NASCAR - Watkins Glen Heaven
Although fans of strictly roundy-round racing in NASCAR despise road courses, Watkins glen remains one of my personal favorite races on the schedule. Having been there and driven the track myself, The Glen has a special place in my heart. It's one of the most amazing tracks in North America and I'm dying to get back there next year with the driving clubs I participate with.
As expected, all eyes are on four drivers this weekend: Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Boris Said (GO BORIS!!!) and Robby Gordon. Every time NASCAR hits a road course, it's almost expected that Jeff or Tony will win. Jeff won earlier in Sonoma and Tony swept both races last year. However, my eyes are on the latter two extraordinary drivers. Last year, both Robby Gordon (one of my favorite drivers besides Boris) and Boris came *this* close to winning both the Busch and Cup races last year at the Glen. Gordon came in second place in both races. And Boris was right behind him. Well, both road junkies will again be competing on Saturday and Sunday, and I'm not sure who to root for. I guess Boris gets the nod, as Robby at least has a few NASCAR Nextel Cup victories under his belt. So, let's give Robby the pick for Saturday and Boris the pick for Sunday, with the other driver coming in a close second. Let's also hope that Tony doesn't make it to the end this time (ya hear that, Carl??)
Of course, the other drama playing out this weekend is the abrupt (or is it?) dismissal of Jeremy Mayfield from this week's race. This relationship has publicly gone down hill the past couple of months, and we know Jeremy's time at Evernham Motorsports is short - if not over. Since he wrecked at Indy last week and fell out of the top 35, he had to qualify on time for the AMD at The Glen. So Evernham replaced him with Bill Elliot. Ironically, Evernham screwed up his entry and didn't place the former champion's name on the list early enough, so his championship provisional is void. If he doesn't qualify, expect Evernham to be the laughing stock of the garage this weekend. He hasn't exactly handled the situation with much class - but then again, neither has Mayfield by publicly criticizing his boss. In fact, that's a pattern of his (remember Penske...). So this weekend could go downhill quickly. Maybe Ray should just promote Erin Crocker and be done with this already.
Unlike previous years, the weather is expected to be perfect in upstate New York, so the fear of rain washing out qualifying or any of the races is gone. Enjoy!
As expected, all eyes are on four drivers this weekend: Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Boris Said (GO BORIS!!!) and Robby Gordon. Every time NASCAR hits a road course, it's almost expected that Jeff or Tony will win. Jeff won earlier in Sonoma and Tony swept both races last year. However, my eyes are on the latter two extraordinary drivers. Last year, both Robby Gordon (one of my favorite drivers besides Boris) and Boris came *this* close to winning both the Busch and Cup races last year at the Glen. Gordon came in second place in both races. And Boris was right behind him. Well, both road junkies will again be competing on Saturday and Sunday, and I'm not sure who to root for. I guess Boris gets the nod, as Robby at least has a few NASCAR Nextel Cup victories under his belt. So, let's give Robby the pick for Saturday and Boris the pick for Sunday, with the other driver coming in a close second. Let's also hope that Tony doesn't make it to the end this time (ya hear that, Carl??)
Of course, the other drama playing out this weekend is the abrupt (or is it?) dismissal of Jeremy Mayfield from this week's race. This relationship has publicly gone down hill the past couple of months, and we know Jeremy's time at Evernham Motorsports is short - if not over. Since he wrecked at Indy last week and fell out of the top 35, he had to qualify on time for the AMD at The Glen. So Evernham replaced him with Bill Elliot. Ironically, Evernham screwed up his entry and didn't place the former champion's name on the list early enough, so his championship provisional is void. If he doesn't qualify, expect Evernham to be the laughing stock of the garage this weekend. He hasn't exactly handled the situation with much class - but then again, neither has Mayfield by publicly criticizing his boss. In fact, that's a pattern of his (remember Penske...). So this weekend could go downhill quickly. Maybe Ray should just promote Erin Crocker and be done with this already.
Unlike previous years, the weather is expected to be perfect in upstate New York, so the fear of rain washing out qualifying or any of the races is gone. Enjoy!
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