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Originally Posted by Easy Drifter
At least I can watch qualifying. Well maybe I will go shovel some snow.
Actually, although it snowed most of Thurs. none stuck. Both less than 5 miles from here north and south it DID!
I am only a couple of hundred feet from Georgian Bay and that is the difference. It is still fairly warm, probably 50F.
ESPN had mostly been ignoring her, but after the one lap wonder, they focused the cameras on her and Eury Jr talking in the pits after the run. She was using some of the universal hand gestures to tell him how the car handled. You guessed it, it was loose.Quote:
Originally Posted by Easy Drifter
It took her 60+laps just to get up to speed, and most laps were 1 to 2 seconds slower than that one lap. Still, Homestead tends to have lots of yellows and with enough "lucky dogs" she could potentially finish on the lead lap - or finish against the wall (someone has to cause the cautions)
In all the years and years and years I've followed (and been a part of) racing, I don't think I have ever witnessed anyone have so much, and do so little with it.
Yipe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5th fastest qualifier.
Suspect will be out of top ten by 3rd lap and about 20th by the 10th.
Just the same a good run no matter how you slice it.
One of the most confounding facts about Danica is her ability to crack off a fast lap seemingly out of no where. With the exception of a single lap in practice, she was running mostly 1 to 2 seconds off that time. She has always had the ability to get a fast lap from time to time. The problem is converting that into race pace, consistency, and results.Quote:
Originally Posted by Easy Drifter
With Harvick right behind her, I expect her to pushed to the wall very early. ;)
I guess I'm the second to admit she had quite a run. We'll see how the race goes. Considering who's immediately behind her, anyone want to do a friendly wager on how quickly Harvick and Edwards get around her?
My spouse is wagering that she will BE the first caution. I'm not going that far, but I don't think this will be pretty. No excuses whatsoever now!
I think she will get shuffled back pretty quickly as she does not seem to like running close, which the lead pack will.
I kind of doubt anyone will hit her early on, at least not on purpose. Too much chance of major carnage with the field tightly bunched. It could happen though if she does too much blocking or wandering.
If she is running late in the race, with 50 or less laps to go and somebody wants by she will go for a ride if she blocks.
Wish I could watch it.
No bs...she actually q'd 5th!?
Ironically, it would appear that not even DanicaFan predicted that. He is now predicting a top five finish though, on the basis she "always runs well" at Homestead. Heard it all before, obviously, but will be interesting to see what happens.