MICHIGAN--5mike5

[5mike5]

Practise underway anything interesting happening (still doing my 14 hr shift)

nothing special so far

not sitting down and really watching but its on the tv...

most just doing qualifying runs, with some doing some race trim as well

[shaunovery]

Practise underway anything interesting happening (still doing my 14 hr shift)

[5mike5]

weather is suppose to be beautiful and cooler than usual all weekend

[5mike5]

villy was pretty damn strong in both nationwide practices

[5mike5]

tony stewart (+900)

[5mike5]

yeah that wouldnt be a good thing

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gotta try right?!

Sounds a little like he's not expecting to get much Ford help even if he gets the engines

[5mike5]

McDowell does look best in speed avgs and lap averages

[5mike5]

Richard Petty said Sunday after his driver, Marcos Ambrose, won at Watkins Glen that his company would have to renegotiate with Ford after the season. "I seen some of the Ford people there today. I told them, `Me and Marcos won the race.' I had the contract in my pocket. I was going to let them sign it right there. I don't think it went over too good."

gotta try right?!

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Richard Petty said Sunday after his driver, Marcos Ambrose, won at Watkins Glen that his company would have to renegotiate with Ford after the season. "I seen some of the Ford people there today. I told them, `Me and Marcos won the race.' I had the contract in my pocket. I was going to let them sign it right there. I don't think it went over too good."

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Trucks are on now too. You'd think we would have something being broadcast.

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Me too. Looks like we get no TV until race day

Danica stringing together good laps. Might be good in a H2H

[5mike5]

i wish we could see this practice

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who is alex tagliani driving for this week, turner?

Think so, #30 is their number.

[5mike5]

who is alex tagliani driving for this week, turner?

[5mike5]

he seems to be blistering the field in avg. lap speeds as well

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he was bet down to +700 this morning too

glad we got on that early

Really? That's awesome.

I'd like to know where he ended up at Bookmaker where I snagged him at +1500

[5mike5]

he was bet down to +700 this morning too

glad we got on that early

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Oops... make that almost a second better with 2 fast laps on board.

Oops again, the Cannucks Ville and Fellows outdo him on their 2nd laps. (damn it...was hoping he would have a real edge off truck)

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McDowell 3 or 4 10ths faster than the field in first laps off the truck in Montreal... beware team #18 again here.

Oops... make that almost a second better with 2 fast laps on board.

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McDowell 3 or 4 10ths faster than the field in first laps off the truck in Montreal... beware team #18 again here.

[5mike5]

lol...who me???

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guess ill just wait until tomorrow morning b4 the truck race to decide anything else

really want to check out the H2Hs

You're a damn action junkie.

Football will give you something to hit on days like this soon ;-)

[5mike5]

guess ill just wait until tomorrow morning b4 the truck race to decide anything else

really want to check out the H2Hs

[5mike5]

dont think i am either actually

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Sorry about the wrong info Mike, I am not on top of it yet this week yet.

[5mike5]

Think I will just stick with Kurt as my main man until we see some track times.

Peters has a good record on the track, and Beuscher hasnt started in a truck here, so guess I might lean Peters if forced to pick one before we see practice.

I notice Jack Roush's name next to 3 of the last 4 or 5 winners here btw.

i think buescher finished 4th here last year, and 16th in 2010

guess ill need to decide if ill just wait or go ahead with 1 of them

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Think I will just stick with Kurt as my main man until we see some track times.

Peters has a good record on the track, and Beuscher hasnt started in a truck here, so guess I might lean Peters if forced to pick one before we see practice.

I notice Jack Roush's name next to 3 of the last 4 or 5 winners here btw.

[5mike5]

smoke over kahne(-155), maxed for 3rd time

[5mike5]

Opti, any truck decisions?

odds going down in about 90 min.

[shaunovery]

Agree with mike we've been killing it recently

Mikes the crew chief of our little team and were Definately top of the standings ahead of the chase

[5mike5]

we just disagree, not why it bothers u so much what my opinions are?

u sure arent going to change them or prove them wrong...if i need the help i would ask, but my results show i definatley dont need any help

start ur own thread instead of proof-reading mine to look for things to disagree with me about...its wierd

because this is not worth arguing with some1 who always thinks hes the smartest guy in the room.... but isnt

[Trident]

but its happened 7 of last 11 races winner has come from 10th or worse...and ill take recent winner starting positions til cows come home...

So if you want to take recent winners then why not take 4 out of the last 6 then but I guess that wouldn't work since it would prove history has held up over the last six races.

I could go back 10 races then you would go back 13 and on and on and on, all I know is if my drivers start in the top ten history says I have a 75% chance of cashing a ticket but if I don't it drops to 25%, spin it anyway you want but I will take 75% over 25% till the cows come home.

[5mike5]

but its happened 7 of last 11 races winner has come from 10th or worse...and ill take recent winner starting positions til cows come home...

so no i wouldnt call it a must...

its always better to start up front at any track

there are different ways to look at it....

[Trident]

You two are just looking at the numbers form different angles. An average start of 10th since 09 doesn't sound like you need a great quali run, but saying 4 out of 6 have started top 10 does.

I am not looking at it in any angle I am looking at stone cold facts, I will take a 84 race sample over a two race sample till the cows come home. History says that 3/4 of the winners have started inside the top ten and that isn't a angle that's a fact.

The winner could very well start outside of the top 10 but history says that has only happened 20 times out of 86 races, if you start up front history says you have around a 75% chance of winning but if you start outside the top ten it drops to 25%, I don't know what you guys call that but I call it a must.