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Carpentier is a nice guy, good to see him get a ride.
Hopefully he is more consistent when he has a long term contract in place as OW fans know his last few years he only stepped it up when he was renegotiating his contract.
I hope Carp makes the leap. A Good ole Canadian boy to race in Cup would be something, but i suspect he would do better learning a little in Busch if he goes full time next year.
I have to agree with the gist of this article .....
why don't some openwheel drivers :
look to move to Nascar BEFORE they are past their prime ???
come to Nascar BEFORE their options in openwheel racing dry up ???
why come to Nascar when it appears to be their last option ??? http://www.motorsportforum.com/forum...s/rolleyes.gif
http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/opin...llo/index.html
Nascar seems to be considered the retirement home for over-the-hill openwheel drivers ..... http://www.motorsportforum.com/forum...s/rolleyes.gif
Well, c'mon on in boys, we'll treat y'all right & educate you on the fine art of stockcar racin' ...
y'all be sure to pull them belts good & tight, the wall comes up fast & y'all will learn that first ! http://www.motorsportforum.com/forum...ongue-anim.gif
I say more of these guys need to make the splash into Endurance racing like in ALMS or LMS in Europe. I think they would be better off in the Prototypes or GT categories as they should stick to Road Course racing instead of learning ovals
The big money's not in endurance racing. They can always go there if they want to, since the competitive drivers can still do well in endurance racing well into their 50s. (EFR, Ickx, Redman, Hobbs, etc.)Quote:
Originally Posted by harvick#1
A case of why? At least in NASCAR they can be potentially competitive in their 30's till they reach 50. As well as branch out into the Grand Am series as well.Quote:
why don't some openwheel drivers :
look to move to Nascar BEFORE they are past their prime ???
come to Nascar BEFORE their options in openwheel racing dry up
At this stage a Win Win situation for them and NASCAR.
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Originally Posted by RaceFanStan
Having just returned from RIR for the races over the weekend, I can assure you that a number of drivers passed during the brief first green flag session don't think Montoya is past his prime. He moved forward five positions during that brief period. :D
Dario F. is hardly past his prime . The cork is still in the champagne for his championship , and the ink is dry on his NASCAR contract . And A.J. Almondinger almost took the championship from the F1 bound Bourdou last year and look where he is . These gyes gave up winning top caliber rides in open wheel to be field fillers in Cup .
Ummm if guys can race in NASCAR into their 50's, cant it be a retirement league?
Besides whats the problem with the OW guys coming over, shouldnt all the NASCAR faithful be proud that their series is attracting F1 talent?
And whats the crap about OW guys sticking to road courses? Duh, American OW has a long long history on ovals. JV experience on ovals, yup, JPM on ovals, yup, robby gordon on ovals, yup, dario franchittio on ovals, yup.
Be happy thats a great crop of talent is looking at and coming to NASCAR, considering how many people look at it as "Hill Billy Racin".