Pocono II

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Digger

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Count qualifying as a wash out, it's still raining and will continue for the next three hours with flood warnings in effect at Pocono. :mad:
 
Official word from ARCA, qualifying is a washout. The field will be set by owner's points.
 
Could Kligerman have caught Lofton if Arpin hadn't have spun him? I don't think he could have passed him but the boy was definitely fast. He's a guest on Despain's Wind Tunnel tonight.
 
John Galt said:
Could Kligerman have caught Lofton if Arpin hadn't have spun him? I don't think he could have passed him but the boy was definitely fast. He's a guest on Despain's Wind Tunnel tonight.
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I don't think he would have caught him. I have no reason for saying this, other than a gut feeling. :D

Man, is this the 3rd time in 3 years (2 races per year of course) that ARCA had a beautiful Saturday, and NASCAR had rain problems on Sunday?
 
Nostradumbass said:
I don't think he would have caught him. I have no reason for saying this, other than a gut feeling. :D

Man, is this the 3rd time in 3 years (2 races per year of course) that ARCA had a beautiful Saturday, and NASCAR had rain problems on Sunday?
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Yeah, that was my gut feeling, also.

It doesn't matter, as to the rain. The race will probably turn into another fuel mileage/pit strategy thing with the final ten laps being the only noteworthy part of the race (history shows that this is more of a likelihood on Monday than Sunday). The rest of it would probably be thirty-minute segments of boredom and commercials, mixed with moments of possible racing.

I really like the Pocono track (would like to see someone build a 3/4-mile version of it somewhere) but 500 miles? I believe they would have better racing if they cut the race to 500K (300 miles -120 laps) to get them "up on the wheel" from the drop of the green to the checkered. Since mechanical failure is no longer a major issue in Cup the 500 marathons are pointless, IMNSVHO, with the 500 miles of agony at Pocono being a prime example.

But then, that's just my personal opinion.
 
toledo47 said:
I've heard Concord Speedway is kind of a small version of it. I've never been there though so I can't say for sure.
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Thanks. I wasn't aware of that. I've never been there either. I checked it out and it's a ½-mile asphalt which kind of looks like Pocono except turns 1 & 3 are banked the same (14°) and T2 is 11°. The different turn radius look like it would be a good challenge.

Here is the track's description site: http://www.concordmotorsportpark.com/half_main.html

Thanks for the reply.
 
It sounds like an interesting track. I've always wanted to go check out Hooters Pro Cup there but have not gotten a chance yet.
 
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