Thanks to a nice lady in So Carolina for the report from Lowe’s testing today.
Claire B talked to Jr a little bit ago and just played a bit of it on her show. I can’t quote because I didn’t write it down and I don’t remember it all but I can give you the gist of it. I really feel for him because he is frustrated but it was right comical the way he said it.
Jr said that the COT is the most frustrating thing he has ever been through in the sport. They need to talk to the drivers and especially the crew chiefs and mechanics about these cars. He will assist as much as he can but he can only tell them how the car feels. Tony Jr could tell them more. Jr said “I didn’t go that route.”LOL He said NASCAR had to do something. It won’t turn, it won’t do anything. Talked about the camber again. That it was just ridiculous to be running that much camber.
Then he proceeded to tell Claire and the assembled media there that the track at Richmond was part of the problem. He said that a few years ago when that track was so good to race on that they were resealing it every year. He said the racing was great. He just didn’t understand why they stopped resealing it. The COT makes it worse. He said its impossible to run the top groove with the car. You take it up there and try to turn the car and it just won’t turn. He said Richmond could help themselves ALOT by resealing the track. He didn’t understand WHY that hasn’t registered in somebody’s head yet. The racing would be so much better.
“I mean, HELLO!” He said he is one of the few drivers who can afford to speak up about this because his sponsor and place in the sport allows him to do so. Alot of other drivers can’t speak out like he can. He hopes NASCAR listens to criticism like they did as they were building the car along the way.
He is on a roll today.