So a guy has to drive a car. Any driver, any car. The car is what it is when the driver gets into it. All the teams wanna have the best car for their driver and the mechanics are going to do their best to be better than the other guy. What do you think is more important, the car sitting there waiting to be driven in a race, or the driver who has to drive the race car and keep it performing on the track and finish the race without screwing anything up?
2007-08-23 16:11:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
the driver!
2007-08-23 18:12:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're equally important. The best driver can't get to the front in an inferior car, and a mediocre driver can't get the most out of the best car. That's been proven in those cases where two drivers share a car over the course of a season.
Last year Mark Martin and David Ragan shared the #6 Truck. As far as I know they used the same crew etc. for every race. Martin started 14 races and won 6 of them, with an average finish of 5.6. Ragan started 19 races, won none, and achieved an average finish of 16.2. 'Nuff said.
2007-08-24 01:32:23 · answer #2 · answered by napoleon_in_rags 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Scoob has it nailed. Bobby Labonte may be an example of this. He was Gibbs' golden boy until Stewart came long, and then look what happened. Now he's with a below average Cupt team and he runs middle of the pack.
Yet- look what happens when he races for Harvick in the Busch series.
Earnhardt was great. He could win in garbage, but ran mostly as he built up money in good cars. Stewart and Gordon have won in lousy cars, but most days run in good cars on good teams.
Now put Elliott Sadlerin in an HMS car and see what happens. OR turn it around and put a slightly above average guy like Clint Bowyer and put him in a Red Bull car. Mark my words, I think the results would be different on most days.
Was that clear as mud? Maybe Scoobie's answer was better.
2007-08-23 23:30:29 · answer #3 · answered by Jim M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is mostly the driver. If you consider that most of the top drivers belong to multiple car teams, and they tend to share information, then you'd have to conclude that each driver would be ranked relatively close to each other. Unfortunately most teams and drivers don't like the same setup so it puts the owness on the drivers/crew to rise to the top.
2007-08-24 03:34:10 · answer #4 · answered by veedo67 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a combo of everything but worlds greatest driver can't win in a crappy car. On the other hand a decent driver can win in an awesome car.
2007-08-23 23:16:40 · answer #5 · answered by scooby 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
There is a combination of car - driver - crew to get the car competitive for an event.If any link should fail then the outcome of the event could be in jeopardy
2007-08-23 23:21:23 · answer #6 · answered by blakree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scooby is right, you can't win with a bad car no matter who the driver is. And a good driver can't win with a really bad car.
2007-08-23 23:22:04 · answer #7 · answered by mike the dj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its both
however the care is more important nowadays
thats why hendrick dominates
its probably 65/35 car to driver inportance
2007-08-23 23:30:20 · answer #8 · answered by Simon K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is definitely the car.
The best driver in the world can't win in a crappy car!
2007-08-24 01:05:45 · answer #9 · answered by smokinuracing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last I checked, there was not "I" in Team.
Are you going to win with a loose oil line, bad pitstops, or a wrecked car? No.
2007-08-23 23:25:38 · answer #10 · answered by Charles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋