Race 7 out of 36
at Texas Motor Speedway - 1.5-Mile High-Banked Paved Oval Speedway - 6th Annual race at this venue.
Schedule: (All times Eastern)
Friday, April 5th
11:20AM - 1:20PM NWC Practice
3:05PM - NWC Qualifying (two laps, all positions)
Saturday, April 6th
11:15AM - 12:00PM First Winston Cup Practice - 45 Minutes
12:30AM - 1:15PM Final Winston Cup Practice - 45 Minutes
Sunday, April 7th 6:30AM
1:00PM Samsung/RadioShack 500 (FOX, 334 laps, 500 miles)
Well, after a week off, the Winston Cup boys are back. And this one should be very very interesting.
TMS repaved the track last year, and speeds should be the fastest we've seen since Atlanta reconfigured their track in 1997.
Here is a must read article concerning this race.
http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/2972501.htm
The early drivers to watch:
8 D. Earnhardt, Jr. - He just loves these 1? mile tracks and with his current form, he has to be the favorite.
10 J. Benson - I like his run here last year (also a 5th in "98) and he could be the driver that Jarrett was talking about in that article.
12 R. Newman - Tough to leave him out...if 97 can win a race, so can this kid, and he's always starts up front.
17 M. Kenseth - He just seems to have it all dialed in so far.
18 B. Labonte - If he plans on turning his season around, this is the place to do it. 3 3rd place finishes in first 5 races.
20 T. Stewart - All healed up and will contend for the win.
24 J. Gordon - Just keep thinking he will finally get out of his little rut....has not finished well here in the past though (besides last year's 5th)
25 J. Nadeau - Darkhorse here, but if, and it's a huge if, he stays out of trouble, he can be there at the end.
29 K. Harvick - Can't ignore his finishes at similar tracks (Atlanta and Charlotte)
40 S. Marlin - No indication that he won't contend for a win at every race.
48 J. Johnson - Another kid who is just always running up front recently.
88 D. Jarrett - See B. Labonte comments....has great success here, and if he finishes outside the top 10 this week, he might as well forget about 2002.
97 K. Busch - Can't overlook him. Winning 2 straight will be very tough, especially if Spencer is anywhere near him, but he was great at Atlanta and Las Vegas.
99 J. Burton - Been hanging around the top 10 this year at every race, so with pit strategy likely playing a huge role in this race, he could position himself for the win.
That's 14 drivers. Obviously can't bet 'em all, so we will have to cut this down to 5 or 6 based upon the odds available and what we see in the practices.
Any input and opinions?
GLTA
at Texas Motor Speedway - 1.5-Mile High-Banked Paved Oval Speedway - 6th Annual race at this venue.
Schedule: (All times Eastern)
Friday, April 5th
11:20AM - 1:20PM NWC Practice
3:05PM - NWC Qualifying (two laps, all positions)
Saturday, April 6th
11:15AM - 12:00PM First Winston Cup Practice - 45 Minutes
12:30AM - 1:15PM Final Winston Cup Practice - 45 Minutes
Sunday, April 7th 6:30AM
1:00PM Samsung/RadioShack 500 (FOX, 334 laps, 500 miles)
Well, after a week off, the Winston Cup boys are back. And this one should be very very interesting.
TMS repaved the track last year, and speeds should be the fastest we've seen since Atlanta reconfigured their track in 1997.
Here is a must read article concerning this race.
http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/2972501.htm
The early drivers to watch:
8 D. Earnhardt, Jr. - He just loves these 1? mile tracks and with his current form, he has to be the favorite.
10 J. Benson - I like his run here last year (also a 5th in "98) and he could be the driver that Jarrett was talking about in that article.
12 R. Newman - Tough to leave him out...if 97 can win a race, so can this kid, and he's always starts up front.
17 M. Kenseth - He just seems to have it all dialed in so far.
18 B. Labonte - If he plans on turning his season around, this is the place to do it. 3 3rd place finishes in first 5 races.
20 T. Stewart - All healed up and will contend for the win.
24 J. Gordon - Just keep thinking he will finally get out of his little rut....has not finished well here in the past though (besides last year's 5th)
25 J. Nadeau - Darkhorse here, but if, and it's a huge if, he stays out of trouble, he can be there at the end.
29 K. Harvick - Can't ignore his finishes at similar tracks (Atlanta and Charlotte)
40 S. Marlin - No indication that he won't contend for a win at every race.
48 J. Johnson - Another kid who is just always running up front recently.
88 D. Jarrett - See B. Labonte comments....has great success here, and if he finishes outside the top 10 this week, he might as well forget about 2002.
97 K. Busch - Can't overlook him. Winning 2 straight will be very tough, especially if Spencer is anywhere near him, but he was great at Atlanta and Las Vegas.
99 J. Burton - Been hanging around the top 10 this year at every race, so with pit strategy likely playing a huge role in this race, he could position himself for the win.
That's 14 drivers. Obviously can't bet 'em all, so we will have to cut this down to 5 or 6 based upon the odds available and what we see in the practices.
Any input and opinions?
GLTA
