1.   Benson almost pulled off his first win last week at Texas after choosing track position over a pit stop during the last caution.

2.   But they never were able to make up track position on either Hornish or team manager John Barnes.

3.   But track position is going to be so critical that it will be the main focus.

4.   Duhamel, the reigning Superbike champion, tried to convert a poor starting position into a decent track position but managed only a ninth-place finish.

5.   Earnhardt also was playing the fuel-mileage game to gain critical track position.

6.   Evernham sacrificed track position to get the chassis adjustments Gordon wanted, bringing the car into the pits three consecutive times during one late-race caution.

7.   Gordon immediately returned to pit road for repairs and lost valuable track position.

8.   Gordon gained track position and Irvan could never catch him.

9.   Gordon, battling a tight race car and aiming for track position, took only two tires.

10.   I even questioned them when they left me out there for track position.