Carl Long get a ride

[Wheel-Nut]

LINK (http://sports.iwon.com/news/02252004/v3838.html)

Good for him.

[WickerBill]

Pontiac... at least a year old. Probably better than Long's car last week tho.

[Racewriter]

That's great to hear. Hermie's stuff was quick last year - top 20s and a top 15 or two.

[Ziggy]

Top 15 eh?

Ziggy

[RacinM3]

I don't follow this type of racing too closely. Can someone tell me why we don't have a "he's just that good" attitude about this guy?

[Wheel-Nut]

I mentioned Carl only because he barrel rolled his one and only car last week. I think he said in the interview the wheels were borrowed!!

[theunions]

Hermie's stuff was quick last year - top 20s and a top 15 or two.

You're talking about qualifying only, right?

[Racing Truth]

I don't follow this type of racing too closely. Can someone tell me why we don't have a "he's just that good" attitude about this guy?

For one, there isn't a core group of people calling on folks to hire Carl, and frankly, in an era in which the "little guy" has been obliterated, Carl Long is a bit refreshing, if not the most talented.

[DaveL]

What you're seeing for Carl Long is respect.

Unlike Finch and Ruttman who basically stole prize money last week and made a mockery of the situation, Long went out there and drove as best as he could for as long he could in his only car. His barrell roll was no fault of his and as a result of trying to compete, unlike Finch, he lost his only car because someone else screwed up.

No one is calling for Long to get a Roush or Hendrick ride.

No one should criticize a guy who answered the call, drove to the best of his and his car's ability (he's a better driver than what that car showed) and showed respect for the sport.

[Don Quixote]

What's not to like about Carl Long? I love a long shot, especially when he seems to be long on talent and short on funding.

[Wheel-Nut]

What you're seeing for Carl Long is respect.

Unlike Finch and Ruttman who basically stole prize money last week and made a mockery of the situation, Long went out there and drove as best as he could for as long he could in his only car. His barrell roll was no fault of his and as a result of trying to compete, unlike Finch, he lost his only car because someone else screwed up.

No one is calling for Long to get a Roush or Hendrick ride.

No one should criticize a guy who answered the call, drove to the best of his and his car's ability (he's a better driver than what that car showed) and showed respect for the sport.


EXCELLENT!!

[Racewriter]

What you're seeing for Carl Long is respect.

Unlike Finch and Ruttman who basically stole prize money last week and made a mockery of the situation, Long went out there and drove as best as he could for as long he could in his only car. His barrell roll was no fault of his and as a result of trying to compete, unlike Finch, he lost his only car because someone else screwed up.

No one is calling for Long to get a Roush or Hendrick ride.

No one should criticize a guy who answered the call, drove to the best of his and his car's ability (he's a better driver than what that car showed) and showed respect for the sport.

Yep. And anyone who watched him win the '97 Bristol All-Pro 200 (I'm serious here) over Schrader and Hornaday knows he can drive. Not at the top rank of Cup, but he's a few breaks away from being a competent journeyman in Cup or more likely, BGN. And, as Dave notes, anybody who works as hard as he does to race deserves respect.

I'd like to see him run the Foyt car. When I say that, I mean RUN it, as in drive it and be his own crew chief, telling Foyt's bunch what to do to go fast.

[Rob]

Here's a really nice article on Carl. (http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArti cle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031773946170&path=!sports&s=1037645509200)

:thumbup:

[Brickman]

That is what racing is about, that's what we need to get back to. IMHO