Clubber Lane
#31
10/9/08 4:00 AM
Here's are a few facts on what Robert has been able to accomplish in just his first 2-years in Non-Wing Sprint Cars:
2007 & 2008 410 Non-Wing Sprint Car Stats:
(72) Total 410 Non-Wing races (+/- 36 races per year)
(14) Wins (20%)
(31) Top 5 (43%)
(42) Top 10 (59%)
$75,000 + in winnings ($1,041.67 / race average)
I would like to make the point that because of funding, or lack of, the total amount of races Robert has been in is less than 1/2 of most USAC drivers single season race totals. The drivers he is competing against nightly have 150 to 180 races over the same 2-year period. Based on the statistics above, this supports the point that if he was able to get in 70 to 80 races in a single season, he would have a very strong case to be considered one of the top drivers in the country. I don't think people realize how few races he has actually been in a non-wing sprint car, and even at 19 years old, his stats measure up to about anyone in the country.
Dirtfan (Offline)
#33
10/9/08 8:55 AM
Originally Posted by Wallsracing:
well go then.....:O: I KNOW YOUR NOT WORKING:action-smiley-049:
:Steer:checkered:
Dan Hetser
"Today is a Gift, Tomorrow is not Promised"
Midget82
#34
10/9/08 4:01 PM
I'm sure the Truckers team has a third car laying around somewhere... :idea:
petey (Offline)
#35
10/9/08 4:48 PM
cmakin: That photo of Ballou with all four off the ground is pretty much my fave pic of the year so far. I was standing inside of three and four and just got a glimpse of him when that happened.
Sure wish DC could make it out west in the 92 but I figure it won't happen. Maybe he can hook up with Crossno again. Good luck to Bland and he makes his first venture out west.
Jerry Shaw (Offline)
#40
10/10/08 11:39 AM
Originally Posted by Clubber Lane:
Here's are a few facts on what Robert has been able to accomplish in just his first 2-years in Non-Wing Sprint Cars:
2007 & 2008 410 Non-Wing Sprint Car Stats:
(72) Total 410 Non-Wing races (+/- 36 races per year)
(14) Wins (20%)
(31) Top 5 (43%)
(42) Top 10 (59%)
$75,000 + in winnings ($1,041.67 / race average)
I would like to make the point that because of funding, or lack of, the total amount of races Robert has been in is less than 1/2 of most USAC drivers single season race totals. The drivers he is competing against nightly have 150 to 180 races over the same 2-year period. Based on the statistics above, this supports the point that if he was able to get in 70 to 80 races in a single season, he would have a very strong case to be considered one of the top drivers in the country. I don't think people realize how few races he has actually been in a non-wing sprint car, and even at 19 years old, his stats measure up to about anyone in the country.
His early season wheel-to-wheel duel with Jesse Hockett @ THAT was one of the most exciting races I've ever seen there and with the possible exception of the ISW race at Bloomington, maybe the best race I saw all year. Everybody's ticket is worth a little more when this guy is in the lineup.
Jerry
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
Winston Churchill