NASCAR Cup Series

These guys have to feel good after Bristol

Published Mar. 26, 2009 1:58 a.m. ET

Larry McReynolds

I think the most pleasant surprise the whole weekend at Bristol was Marcos Ambrose. Even though he lost a cylinder, he still brought it home with a top 10. He raced well the entire weekend.

Kasey Kahne and his group are another that looks like they have turned a corner. He had a great finish in Atlanta two weeks ago and then Sunday he backed it up with another good run.

Other than the No. 18 car that won the race, the second-happiest team had to be Mark Martin and the No. 5 group. They had their first uneventful race of the season and got their first top-10 finish of the season. Now that's hard to believe especially with the fact that the No. 5 car has sat on two poles already in five races and been fast at every event.