TTR73 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 1. Jim Teague 2. Doug Ayers 3. Don Banker Those Are My Picks I Wanna Know What You Think? Remember Top THREE Drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 The few times I have seen them the 99 looked good, so did the 2...if he can race on the track and not in the pits. Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie37 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Donnie Meredith Don Banker Bobby LaFont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck99 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 There are too many talented SS drivers at THR to limit the list to three. Most of them have been mentioned already in this thread. But the best, in my humble opinion, is of course the driver of the #99 SS, Cary Stapp. I hear another very talented one may be back this week. The #91 always adds to the excitement of the show! Good luck to everyone Sat. Chase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqj3 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 How are you going to pick three when we had five drivers within 30 points at the end of last season, and this season shapes up about the same way? Banker has to be in there, as does Teague, even though they weren't part of the Flyin' Five at the end of last season. But we've got LaFont, Stapp, Ayers, Teer, Marvin Buck, Duane Toyne lookin' pretty racey lately, Terry Tschoerner getting quicker every week (he's led twice in a row and had flats take him out), and how do you leave out Crazyhorse even though he's not going to be up in the points? The bottom line is, these are the guys to watch. We had 23 A-Line Auto Parts Streets last week and started 21 in the feature, and it wasn't a crashfest, just fast, clean good racing. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast18 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 There are several very good drivers but when Donnie is there...he is the best! When Heath Stewart , Robert Steawart and Leland Waddel ran street they were hard to beat. Seams to me that several drivers have figured out THR and could win on any given night with a little luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker36 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Well said Chase. Theres to many to limit it to a top 3. But of course Id say my Dad (Don Banker) is a hell of a driver in the SS class. But many of them are really nice people and they are hell on wheels when it comes to race time and are even more hard to beat. Personally our SS class at Thunder Hill puts on the best damn show out of any of them. By the way Don Banker will be in the #37 TAMS modified and the #36 StreetStock this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLM4FAN Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 1. Donnie Meredith 2. Robert Stewart 3. Don Banker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsfan Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 1. DONNY MEREDITH 2. MARC CURREY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 We will see as soon as I enter the CC results into the CPI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck99 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Jason, The CPI stats are interesting to look at, but I don't think it's a valid way of comparing drivers from different tracks. The reasoning is that it doesn't factor in many things that affect where these drivers finish from week to week. Some key examples of these factors are the level of competition at the various tracks and the method used to determine the starting grid. If you look at the CC and SAS results, it is common to see one or two drivers winning at those tracks week after week with a couple of exceptions. At THR, on the other hand, it is common to see a different feature winner each week. I guess the gist of what I'm saying is that there is much more involved to winning at THR than just having a fast car and a good driver. FWIW Chase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termite#99 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 1. Junior Medlock 2. Donnie Meredith 3 . Shawn Paul Lehman cary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Chase, You have some valid points. I am using the same exact points formula that NASCAR uses. It is nothing official. Perhaps it could use some tweaking but hey I'm not NASCAR. I just thought it would be cool to see what all three ttopa streetstock type cars would look like when compared under the NASCAR weekly CPI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck99 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Jason, It is cool, and I join many others in enjoying those stats. Thanks for taking the time. cs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildRacer5 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 A couple of questions? Why doesn't the CPI consider starting spot? If the fast guys always start up front, they should finish up front. how do SAS and CCMS do thier line ups? I'm pretty sure THR just inverts the points and starts reverse just like Longhorn used to. Only diff is that at Longhorn, the weeks previous winner always had to start shot gun on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I think CC inverts in the heats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 At THR our drivers are lined up by point average, with the high point average starting at the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ups88john Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 one of the best i have seen is bobby teer, shawn paul and marc currey were pretty good too, don banker is not too shabby either. big john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debwill Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 At SAS, we use point averaging from previous appearances and invert the top eight, from highest to lowest. Last year, we also factored the heat race finish into the feature race lineup, but I'm not sure we're still doing it that way this year. If someone else knows anything different, please feel free to correct my statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shrimp Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 CCMS starts the heats and features by points average (from feature points only). It puts the majority of the fast cars in the back. I sure wouldn't say that the level of competition is any less at our track compared to any of the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgate Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 if I might and the best three. who about the best ten. the past years. not in order donnie buxton wadell shawn paul junior r. stewert mark curey ronnie smith willie duartry tim sowell the present three duane toyane bobby terr cary stapp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivicic Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I don't remember a Tim Sowell driving a street stock, just hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckman Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Mark Tim Sowell ran SS with us our 2nd. year of racing in '97. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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