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Hey You All...Im going to Infineon this weekend for the race.. any predictions on the winner???? JPM won last year.. will he do it again??? Or will there be a surprise ending???? Maybe Kyle??? Jr?? Gordon??? Are the new guys that use to race Indy up for this road course challenge in the Nascar cars yet???? What do you think???
 
GO JUAN PABLO!!!!! :pbjtime:


TOP 5: Monyota, Robby, Happy, Boris, Smoke
 
Every time we go.. its freezing, foggy in the morning then we are delayering all our clothes by noon.. then sweating to death by three.. nothing ever changes..lol
 
id love to see a ringer show them how its done. next thing you know ringers will be against the rules because nascar things we cant have our stars getting beat by outsiders lol
 
AndyMarquisLIVE said:
GO JUAN PABLO!!!!! :pbjtime:


TOP 5: Monyota, Robby, Happy, Boris, Smoke
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Note even close.

Robby will make it to the front in no time, but his aggression will take him out with under 50 to go, likely right after a pit stop.

Juablo will get a top 10 but not much more.

Boris will do his usual thing and get a top 5, but a pit issue will hold him back.

Harvick will have an early spin and be relegated to 18th

Smoke will do like robby and get too aggressive towards the end of the race. However, he will save to car to make a top 10 out of it.

Hornish will be typical slow but still log a top 15.

The winner will start between 15th and 20th, some kid named Martin Truex.

Honorable mentions:

Kyle busch's speed and power will send him into the kitty litter.

Hamlin will get a top 5

All 4 hendrick cars will be top 15, but no top 5's of the group
 
Right now I'm thinking of Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Juan Pablo, Sam Hornish and a few others. Boris didn't do so well last year at The Glen. Oh yeah, Carl Edwards was showing off some of his dirt track abilities there. He was wild - best part was at the end when he went into the kitty litter and made it back out again. :)
 
All the Hms cars go out in he same crash. Jeff Burton and Kyle Busch fight for the lead. Kyle out of gas, Burton Wins it.
 
Anyone think the Tasmanian Devil, Marcos Ambrose, who was a real devil on the road courses in Australia, will do well? This is one Cup race that he will be entered in. I'll be interested to see how he does...if he makes the race that is.
 
Its going to depend on Marcos' pit strategy. He'll probably be starting near the back so he'll have to do something go get position. But if he gets near the front then he could make some noise.
 
Stewart will win, unless there is some late race pit stragedy that screws him out of another win there.
 
im gonna go to the race this weekend i cant wait. i know the useually guys that everyone has already said will be good but theres one name no one mentioned jamie mcmurry he has been improving alot on the road courses.
 
I was wondering about Marcos as well. I'm also wondering if Carpentier and Franchitti will be better on a road course.
 
It is my opinion that pit stratigy LOST Robby G the race, gotta be smart about that!! Duane
 
VaDirt said:
I predict that most drivers will turn both right and left during this race. :D
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I take it you said most since kyle busch may or may not elect to ignore the left turns if somebody is to his right?
 
Robby!!

and note to the ones going. Dont try to steal a banner when the lead cars are going by, you will be on tv.....
 
Like many others here, my favorites for the win are Tony Stewart, Robby Gordon, Scott Pruett...dark horse: Dario Franchitti
 
Montoya, R. Gordon, Said, J. Gordon and Ambrose. Or Montoya, Pruett, Ambrose and Robby all take each other out on the last lap and McMurray wins.
 
Said, Rowdy, R. Gordon, Montoya, and my dark horse is going to be Marcus Ambrose
 
This was at Sears Point (as it was then known) in 1999: I was on the backstretch waiting for the race to start and noticed this huge PC in the infield-

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All of a sudden a bunch of flares started going off around the bottom-

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After a few minutes it was going pretty good-

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All of a sudden- BABOOM! :eek:

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A huge roar went up from the crowd- it seems funny today, but computers were still largely distrusted and unloved back then.
 
That's down the side straight isn't it? Past I want to say the turns 2/3a complex oro so, right before the turn off for the infield long course?
 
Crazy pics.. man they are lucky they got it out quick.. with as dry as it is there that could have really done some serious damage.
As far as predictions im "hoping" Tony can break his losing streak here..Kyle will wreck himself and probably someone else..J.Gordon will start out strong and in the end will be in the back..JPM will do good but run out of gas.. Kahne will surprise everyone on how well he does on this track.. Burton will be up front somewhere.. Hamlin will cry about something and Biffle and Edwards will have a top 5 finish....But in the end it will come down to the calls they make in the pits.. gas will be a factor in the end!! Just my thoughts anyways :)
 
What effects if any will the COT have at Infineon? Do you think it will be that diffferent for the drivers???
 
Its all good said:
What effects if any will the COT have at Infineon? Do you think it will be that diffferent for the drivers???
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they ran the COT at both road courses last year. But now that the teams have a better hold of the car, i think the racing will be different.
 
ajk112802 said:
Like many others here, my favorites for the win are Tony Stewart, Robby Gordon, Scott Pruett...dark horse: Dario Franchitti
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Yeah, so Franchitti not qualifying might make it hard for him to be a surprise winner :rolleyes: Oh well what can I say? :eek:

Edit to Add: I'll change my vote for dark horse winner to 'Mad' Max Papis
 
Here's the lineup:


POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 92.153 77.740 Leader
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 92.040 77.836 -0.096
3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 92.005 77.865 -0.125
4 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 91.943 77.918 -0.178
5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont Cromax Pro 91.923 77.935 -0.195
6 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 91.843 78.003 -0.263
7 21 Marcos Ambrose Ford Little Debbie Honey Buns 91.819 78.023 -0.283
8 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Robby Gordon Motorsports 91.732 78.097 -0.357
9 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 91.519 78.279 -0.539
10 45 Terry Labonte Dodge Wells Fargo 91.448 78.340 -0.600
11 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 91.448 78.340 -0.600
12 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 91.276 78.487 -0.747
13 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 91.206 78.547 -0.807
14 160 Boris Said Ford 7-Eleven Slurpee / No Fear 91.182 78.568 -0.828
15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 91.162 78.585 -0.845
16 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 91.158 78.589 -0.849
17 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1 91.147 78.598 -0.858
18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 91.140 78.604 -0.864
19 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 91.138 78.606 -0.866
20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 91.057 78.676 -0.936
21 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 91.025 78.704 -0.964
22 01 Ron Fellows Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 91.012 78.715 -0.975
23 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 90.984 78.739 -0.999
24 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row
/ DenverMattress.com 90.955 78.764 -1.024
25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 90.951 78.768 -1.028
26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 90.932 78.784 -1.044
27 41 Scott Pruett Dodge Target 90.905 78.808 -1.068
28 66 Max Papis Chevrolet Haas Automation 90.870 78.838 -1.098
29 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 90.804 78.895 -1.155
30 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 90.794 78.904 -1.164
31 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditRep
ort.com 90.792 78.906 -1.166
32 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 90.773 78.922 -1.182
33 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 90.763 78.931 -1.191
34 00 Michael McDowell* Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 90.694 78.991 -1.251
35 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 90.647 79.032 -1.292
36 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 90.509 79.152 -1.412
37 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge Valvoline 90.375 79.270 -1.530
38 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 90.356 79.286 -1.546
39 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 90.298 79.337 -1.597
40 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 90.228 79.399 -1.659
41 28 Travis Kvapil Ford California Highway Patrol 89.901 79.688 -1.948
42 44 David Reutimann+ Toyota UPS 88.817 80.660 -2.920
43 34 Brian Simo Chevrolet No Fear 90.135 79.481 -1.741

Did Not Qualify
44 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 90.074 79.535 -1.795
45 70 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 89.842 79.740 -2.000
46 40 Dario Franchitti* Dodge Texaco / Havoline - The Hartford 89.750 79.822 -2.082
47 102 Brandon Ash Dodge Sprinter Trucking / Sunny D Manufacturing 88.123 81.295 -3.555

+ Set by Owner Points

I'm going to be watching "Mad Max" Papis in the 66.
 
Darn it! I had picked both of the LaBontes for my fantasy racing and then got myself swayed to putting in some other drivers. This rookie should has listened to herself for once. LOL

Congratulations Bobby & Terry!
 
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