(By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service)
Posted: Monday,June 28th, 2010
Top to bottom, the four Fords in the Roush Fenway Racing organization continued to struggle with their speed and handling.
The problems were magnified by a 201-lap green flag run at Loudon, during which all four Roush cars went at least one lap down. Though Greg Biffle regained a lap with a free pass under the final caution, the Roush cars finished 16th (Biffle), 17th (Matt Kenseth), 20th (David Ragan) and 25th (Edwards).
Uncharacteristically, team owner Jack Roush left pit road and headed for his motor coach before the race was over. He met there with Ford officials before leaving the track.
LOUDON, NH - JUNE 27: Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Aflac Ford, leads Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 27, 2010 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Emblematic of the Roush issues was an exchange between Edwards and crew chief Bob Osborne after Edwards lost a lap.
“What are you thinking, Bob?” Edwards asked.
“I’m thinking we’re screwed,” Osborne replied.
Like mother, like daughter
Race winner Jimmie Johnson and wife Chandra are expecting their first child next month. Determined not to miss the birth of his daughter, Johnson has Aric Almirola standing by as a relief driver, but the four-time champ says there’s little cause for concern.
“If she’s anything like her mother, she’ll be late, so I should be fine,” Johnson quipped. “(That) puts us into the off weekend, nice and deep.”
Johnson thought for a second and added, “I might not have a place to sleep tonight, just for the record.”
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