How Much Trust Do You Put In Road Course Aces/Ringers/Specialists?
It seems like this year’s race at Infineon Raceway is loaded with more drivers brought in specifically for the road course than in past events. In addition to the typical Boris Said sighting, Tony Ave, Tomy Drissi, P.J. Jones, Andy Pilgrim, and Brian Simo are also on the entry list. Of course, the road courses are also the only venues where you can consider Robby Gordon. Do any of these drivers catch your eye in fantasy formats?
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Ryan Rantz 8:54 pm on June 21, 2011 Permalink |
Robby Gordon and Boris Said both catch my eyes in allocation leagues. Their C drivers and they certainly beat the usual’s. David Ragan has never started better than I believe 37th and never finished better than 24th on a road course. Paul Menard has never cracked the top fifteen in ten starts at a road course.
Personally I don’t think their that bad. Sure their not going to win but on every weekend 42 don’t win anyways. Their good for a solid top fifteen day. The biggest plus to them is that they have potential. I can’t say the same for Ragan.
Eric McClung 9:31 pm on June 21, 2011 Permalink |
My only concern with Said is how some drivers, like Tony Stewart, are very willing to dump him if he’s racing them “too hard” at the end of races. Stewart actually hit Said’s car after last year’s Sonoma race (TNT’s awful broadcast team managed to miss it) and was wrecked by him at The Glen after also annoying Greg Biffle earlier in the day. Robby has a little more respect among the drivers and always seems to have a good strategy.
kwiseman33 10:42 am on June 22, 2011 Permalink |
This is the worst group of Road Ringers I’ve ever seen. Said is the only one I halfway trust. I still wouldn’t touch Robby Gordon with a 10-foot pole.
Jordan McAbee 8:23 pm on June 22, 2011 Permalink |
Basically just Robby Gordon and Boris Said this week for me. I’ll probably start Said. But I also look at Robby Gordon at Daytona…since starting Robby Gordon Motorsports he’s posted eight top 16 finishes in twelve points paying races.