Re: RPG Loudon I TomS +1/+4On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:32:31 CST, "Tom S." <tscalfjr@cox,net > wrote:
>Lets See... Carpenteir and Bobby Labonte on the first row. Sorenson
>and Franchitti in start 6th and 7th. The top Toyota is Allmendinger
>in 10th. Juan was fastest in the third practice.... Who knows what
>will happen in the race...... It's a shame that I threw away my
>crystal ball. It was cracked and chipped and all, but it would have
>at least given me an excuse for what could be a bevy of bad picks this
>week.
Well, it is obvious I should have talked to the weather gods and not
the race gods this past weeks. Race rain shortened by 17 laps; field
all jumbled up by a couple of late cautions and what all. Lets see
how bad my results look for this week.
>
>Winner: Ryan Newman. He was decent in practice and 16th isn't that
>far back to start.
>
+0 Ran solidly all day, hanging out around the top 10.... finished in
15th
>1. Patrick has qual'ed on time in every race he has attempted this
>year and surprised them in practice today, but I don't think he can
>hold on to the lead for the whole race. He will however score a top
>10.
>
+0 He led the first few laps then started a slow drift backwards. I
never did hear why, but he ends up in 31st two laps down.
>2. Bobby Labonte will be the highest finishing, non-winning Dodge.
>
+0 Finished a good solid 10th, but the last lap shuffles left Sadler
and Sorenson ahead of him.
>3. Smoke will again be looking for excuses about his run as he
>finishes behind Terry Labonte.
>
+0 Not this week.
>4. Rowdy tries to make up for a so-so qualifying run by charging
>through the field, but it backfires on him. Rowdy finishes outside
>the top 20.
>
+1 A point. Got tangled up with Juan during that late caution and
ended up 25th.
>5. All three of the MWR cars finish above 35th, but only Reutimann
>will be in the top 20
>
+0 I like Mikey and want to see him and his team successful, but I
wish they would do it in the weeks I don't bet against them. Mikey
finishes 2nd with Reutimann in 19th. McDowell left early with a blown
engine.
Segment one total - +14
Segment two points going in - +3
Race total - +1
Segment two points leaving - +4
Tom S.