Considering the need to break hard off the straightaways and accellerate hard at the top of the tight turns at Martinsville, do traditional road specialists have somewhat of an advantage there? Jeff Gordon seems to do well at Martinsville leading me to this question and I wonder if Juan Pablo Montoya might find a certain measure of sucess there as well.
2007-03-30 05:50:59 · 11 answers · asked by D B Cooper 2 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon who are good road course drivers have had success there, so maybe there is a corrlation. If you watched last week's race, you'll know that Montoya has no chance this Sunday. He does not know how to drive on a track less than 1.5 miles. I hope he has a DNF this week. Go back to Colombia dope trafficker!
2007-03-30 10:36:15 · answer #1 · answered by SAT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The list of past winners at Martinsville certainly lends credibility to your hypotheses. Jeff Gordon (7 wins), Rusty Wallace (6), Ricky Rudd (3), Tony Stewart (2) and Jimmie Johnson (2) all have had success on road courses. However, the all-time winner at Martinsville, with11 wins, is Darrell Waltrip, a pure oval track racer.
If JPM qualifies well and stays out of trouble, he may do well, indeed.
2007-03-30 07:24:21 · answer #2 · answered by OldSchool 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally yes a road course driver would have a little bit more of an advantage,but they will be in the C O T.Bristol showed one view of this animal Martinsville will show another side.
If JP follows he could have a top 15.
That's all I have to say about that.
2007-03-30 15:08:05 · answer #3 · answered by blakree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarly. You have to still be an excellent short track racer to still succeed at Martinsville. A couple of road course elements are present at Martinsville, but most of your driers that are known as road course specialists wont see much success.
2007-03-31 00:50:47 · answer #4 · answered by martin_rulz6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree. Alot of the drivers good at road courses do good at martinsville. Turn number 11 at sonoma is like every turn at martinsville so i agree. The only two tracks that kenseth is bad at is martinsville and sonoma, so yeah, there is an advantage.
2007-03-30 06:40:44 · answer #5 · answered by Aaron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Martinsville does'nt have left turns.
2007-03-30 12:15:00 · answer #6 · answered by sweetirsh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they definitely have an advantage. If Juan stays out of trouble I think he will have a top 15 finish.
2007-03-30 07:18:30 · answer #7 · answered by 90☮48 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i also agree but darryll waltrip may have been a pure oval racer thats true but he was short track master look at his bristole record...i think that lends itself to why he is good at martinsville..he said it was about thinking and racing the track and the other guys beat themselves..
2007-03-30 15:55:26 · answer #8 · answered by getbyone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was there tonight!!
hamlin looked good but condersidering jeff started 1 st he did terrific he will start 3rd
yes i believe they do but now for montoya, i don't know he is not use to the heavier cars
2007-03-30 13:15:45 · answer #9 · answered by DIANA JEFF GORDON FAN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no montoya will probally hit the wall and stink up the place like he did at bristol he needs to just quit racin and go back to pickin tomatoes
2007-03-30 11:11:21 · answer #10 · answered by joe d 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋