View Full Version : Foyt Futility Watch 3/19 -- 3/21
Larry is missing once more this weekend so there will be no Futility at Darlington. Looks like it is up to AJ4 to uphold the family dishonor at Phoenix this weekend.
Looks like he is off to a fine start this weekend:
Phoenix Practice1 Results:
1. 1 Scott Dixon G-Force-Toyota 175.432
2. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 175.136
3. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 174.353
4. 52 Ed Carpenter Dallara-Chevrolet 173.416
5. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 171.603
6. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 171.322
7. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 170.872
8. 4 Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 169.584
9. 10 Darren Manning G-Force-Toyota 169.234
10. 13 Greg Ray G-Force-Honda 168.847
11. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Chevrolet 168.808
12. 2 Mark Taylor Dallara-Chevrolet 168.652
13. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 167.588
14. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 167.270
15. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara-Toyota 167.063
16. 15 Buddy Rice G-Force-Honda 165.221
17. 12 Tora Takagi Dallara-Toyota 164.510
18. 24 Robbie Buhl Dallara-Chevrolet 162.187
19. 5 Adrian Fernandez G-Force-Honda 159.596
20. 55 Kosuke Matsuura G-Force-Honda 158.556
Lizzerd
03-19-04, 09:48 PM
Adrian 16 mph off the pace. What a shame.
theunions
03-19-04, 10:29 PM
Larry won't be entering another cup race until Texas.
Larry won't be entering another cup race until Texas.
Well, that's no fun.
I dont know what happened out there, weather, dust storm or whatever...... but this looks more and more like an old mid 1974 USAC Champcar grid with the speed difference.
How is Paul Page and Company going to spin these time trials????
It's "the closest grouped" pacelap in HISTORY
It's 'THE MOST DIVERSE FIELD EVER" PERIOD!
"FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SPORTS HISTORY, THE TOP THREE CARS ARE ALL ODD NUMBERED"
wHOA~
:gomer:
JohnHKart
03-20-04, 09:03 AM
Oh god stop the madness.......I just read today in the paper, Instead of somebody decent like TK in the booth with Page and Goodyear we now get Jack Arute....
JH
Alack! Alas! Woe is Foyt!
Pos Driver Diff Time Speed C/E/T
1 Dan Wheldon (26) 20.5974 174.779 D/H/F
2 Tony Kanaan (11) 0.0577 20.6551 174.291 D/H/F
3 Helio Castroneves (3) 0.0723 20.6697 174.168 D/T/F
4 Sam Hornish Jr. (6) 0.0988 20.6962 173.945 D/T/F
5 Scott Dixon (1) 0.1678 20.7652 173.367 G/T/F
6 Darren Manning (10) 0.2124 20.8098 172.995 G/T/F
7 Dario Franchitti (27) 0.2255 20.8229 172.887 D/H/F
8 Tomas Scheckter (4) 0.3213 20.9187 172.095 D/C/F
9 Bryan Herta (7) 0.3253 20.9227 172.062 D/H/F
10 Kosuke Matsuura (55) 0.4583 21.0557 170.975 G/H/F
11 Greg Ray (13) 0.5188 21.1162 170.485 G/H/F
12 Buddy Rice (15) 0.5998 21.1972 169.834 G/H/F
13 Adrian Fernandez (5) 0.6140 21.2114 169.720 G/H/F
14 Tora Takagi (12) 0.6185 21.2159 169.684 D/T/F
15 Mark Taylor (2) 0.6347 21.2321 169.555 D/C/F
16 Ed Carpenter (52) 0.6893 21.2867 169.120 D/C/F
17 Alex Barron (51) 0.7244 21.3218 168.841 D/C/F
18 A.J. Foyt IV (14) 0.7633 21.3607 168.534 D/T/F
19 Scott Sharp (8) 0.8168 21.4142 168.113 D/T/F
20 Robbie Buhl (24T) 1.1968 21.7942 165.182 D/C/F
And Fernandez is outqualified by his Japanese dirt track hero teammate. :rofl:
And the final results indicate that 4 was in 14th place and three laps down at the finish. Everybody behind him was apparently out of the race.
Futility at its best/worst?
Lizzerd
03-21-04, 07:06 PM
Adrian DFL. What a shame...
Adrian DFL. What a shame...
Couldn't have happend to a more deserving guy.
Foyt 3 laps down? He did that well?
RobGuru
03-21-04, 10:41 PM
AJ4 almost hit several people. Does that count?
This IPS series is really panning out for these guys. Three of the worst drivers graduated from this series.
but you just dont get it without the stylistic mussings of Jac Aroot
Ziggy
theunions
03-23-04, 08:39 PM
Jayski now says Larry will be back one race early:
#14-Larry Foyt will attempt to make the Nextel Cup races at Bristol and Texas. The team is still looking for a sponosr for both races.
Railbird
03-23-04, 09:26 PM
Now don't ya'all come around here mouthin.
Joe in LA
03-23-04, 10:02 PM
Couldn't have happend to a more deserving guy.
Foyt 3 laps down? He did that well?
The really amusing part is that AJIV then complained about being held up by a slow car! Its hard to fathom how slow that car must have been.
The really amusing part is that AJIV then complained about being held up by a slow car! Its hard to fathom how slow that car must have been.
W'w'wait...the slowest car on the track is complaining about being held up by a slower car? Uh, ok IV.
Maybe he was referring to a car in the parking lot holding him up after the race.
Sean O'Gorman
03-23-04, 11:59 PM
The really amusing part is that AJIV then complained about being held up by a slow car! Its hard to fathom how slow that car must have been.
Well you aren't supposed to pass the pace car, so I don't see what he was complaining about.
#14-Larry Foyt will attempt to make the Nextel Cup races at Bristol and Texas. The team is still looking for a sponosr for both races.
And after Hillenberg, Shelmerdine and Ruttman drop out after 10 laps, Larry can have DFL all to himself.
AJ's team has never won a points paying NASCAR race. That streak won't end anytime soon.
0 for NASCAR and 0 for CART-AJ: The most incompetent car owner in the history of modern motorsports.
Racewriter
03-24-04, 01:45 PM
And after Hillenberg, Shelmerdine and Ruttman drop out after 10 laps, Larry can have DFL all to himself.
AJ's team has never won a points paying NASCAR race. That streak won't end anytime soon.
0 for NASCAR and 0 for CART-AJ: The most incompetent car owner in the history of modern motorsports.
Hillenburg has yet to do a start-and-park. In fact, Andy has finished every race except last week at Darlington, where he GOT parked by Stewart.
Steve99
03-24-04, 04:12 PM
Jayski now says Larry will be back one race early:
The Bristol version of the Foyt Futility Watch should be amusing.
Madmaxfan2
03-24-04, 05:20 PM
Boy, if Phoenix is not proof the IRL has turned the clock back to the good ole days of USAC, then the Kool -Aid must be powerful stuff indeed. :gomer:
Nosuchsoul
03-24-04, 05:50 PM
You know what? I know he loves the lad but how about getting a name in there like J.J. Yeley for a couple of races. How about running Kasey Kahne for the 500? This will do much more for the series, (not that I am supporting it, just a good idea) than running a supposed name Like A.J. Foyt the duh! I grew up Idolizing Al Unser Jr. (I'm 27, and a total li'l Al fanboy) and he cannot get a ride and he won last year! How about the F1 107% rule for the IRL, that will insure a decent field!!! :laugh: :laugh: :D
Joe in LA
03-24-04, 07:23 PM
You know what? I know he loves the lad but how about getting a name in there like J.J. Yeley for a couple of races. How about running Kasey Kahne for the 500? This will do much more for the series, (not that I am supporting it, just a good idea) than running a supposed name Like A.J. Foyt the duh! I grew up Idolizing Al Unser Jr. (I'm 27, and a total li'l Al fanboy) and he cannot get a ride and he won last year! How about the F1 107% rule for the IRL, that will insure a decent field!!! :laugh: :laugh: :D
AJ should get him a test or two with a good team. I don't think he's that good, nor do I think he's as bad as he looks in AJ's car. The best thing Foyt could do is stop being his team owner.
Racewriter
03-24-04, 08:32 PM
You know what? I know he loves the lad but how about getting a name in there like J.J. Yeley for a couple of races. How about running Kasey Kahne for the 500? This will do much more for the series, (not that I am supporting it, just a good idea) than running a supposed name Like A.J. Foyt the duh! I grew up Idolizing Al Unser Jr. (I'm 27, and a total li'l Al fanboy) and he cannot get a ride and he won last year! How about the F1 107% rule for the IRL, that will insure a decent field!!! :laugh: :laugh: :D
Right now, why in the world would Yeley or Kahne want to drive in an IRL race?
Sean O'Gorman
03-24-04, 08:50 PM
Right now, why in the world would Yeley or Kahne want to drive in an IRL race?
To get away from all the fans. :D
theunions
03-26-04, 02:49 PM
No Bristol for Larry after all! :gomer:
From Jayski:
Larry Foyt's #14 Dodge car failed to pass inspection a first time and his crew worked on the problem areas before returning to the inspection line. When the Dodge failed the final time, the car was seized by officials. The Foyt team had only a speedway car on hand as a backup, so they decided not to make a qualifying attempt for Sunday's Food City 500.(ThatsRacin.com)
Joe in LA
03-26-04, 03:38 PM
This is a new low, even for the Foyt team. AJ should fold it before further embarassment.
Steve99
03-26-04, 04:19 PM
They seized the car because it wouldn't pass inspection? Is that normal?
Now what is A.J. going to drive home? :gomer:
They seized the car because it wouldn't pass inspection? Is that normal?
It seems to be as of late depending on the infraction, NASCAR also confiscated a car from Yates racing for Jaimie McMurry this weekend; however he had a proper back up. Last year they took a car from Hendrick for Kyle Busch and a car from Gibbs Racing for Tony Steart.
Railbird
03-26-04, 08:48 PM
NASCAR also confiscated a car from Yates racing for Jaimie McMurry this weekend; however he had a proper back up. Last year they took a car from Hendrick for Kyle Busch and a car from Gibbs Racing for Tony Steart.
Yeah but all those folks are frontrunners, what in God's name made a Foyt car worth confiscating?
Maybe they're curious as to how a car can suck so much. What is really sad is that they're cheating and they still can't be competitive.
NASCAR also confiscated a car from Yates racing for Jaimie McMurry this weekend; however he had a proper back up. Last year they took a car from Hendrick for Kyle Busch and a car from Gibbs Racing for Tony Steart.
Yeah but all those folks are frontrunners, what in God's name made a Foyt car worth confiscating?
Putting a "Fire Extinguisher" label on the nitrous bottle is verboten.
Thinking of one of AJ's turdmobiles being confiscated for having some kind of advantage reminds of seeing Hiro at Milwaukee one year. He'd run some of his way the hell off the pace laps and come into the pits, and someone would put the covers on the wings. I'd think to myself, "Why in the world would anyone want to know what wing angles Hiro is running???"
Same deal with AJ's cars.
Sean O'Gorman
03-27-04, 01:32 AM
Uh oh, maybe they painted the underbody for downforce and thats illegal in NASCAR. :gomer:
I read in the morning paper that the Foyt car was nabbed for having improper dimensions for the rear window. Ol' AJ must have brought the old Fairlane fastback to the track by mistake.
I read in the morning paper that the Foyt car was nabbed for having improper dimensions for the rear window. Ol' AJ must have brought the old Fairlane fastback to the track by mistake.
It was probably a request from Larry. Increase the rear glass so I can see the cars coming up to pass my lame ass better. :gomer:
EDwardo
03-28-04, 12:40 PM
"But, I don't want to be a pie!"
Jervis Tetch 1
03-28-04, 06:34 PM
Thinking of one of AJ's turdmobiles being confiscated for having some kind of advantage reminds of seeing Hiro at Milwaukee one year. He'd run some of his way the hell off the pace laps and come into the pits, and someone would put the covers on the wings. I'd think to myself, "Why in the world would anyone want to know what wing angles Hiro is running???"
Same deal with AJ's cars.Dave, perhaps the angles were spot on, but as we know the man in the cockpit wasn't.
You know there are/were certain drivers you could give a sled to and they would still go fast (Senna, Schumacher, Andretti pere) and there are guys who you could put in a 04 Ferrari and they would still go slow (Foyt Jr., Hee-row, Randy Lewis, et al).
The covers where put on to keep from scratching the paint. Most of those cars where painted, and guys like Paintergeek would raise a barrel of hell over a multi color paint job with a nice scratch on it. Throw a cover on it, viola, you have someplace to lay your wrenches and tire gauges. In Hiro's case, a place for the Meyer brothers to rest their elbows until the stock broker called to inform them of the value of their portfolio.
I know what you mean however, I have seen some pretty dumb stuff at racetracks. Getting a completely trashed racecar back to the garage area is bad enough, some dink dropping off more wasted parts is another. Yeah, thanks, where is the dumpster?
The all time best IMO was Hemelgarn fueling Buddy's sled at Texas while it was on fire. I still laugh everytime I think of that one!
:)
Ziggy
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