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ngdawg · 06-13-2007, 10:50 AM

That, we already know. Jr's inconsistency has more to do with what he's been handed than what he can handle at the wheel. He's never been a 'dirty driver'(like Harvick, Biffle and Kurt Busch have shown to be at times), he's never blown up at another driver, usually either taking some of the blame or waving a wreck off as 'that's racing'. That's not to say he doesn't have a temper(his radio transmissions are loaded with expletives) or that he doesn't screw up.
But, as Michael Waltrip intimated and has been reported in the past, DEI is not a 'team' team, in that they don't share information between camps, don't contribute data to everyone and, reportedly, don't sink as much dollars into R&D as teams like Hendrick do, even though they had major sponsor dollars to do so.
Before Brian Vickers left Hendrick, he had said that the one thing Hendrick does is to make sure that all cars are 'equal' by sharing R&D, involving the drivers more and putting the cars on as equal a basis as possible so that the competition is between drivers, not teams.
Watching the last 3 or 4 races, it would seem that DEI, knowing Jr. was leaving, has sunk more time and money into Truex, judging by his performance since the announcement.
Jr. is championship material-he's proven that more than once. While I can't stand Gordon or Johnson at all(*gag*), no one can deny the force over there.
I'm taking a wait and see stance....all those that would diss Jr. for this might be eating their words if he ends up standing in the winner's circle at Homestead, 2008.

06-13-2007, 10:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	That, we already know. Jr's inconsistency has more to do with what he's been handed than what he can handle at the wheel. He's never been a 'dirty driver'(like Harvick, Biffle and Kurt Busch have shown to be at times), he's never blown up at another driver, usually either taking some of the blame or waving a wreck off as 'that's racing'. That's not to say he doesn't have a temper(his radio transmissions are loaded with expletives) or that he doesn't screw up. But, as Michael Waltrip intimated and has been reported in the past, DEI is not a 'team' team, in that they don't share information between camps, don't contribute data to everyone and, reportedly, don't sink as much dollars into R&D as teams like Hendrick do, even though they had major sponsor dollars to do so. Before Brian Vickers left Hendrick, he had said that the one thing Hendrick does is to make sure that all cars are 'equal' by sharing R&D, involving the drivers more and putting the cars on as equal a basis as possible so that the competition is between drivers, not teams. Watching the last 3 or 4 races, it would seem that DEI, knowing Jr. was leaving, has sunk more time and money into Truex, judging by his performance since the announcement. Jr. is championship material-he's proven that more than once. While I can't stand Gordon or Johnson at all(gag), no one can deny the force over there. I'm taking a wait and see stance....all those that would diss Jr. for this might be eating their words if he ends up standing in the winner's circle at Homestead, 2008. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.