The Road to NRL BOWL 3 CHAMP SERIES was full of surprises, but now 2 Racers are poised for the Best 3 out of 5 World Championship Series to determine once and for all WHO IS THE NUMBER ONE RACER IN THE WORLD. Is it #18 KYLE BUSCH? Or #39 RYAN NEWMAN?
Lets take a closer look at how each Racer got here:
#18 KYLE BUSCH:
* ROUND #1 = #18 Defeated #9 KASEY KAHNE 3 Games to 2.
This Series was interesting. #18 won the first 2 races due to #9 being in wrecks. #9 won Games #3 and #4 to tie the series at 2 each. In the Do or Die Final Race #9 Kasey Kahne once again had troubles and #18 scored the blowout win to advance.
* ROUND #2 = #18 Defeated #24 JEFF GORDON 3 Games to 2.
This Series is the Greatest Series in the History of the NRL. #24 took a quick 2 Games to 0 lead, and looked to eliminate #18 in one of the next 2 races but it didn't happen. #18 came to life and out performed #24 to force a Do or Die Final Race. The Final Game in this series was the Greatest Game in NRL History. #18 dominated the first half of the race, and #24 dominated the second half of the race. It looked like #24 was going to defeat #18 easy, but two late race cautions put #18 back in the mix with #24. With only 5 Laps to go is was #24 in First, and #18 in Second with a Restart. With both on the Front Row on the Restart #18 battled #24 hard til he took the lead, won the Race, won the Game against #24 to eliminate him and advance to the Final 4. It was a HOLLYWOOD MOVIE FINISH, and is a NRL RECORD for the HIGHEST SCORING GAME in NRL HISTORY with a PERFECT MATCHUP SCORE of 97 POINTS. #18 Scored 1st Place / 49 Points and #24 Scored 2nd Place / 48 Points. This made #18 4-0 when facing Elimination.
* ROUND #3 = #18 Defeated #16 GREG BIFFLE 3 Games to 0.
#18 DOMINATED this Series over #16 as #18 scored 7th, 1st, and 3rd in the 3 races to score the easy SWEEP.
#39 RYAN NEWMAN:
* ROUND #1 = #39 Defeated #11 DENNY HAMLIN 3 Games to 2.
#11 scored 2 quick easy wins and it appeared #39 would get swept. In Game #3 the #39 of Ryan Newman was having serious problems, but #11 Hamlin ended up having problems as well as #39 won by 1 narrow point in a miracle due to late race cautions. This unreal win would put into motion a 9 Game Win Streak by the #39. Newman finished 17th and 16th in Games #4 and #5, and somehow that was enough to narrowly get by #11 Denny Hamlin. #39 Ryan Newman is the only NRL Racer in history to not finish in the Top 15 for all 5 Races and ADVANCE.
* ROUND #2 = #39 Defeated #17 MATT KENSETH 3 Games to 0.
On paper it said #17 should SWEEP #39, but just the opposite happen. #39 Ryan Newman got HOT while #17 Matt Kenseth went COLD. #39 even took 1st Place in a Race during this time, and advanced to the Final Four by SWEEPING #17. #39 was now on a 6 Game Winning Streak.
* ROUND #3 = #39 Defeated #48 JIMMIE JOHNSON 3 Games to 0.
WOW!! #39 SHOCKS THE WORLD by SWEEPING and ELIMINATING the CURRENT 4 TIME NASCAR CHAMPION #48 JIMMIE JOHNSON. The stradegy of #39 was finish on the Lead Lap and let everything take care of itself, and it worked!!! #48 had problems, and in the end lost! It is the GREATEST UPSET in NRL HISTORY!!!!
This brings us to NRL BOWL 3 CHAMP SERIES. What is going to happen??? Will #18 continue to DOMINATE and SWEEP the #39?? Will #39 keep finding ways to win and beat #18??
