Notes for Chicagoland

Hey there!  Long time no see!
All I can say is a busy lifestyle makes for a bad blogger…[some highlights interspersed below].
So with no further ado…here are some random thoughts on Saturday nights race at Chicagoland.
There’s alot of talk about this being a good track for ‘Happy’ Harvick…he carried some good speed in P2, but i’m [...]

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Talladega - top 30

Original top 3o from Garrow’s mid-week chat, with my breakdown and notes for each!  Tires don’t seem to be an issue [thank god!] but Dodge engines sure do!
 
1. Tony Stewart 
Lifetime AF of 13.3, and a win here in the fall of 2008, this could easily be Tony’s first win as an owner driver.  He’s [...]

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Why Roadcourse Drivers Could Do Well At Martinsville

At approximately 35mph, Martinsville’s corners are the slowest stretch of track NASCAR drivers will navigate in a race all SEASON long.  However the average speed per lap is 92mph, meaning driver’s straight away speeds are about 150mph.  All this equates to braking, a lot of braking.  So it stands to reason that drivers who excel on road courses should [...]

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the outlook for Martinsville…

is RAIN!!!   Rain all weekend long! 
Meaning limited or no practice, qualifying set by owner points.  Rookie Scott Speed is sitting in that all important number 35 spot.  And the entry list is still a bloated 48 cars - what was with all the doom and gloom over lack of sponsorship causing [...]

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Sandbox Notes for Bristol

Welcome to the fish bowl…my nickname for Bristol…where we are once again confounded by ‘Wrinkled Raisin Man’ a.k.a. Mark Martin [thanks for the moniker Jansen55!!!]
Oh the dilemma!  He sits on the pole!  Again!
Uhmmm, he did in Atlanta too, and look what that got us! A big fat 31st!   In fact, over [...]

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