Watkins Glen Cup Race Thread

[PA Rick]

This is true. All last year and this year at Infineon, he was a total disaster. Again and again he would drive into corners like he had Le Mans type brakes & downforce, and then crash like a total rookie. He's been ending up with terrible finishes, mangled cars, and lots of other driver's weekends ruined for no reason.

I thought rubbin was racing. He finished the race in 24th place, 13 seconds back..

[harvick#1]

I thought rubbin was racing. He finished the race in 24th place, 13 seconds back..

for a road course specialist, he is a joke, I'd never hire him as a driver.

plus its not were you start, its where you finish, wouldn't surprise me to see Boris getting over anxious and taking guys out again

[Mark in Oshawa]

I have to say I think Boris will mess up that good starting position. Many people in NASCAR land love Boris because he is a great guy, lots of joking and BS and he has the hair, but in results, give me Ron Fellows any time. Ron is protypical Canadian, very quiet, with a dry sense of humour and he isn't blowing his own horn like Boris. Yet look at the results of their head to head competition in similar cars and Ron mops the floor with Boris. Yet Boris was on SPEED last night basking in the adulation of the masses. Talk is cheap...

Ron is fighting a car with a lot of "issues" but I suspect he'll get into the top 20 Sunday. Where I don't know, top 10 I hope

[muggle not]

I kinda like Boris but what is being said is true. He is overly aggressive in the car and does take out to many other cars as a result. That is simply his driving style. He will run over you if you are in his way. He was also like that in Trans Am. I will also take Ron Fellows over Boris any day, much better overall driver. Simo was also a good driver but had too much an ego. Gentilozzi was good but had big financing behind him. I sometimes wonder why he didn't try a Nascar road course try.

as far as Ambrose, he had a darn good run at Infineon and is obviously a good road course driver. It wouldn't surprise me at all to see him finish anywhere in the top 5.

[call_me_andrew]

No rain on Saturday until 7PM, but it'll rain all day Sunday (and possibly Monday).

[Jonesi]

No rain on Saturday until 7PM, but it'll rain all day Sunday (and possibly Monday).

Just before the start of the NW race, they showed the new generation rain tires. Which means they finally wrote off those leftover Suzuka wets that were over ten years old and nobody wanted to use.

[call_me_andrew]

The Suzuka wets were written off a long time ago. The rain tires they used last year were manufactured in 2001.

The Suzuka tires were just Martinsville tires that had grooves cared in by hand.

Shame I didn't see those new tires.

[e2mtt]

Watched the Nationwide race today. What fun. Man I love Watkins Glen!

[muggle not]

Watched the Nationwide race today. What fun. Man I love Watkins Glen!

Yeah, it was a fun race to watch. Ambrose looked pretty good. Tomorrow may be even better as there will be more talent in the field. I never, never, count out Jeff Gordon or Tony Stewart.

[edv]

Stupid Question: With this talk of rain tires, does NASCAR race in the wet on road courses? I seem to recall a moist race in Montreal?
If so, do they use wipers or Rain-X or something? I also recall a photo of a car with a wiper.