrick Motorsports. It will be interesting to see if it will continue with Chase Elliott, or possibly be passed to Earnhardt (I hope!), Johnson, or Khane. Either way, this is fantastic news for Penn State, and we can only hope for even more great things to come. 

These "experts" need to sit down and do some simple math. It really annoys me when a reporter asks a driver, "they think two wins will lock you in the Chase, how comfortable are you with that?" 

DUDE! 

16 drivers make the Chase for the Sprint Cup. 

26 races make up the regular season. A win qualifies a driver for the Chase. 2 wins are more secure than 1. 

If more than 16 drivers have a win, it comes down to highest in points. If less than 16 drivers win, those highest in points without a win get in, filling to 16. 

So, simple math. Can 16 drivers all get 2 wins? 16 x 2 = 32. There's only 26 races! So that would be a no. 

WOW! So difficult! Therefore, no matter what, a driver with 2 wins is locked into the Chase. Stop with the BS of, "oh, can a driver with two wins still make the Chase?!"