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Originally Posted by INJUNTOM
Not a fan or a hater here, but what you have to realize about the superspeedways is that they typically set the car up differently for qualifying between a driver that is a "shoe in" and a driver that may have a hard time. They will put the car "on kill" to guarantee a good qualifying run when in reality the car won't race as well as it could. The veteran drivers like Johnson, Gordon, Stewart, etc will give up some qualifying speed to have a better handling car with more reliability built into the engine....at least that's the way it has been done in the past.
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Very true.
Danica needed to qualify on speed - as a starting position was not guaranteed.
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Originally Posted by Sirrotica
That progression has been changed and now it's a free for all since the NASCAR cup series drivers probably are the highest paid chauffeurs and people want to get on the gravy train. Start and park cars can make more money doing what they do than winning in other series.
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So true. You don't hear about NASCAR drivers wanting to switch to Indy cars. Not worth the effort for the lower paycheck. Would some of the NASCAR boys like to drive an Indy car? Sure - Gordon grew up very close to the Brickyard. Tony has done it very successfully - but made the right career choice.
Danica is only in NASCAR because of the money she can make - not because of her talent or chance of winning. She had a better chance of winning races in Indy cars where her ligher weight gave her a competitive advantage.