Comments on: Road Course Ringers Flood Sonoma

By: Tim Zaegel

Tim Zaegel — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:32:15 +0000

I agree. I like Ambrose, and I’m looking for him to make it up to the Cup level full-time next season. Hopefully his incident with the tire barriers during final practice won’t hurt his car too badly.

By: Adam C

Adam C — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:33:11 +0000

I think marcos ambrose looks like he could do very well this weekend and it would be great start for him to get started with cup career.

By: Tim Zaegel

Tim Zaegel — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:01:36 +0000

I agree 100%. I’ve always said that the road course races aren’t necessarily my favorite, but as long as they’ve got a couple of ‘em on the schedule, then that aspect of it should be incorporated into the Chase as well.

By: Clance' McClannahan

Clance' McClannahan — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:45:17 +0000

You have a valid point. I am a huge road race fan. I think another road race should be added to the Chase. I don’t think the raod rces take away from the driver’s chances. The Chase is about the best all round driver’s. Use Newman as an example. He isn’t exactly where he wants to be. The raod races UP his chances to make the Chase. He is a great road course driver.
Different subject: I do a special ’scope focusing on Sonoma and Watkin’s Glen each year.

By: Pruett In For Sorenson « The Lead Lap

Pruett In For Sorenson « The Lead Lap — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:10:12 +0000

[...] In For Sorenson I was reading Tim Z.’s post over at Do You NASCAR? on Chip Ganassi Racing’s decision to put Scott Pruett in the No. 41 for Reed [...]

By: Tim Zaegel

Tim Zaegel — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:35:14 +0000

Exactly, Bruce. I just can’t help but feel like the teams are hurting the driver’s chances in the future whenever they actually are in a position to make the Chase.

I mean, what if Reed is sitting 17th in points come this time next year. What then? You still sit him just so you can try and get a car in the top-five? You run him in the car, and now he’s got that much less experience on the road courses, and the end result is likely not to be nearly as good as it potentially could have been with a couple more races under his belt.

By: Bruce Simmons

Bruce Simmons — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:30:37 +0000

It sometimes seem that the team focus is more on the car than the driver when they replace regulars at road courses. It’s almost a warning that your pink slip is sitting in the out-box, ready to be delivered. It puts one in a certain category and for the fans of drivers like Reed Sorenson, it sucks.