General Message Board

Fan, are you planning on using the same roster for both weeks - like, just set it up and l...

Fan, are you planning on using the same roster for both weeks - like, just set it up and leave it up for both races while you are gone - or are you going to change your roster in between races?

Maui - awesome! Sounds like you travel a lot....weren't you jest in Sonoma?

Here's some food for thought for the Glen only: I'd have Vickers on the team bu...

Here's some food for thought for the Glen only:

I'd have Vickers on the team but I don't know if I'd race him though. He got pole at Infineon but finished 16th. He sure knows how to qualify though.

Top 10 avg road course finishers in last 5 yrs (1-10)
Stewie - use Tony if you got plenty of starts for him
Hammy - disappointing yr for him so far, but he finished 5th in Sonoma & has 2nd best avg road course finish in last 5 yrs
JPM - definitely use
Sadler - not for me, having a rough yr this yr
Bowyer - He's the only RCR driver not having a bad yr and his ain't that great
JJ - consider using if you've got sufficient starts left for later in the season
Gordo – usually strong road racer, got 9th at Sonoma but finished 29th at the 2008 Glen
Edwards - not sure about Carl, would use him if I had no other good picks from the A group (maybe Kenseth too)
Ky Busch - consider having him on team for qualifying pts. He won the 2008 Glen race but I'm not gonna race him unless he gets pole & maybe not even then, started 2nd at Sonoma but finished 22nd. He just doesn’t know how to play nice with the other drivers and they outnumber him 42-1.
Newman! - pretty reliable road racer lately, not spectacular but no DNFs in past 5 yrs at road races & finishing is important
Ambrose - definitely use

Top 10 road course finishers in 2008 (1-10):
Ky Busch
JPM
Stewie
Edwards
Kenseth
Truex
JJ
Mears
Bowyer
Burton – wouldn’t use Jeff, love the guy but he’s having some baaaaaad luck lately

More: Mark Martin used to do pretty well at the Glen having 4th best avg finish in last 10 yrs there (9.6), with 2 top 5s and 5 top 10s in that span. He’s got good cars now and is on a roll - as long as he finishes that is. Sometimes he’s like a magnet for crashes.

Oops typo, Stewart.....

Oops typo, Stewart.....

Gordon for A, Gordon for C and Steward and Montoya for B...Infineon

Gordon for A, Gordon for C and Steward and Montoya for B...Infineon

Oh yeah - there's Robby Gordon. He's got the 5th best avg finish at the Glen in t...

Oh yeah - there's Robby Gordon. He's got the 5th best avg finish at the Glen in the last 5 yrs (9.5) with 3 top 5s in that span. Don't know if can rely on him to finish a race though - he was 27th last yr. You'd think he'd qualify good there, but his avg start there is 26th in the last 5 yrs.

I'm definitely using Montoya for Watkins Glen but I'm not using him for Pocono bec...

I'm definitely using Montoya for Watkins Glen but I'm not using him for Pocono because I only have 2 starts left for him, and I'm saving the other start for Talladega. I have 6 starts left for both Kahne and Ambrose. I need more B-list and C-list suggestions, and I'm not sure about the A-list guys for both races.

Hamlin does pretty well on flat tracks, so does kurt busch. Truex has a finishing average ...

Hamlin does pretty well on flat tracks, so does kurt busch. Truex has a finishing average of 15th also...which isn't stellar but maybe he could buy a couple points if you're conserving starts with other drivers...