I was down in Austin this weekend attending a wedding, so I haven't watched the race yet. Therefore I will reserve comments about the Logano/Hamlin/Stewart issues...
But to anyone that still wants to try and convey that Iwanica has talent as a Cup driver may I point out the fact that after 5 races, she is solidly in 29th place with 87 points.
Now some here would suggest that that is "pretty good" for a rookie. However, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (a driver with less racing experience) who is competing against Iwanica for Cup Rookie of the Year is in 12th place with 139 points.
One should also note that there are two part time drivers who have not competed in all 5 races that have more points than Iwanica - Mark Martin (the oldest driver in Cup) has 102 points in only 4 races and AJ Allmendinger has 92 points in only 3 races. Neither of these drivers have the quality of equipment that Iwanica has.
I think a lot of Iwanica's problems are related to the fact that she's in over her head.
And it's scaring the crap out of her.
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