Well unfortunatly, Schrader didnt run as well as I thought he would in Happy Hour. It was just a hunch, dont jump the gun when I post before happy hour, it doesnt mean a whole lot. I dont see who has a better car than Little E, he has the setup and he is determined to turn his season around. He is talking with that confidence this weekend, and he will be my horse for the weekend, my advice is to jump on him before the rest of the world does though, because he is not exactly making it hard to fugure out who has the best car. He is on the pole, ran excellent in practice and excellent in happy hour.
Looking at past results from 1.5 mile tracks, you cant ignore Bobby LaBonte and his dominance. One must question how good his team is right now, I think he is Top 5 material, but I dont think he wins it.
Jerry Nadeau likes the 1.5 milers better than the rest, and he is probably gonna make a good run at it.
Coincidently, his teammate Gordon hasnt performed exceptionally well on the 1.5 milers, I think he will run well if he doesnt get a DNF, probably wont win, but at the odds I am showing now 10-1, he is worth a shot.
Although I think FORD is back to a disadvatage this week, Jeff burton may be good for a matchup or 2 if he gets the right matchup. Burton always runs good at Texas and Atlanta. Also finished 2nd in the busch today from way in the back of the pack.
Also, may want to watch Dave Blaney. He had the best car at Atlanta until his tire fell off, he has said that this is the same car from that race and he likes his **** even though he is way in the back.
Steve Park will be a great car tomorrow, he is going with about the same package as Dale JR, they know he is good, and they will be just as good. Park always races well here and at Atlanta, will be a Top 3 guy in my opinion.
I like Kevin Harvick, but he HAS to be tired after his run today. May be good for awhile but im still unsure about him.
Dont be fooled by Bensons good run at happy Hour, he hates his car right now, and in my opinion, he only ran well for a short period of time at happy hour and that was because he was behind Dale JR and JR helped him out on that lap. Benson joked before wualifying that he wanted to drive Schraders car and not his own.
Im done until tomorrow, or I will have nothing to write about
