Openwheel drivers to NASCAR

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

You know that would be an interesting special for the Speed Channel. Take the top five drivers in the US from NASCAR, IRL, Rally (RA and USRC), and Baja and have them all compete against each other in each form of racing.

They do have the international race of champions at wembly.

[mpj4582]

I went to thr ROC last year. Great fun and no-one takes it seriously. Being racing drivers, once the visors are down they all want to win, but I don't think anyone is going to claim that Mattias Ekstrom is the greatest driver walking the planet at the moment!

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

true, i didnt go but watched some on TV. looked bloody cold. If they do it again ill go.

[mpj4582]

Was bloody freezing! New Wembley: Very nice, needs some heating! LOL

[stereokarter]

Woo Hoo! Patrick Carpentier on the Pole At New Hampshire !! A Canadian from Quebec. A First, to my knowledge that a Canadian has sat on a Cup pole.

This guy can flat out qualify, no doubt about it. Even without a rain delay he would have been in the top 10.

Honourable mention to Bobby Labonte, but a 'Northern Boy' did him out of what was looking like a pole for the Petty Organization (or whatever it is called now).

GO Paddy GO !!

[RaceFanStan]

It ISN'T where a driver starts that is important ...
it is where the driver FINISHES that counts

IMO Patrick Carpentier will steadily progress to the back ... mokin:
Carpentier will go from the penthouse to the outhouse in only a few laps.

[harvick#1]

the way Harvicks car looks, I give his lead maybe 5 laps at most

[courageous]

NASCAR is pretty much in its own little box as far as motorsport disciplines go.

It's not so much the series, it is more about the driver - Some drivers are very versitile, but these days most of them specialise from an early age.

How many times have we seen somebody switch disipline & be very average (watch Villeneuve at Le Mans or Mansell in Touring Cars - both F1/Indy champions who got trounced by drivers who worked their way up from border line club racing).

[DezinerPaul]

Interesting comments from Juan, considering what he said about him during their shared F1 days.

His sentiments of F1 days are shared by many. JV was bad enough in F1, in NASCAR I can just hope that he gets run over. JV should stay in Canada!

[DezinerPaul]

The fact is that the great open wheelers can make it in NASCAR, Tony S is a perfect example/ So, if a newcomer to NASCAR does not make it, we will know that they were not that good to begin with!