"New Hampshire Speedway, Flat Like A 7th Grade Dance!"
It's the only 300 mile race on the schedule, and it's the only track in both the “Race for the Chase” and the “Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup”.
Driver's are most concerned about being smooth thru the corners, front end bite, track position, and pit strategy.
Kenny Schrader:.."Think of it as a long Martinsville. They're both flat tracks, flat turns, with long straight-a-ways. Except at New Hampshire, because the track's a half mile longer, you're carrying a lot more speed going down into the turn. You have to have good brakes to get the car 'woahed down' going into the turns. Then you have to be able to pick the throttle up as quickly as possible in order to get down the front stretch."
Kurt Busch won both Cup races at the "Magic Mile" last year and Jimmie Johnson took both the year before. You might have a really good car and not be running up front. But, the way the pit stops cycle, everyone pits again and the next thing you know you are running up front. You'll see alot of two tire stops to leap-frog up front.
There really isn't just ONE team that really dominates at New Hampshire Speedway, actually, Dale Jarrett has the best record at this flat one mile track.With 14 top-10 finishes, Jarrett leads all active drivers in that category.
Yeah, but what about Junior?
The Brew Crew has four top-10s in 11 races, most recently finishing third there last September. Dale Jr. is alright on one-mile ovals, In four of the last five races, he's put the #8 car in the top 10.
And the Boy Wonder?
Did you ever think you would see Jeff Gordon have a season like this? We forget that he's won three races this year, but he just can't seem to catch a break. Manyhave stated, they have never seen Jeff with that "deer caught in headlights" look that he had after wadding it up in Chicago.
Like I said before, Gordon and Earnhardt WILL be in the chase, so get a grip!
There's a long way to go before the chase even starts and with the long straights and the flat turns at New Hampshire. you have to have a car that can handle and really get through the center of the turn. You have to be able to set the nose of the car in order to get back on the throttle. If you have a car that is "tight" and won't turn thru the corner this Sunday. Then, 300 laps will seem like a whole season.
I just wonder what kind of tire Goodyear will bring!
Mark
Driver's are most concerned about being smooth thru the corners, front end bite, track position, and pit strategy.
Kenny Schrader:.."Think of it as a long Martinsville. They're both flat tracks, flat turns, with long straight-a-ways. Except at New Hampshire, because the track's a half mile longer, you're carrying a lot more speed going down into the turn. You have to have good brakes to get the car 'woahed down' going into the turns. Then you have to be able to pick the throttle up as quickly as possible in order to get down the front stretch."
Kurt Busch won both Cup races at the "Magic Mile" last year and Jimmie Johnson took both the year before. You might have a really good car and not be running up front. But, the way the pit stops cycle, everyone pits again and the next thing you know you are running up front. You'll see alot of two tire stops to leap-frog up front.
There really isn't just ONE team that really dominates at New Hampshire Speedway, actually, Dale Jarrett has the best record at this flat one mile track.With 14 top-10 finishes, Jarrett leads all active drivers in that category.
Yeah, but what about Junior?
The Brew Crew has four top-10s in 11 races, most recently finishing third there last September. Dale Jr. is alright on one-mile ovals, In four of the last five races, he's put the #8 car in the top 10.
And the Boy Wonder?
Did you ever think you would see Jeff Gordon have a season like this? We forget that he's won three races this year, but he just can't seem to catch a break. Manyhave stated, they have never seen Jeff with that "deer caught in headlights" look that he had after wadding it up in Chicago.
Like I said before, Gordon and Earnhardt WILL be in the chase, so get a grip!
There's a long way to go before the chase even starts and with the long straights and the flat turns at New Hampshire. you have to have a car that can handle and really get through the center of the turn. You have to be able to set the nose of the car in order to get back on the throttle. If you have a car that is "tight" and won't turn thru the corner this Sunday. Then, 300 laps will seem like a whole season.
I just wonder what kind of tire Goodyear will bring!
Mark
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