AJ at Milwaukee - NCTS

[Wheel-Nut]

AJ is racing at New Hampshire in the truck series, tomorrow. He was #8 in final practice.

edit: New Hampshire / Milwaukee, what's the difference?

1 60 Jack Sprague 29.505 129.090
2 5 Mike Skinner 29.509 129.072
3 9 Ted Musgrave 29.620 128.589
4 14 Rick Crawford 29.713 128.186
5 4 Chase Miller 29.725 128.135
6 23 Johnny Benson 29.757 127.997
7 6 Mark Martin 29.780 127.898
8 24 AJ Allmendinger Bill Davis Racing Toyota 29.824 127.709
9 17 David Reutimann 29.835 127.662
10 85 Dennis Setzer 29.852 127.589
11 16 Mike Bliss 29.861 127.551
12 59 Chad Chaffin 127.329
13 11 David Starr 29.914 127.325
14 18 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 29.930 127.257
15 20 Marcos Ambrose # Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford 29.930 127.257
16 88 Matt Crafton 29.931 127.253
17 10 Terry Cook 29.934 127.240
18 46 Clint Bowyer 29.939 127.219
19 15 Kyle Busch 29.939 127.219
20 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. 29.946 127.189
21 50 David Ragan 29.962 127.121
22 30 Todd Bodine 29.983 127.032
23 13 Kerry Earnhardt 29.984 127.028
24 75 Aric Almirola 29.985 127.024
25 99 Erik Darnell 30.131 126.408
26 77 Brendan Gaughan 30.170 126.245
27 21 Bobby East State Fair Corn Dogs/Edy's Dibs Ford 30.377 125.384 Ank's favorite
28 07 T.J. Bell 30.414 125.232
29 1 Robert Richardson 30.498 124.887
30 22 Bill Lester 30.591 124.507
31 40 Ryan Moore 30.713 124.013
32 63 Cameron Dodson 30.717 123.996
33 98 Erin Crocker 30.749 123.867
34 08 Chad McCumbee 30.768 123.791
35 91 JC Stout 30.864 123.406
36 25 Boston Reid 31.173 122.183
37 89 Garrett Liberty 32.991 115.450

[Andrew Longman]

Ahead of the wankers. In the middle of the contenders. Not bad for the first time out in an iron slug and without a lot of oval experience in general

Having a Bill Davis Toyota doesn't hurt.

Louden is a good track. Nice and flat

[Cam]

Go Marcos! :D

[pchall]

edit: New Hampshire / Milwaukee, what's the difference?



There's a big difference. Milwaukee is a tremendous "flat mile" based on an old dirt horse track. Anything that was good about NHIS has been destroyed by the "improvements" needed to keep the NASCRAP product from going head on into the wall at the end of the straights.

[theunions]

No sponsorship on this truck...WTF (or in other words, what's the point)? Not even so much as a Red Bull "endplate"... :saywhat:

[extramundane]

No sponsorship on this truck...WTF (or in other words, what's the point)? Not even so much as a Red Bull "endplate"... :saywhat:

I imagine Gerry Forsythe understands precisely WTF is the point.

[Wheel-Nut]

There's a big difference. . . . .

That was a "CYA" comment. I couldn't change the title after I had realized what I had done. I guess it was one of those "association" type of deals. . . . . my brain says, "AJ races at Milwaukee, not New Hampshire."

[Accipiter]

No sponsorship on this truck...WTF (or in other words, what's the point)? Not even so much as a Red Bull "endplate"... :saywhat:

Theory 1: "Hey Gerry, I can get work elsewhere. Pony up the dosh."

Therory 2: There's no Red Bull on his truck, but it's still on his helmet. And with factory Toyota connections between the teams, this could still very well be an evaluation by the Red Bull Cup team.

Theory 3: Joy ride.

[Wheel-Nut]

AJ qualified 32nd. more than 1 second off the pole.

http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_06/articles/000084/008442.htm

[Cam]

AJ qualified 32nd. more than 1 second off the pole.

http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_06/articles/000084/008442.htm

Marcos 14th. :thumbup:

[TRDfan]

Here's a little more info...

http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_06/articles/000083/008395.htm

[formulaben]

I imagine Gerry Forsythe understands precisely WTF is the point.

LMAO:thumbup:

[theunions]

Theory 1: "Hey Gerry, I can get work elsewhere. Pony up the dosh."

Therory 2: There's no Red Bull on his truck, but it's still on his helmet. And with factory Toyota connections between the teams, this could still very well be an evaluation by the Red Bull Cup team.

Theory 3: Joy ride.

The fact that Davis' trucks have never gone bare - always carrying at least a perfunctory "Tundra" as has historically been the case for Skinner, or smallish Army decals in the case of Lester - means regardless of the theory, it makes no sense (especially with Davis still running all three of his full-time trucks).

[racer2c]

The booth guys just mentioned AJ and said Toyota is looking at AJ for a Nextel Cup ride next year.

AJ's a lap down.

BTW, I'm not watching this. It's on in the background.:)

[Accipiter]

The fact that Davis' trucks have never gone bare - always carrying at least a perfunctory "Tundra" as has historically been the case for Skinner, or smallish Army decals in the case of Lester - means regardless of the theory, it makes no sense (especially with Davis still running all three of his full-time trucks).


It obviously makes sense to whoever is paying for this drive.

[Wheel-Nut]

AJ finished 13th, on the lead lap.

[theunions]

Was it a Lucky Dog lead lap finish, or did he physically unlap himself?

As for Musgrave vs. Crawford, Ted's usually much more level-headed than that.

[Lizzerd]

Was it a Lucky Dog lead lap finish, or did he physically unlap himself?

As for Musgrave vs. Crawford, Ted's usually much more level-headed than that.

I tuned in briefly a couple times, once just as he was given the lucky dog award.

[diamond dave]

There's a big difference. Milwaukee is a tremendous "flat mile" based on an old dirt horse track. Anything that was good about NHIS has been destroyed by the "improvements" needed to keep the NASCRAP product from going head on into the wall at the end of the straights.

actually it was built by Allis Chalmers - for testing their products;)

[Wheel-Nut]

Just a visual.

http://www.truckseries.com/photog/albums/hsp_06r18/IMG_2723001.jpg

[Accipiter]

Team Red Bull brass watches Allmendinger perform well in truck debut
SCENEDAILY - 06:13AM ET SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2006 - BY BOB POCKRASS - ASSOCIATE EDITOR

LOUDON, N.H. - Champ Car driver A.J. Allmendinger wears a Red Bull helmet as one of the drivers endorsed by the energy-drink maker, so maybe that's why Team Red Bull Competition Director Elton Sawyer was one of the first people to talk to Allmendinger on pit road after his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut Saturday at New Hampshire International Speedway.

http://www.scenedaily.com/stories/2006/09/11/scene_daily70.html