Ekstrom - how you rating him?

[I am evil Homer]

Been a huge fans of this guy after his ability to jump from the Audi DTM Car into the WRC Skoda Fabia and post decent times on snow. Now he's done 2 races, one road course and a highly respectable showing on his first oval finishing ahead of the likes of Biffle and Jr.

Be interested to see how do the NASCAR fans out there rate him? He certainly seems more at home with these cars than Dario ever did, or indeed highly touted guys like AJ and Hornish Jr.

[beachbum]

Been a huge fans of this guy after his ability to jump from the Audi DTM Car into the WRC Skoda Fabia and post decent times on snow. Now he's done 2 races, one road course and a highly respectable showing on his first oval finishing ahead of the likes of Biffle and Jr.

Be interested to see how do the NASCAR fans out there rate him? He certainly seems more at home with these cars than Dario ever did, or indeed highly touted guys like AJ and Hornish Jr.

A good driver is a good driver. Like other talented drivers before him, he has shown that if you are a winner in one type of racing, it does often translate to other series. But he still has a lot to learn in NASCAR. His performance was similar to how Marcos Ambrose ran when he first came into NASCAR. Given a chance, Ekstrom should do fine.

The problem is one faced by most drivers from other disciplines - getting enough seat time to develop.

[harvick#1]

he did a better job at Richmond than Dale Jr, not bad for a guy whos never raced on a oval before :

[wbcobrar]

I am impressed. These cars are such handfuls to drive, even for stock car drivers, who are trained on ovals.