Misc Observations from Derby

[bubba]

The kids:

Best in show was Chase Elliott, ran a clean smart race. Car was consistent. You will hear much more about him - eventually not just because of his dad.

Kenseth couldnt seem to keep his car under him from the start. Battled to try to stay on lead lap all day - struggled. Seems to love having the car sideways - should look into a dirt late model.

Johanna - well, not too much to say - underwhelmed. Bush took the lead cleanly in turn one lap one and she started to sink.

Not-so-kidlike anymore:
Great runs for Wayne Neidecken Jr and Bobby Gill. Gill was fast and smart all day.

Smartest move of the day was when Bush let Augie pass when they approached lapped traffic. The thinking i assume was "Hey augie clear me a path" - which was pure genius as Augie got front end damage soon thereafter.

Credit goes to Kyle - though he reaaalllly had an edge in the pits - other guys are gonna have to step up if they want to compete for this thing.

[Jim Fenton]

Thanks for the "eyes-on" observations for those of us that had to listen to it on the internet.

Even though I was pulling for Mercer, I was impressed by Gill's performance, especially considering his qualifying efforts and starting position.

A few questions about Gill if anyone knows;

Was he on a Hamke chassis?

Did I hear on the internet that Bob Dilner from the Speed Channel is supporting his short track effort?

Thanks.

[Mark Keeler]

Gill was driving Bob Dilner's #51 car.. they have had several drivers in that car since Feb. at New Smyrna... Gill was the latest.

[bubba]

The most telling thing about gill was a comment I saw posted about him not looking for m/ore speed, rather looking for consistency. That really showed, he wasn't going to get bush or mercer, but it seemed like he was always passing, rather than being passed. Especially deep in a run. Bush was the same, but faster.

[oneoff]

Only two cars were faster than K.B.

Grill and Choquette were both faster than Bush. Jeff started 19th and race up to 4th, mostly under green, before being collected by a lapped car. Grill had a very bad pit stop. On his way back to the front, he was clipped in the left rear by Drawty, and backed into trun three wall very hard. That basicly gave the race to Bush.