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April
30, 2007
Rookie
of the Year Deserves a Chance
Bye Bye Busch Whackers-Talladega-Race 10
By Dennis Michelsen
The best illustration for how strange this Bush Whacking
phenomenon is to look at the career of Danny O'Quinn over
the last 12 months. Last year at this time O'Quinn was
riding high with his new Busch ride with Roush Racing
and life was good. There was already talk of Roush Racing
being unhappy about Todd Kluever's chances to take over
the No. 6 Cup ride in 2007. While David Ragan had much
more speedway experience than O'Quinn and therefore was
the more likely replacement, Danny was at least in the
equation. The season ended with Danny O'Quinn showing
the kind of patience, maturity, and consistency that any
owner would like to see in a driver! O'Quinn would go
on to win the rookie of the year title in the Busch series.
Ragan got the promotion to Cup but the future looked good
for Danny O'Quinn too. But sponsor demanded more Cup drivers
in the Busch cars and O'Quinn was left on the outside
looking in. In his first race with Roush Racing this season
Danny O'Quinn finished 11th, 3rd best among the Busch
guys. Last year's rookie of the year deserves a full time
ride at Roush Racing!
Bye
Bye Busch Whackers Standings-Talladega
Kyle Krisiloff Wins Aaron's 312
1. Kyle Krisiloff (Finished 5th)
2. Brad Coleman (9th)
3. Danny O'Quinn (11th)
4. Bobby Hamilton Jr (12th)
5. Shane Huffman (15th)
6. Brent Sherman (16th)
7. Eric McClure (18th)
8. Robert Richardson (19th)
9. Aric Almirola (20th)
10. Justin Ashburn (22nd)
Bye
Bye Busch Whackers Standings After Race 10
Bobby Hamilton Jr Takes Over Top Spot
| Pos |
Driver |
Points
|
Behind
|
Wins
|
Top
5s
|
Top
10s
|
| 1 |
Bobby
Hamilton Jr. |
1052
|
Leader
|
0
|
5
|
7
|
| 2 |
Marcos
Ambrose # |
1009
|
43
|
0
|
4
|
7
|
| 3 |
Mike
Wallace |
994
|
49
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
| 4 |
Regan
Smith |
988
|
55
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
| 5 |
Stephen
Leicht |
945
|
98
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
| 6 |
Jason
Leffler |
910
|
142
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
| 7 |
Shane
Huffman |
904
|
148
|
1
|
5
|
5
|
| 8 |
Steve
Wallace |
878
|
174
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
| 9 |
Kyle
Krisiloff # |
869
|
183
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
| 10 |
Jon
Wood |
863
|
189
|
0
|
2
|
4
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