Watkins Glen practice and qualifying talk here !

Today is the day on track activities begin for Robby at Watkins Glen. Remember, RG is running the Jim Beam colors in both the NW race on Saturday, and the Cup race on Sunday. Qualifying for the cup race is today, and qualifying for the NW race is tomorrow, european style.We will have video highlights later today from The Glen, so stay tuned.

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Permalink Reply by Doug on August 8, 2008 at 2:17pm

Lowest starting spot to win at the Glen was 18th (Steve Park) RG is certainly the guy to beat that record but it will take some pit strategy as well as a flawless race.

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Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on August 8, 2008 at 2:20pm

there's realyl just no way unless a caution flies in our favor where we get the track position ala Juantoya at Sonoma in 2007.

We will get thru the field no doubt..but wiht the heavier, more equal COTs to pass, the brakes and tires will be used up and Robby wont have enough for the win (it happened last year)

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Gleason on August 8, 2008 at 2:26pm

Does anyone know what they are doing? Are they trying to dry the track for quals? Or is it raining? If its raining I don't see why they do not let the Nationwide cars go out and practice because they have the rain packages.

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Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on August 8, 2008 at 2:36pm

GREAT article by Mulhern....

http://independenttribune.net/index.php/....e_can_sign_200/

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Gleason on August 8, 2008 at 2:56pm

Cars now on track for Nationwide practice.

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Permalink Reply by IndyTim on August 8, 2008 at 3:01pm

fuckin rain..........

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Permalink Reply by Zippy on August 8, 2008 at 3:04pm

BASTARD RAIN !!! WRECKED THE WEEKEND AGAIN.

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Permalink Reply by Racingwench on August 8, 2008 at 3:06pm

I am confused. If the sun is shining how is qualifying rained out. Wasn't the qualifying just scheduled to start???

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Permalink Reply by Chuck on August 8, 2008 at 3:12pm

what a joke

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Gleason on August 8, 2008 at 3:16pm

NASCAR is a joke, you should know that by now.

I guess they'd rather run a practice than a qualifying, go figure.

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Permalink Reply by Chuck on August 8, 2008 at 3:29pm

I've known that for a long time, as well as how the rules dictate that you have to run a practice before a qualifying session. NASCAR's etch-a-sketch rulebook says that the first on-track session for cars cannot be qualifying (I don't remember what event I heard that from).
What seems insane is that since they went to single day qualifying they refuse to allow for the possibility of doing it on Saturday.