Small Team Rankings - Week 1
Here we go with the first Small Team Rankings. Small Teams have two or fewer cars; the rankings are based on an average of NASCAR's driver ratings.
(1) ROBBY GORDON
STR: 72.0
Driver: Gordon-7
My take: It's always one step forward and three steps back with this team. Robby G. rode the Dodge wave to an eighth-place finish at Daytona. But that little matter of a bad nose that turned up in pre-qualifying inspection cost him 100 points and sent him back to the danger zone. Now he has zero cushion over the next four races. Too bad, because a NASCAR race without Robby Gordon is, well, not as interesting.
(2) PETTY
STR: 56.8
Drivers: Labonte-43, Petty-45
My take: I don't expect to see Bobby Labonte in the top 10 after next week at California. But a boy can dream, can't he?
(3) HALL OF FAME
STR: 55.1
Driver: Yeley-96
My take: A piece of debris, possibly from fellow-Small Teamer Brian Vickers, put a hole in his grill and killed his chances in the 500. English majors, consider this to be a bit of foreshadowing.
The rest of the Small Teamers after the jump ...
(4) YATES
STR: 46.6
Drivers: Kvapil-28, Gilliland-38
(5) HAAS CNC
STR: 46.6
Drivers: Riggs-66, Mayfield-70
(6) RED BULL
STR: 41.5
Drivers: Vickers-83, Allmendinger-84 (missed race)
(7) FRONT ROW
STR: 33.5
Driver: Andretti-34
(8) FURNITURE ROW
STR: 29.1
Drivers: Nemechek-78, K. Wallace-87
(9) BILL DAVIS
STR: 29.1
Drivers: Blaney-22, tba-27 (missed race)
Also: Your Small Team driver points from NASCAR are here and updated.
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I feel for Robby. NASCAR went WAY over the line with 100 points AND $100k! It looks like the lessor cars teams will NEVER catch a break in this sport. It's a pitty too, for a sport that prides itself on fairness and sportsmanship!
A lot is being said about it in NY: http://junkncars.blogspot.com/
Posted on February 22, 2008 1:05 PM