[QUOTE]Originally posted by Strike

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tigerfan

 

August 10, 2003

Watkins Glen NY, Final results
I count at most 4 or 5 "road course ringers" so yeah I was off by one or two. Still nowhere near 20-30 percent of the field!

1 14 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 185/10 90 Running $156,272
2 28 #39 Scott Pruett Dodge Target 175/5 90 Running $88,210
3 6 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 170/5 90 Running $127,202
4 20 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 160/0 90 Running $86,850
5 11 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service 155/0 90 Running $96,408
6 22 #22 Ward Burton Dodge Caterpillar 150/0 90 Running $94,046
7 30 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 146/0 90 Running $98,688
8 7 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 142/0 90 Running $70,535
9 13 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 138/0 90 Running $83,930
10 3 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 134/0 90 Running $90,598
11 4 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot 130/0 90 Running $101,233
12 8 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Rubbermaid 127/0 90 Running $85,100
13 34 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 124/0 90 Running $65,800
14 9 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 126/5 90 Running $93,443
15 24 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 118/0 90 Running $86,820
16 40 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers 115/0 90 Running $59,600
17 21 #25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet UAW/Delphi 112/0 90 Running $50,830
18 19 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's/got milk? 109/0 90 Running $76,566
19 15 #0 John Andretti Pontiac NetZero HiSpeed 106/0 90 Running $50,055
20 25 #9 Bill Elliott Dodge Dodge Dealers 103/0 90 Running $86,693
21 26 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Quality Parts 105/5 90 Running $72,535
22 29 #42 Jamie McMurray * Dodge Havoline 102/5 90 Running $50,715
23 39 #7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge Sirius Satellite Radio 94/0 90 Running $62,795
24 33 #4 PJ Jones Pontiac Kodak Perfect Touch 91/0 90 Running $59,135
25 16 #77 Dave Blaney Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions 88/0 90 Running $65,189
26 41 #30 Steve Park Chevrolet America Online 85/0 90 Running $56,140
27 27 #10 Johnny Benson Pontiac Valvoline 82/0 90 Running $74,565
28 38 #32 Ricky Craven Pontiac Tide 79/0 90 Running $55,555
29 43 #33 Paul Menard Chevrolet Turtle Wax 76/0 90 Running $52,410
30 2 #16 Greg Biffle * Ford Grainger 78/5 90 Running $47,825
31 23 #99 Jeff Burton Ford CITGO 75/5 90 Running $80,157
32 12 #41 Casey Mears * Dodge Target 67/0 90 Running $52,150
33 1 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 64/0 89 Accident $97,353
34 35 #23 Kenny Wallace Dodge Stacker 2 61/0 89 Accident $44,015
35 17 #154 Todd Bodine Ford National Guard 58/0 89 Running $43,950
36 32 #104 Johnny Miller Pontiac Kodak EasyShare 55/0 89 Running $43,875
37 5 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 52/0 84 Running $78,492
38 18 #1 Ron Fellows Chevrolet Pennzoil 49/0 82 Handling $68,927
39 10 #01 Boris Said Pontiac USG 46/0 80 Running $43,690
40 36 #44 Christian Fittipaldi Dodge New York Yankees 43/0 80 Running $43,615
41 42 #74 Tony Raines * Chevrolet Staff America 40/0 78 Running $43,555
42 31 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia Pacific 37/0 74 Running $51,485
43 37 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 34/0 1 Engine $86,809

 

Are maybe you would like to see the results in a town a little closer to home for you. Heres the 2003 results from Infineon Raceway in California(used to be Sears Point) I believe I counted 4 "road course ringers"

1 2 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 185/10 110 Running $204,512
2 8 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 170/0 110 Running $143,203
3 6 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service 165/0 110 Running $119,128
4 12 #9 Bill Elliott Dodge Dodge Dealers 160/0 110 Running $119,748
5 13 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 155/0 110 Running $101,140
6 1 #01 Boris Said Pontiac U.S. Army 155/5 110 Running $90,990
7 3 #1 Ron Fellows Chevrolet Pennzoil 151/5 110 Running $92,927
8 7 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 142/0 110 Running $99,482
9 14 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 138/0 110 Running $105,223
10 31 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers 134/0 110 Running $80,335
11 11 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 130/0 110 Running $100,292
12 10 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot 127/0 110 Running $110,988
13 20 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 124/0 110 Running $75,950
14 4 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 121/0 110 Running $78,975
15 9 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Quality Parts 118/0 110 Running $84,825
16 19 #22 Ward Burton Dodge Caterpillar 115/0 110 Running $93,406
17 37 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 112/0 110 Running $75,630
18 27 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 109/0 110 Running $99,775
19 17 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 106/0 110 Running $93,208
20 26 #42 Jamie McMurray * Dodge Havoline 103/0 110 Running $62,525
21 38 #32 Ricky Craven Pontiac Tide 100/0 110 Running $80,050
22 24 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 97/0 110 Running $93,125
23 22 #154 Todd Bodine Ford National Guard 94/0 110 Running $70,125
24 36 #4 Johnny Miller Pontiac Kodak Perfect Touch 91/0 110 Running $66,939
25 23 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's/got milk? 88/0 110 Running $84,886
26 33 #41 Casey Mears * Dodge Target 85/0 110 Running $66,300
27 35 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia Pacific 82/0 110 Running $66,160
28 5 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Rubbermaid 79/0 110 Running $75,255
29 30 #23 Kenny Wallace Dodge Stacker 2 76/0 110 Running $58,035
30 25 #10 Johnny Benson Pontiac Valvoline 78/5 109 Running $84,745
31 34 #74 Tony Raines * Chevrolet Staff America 70/0 109 Running $54,925
32 15 #77 Dave Blaney Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions 67/0 109 Running $62,865
33 42 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge BAM Racing 64/0 109 Running $55,745
34 18 #09 Scott Pruett Dodge Target 61/0 109 Running $54,825
35 21 #25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet UAW/Delphi 58/0 109 Running $54,805
36 39 #7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge Sirius Satellite Radio 55/0 109 Running $54,785
37 32 #16 Greg Biffle * Ford Grainger 52/0 106 Fuel Pump $54,765
38 16 #99 Jeff Burton Ford CITGO 49/0 102 Running $88,162
39 28 #0 Jack Sprague * Pontiac NetZero HiSpeed 46/0 95 Gas $54,720
40 41 #43 Christian Fittipaldi Dodge Cheerios 43/0 86 Transmission $90,463
41 40 #30 Steve Park Chevrolet America Online 40/0 85 Accident $62,650
42 29 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 37/0 83 Transmission $100,403
43 43 #66 Hideo Fukuyama* Ford Kikkoman 34/0 68 Rear End $54,829

 

Last time I checked this was a thread on Mr. Spencer's ill-fated remarks. A little diversion into NASCAR is expected, but can we please refrain from a list of the entire starting grid for various races...thanks.

 

And can we please be a little more cognizant of treading on the line of civility. No need to call someones arguments a load of bull...just disagree and rebut...no need to call the dissenting opinions bull or stupid or anything else along those lines...

 

Sorry, I just felt like I had to make my point. I had to do a little poking that none of the "road course ringers" could beat those NASCAR hick boys.

 

Point granted...I just hate lists...

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by brantshali
And can we please be a little more cognizant of treading on the line of civility.

 

That might be true, be he felt NASCAR racing was talented enough to join full time. But my main point in posting those lists was to point out that "20-30 percent" of the field isn't replaced at those two tracks.