Juan Pablo
Dude starts 32nd (which is about 5 miles back of the finish line at Sonoma), blows through the field, then smokes the brakes, uses every inch of the road and zooms to a win as he's running out of gas.
That was amazing.
Dustin Long, meanwhile, isn't ready to crown Montoya King of the Road Racers just yet. Still, he's impressed:
Watching Montoya throughout the course, it wasn't like he was "Miss Daisy.'' He tried some moves you might not have seen on the TV broadcast. I watched about half the race from spot overlooking turn 2 (the right-hander going up the hill) and he was one of the few guys I noticed who regularly made or tried moves there.
Another thing Dustin noticed that I didn't: Childress cars finished 2-3-4. Check out his full report here. He also has promised to do a podcast from the track. Look for it Monday somewhere on the N&R home page hereabouts.
One more footnote to the weekend: Because Aric Almirola got credit for the Busch win at Milwaukee (remember, it's where you start, not where you finish), that means Latino drivers took two of the three NASCAR events this weekend. That's got to be a first.
Lastly, use the rest of the thread to entertain yourselves for the next couple of weeks. Talk racin'. Talk about me. Talk about yourselves. I don't care. Knock yourselves out. And have fun. See you in a bit.
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Hey John:
Put that super-secret NASCAR stat site to use if you can. What top five drivers had the most quality passes?
Posted on June 25, 2007 9:42 AM
Hmmmm...We can talk about you and entertain ourselves while you are gone. Oh, thanks for the great posting idea. This is going to be fun.
Posted on July 1, 2007 2:30 PM
Hmmmm...We can talk about you and entertain ourselves while you are gone. Oh, thanks for the great posting idea. This is going to be fun.
Posted on July 1, 2007 2:30 PM
Happy 4th of July, John. Yes... we are talking behind your back while you are gone. I don't want to talk about Jr.'s future.
I think Baby Busch is moving over to Big Mama's house..
Posted on July 3, 2007 9:40 PM
Happy 4th of July, John. Yes... we are talking behind your back while you are gone. I don't want to talk about Jr.'s future.
I think Baby Busch is moving over to Big Mama's house..
Posted on July 3, 2007 9:44 PM
Still talking behind your back...
Posted on July 7, 2007 11:44 AM