To me qualifying isn’t a huge deal. If a driver has a good car they shouldn’t have any real problem getting to the front. In my sliding scale of importance this week it’s last. My rankings for what’s important this week is
I don’t think the All-Star race really is a big factor this week in terms of fantasy racing. The All-Star race can be fun to watch, but it’s not a “simulation race” like other non-points paying race. The Coca Cola 600 is 400 laps long and on Saturday night they never raced more than 25 laps at once.Besides being at the same venue I just don’t see the connection. Drivers who do good in the All-Star race often run good in the Coke 600 but I think it’s because their good drivers/ teams and not because the two really correlate.
Agree. Drivers like Johnson, Kahne and Kurt Busch who won both in recent history had shown they were good at all the 1.5-mile tracks. Most of what I use this week will be from Vegas and Texas data.
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Micah Roberts 2:48 pm on May 27, 2011 Permalink |
I’m going with what happened at Vegas and Texas with practice (not Thursday’s) as a close second, maybe even equal. The race is so long that if a driver shows any kind of good average times in practice Saturday, it will get my interest no matter where he starts. In the perfect race with not many cautions, qualifying would be huge, but with 600 miles, it almost takes that out of the equation.
PJ - FNP 5:00 pm on May 27, 2011 Permalink |
I’m with you guys. The All-Star race is too short to get the outside groove worked in, but that will be working Sunday, making it a lot easier for cars to pass.
kwiseman33 8:35 am on May 28, 2011 Permalink |
I think track position is always a factor, but in a 600-mile marathon it’s not that important. Track position is more important for guys who have struggled to pass this year, like a Mark Martin. On the other hand, guys like Junior and Harvick make their way to the front every week after qualifying poorly. With this car you have to have a really good car to pass or a wheel man behind the wheel.