Pressure-Packed Fast Laps Richmond Raceway Style

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Wake up!  It isn’t Auto Club Speedway’s fault that Jimmie Johnson had everybody covered for the last Labor Day race at Fontana.  It was Johnson’s turn to be the Superman of the super speedways as he totally dominated the 500-mile in the fruitlands.

Carl Edwards had nothing for JJ.  Neither did Busch the Younger.  And Kyle and Carl kept their tempers this time, perhaps waiting for a track with more of a door banging nature to wreak more havoc upon each other.

Maybe they’re hoping for plausible deniability.  Or perhaps the vaunted vengeance that everyone expects was really squelched by NASCAR’s probation.  I doubt it though.

Richmond is next.  And Richmond is the last chance for a select few drivers to lock in their chances to win the 2008 Sprint Cup. This week's  Fast Lap questions have a Chase flavor of their own.  Can you qualify?

1. Is Dodge in trouble if Kasey Kahne fails to make the Chase, which would mean no Dodges qualify for NASCAR’s playoffs?

2. Will next year's Chase be better for the replacement on the schedule of Atlanta Motor Speedway with Auto Club Speedway at Fontana?

3. Is Felix Sabates right?  Have we seen the best of Reed Sorenson?

4. Who’s in and who’s out?  Give me your 12 qualifiers for the Chase.

Remember, your  Fast Lap answers are limited to 100 words or less.  But come on back and bang fenders with your fellow Fast Lappers.  Throw some debris on the track.  Bench Race a bit.  We want to have a reason to put someone on probation too, dammit!