A tire(d) argument
Very interesting little suaree we had in the Busch Series race tonight. You combine hard tires, a hard surface with a little crisp autumn air, and you have a bunch Cup drivers (Chasers no less), driving like Stephen Wallace. Maybe more like Gieco commercial star Loren Wallace. Imagine what the Chase standing would look like now if that had been the Cup race?
I have little doubt that Buschwhacking Chasers gained valuable information tonight. It was surreal watching 103 laps go by in rather nondescript fashion, to be followed by a wreckfest. Now grant you I expect lots of wrecks in the Busch series with over-eager youngsters trying to prove they are the next Dale Earnhardt. What I don’t expect is to see Jimmie Johnson spun out the wrong way and young Clint Bowyer losing it in the turns.
You could just see things begin to turn as the sun went down. It seems so simple, but we saw it plainly true. The cold night air just stiffens things up. I expect the same story tomorrow night. What will be interesting to see is what effect it has on a more experienced field of drivers.
I expect the spoils will go to a veteran driver. For the chasers, that would favor a Jeff Burton, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, or a Jeff Gordon.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that J.B. sweeps the weekend. Non-chaser Bobby Labonte has a great shot if his equipment holds up.
Keep your tires warm boys, keep ‘em warm.
