The Foyt Futility Watch 4/15 -- 4/18

[pchall]

If anybody knows the ETA for AJ4's flight, please post it here.

[datachicane]

"Exits are here, and here, and to the rear of the aircraft."

[JT265]

"Exits are here, and here, and to the rear of the aircraft."

And in the unlikely event of a pressure loss in the cabin, one of the EMT's will cause an oxygen mask (identical to the one in the example) to fall out of his uniform.

Remember that even though the air bag looks deflated, you will still receive a full flow of oxygen.

[Audi_A4]

Hey he out qualified ADRIAN! :o

[Jervis Tetch 1]

Hey he out qualified ADRIAN! :o
If he does this on a consistant basis, maybe, just maybe I'll stand up and take notice. But even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile.

[pchall]

Driver Diff Time Speed Lap C/E/T Status
1 Tony Kanaan (11) 26.8775 203.590 24 D/H/F Pit
2 Sam Hornish Jr. (6) 0.1322 27.0097 202.594 7 D/T/F Pit
3 Scott Dixon (1) 0.1989 27.0764 202.095 30 G/T/F Pit
4 Helio Castroneves (3) 0.2197 27.0972 201.940 10 D/T/F Pit
5 Greg Ray (13) 0.2386 27.1161 201.799 14 G/H/F Pit
6 Dan Wheldon (26) 0.2475 27.1250 201.733 36 D/H/F Pit
7 Dario Franchitti (27) 0.2604 27.1379 201.637 35 D/H/F Pit
8 Scott Sharp (8) 0.2909 27.1684 201.410 30 D/T/F Pit
9 Buddy Rice (15) 0.3124 27.1899 201.251 32 G/H/F Pit
10 Darren Manning (10) 0.3773 27.2548 200.772 15 G/T/F Pit
11 Bryan Herta (7) 0.4126 27.2901 200.512 23 D/H/F Pit
12 Kosuke Matsuura (55) 0.4295 27.3070 200.388 26 G/H/F Pit
13 Tomas Scheckter (4) 0.4935 27.3710 199.920 14 D/C/F Pit
14 Vitor Meira (17) 0.4987 27.3762 199.882 21 G/H/F Pit
15 A.J. Foyt IV (14) 0.5613 27.4388 199.426 29 D/T/F Pit
16 Alex Barron (51) 0.5754 27.4529 199.323 22 D/C/F Pit
17 Mark Taylor (2) 0.6499 27.5274 198.784 22 D/C/F Pit
18 Roger Yasukawa (16) 0.6809 27.5584 198.560 25 G/H/F Pit
19 Adrian Fernandez (5) 0.7629 27.6404 197.971 25 G/H/F Pit
20 Ed Carpenter (52) 1.1504 28.0279 195.234 23 D/C/F Pit
21 Robbie Buhl (24) 1.1612 28.0387 195.159 21 D/C/F Pit

[DaveL]

Notice how the first dozen are all T&H powered. Don't blame Cosworth. Chevy won't spend the money and the Chevy teams are going to be left in the dust, just like they were before Cosworth rescued them last year. So unless you have a Toyota or Honda, you're screwed.

Good thing Tony fixed everything.

[Wheel-Nut]

How they will start. Tiger Woods almost gets a pole!

1) Dan Wheldon, No. 26 Klein Tools/Jim Beam /Andretti Green Racing Dallara/Honda, 26.5938sec/205.762mph
2) Greg Ray, No. 13 Renovac/Access Motorsports G-Force/Honda, 26.5990/205.722 :saywhat:
3) Tony Kanaan, No. 11 7-Eleven/Andretti Green Racing Dallara/Honda, 26.6031/205.690
4) Kosuke Matsuura, No. 55 Panasonic/ARTA/S. Aguri Fernandez Racing G-Force/Honda, 26.6110/205.629
5) Buddy Rice, No. 15 Argent Mortgage/Pioneer G-Force/Honda, 26.6397/205.408
6) Scott Dixon, No. 9 Target/Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force/Toyota, 26.6946/204.985
7) Sam Hornish Jr., No. 6 Marlboro Team Penske, Dallara/Toyota, 26.7070/204.890
8) Vitor Meira, No. 17 Team Rahal G-Force/Honda, 26.7408/204.631
9) Dario Franchitti, No. 27 Arca-EX/Andretti Green Racing Dallara/Honda, 26.7717/204.395
10) Darren Manning, No. 10 Target/Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force/Toyota, 26.7783/204.345
11) Bryan Herta, No. 7 XM Satellite Radio/Andretti Green Racing Dallara/Honda, 26.8215/204.015
12) Scott Sharp, No. 8 Delphi Dallara/Toyota, 26.8410/203.867
13) Roger Yasukawa, No. 16 Sammy/Team Rahal G-Force/Honda, 26.8415/203.863
14) Mark Taylor, No. 2 Menards/Panther Racing Dallara/Chevrolet, 26.8516/203.787
15) Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Marlboro Team Penske, Dallara/Toyota, 26.9184/203.281
16) Tomas Scheckter, No. 4 Pennzoil/Panther Racing Dallara/Chevrolet, 26.9620/202.952
17) A.J. Foyt IV, No. 14 Conseco/A.J. Foyt Racing Dallara/Toyota, 27.0817/202.055
18) Adrian Fernandez, No. 5 Quaker State/Tecate Fernandez Racing G-Force/Honda, 27.1362/201.649
19) Alex Barron, No. 51 Red Bull Cheever Racing Dallara/Chevrolet, 27.3826/199.835
20) Ed Carpenter, No. 52 Red Bull Cheever Racing Dallara/Chevrolet, 27.9963 19/.454
21) Robbie Buhl, No. 24 Team Purex/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara/Chevrolet, 28.0101/195.358
22) Tora Takagi, No. 12 Pioneer/Mo Nunn Racing Dallara/Toyota, 28.0538/195.054


First Chevie in 14th.

[Racewriter]

Notice how the first dozen are all T&H powered. Don't blame Cosworth. Chevy won't spend the money and the Chevy teams are going to be left in the dust, just like they were before Cosworth rescued them last year. So unless you have a Toyota or Honda, you're screwed.

Good thing Tony fixed everything.

Yep.

[Steve99]

Top 5 is all Honda. Are they going to get "the call" so they can finally win at the track they built?

Or will they all blow up?

[Jervis Tetch 1]

Notice how the first dozen are all T&H powered. Don't blame Cosworth. Chevy won't spend the money and the Chevy teams are going to be left in the dust, just like they were before Cosworth rescued them last year. So unless you have a Toyota or Honda, you're screwed.

Good thing Tony fixed everything.DaveL, don't get me started! LOL It reminds me and everyone else how he fixed Sam's wins last year by allowing Chevy to cheat. That still burns me.

[RobGuru]

What... Matsuura in 4th... when did he ever drive a sprint car?
:gomer:

[Wheel-Nut]

What... Matsuura in 4th... when did he ever drive a sprint car?
:gomer:

He was a Japanese RUSAC champion . . .

[racer2c]

So uh, the pole speed is like uh 1.5 miles slower than last year? Great strides in speed reduction.

[JohnHKart]

AJ IV moves up two positions to finish 15th....only completing 169 laps...didn't see if he was still running. Meanwhile, a check of the Martinsville Cup Qual results and there's no sign of the other Futile Foyt bucket of bolts. With the likes of Joe Ruttman filling the field and parking it after a couple of laps...Larry Foyt could have had a banner year.

John

[pchall]

15. AJ Foyt IV #14 Dallara Toyota AJ Foyt Enterprises+ 31 laps
16. Mark Taylor #2 Dallara Chevrolet Panther Racing+ 33 laps, accident
17. Vitor Meira #17 G-Force Honda Team Rahal+ 34 laps, clutch
18. Adrian Fernandez #5 G Force HondaFernandez Racing+ 47 laps, engine
19. Sam Hornish Jr #6 Dallara Toyota Marlboro Team Penske+ 113 laps, accident
20. Greg Ray #13 G-Force Honda Access Motorsports+145 laps, suspension
21. Robbie Buhl #24 Dallara Chevrolet Dreyer & Reinbold Racing + 162 laps, handling
22. Ed Carpenter #52 Dallara Chevrolet Red Bull Cheever Racing + 162 laps, mechanical

Looks like he might have been limping home.

[Racewriter]

AJ IV moves up two positions to finish 15th....only completing 169 laps...didn't see if he was still running. Meanwhile, a check of the Martinsville Cup Qual results and there's no sign of the other Futile Foyt bucket of bolts. With the likes of Joe Ruttman filling the field and parking it after a couple of laps...Larry Foyt could have had a banner year.

John

Joe has outqualified Lightning Larry on the only two occasions that they have both tried.

[JT265]

21. Robbie Buhl #24 Dallara Chevrolet Dreyer & Reinbold Racing + 162 laps, handling

Considering that Robbie has been "riding the cushion" (was that at Eldora or the back seat of Daddie's airplane?) for many years, how freakin' hard is it to figure out an oval track setup, and tweak as required?

[Spicoli]

21. Robbie Buhl #24 Dallara Chevrolet Dreyer & Reinbold Racing + 162 laps, handling

Considering that Robbie has been "riding the cushion" (was that at Eldora or the back seat of Daddie's airplane?) for many years, how freakin' hard is it to figure out an oval track setup, and tweak as required?

Buhl has had the same problem for years: He SUCKS.

[Napoleon]

Foyt sucks

some things never change