Asks Mechelle: Who can stop the Mercury?

Sometimes before auto races, a driver and a team will be certain they have the best car. They’ve figured out just the right set-up for the track, the driver loves the speedway, the engine is running top-notch, everything seems nearly perfect. They think the only thing that can keep them from winning is calamity: a wreck that can’t be avoided, someone else’s mistake ending up costing them.

Otherwise, the victory will be theirs.

The Phoenix Mercury should be feeling a lot like this now. The Merc just completed a five-game road trip Tuesday with a 101-90 overtime victory at Seattle.