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August
14, 2007
Left
and Right, Up and Down
Making the Grade-Watkins Glen
By Dennis Michelsen
NASCAR better make some rule changes for qualifying soon!
When you have great drivers such as Boris Said having
their team bankrupted by the lack of a chance to compete
something needs to be done. While I understand the reasons
for having the top 35 rule in effect, it does tend to
discourage NASCAR from caring about qualifying! NASCAR
it is time to have Saturday morning qualifying just for
the go or go home guys…they deserve that chance in
these high-priced days of NASCAR racing where even going
home without racing will cost you hundreds of thousands
of dollars!
Nextel
Cup- Glen
1. Tony Stewart
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Ron Fellows
5. Robby Gordon
6. Martin Truex Jr
7. Kyle Busch
8. Carl Edwards
9. Jeff Gordon
10. Greg Biffle
F
for NASCAR Rules
Boris Said was right! There used to be qualifying on Saturday
morning but now there are too many pit tours with big
money sponsors to find the time! What ever happened to
using rain tires at the road courses?
D
for Montoya and Harvick Fight
Come on guys if you are going to fight you need to take
off the helmets and HANS devices! Even hockey players
get rid of the gloves and helmets when they fight! Maybe
we need to see these two guys in the ring for a pay-per-view
wrestling match!
C
for Elliott Sadler
This is not the kind of season Sadler was expecting when
he came to Evernham Motorsports. But on Sunday Sadler
battled all day to finish on the lead lap in 17th position.
While that is not much to get excited about it does show
that Sadler has not given up!
B
for Robby Gordon
The racer of racers had issues with his car that would
lead mere mortal drivers to finishes in the middle of
the pack at best. But Robby Gordon on a road course is
a strong bet for a top five finish no matter what the
obstacles!
A
for Tony Stewart
Smoke showed Jeff Gordon that if you are going to have
a spin do it early in the day! Tony Stewart battled back
from that early spin to win for the third time in four
races…an incredible streak in this day and age of
parity in NASCAR! This is the kind of run that leads to
championships!
Extra
Credit for Patrick Carpentier
Can we see this guy full time in a NASCAR Nextel Cup car
please? Carpentier can drive anything with wheels and
I would love to see what he could do on the ovals, we
already know he is sensational on a road course!
Tuesday
on Race Talk Radio
8 pm Eastern-ASALMS Radio and Down on the Farm-Each week
the best in minor league racing is profiled including
the news from the cars and stars of the ASA Late Model
Series. Host Dennis Michelsen interviews the drivers,
series promoters, and others making news at local short
tracks all over the country.
9pm
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brings you the news from inside the ARCA RE/MAX Series.
Since 1953 the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA)
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Meet the drivers making news in the ARCA RE/MAX series
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