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RPG - Darlington - McCoy
RPG - Darlington - McCoy
Well, I RPG'd after the tire test that the race would be single
file racing with little passing, periodically interrupted by
crashes. I'm still not super optimistic, but after watching
a bit of the Nationwide race I have some hope...
The Win: I don't have a good idea on this one, so I'll stick
with my recent theme and predict Greg Biffle to win from the
Pole.
1) top Toyota - I'm thinking Rowdy Busch will bounce it off the
wall at some point, so I'll go with Tony Stewart as top Toy.
2) top Chevy - Jeff Gordon starts to make up for what's been a
pretty slow season for him with the best finish amoung the
Chevrolets (which will probably be a T5, but I'm gonna avoid
compound picks this week).
3) top Dodge - I'll go out on a limb here and pick Kasey Kahne,
starting from dead last. He was pretty fast before discovering
that his line was several feet outside the speedway, I think
he'll be fast again.
4) top rookie - Smith, McDowell, and Hornish were all within
a tenth in qualifying. I'll go with McDowell, who seems a pretty
levelheaded sort, who'll do the slow & steady, stay-out-of-
trouble thing.
5) story - a T20 finish for Allmendinger, who really sucked it
up to qualify his way into the race after removing _all_ the
right-side paint from the car on his first qual lap.
6) unscored pick - Tony Kanaan wins pole for the big race.
John
Well, I RPG'd after the tire test that the race would be single
file racing with little passing, periodically interrupted by
crashes. I'm still not super optimistic, but after watching
a bit of the Nationwide race I have some hope...
The Win: I don't have a good idea on this one, so I'll stick
with my recent theme and predict Greg Biffle to win from the
Pole.
1) top Toyota - I'm thinking Rowdy Busch will bounce it off the
wall at some point, so I'll go with Tony Stewart as top Toy.
2) top Chevy - Jeff Gordon starts to make up for what's been a
pretty slow season for him with the best finish amoung the
Chevrolets (which will probably be a T5, but I'm gonna avoid
compound picks this week).
3) top Dodge - I'll go out on a limb here and pick Kasey Kahne,
starting from dead last. He was pretty fast before discovering
that his line was several feet outside the speedway, I think
he'll be fast again.
4) top rookie - Smith, McDowell, and Hornish were all within
a tenth in qualifying. I'll go with McDowell, who seems a pretty
levelheaded sort, who'll do the slow & steady, stay-out-of-
trouble thing.
5) story - a T20 finish for Allmendinger, who really sucked it
up to qualify his way into the race after removing _all_ the
right-side paint from the car on his first qual lap.
6) unscored pick - Tony Kanaan wins pole for the big race.
John
Re: RPG - Darlington - McCoy
John McCoy <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote in
news:Xns9A9A7624FCE6Dpogosupernews@216.168.3.30:
> Well, I RPG'd after the tire test that the race would be single
> file racing with little passing, periodically interrupted by
> crashes. I'm still not super optimistic, but after watching
> a bit of the Nationwide race I have some hope...
That was actually a darn good race. No scary crashes, a fair
bit of passing both for the lead and in the pack.
> The Win: I don't have a good idea on this one, so I'll stick
> with my recent theme and predict Greg Biffle to win from the
> Pole.
A strong showing from Biffle - I think he might well have had
something for Busch, if only the transmission hadn't disassembled
itself.
> 1) top Toyota - I'm thinking Rowdy Busch will bounce it off the
> wall at some point, so I'll go with Tony Stewart as top Toy.
Got that half right - Busch bounced it off the wall at least
3 times. Didn't hurt anything but the paint, tho.
> 2) top Chevy - Jeff Gordon starts to make up for what's been a
> pretty slow season for him with the best finish amoung the
> Chevrolets (which will probably be a T5, but I'm gonna avoid
> compound picks this week).
3rd - shoulda gone with the compound pick :-) +1
> 3) top Dodge - I'll go out on a limb here and pick Kasey Kahne,
> starting from dead last. He was pretty fast before discovering
> that his line was several feet outside the speedway, I think
> he'll be fast again.
Nope, Kahne wasn't fast. Neither were any of the other Dodges,
with Kurt Busch being best in a lowly 12th.
> 4) top rookie - Smith, McDowell, and Hornish were all within
> a tenth in qualifying. I'll go with McDowell, who seems a pretty
> levelheaded sort, who'll do the slow & steady, stay-out-of-
> trouble thing.
Didn't see much of him, but McDowell did end up top rookie, thanks
mostly to Hornish's blown tire and Carpentier's blown engine. +1
> 5) story - a T20 finish for Allmendinger, who really sucked it
> up to qualify his way into the race after removing _all_ the
> right-side paint from the car on his first qual lap.
27th. He wasn't fast, wasn't slow, mostly wasn't visible on the
TV screen.
> 6) unscored pick - Tony Kanaan wins pole for the big race.
Megan & I both went with Andretti drivers, even tho we're both
Penske fans. So it figures it was a Ganassi car that took pole.
race: +2
season: +12
John
John McCoy <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote in
news:Xns9A9A7624FCE6Dpogosupernews@216.168.3.30:
> Well, I RPG'd after the tire test that the race would be single
> file racing with little passing, periodically interrupted by
> crashes. I'm still not super optimistic, but after watching
> a bit of the Nationwide race I have some hope...
That was actually a darn good race. No scary crashes, a fair
bit of passing both for the lead and in the pack.
> The Win: I don't have a good idea on this one, so I'll stick
> with my recent theme and predict Greg Biffle to win from the
> Pole.
A strong showing from Biffle - I think he might well have had
something for Busch, if only the transmission hadn't disassembled
itself.
> 1) top Toyota - I'm thinking Rowdy Busch will bounce it off the
> wall at some point, so I'll go with Tony Stewart as top Toy.
Got that half right - Busch bounced it off the wall at least
3 times. Didn't hurt anything but the paint, tho.
> 2) top Chevy - Jeff Gordon starts to make up for what's been a
> pretty slow season for him with the best finish amoung the
> Chevrolets (which will probably be a T5, but I'm gonna avoid
> compound picks this week).
3rd - shoulda gone with the compound pick :-) +1
> 3) top Dodge - I'll go out on a limb here and pick Kasey Kahne,
> starting from dead last. He was pretty fast before discovering
> that his line was several feet outside the speedway, I think
> he'll be fast again.
Nope, Kahne wasn't fast. Neither were any of the other Dodges,
with Kurt Busch being best in a lowly 12th.
> 4) top rookie - Smith, McDowell, and Hornish were all within
> a tenth in qualifying. I'll go with McDowell, who seems a pretty
> levelheaded sort, who'll do the slow & steady, stay-out-of-
> trouble thing.
Didn't see much of him, but McDowell did end up top rookie, thanks
mostly to Hornish's blown tire and Carpentier's blown engine. +1
> 5) story - a T20 finish for Allmendinger, who really sucked it
> up to qualify his way into the race after removing _all_ the
> right-side paint from the car on his first qual lap.
27th. He wasn't fast, wasn't slow, mostly wasn't visible on the
TV screen.
> 6) unscored pick - Tony Kanaan wins pole for the big race.
Megan & I both went with Andretti drivers, even tho we're both
Penske fans. So it figures it was a Ganassi car that took pole.
race: +2
season: +12
John
Other side of the track Was Re: RPG - Darlington - McCoy
Hmm. I haven't turned on the tv yet today, but I'm grooving on my first
year living where I can *hear* Pole Day out my window.....
I'm going to go with Marco Andretti on this one, although I'd actually
prefer Castroneves or Briscoe, to go along with my general Penske
loyalty...:)
--pig, hoping John Andretti manages to land an Indy ride.....
On 5/10/08 12:34, in article Xns9A9A7624FCE6Dpogosupernews@216.168.3.30,
"John McCoy" <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote:
> 6) unscored pick - Tony Kanaan wins pole for the big race.
Hmm. I haven't turned on the tv yet today, but I'm grooving on my first
year living where I can *hear* Pole Day out my window.....
I'm going to go with Marco Andretti on this one, although I'd actually
prefer Castroneves or Briscoe, to go along with my general Penske
loyalty...:)
--pig, hoping John Andretti manages to land an Indy ride.....
On 5/10/08 12:34, in article Xns9A9A7624FCE6Dpogosupernews@216.168.3.30,
"John McCoy" <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote:
> 6) unscored pick - Tony Kanaan wins pole for the big race.
Re: RPG - Darlington - McCoy <2><12>
John McCoy <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote in
news:Xns9A9A7624FCE6Dpogosupernews@216.168.3.30:
Guess I forgot to score these...
> The Win: I don't have a good idea on this one, so I'll stick
> with my recent theme and predict Greg Biffle to win from the
> Pole.
Looked to dominate until the car gave up.
> 1) top Toyota - I'm thinking Rowdy Busch will bounce it off the
> wall at some point, so I'll go with Tony Stewart as top Toy.
Well, he did bounce it off the wall (as did pretty much everyone
else) but Busch was still top Toyota.
> 2) top Chevy - Jeff Gordon starts to make up for what's been a
> pretty slow season for him with the best finish amoung the
> Chevrolets (which will probably be a T5, but I'm gonna avoid
> compound picks this week).
Coulda gone with the compound pick, Gordon in 3d is top Chevy. +1
> 3) top Dodge - I'll go out on a limb here and pick Kasey Kahne,
> starting from dead last.
Ended up being the other Busch.
> 4) top rookie - Smith, McDowell, and Hornish were all within
> a tenth in qualifying. I'll go with McDowell, who seems a pretty
> levelheaded sort, who'll do the slow & steady, stay-out-of-
> trouble thing.
Nice run for McDowell, just edging Smith. +1
> 5) story - a T20 finish for Allmendinger, who really sucked it
> up to qualify his way into the race after removing _all_ the
> right-side paint from the car on his first qual lap.
Nope - never looked like he had it figured out on the way to a
27th place finish.
race: +2
season: 12
John
John McCoy <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote in
news:Xns9A9A7624FCE6Dpogosupernews@216.168.3.30:
Guess I forgot to score these...
> The Win: I don't have a good idea on this one, so I'll stick
> with my recent theme and predict Greg Biffle to win from the
> Pole.
Looked to dominate until the car gave up.
> 1) top Toyota - I'm thinking Rowdy Busch will bounce it off the
> wall at some point, so I'll go with Tony Stewart as top Toy.
Well, he did bounce it off the wall (as did pretty much everyone
else) but Busch was still top Toyota.
> 2) top Chevy - Jeff Gordon starts to make up for what's been a
> pretty slow season for him with the best finish amoung the
> Chevrolets (which will probably be a T5, but I'm gonna avoid
> compound picks this week).
Coulda gone with the compound pick, Gordon in 3d is top Chevy. +1
> 3) top Dodge - I'll go out on a limb here and pick Kasey Kahne,
> starting from dead last.
Ended up being the other Busch.
> 4) top rookie - Smith, McDowell, and Hornish were all within
> a tenth in qualifying. I'll go with McDowell, who seems a pretty
> levelheaded sort, who'll do the slow & steady, stay-out-of-
> trouble thing.
Nice run for McDowell, just edging Smith. +1
> 5) story - a T20 finish for Allmendinger, who really sucked it
> up to qualify his way into the race after removing _all_ the
> right-side paint from the car on his first qual lap.
Nope - never looked like he had it figured out on the way to a
27th place finish.
race: +2
season: 12
John
