NASCAR Cup Series

Racing at Phoenix International Raceway was a gas

Published Dec. 13, 2008 6:29 p.m. ET

Darrell Waltrip

You know folks, most of the time when you say somebody won a race on gas mileage, you think "I'll bet that was boring."

Sometimes that's true because the person who ends up winning is somebody back in the pack that elected to top off the last time there was a caution and not the guys that have been out front most of the day — you're sitting there watching your favorite driver have to pit for fuel and some person in the back takes advantage and picks up the victory.