Yeah, I remember DW subbing for Steve Park, I remember he had some decent runs in that car. I would have loved to see Bobby Labonte get a similar shot subbing for Tony Stewart. It'd be interesting to see if he could still get it done in good equipment.
I'd say he was better than ok, to put it in perspective who are the great drivers right now? Bobby has won 20+ races, as well as Cup, Busch and Iroc titles, the only drivers with more on their resume are Johnson, Gordon, Stewart. Matt Kenseth & Kurt Busch are great as well, is Bobby not on par with these two? The resume says he is. He's also accomplished more than Newman, Harvick, Kahne, Hamlin, Biffle, Burton & Edwards, guys who have driven top notch equipment their whole careers.
His resume is better than 80-85% of the field. And to hear Tad say he thinks they should be a top 10 car every week is ridiculous, they're the 7th best Toyota car for cripes sake.
When did Marcos run in the top 10 wk in wk out when he was in the 47?? That never happened period. They were good on road courses, Ambrose is a lot better road racer than Bobby no question, but they were not a top 10 team. How did AJ do on the oval tracks he ran for JTG? He finished 19th and 22nd. Bobby finished 23rd in points last yr so AJ's results on those tracks are typical of what JTG can do.
You said wk in wk out, I was merely quoting you. Perhaps you should slow and relax before posting inaccurate information. Thanks.
Some folks on this forum seem to think that anyone who doesn't make the chase can't drive or is in crappy equipment . Fact is there is only room for twelve cars in the chase and it doesn't matter how good the rest are , they can't get in .There always have been mid pack cars and back markers in the field , and as long as they have 43 car fields , there always will be .Thank heavens for teams like JTG , RPM ,Front Row , Phoenix and Furniture Row , they keep trying and never give up , like the folks on the forum seem to think they should.
Furniture Row isnt mid pack anymore
Furniture Row isnt mid pack anymore
Pretty much agree with all of this, but for one thing.....who did he piss off along the way to not get quality rides anymore? Seems since he left JGR, it was all downhill, why?
He started to fall off since his last days at JGR and everyone saw that. He really shouldn't be driving in Cup anymore. I understand everyone loves him, but that shouldn't skew the fact that he simply isn't competitive anymore. Will be interesting to see what AJ does with the same equipment....
He spun out at Michigan I remember that, but where else? He spun out a few times this year that's true, but to be fair a guy like Jimmie Johnson has spun out 3 times in the last couple races! Michigan practice, Michigan race, Atlanta race. Your point was again??
Well I know he rejected Ganassi on two separate occasions, the first time he chose the 43 car over the 41 and the second time was even worse (if you can believe that) Bobby said he was in his car on his way to sign a contract w/ EGR to drive the 1 car, but then Hall of Fame called and offered the fully sponsored 96 car, the 1 car was not fully sponsored.
